![]() ![]() Karpyshyn describes Revan’s attempts to thwart another bid by the powerful Sith Emperor to make war on the Republic and the narration is segmented between scenes of Revan and Lord Scourge, a Sith warrior.Īs fun as this story is, the poignant element of this experience for me was the illumination of Lucas’ great vision. There are frequent references to the great Hyperspace War some years before the events in Karpyshyn’s novel where the Sith and the Republic battled to an almost genocide of the Sith. In this setting, the Sith are actually an alien humanoid species with a competing galactic empire from that of the Republic. In that game, and alluded to here, he was a controversial figure, both an extremely powerful Jedi and also a follower of the dark side. The character Revan, complex and intricately drawn with similarities with Annakin Skywalker / Darth Vader, was first introduced to Star Wars fans in a video game format, Knights of the Old Republic. Still accepted by Lucasfilms for continuity, Revan is a part of the larger Star Wars universe. Revan, Drew Karpyshyn’s 2011 addition to the Star Wars Legends series, takes place some three thousand years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) and so provides a considerable backstory to the adventures most of us are used to from the canonical film series. I enjoyed the book and a very interested to know the Jedi who would end this emperor. Which is a fair point but this is after the game Raven is older and recovering from essentially a Force brain surgery. I think this a few of the gamers were not happy with this book cos their version of Raven was not the same as the character in the story. This ability other Force user with this power were Vader when he absorbs blaster fire into his hand, and the Horrn family most famously Corren Horn Star Wars: I, Jedi. Revan's main Jedi power is to absorb energy and redirect it back with some his own power added to it. ![]() I am assuming The Next book Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation Might be a ending to this story 1: The Old Republic (Star Wars the Old Republic 1). I have only seen the Sith Emperor mentioned once in the Star Wars: Blood of the Empire v. ![]() The biggest thing about this book it the back story of the Sith Emperor and his back story. Some of the best passages in the book are the interaction between Raven and Lord Scourge, the mental chess game they play during Revan's touchier/interrogation. He shows such loyalty in his partners that they are willing to risk everything including their lives. For a warrior Jedi he does not really do very much fighting but inspires other to greatness. The thing is that Revan does not actually do much, but his charisma comes off the page. As you might have guessed from the rating I gave this book, I really enjoyed it. ![]()
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