I've been in a Star Wars mood as of late, so while playing SWTOR I have also been reading some of the books. There are many. I just finished up one called Darth Plagueis. He was Sidious's master (Episode 4 Emperor). Overall, I thought the book was very good. Plagueis was an interesting character who was also quite powerful.
It was also very interesting to read how Sidious came about. While the book was titled for Plagueis, it wasn't really about him. The start was, but then it was all about how Sidious became Emperor. It end shortly after the start of Episode 1 and the Naboo happenings. I do recommend it though, it was an entertaining and informative read.
I've always found it interesting to read about Star Wars. They made the movies, without too much background. Since then, many different authors have been filling in the lore about how all of this happened. Keeping it all straight must be a task, especially now that they are expansing the franchise with Episode 7.
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