Darth Bane immáron készen áll arra, hogy a gyakorlatban is megvalósítsa elveit. Úgy hiszi, megtalálta a diadalát betetőző, kulcsfontosságú eszközt: egy tanítványt, akinek átadhatja a tudását. Zannah-t - noha nagyon fiatal még - természetes és erős kötelékek fűzik a sötét oldalhoz. A képességei alkalmassá teszik arra, hogy egy napon átvegye az örökséget, és folytassa a mestere által megkezdett hadjáratot, amelynek célja a Jedik megsemmisítése és a Galaxis feletti uralom megszerzése. Ám van valaki, aki feltette magában, hogy megállítja Darth Bane-t: Johun Othone, a legendás Hoth tábornok padavanja. Noha a többi Jedi nem ért vele egyet, Johun nem tud megszabadulni azon gyanújától, hogy legalább egy Sötét Nagyúr túlélte a háborút. Mialatt Johun konok elszántsággal keresi mestere gyilkosát, Zannah váratlanul szembekerül múltjának egyik alakjával, és a találkozást követően a sötét oldalba vetett hite meginog. Darth Bane ezalatt egy véletlenül elébe kerülő nyomot követve új tudásra, valamint megdöbbentő hatalomra tesz szert, és ez a hatalom olyan változásokat hoz az életébe, amelyeket korábban elképzelni sem tudott volna.

„Kettőnek kell lennie; nem többnek és nem kevesebbnek. Az egyik, hogy birtokolja a hatalmat, a másik, hogy sóvárogjon a hatalom után.” Darth Bane, a Sith-rend Sötét Nagyura Valaha a Sith-rend mestereinek száma több ezerre rúgott, ám a belviszályok megosztották őket. Végnélküli csatákat vívtak egymással, mígnem egy nagyúr egyesítette őket, hogy közösen hajtsák uralmuk alá a Galaxist – és az utolsó szálig kiirtsák a Jediket... Dessel, a kortózisbányász a Köztársaság igazságszolgáltatása elől menekülve a Sith Hadseregben rejtőzik el, és hamarosan a Köztársaság és a Jedik ellen vívott háborúban találja magát. Ereje, ravaszsága és különleges képességei miatt a Sith-mesterek felfigyelnek rá, és lehetővé teszik számára, hogy a Sith Akadémia tanítványaként megismerje az Erő sötét oldalát – feltéve, ha bebizonyítja, hogy érdemes rá. A Sith-ek köreiben megszokott árulások és orvgyilkosságok örökös viharában a könyörtelenség a túlélés egyetlen kulcsa. Bane egy napon rádöbben, hogy csakis akkor reménykedhet a Rend győzelmében, ha visszatér annak ősi hagyományaihoz, ha elveti mindazt, amit tanult, és a legelső Sith-ek rég elfeledett bölcsességébôl merít – hogy a hamvaiból mindannak, amit meg kell semmisítenie, megteremthesse a sötét oldal új korszakát...

Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished 50,000 years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars--the newest interstellar species, struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community.

On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station--smoking ruins littered with bodies and unanswered questions. Who attacked this post, and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base hours before her colleagues were slaughtered?

Sanders is now the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems for Anderson than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can't trust, and pursued by an assassin he can't escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy…one he won't live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks.

Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and the dangerous, soul-crushing labor of a cortosis miner. Deep in the tunnels of the desolate planet Apatros, endlessly excavating the rare mineral valued throughout the galaxy, Dessel dreams of the day he can escape — a day he fears may never come. But when a high-stakes card game ends in deadly violence, Dessel suddenly finds himself a wanted man.

On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army, and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, he is destined for a far greater role in the ultimate Sith plan for the galaxy — if he can prove himself truly worthy.

As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new Sith identity: Bane. However the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness one must fully surrender to the dark side through a trial by fire that Bane, for all his unquenchable fury and lust for power, may not be strong enough to endure…especially since deception, treachery, and murder run rampant among the Sith disciples, and utter ruthlessness alone is the key to survival. Only by defying the most sacred traditions, rejecting all he has been taught, and drawing upon the long-forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith can Bane hope to triumph — and forge from the ashes of that which he must destroy a new era of absolute dark power.

When they vanished fifty thousand years ago, the Protheans left their advanced technology scattered throughout the galaxy. The chance discovery of a Prothean cache on Mars allows humanity to join those already reaping the rewards of the ancients’ high-tech wizardry. But for one rogue militia, the goal is not participation but domination.

Scientist Kahlee Sanders has left the Systems Alliance for the Ascension Project, a program that helps gifted “biotic” children harness their extraordinary powers. The program’s most promising student is twelve-year-old Gillian Grayson, who is borderline autistic. What Kahlee doesn’t know is that Gillian is an unwitting pawn of the outlawed black ops group Cerberus, which is sabotaging the program by conducting illegal experiments on the students.

When the Cerberus plot is exposed, Gillian’s father takes her away from the Ascension Project and flees into the lawless Terminus Systems. Determined to protect Gillian, Kahlee goes with them… unaware that the elder Grayson is, in fact, a Cerberus operative. To rescue the young girl Kahlee must travel to the farthest ends of the galaxy, battling fierce enemies and impossible odds. But how will she be able to save a daughter from her own father?

Humanity has reached the stars, joining the vast galactic community of alien species. But beyond the fringes of explored space lurk the Reapers, a race of sentient starships bent on 'harvesting' the galaxy's organic species for their own dark purpose.

The Illusive Man, leader of the pro-human black ops group Cerberus, is one of the few who know the truth about the Reapers. To ensure humanity's survival, he launches a desperate plan to uncover the enemy's strengths - and weaknesses - by studying someone implanted with modified Reaper technology. He knows the perfect subject for his horrific experiments: former Cerberus operative Paul Grayson, who wrested his daughter from the cabal's control with the help of Ascension project director Kahlee Sanders.

But when Kahlee learns that Grayson is missing, she turns to the only person she can trust: Alliance war hero Captain David Anderson. Together they set out to find the secret Cerberus facility where Grayson is being held. But they aren't the only ones after him. And time is running out.

As the experiments continue, the sinister Reaper technology twists Grayson's mind. The insidious whispers grow ever stronger in his head, threatening to take over his very identity and unleash the Reapers on an unsuspecting galaxy.

Twenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient order devoted to the dark side and reinvented it as a circle of two: one Master to wield the power and pass on the wisdom, and one apprentice to learn, challenge, and ultimately usurp the Dark Lord in a duel to the death. But Bane's acolyte, Zannah, has yet to engage her Master in mortal combat and prove herself a worthy successor. Determined that the Sith dream of galactic domination will not die with him, Bane vows to learn the secret of a forgotten Dark Lord that will assure the Sith's immortality--and his own.

A perfect opportunity arises when a Jedi emissary is assassinated on the troubled mining planet Doan, giving Bane an excuse to dispatch his apprentice on a fact-finding mission--while he himself sets out in secret to capture the ancient holocron of Darth Andeddu and its precious knowledge. But Zannah is no fool. She knows that her ruthless Master has begun to doubt...