Revan: Star Wars Legends
Ratings34
Average rating3.8
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Ratings34
Average rating3.8
Hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior -- the man called Revan has been all of these. He left Coruscant a Jedi, on a mission to defeat the Mandalorians. He returned a Sith disciple, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was the loss of his memories. All that's left are nightmares -- and deep, abiding fear. What happened beyond the Outer Rim that Revan can't quite remember or entirely forget? One thing he's certain of: Something dark is plotting to destroy the very existence of the Republic. With no idea how to identify the threat, let alone stop it, Revan may be doomed to fail. For he's never faced a more powerful and diabolic enemy. But only death can stop him from trying.
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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.”
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4 primary booksStar Wars: The Old Republic is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Drew Karpyshyn, Paul S. Kemp, and Sean Williams.
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4 primary booksStar Wars: The Old Republic (Publication Order) is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Sean Williams, Paul S. Kemp, and Drew Karpyshyn.
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1 released bookStar Wars: The Essential Legends Collection is a 40-book series first released in 1991 with contributions by Karen Traviss, Timothy Zahn, and 15 others.
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1 primary book2 released booksStar Wars Legends Fiction is a 123-book series with 1 primary work first released in 1976 with contributions by Karen Traviss, Roger MacBride Allen, and 58 others.
