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Darth Bane Books in Order

Darth Bane contains 3 books, published between 2006 and 2009. The first book is Path of Destruction (2006) and the newest is Dynasty of Evil (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2006–2009
Pages on record
768 in 2 of 3 books
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Darth Bane is a Star Wars science fiction trilogy of 3 books published between 2006 and 2009. Path of Destruction (2006) opens the run, Rule of Two (2007) follows, and Dynasty of Evil (2009) closes it. Listed subjects include the character Darth Bane, teacher-student relationships and interplanetary voyages inside the Star Wars expanded universe. The trilogy is complete.

How many Darth Bane books are there?

Darth Bane has 3 books, released between 2006 and 2009.

Darth Bane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Darth Bane books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Path of Destruction, book 1 of the Darth Bane series (2006)
  2. Cover of Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn, book 2 of the Darth Bane series (2007)
  3. Cover of Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn, book 3 of the Darth Bane series (2009)
  1. 1
    Path of Destruction2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006416
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  2. 2
    Rule of Two2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  3. 3
    Dynasty of Evil2009 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009352
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Do you have to read Darth Bane books in order?

You should read the Darth Bane books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Darth Bane book also stands alone.

Where to start with Darth Bane

Start with Path of Destruction (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Darth Bane book?

Dynasty of Evil (2009) is the newest Darth Bane book released so far.

Is there a new Darth Bane book coming?

No next Darth Bane book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Darth Bane at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Darth Bane title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Darth Bane books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
768 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Darth Bane books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 3 titles, 2 are credited to Drew Karpyshyn. One title carries no credit.

What the Darth Bane books are about

All 3 Darth Bane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: interplanetary voyages is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the Darth Bane books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.