Revan: Star Wars Legends

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.

oh look something more depressing than rogue one

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.

When it comes to science fiction books, Star Wars novels tend to be looked down upon. It is thought that they some how aren't as good as other ‘hardcore' scfi novels. I decided to ignore this idea and listened to this book because I wanted to explore more of the Star Wars universe. Firstly, let me say that you do not have to have played the video game this is based on to understand the novel. This stands on its own very well in that regard. It has intrigue and a good plot. However, this novel does have a problem in that it sin;t very memorable. Perhaps it is the writing style, or the fact that there is a five year jump in time between parts 1 and 2 for no reason, but I could just not find this book memorable to me.

I think that if you enjoy Star Wars books, you may like this one. I think tough I will leave the series here. I give it a three out of five.