Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan

As per usual with Karpyshyn, this is a well written book and engaging. Having played through the main kotor game, it was nice to see Revan again as he is one of the best characters in Star Wars and one of the most unique. However, this book felt more like a story centered around the sith than Revan himself, this can be a pretty annoying problem as you spend more time with this wannabe sith than the main character himself.Now, this is not to say that the parts with Revan aren’t great, they are for the most part exceptional, it just feels like they are few and far between. For half this book he’s technically captured and sitting on his butt doing nothing. It was interesting to see Canderous and Bastila again, clearly they’ve grown, learning a bit about the Mandos backstory.I didn’t see that betrayal coming at the end, which felt a bit random. I understand that Scourge was a sith and to never trust them but it came out of nowhere. I feel also that Revan was significantly underpowered and I can understand the controversy surrounding the book to an extent. However, to say this book is mediocre just isn’t true. It is an exceptional book marred by certain aspects that don’t work and really only for a simple tie in for a game. I definitely recommend giving this a try.

I've read more Star Wars novels than I care to remember and no one captures the sheer power of a Sith or Jedi as much as Drew. Bane, Revan and The Emperor are legends without doubt in the Star Wars universe and I'd love to see them as a star wars story on the big screen. Another great read, depth of character and story meant I just kept on reading. Having read the Bane trilogy and loving it, I already had high hopes for Revan and it certainly didn't disappoint.

If you're a fan of the Knights of the Old Republic video game, you'll definitely appreciate this book more than those unfamiliar with that story. I won't detail the plot as I don't want to ruin it, but it's one of the better SW novels for sure.

I must admit im a big fan of Revan i would say hes one of my most favourite charecter's of the star war's franchise.Also the two knight's of the old republic games were two of my all time favourite games ive ever played although the second one was a bit of a let down as they rushed the story toward's the end and the game some how felt incomplete.So i was very eager to read this book and see how revans story panned out.I must say i loved the book i couldnt put it down i felt very satisfied on the whole with the book and for me personally i felt it sufficently told me what i wanted to know about revan,for example how he was turned to the darkside and how he won the mandalorian wars etc...The only down side to the book i would say was the ebrupt ending which does not give us a conclusion to revan's story instead setting it up for the for the new pc game star wars the old republic.Which i felt was a bit of a cop out especialy if youve actualy played the old republic and see how badly revan is used in the game.On reading some other comments on this book i can understand how some people feel let down by this book as in the original games u could play revan as either a female or male charecter and choose his or her path good or bad and this book chooses a very liniear path in that sense.If your a big revan fan or just a fan of the old repulicera i would definatly recommend this.

When I was a young boy I loved Star Wars. Like Guardians of the Galaxy is to my niece I loved Star Wars, the characters, the story, EVERYTHING. When I got my original Xbox one of the first games I bought was Knights of the Old Republic; a game that too this day remains one of my favourite of all time. Having been hyped by the new Star Wars trailer I decided to dip my toe into the (now non-canon) expanded universe. Figuring that KOTOR was amazing I decided to read the pseudo-sequel books in the series.While Revan is a great story that introduces a grander tale that's being orchestrated behind the scenes, I found some of the characterisation to be a bit off. Revan really hasn't been characterised at all if you think about it. In the games all the actions Revan does are defined by the player, be the followers of the light or dark side of the force. Hell even Revan's gender is defined by the player, so despite it being nice to have a canon depiction of Revan his personality seemed a bit off. Not that there is anything wrong with his depiction, it's just that MY interpretation of Revan, the man I played to death as a child just didn't seem like this. To me this Revan wasn't the same man, a curse I suppose of being an avatars for us gamers to imprint upon.The ruination of Bastila however is unforgivable. In the games she is depicted as sassy, independent and a fighter. In the story however she's a meek shadow of her former self. Yes she now has a child to worry about but do I believe that this warrior woman would remain in hiding while the Sith rise in power? Hell no!Besides that though the story is great. It fills in the blanks about the fates of your other party members from the games, a nice nostalgic touch. The story is gripping and there's even a part with a little robot friend that almost brought a tear to my eye.A definite read for any Star Wars KOTOR fan.