The official novelization by Terry Brooks provides crucial internal monologues and lore:
While modern canon often points solely to Palpatine, Legends took 13 years to fully explain that the "Phantom Menace" also referred to the Sith Lords' hidden hand in shadows. Key Story Additions from the Novelization Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Legen...
The book mentions that Qui-Gon’s Master (not yet named as Dooku at the time of writing) regarded him as one of the Order’s best duelists in 400 years. Expanded Media & Pre-Phantom Menace Era The official novelization by Terry Brooks provides crucial
In the Legends continuity, the blockade of Naboo was not just a random trade dispute but a calculated move orchestrated by and his master, Darth Plagueis . Darth Plagueis .