Politics, persuasion, and power-play are that hallmarks of an effective leader. This is a series of interconnected vignettes centered around Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious during the fall of the Republic. Legend Canon compliant.

Anakin has returned to Coruscant after the Battle of Geonosis and meets with an old friend. Dark secrets surface in the resulting conversation. Missing scene.

"I should be grateful to my past. After all, it led me to where I am today. The fresh roots of my power were tended then, tended and encouraged through adversity...I can tell you tales to make your fragile heart shudder." Step into the story and discover the origins of one of the greatest Sith Lords. Rated T for violence/dark themes.

Yoda had to realize, the power never belonged to him. Jedi and Sith clash in a "between-scenes" struggle of word and blade.

A collection of themed drabbles focusing on Palpatine, Anakin/Darth Vader, Obi-Wan, and others. Humor, drama, angst, adventure, etc.

Dooku and a friend discuss politics over a game and some drinks. The seed of a bold plan is planted.

Palpatine didn't always rule the galaxy. He wasn't always a Sith, and he unbelievably wasn't always old. Reach into the Sith Lord's roots, things are not always as they seem.

Grand Moff Tarkin was about to take control of the Death Star, the ultimate power in the galaxy. With the power of this planet-obliterating battle station, Tarkin could intimidate all of the galaxy into subservience. But is that what the Emperor wanted?

While watching the recording of his apprentice's fall, Darth Sidious is taken back in time by a memory. Maul and Sidious training speculation, therefore a violence warning and dark themes.

It only takes one Sith to fool them all, you know... Humour.

She really should not have taken that last drink. A one-shot based off the story of Padme's old flame, Senator Rush Clovis. Read, enjoy, and review if you can!

A Holonet reporter asks a few questions and brings up a few memories. One-shot that starts out light and gets dark. Warning: significant violence

A collection of drabbles centering around Palpatine/Sidious and Friends. Warnings: potential violence, dark themes, etc.

Obi-Wan tries to come to an important decision. Someone stops by to help out. Sort of... "Missing Scene" from the Phantom Menace.

Eilwen Bancouhr wanted nothing more than to have actual political power within the senate. When life takes a detour, and she finds herself not reaching her full potential, she stoops to new levels to make her dream a reality.

Padmé did not die. She is the Emperor's secret prisoner, and he wants more than an apology for the times she thwarted his plans. He will not be satisfied until he rules her completely – mind, body, and soul. Will she fall into his sinister trap?

Book 2 of the New Empire Trilogy, the story continues as Darth Arisin and his sister, Emperor's Hand Leia Organa, expand their powers and realize that the war may be over, but conflict will never die.

He always enjoyed possessing beautiful things. A snapshot of the relationship between Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Amidala before the war, from his point of view. Creepy.

Palpatine draws Anakin into his web to begin the Demise of the Jedi Order. Only not everything goes as planned.

A slave who sees power in all but himself meets a Sith who sees power only for himself. One of them thinks this meeting is important. Darth Plagueis/Phantom Menace missing scene. Complete.

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine requests Anakin's presence at the Galaxies Opera House to lay his greatest trap yet, but something occurs that was not foreseen, at least not by the Dark Lord of the Sith. AU. Violence warning. PART 1 is complete! 1/9/16

After the Trade Federation's defeat on Naboo, Darth Sidious makes another attempt to intimidate Queen Amidala. It backfires too.

Vader's Master pitied him. Short, introspective ficlet.

Palpatine has a bizarre punishment for one of his Hands. Written before some of the most recent Star Wars books came out, so it is more AU than intended.

What if Luke embraced the Dark Side aboard the second Death Star and became Darth Sidious' new Apprentice? In book 1 of an epic trilogy, we see Luke's first steps on the road to greatness as a Dark Lord of the Sith.