I loved this book, and felt that it alone of the entire vast EU library belonged in Lucas's g-canon. Like Jamo, I was forced to watch Menace over (in 3-D) just to see if the elusive Hego might have made a slick cameo when Ani went to see the queen before going to the Jedi Temple (nope). It really showed how the Sith trained and indoctrinated eachother and served to fill in some of the gaps in Menace's story, and sort of clarified the ties between the Sith and the characters Qui-Gon, Dooku, an Syfo Dyas. A truly great read, 10 out 10 for literary excellence. I especially loved the part where a young Sidious stormed the senate to kill his would-be assassins and avenge his wounded master with his two sabers.