Revan: Star Wars Legends
Ratings34
Average rating3.8
This is a strange book. See how the title of this book is 'Revan'? Well, surprise surprise, this isn't really about Revan. His character is bland and shallow. Which is a shame, since he has such an interesting backstory. This book was better titled 'Scourge', since he is the only one with somewhat of a character arc. He is interesting and has some (however small) layers to his personality.
The last 50 pages were really underwhelming and rushed. The ending was just ... an ending, I guess? It felt like I read the first book of a trilogy, which it actually isn't.
It wasn't all bad though. It's a fast read and some of the action scenes were definitely enjoyable.
Drew Karpyshyn writes some of the best Star Wars novels I have read. His depiction of the Old Republic era continues to be a delight to read.
This novel does a great job of filling in some story background for the unanswered questions from KotOR and KotOR II and how those stories transition in the recent The Old Republic MMO. A wonderful read for Star Wars fans.
“We Mandalorians have a saying,” Canderous explained. “A warrior who doesn't hope for battle has no hope during battle.”
I really wanted to love Revan but truth be told, it was flat at best. Any book titled Revan should focus on Revan... instead over half of the book is spent with new characters KOTOR fans won't care about. Is it worth a read? yes, if you're a KOTOR fan and you don't have a backlog. Unfortunately, the draw of reading a book based on the KOTOR universe suggests characters from that universe will be the focus, and that wasn't the case.
“Now you know why I told HK-Forty-seven he couldn't come,” Revan told T3. “He'd probably try to clear a path through all these ‘meatbags' with a flamethrower.”
It was a fun ride. The ending didn't really sit well with me but I guess it was inevitable. Didn't really like the description they gave Revan but I guess I clung to my play through of KOTOR a bit much as I read.
Holy macaroni.
You can read this book even if you haven't played any of the KOTOR games. You just wouldn't know many of the characters (unless you've played SWTOR).
We're introduced to some of our KOTOR gang again and they embark on a new adventure to figure out what Revan is dreaming about.
The ending had my brain in shambles, and you have to read it to understand why.