This is my second read of this book, and my rating didn't change. It's a good story, and I do like learning more about Palpatine's training and Plageius' ideas for the Sith. What I didn't like was how much this book was political/business centric. I know this is a big part of how the Sith ultimately took over, but it was just too much for me, and I found myself falling asleep while reading way too much. Could have been maybe 100 pages shorter.