Darth Bane: Rule of Two

Darth Bane: Rule of Two is the working title for the follow-up novel to 2006's Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. It is a replacement for the canceled Darth Plagueis novel. It will recount the story of Darth Bane and his apprentice Darth Zannah after the Seventh Battle of Ruusan.

Synopsis from StarWars.com
'''Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody the power, the other to crave it.'''

''Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. Though she is young, Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own. With his guidance, she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy.''

''There is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in the last great Sith War. Though the rest of the Jedi scoff at him, Johun's belief that there are surviving Sith on the loose is unshakeable.''

''As Johun continues his dogged pursuit of the man who killed his master, Zannah, faced unexpectedly with a figure from her past, begins to question her embrace of the dark side. And Darth Bane is led by Force-induced visions to a moon where he will acquire astonishing new knowledge and power -- power that will alter him in ways he could never have imagined...''

Characters

 * Darth Bane
 * Darth Zannah
 * Johun Othone
 * Darovit
 * Githany
 * Kaan
 * Caleb

Locations

 * Ruusan
 * Dxun
 * Korriban
 * Apatros

Species

 * Human
 * Bouncer
 * Orbalisk

Behind the scenes

 * This novel is noteworthy for being a very late addition to the publishing schedule, as Rostoni describes above. When asked about the roughly five-month production time the book would have to fit into, she called it "almost unrealistic".