Back in 2007, Star Wars novel fans were disappointed to learn that a then-forthcoming book featuring Darth Plagueis, the master of Darth Sidious, had been cancelled.

Now, in 2010, that appears to no longer be the case. A listing for the book has cropped up on our book supplier’s database, giving the James Luceno-penned novel a February 28th, 2012 release date.

Does this mean that the book will definitely happen? No. But it is an entirely new listing that we can confirm first appeared today, that comes from a well-trusted source which is the same one that first informed us of Sean Williams’ Old Republic novel, as well as his Force Unleashed sequel.

Which is to say that we’re confident enough in our source to say that we beleive this listing means that the book’s release is a very real possibility.

If you want to discuss the potential implications of this listing, or just cautiously jump for joy, you can do that in our forums by clicking the link below.

UPDATE:

Confirmed by Sue Rostoni on the Official Star Wars forums:

Yes, apparently a database has leaked this upcoming hardcover that will follow Palpatine’s rise to power and his Master, Plagueis. “Not Yet Published” should have read: “Not Yet Announced.”

However, this is not the IC#2 replacement book, but something that we’ve been working toward for some time now. No, I don’t have the manuscript yet.