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'''''Principles of Power''''' was a [[Book/Legends|book]] purportedly written by [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] for the exclusive use of the [[Moff/Legends|Moffs]] who served in the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] government below him. Despite its classified nature, the publication was advertised for public sale<ref name="SOL" /> between [[16 ABY/Legends|16 ABY]] and [[17 ABY/Legends|17 ABY]],<ref name="TERC" /> after the rise of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]. In that [[Time/Legends|time]], while searching for information about [[Gender/Legends|his]] [[Parent/Legends|mother]],<ref name="SOL" /> [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]],<ref name="ROTS">{{Film|3}}</ref> [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] viewed an advertisement for the volume while in a [[Air taxi/Legends|courtesy cab]] operated by the [[Galactic Archives]], a [[Merchant/Legends|dealer]] who ran a book shop in [[Trader's Plaza]], [[Talos City|Talos]] [[Spaceport/Legends|spaceport]], on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Atzerri/Legends|Atzerri]]. The advertisement also touted the [[H'kig book of laws]], the [[Sith book of offerings and rituals]], and a [[The secrets of forming Bilar-type claqa group-minds|book]] that purported to teach techniques to form [[Hive mind/Legends|group minds]] like the [[Bilar]] [[Species/Legends|species]]. Despite a discount for the purchase of three or more volumes, Skywalker dismissed the books as likely frauds.<ref name="SOL" />

==Behind the scenes==
''Principles of Power'' was mentioned in ''[[Shield of Lies]]'', the second novel of ''[[The Black Fleet Crisis]]'' trilogy. The novel was written by [[Michael P. Kube-McDowell]] and published in [[1996]].<ref name="SOL" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Shield of Lies]]'' {{1stm}}

==Notes and references==
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