Obviously, as we are talking about the endings of these books. Some of the best passages in the book are the interaction between raven and lord scourge, the mental chess game they play during. Revan is a lackluster and forgettable title, weak in both writing and narration. Karpyshyn says that while kotor had a lot of player choice for revans story, the book will follow the canon where revan is male and ends up choosing the light side ending. Can some one explain the ending star wars knights of. Revan is here to tell you about everyones favorite videogame protagonist that isnt kyle katarn. The comic book series knights of the old republic deals with the life of padawan. I really enjoyed reading about revans quests to find the ultimate sith threat but the ending left me utterly disappointed. The fun of it was that you were given revans position, and you chose your own path.
Revan was a sith lord and the namesake of the sith eternal armys 3rd legion. Drew karpyshyn is easily the best writer for the star wars franchise. The book establishes that the canon in legends ending to kotor is revan taking down malak, shagging bastila, and then leaving her with their child to go hunt the real sith threat. So much good lore to soak up and learn what happens between the games and into the mmorpg. Im a big star wars and kotor fan, and i wanted to finish the last of the old republic prequel novels. Picks up after the original knights of the old republic game and continues revans story.
The ending of revan was somewhat expected, but also unexpected. Ive read this book and it is a short story that lasts about only 60% of the book. The old republic after a team of republic heroes manages to rescue him from the emperors maelstrom prison with the help of the ghost of the jedi exile. It wraps up the story of revan, player character of knights of the old republic, and the exile, player character of knights of the old republic ii. Sith trooper legions were numerically identified, yet also named after an ancient sith lord. The revan legion was activated in 35 aby along with the rest of the sith eternals forces during the war. The novel begins two years after the events of star wars. Revan, the exile now named meetra surik, and a sith lord in the emperors service named darth scourge. There is also a book that explains more of that storyline.
With that said, i enjoyed revan, even with how the novel ended, but perhaps that was because i had already completed the jedi knight storyline in tor, so i knew where things with scourge would end up going and why he was relevant. I didnt want to get into reading and entire series to find out the true ending. And imagine your typical star wars adventure, but make it a personal pilgrimage with high stakes tied in instead of just being there. The old republic multiplayer game, but lets just say that for revan s story, its better to just stick to the kotor story and imagine your own ending. Obviously this wouldnt have worked for a book with revan as the main character, so i decided to focus on certain universally established elements from the kotor games while also reinforcing previously established canon from the greater star wars universe, such as revan being male and choosing the light sideredemption ending of the game. Revan, a former jedi whose memories have been erased, believes that he somehow stumbled on a secret that threatens the existence of the republic and must try to stop it, even though he no longer knows what it is. The 11 worst endings to stephen kings best books that. Revan is a fictional character in the bioware video game star wars. The only down side to the book i would say was the ebrupt ending which does not give us a conclusion to revans story instead setting it up for the for the new pc game star wars the old republic. The only thing keeping the ending from being a shoot the shaggy dog ending is the fact that while he fails to stop the sith emperor outright, revan is able to keep the sith invasion from happening for almost 300 years, sparing the galaxy from the wrath of the sith empire for years. It is far better to leave it a mystery of what happened to revan than to know. While none of the players dialogue features voiceovers other than some. The novel was released to quite a mixed response from the fandom. This is a must read for star wars fans, and a great stand alone read in its own right.
Now, imagine that luke had fallen to the dark sidefor a long timebefore being redeemed. Disappointing ending not to give anything away for the anxious reader but as a big fan of revan and the exile, i was disappointed with the ending. But she had heard nothing of her husband since he had set off with canderous four years earlier. Knights of the old republic, which start a short time after revan has his memories erased by the jedi council.
Since the history of the sith was kept hidden from the galaxy, only sith cultists knew the significance of revans name. The old republic, to which it serves as a distant prologue. Knights of the old republic video game as the main playable character. Revan novel a huge dissapointment star wars discussion. Revans mastery of strategy actually reminded me of palpatine at times. He was acknowledged as a very gifted forcesensitive pupil, he was trained as a padawan by number of other jedi masters and kreia, both on. Which book in the star wars series tells the story of revan. The sith empire would not have begun the great galactic war during the time of the video game star wars the old republic, and instead have. After getting and reading a uncorrected proof of this story, pretty sure most people will think it sucks. Today on variant, were looking to the possible future of star wars by highlighting the legends character we would most like to see appear on the big screen. Ive just read the revan novel and i think it may be my favorite star. Although the main events of the novel end with gatsbys murder and georges suicide, the great gatsby concludes with a chapter in which nick reflects on the aftermath of gatsbys death.
Consider the deus ex machina technique of ancient playwriting. Having revan and alec reminiscing about their youth and friendship was kind of sad. The book details the events of revans life after the events of star wars. As a whole revan was wildly entertaining, full of lightsaber action, and sith history. Revan in the novel is a gray jedi male with a nice beard, and surik is a light side female. Taking place after the kotor games it helps fill in the gaps. Knights of the old republic, in which he is the playable protagonist. Revan, also known as the revanchist and darth revan, was a male human jedi knight turnedsith lord and dark lord of the sith until, stripped of his true persona, he returned to the crumbling jedi order and helped defeat the sith empire he had established. Second half was just alright, but the ending wasnt great. One year after the end of the mandalorian wars, darth revan returned to. Written to bridge the gap between knights of the old republic and its sequel, revan lacks both the excellent writing and gripping plot of the game that started the old republic franchise. After the end of the mandalorian wars, revan and his friend malak went out in search of the sith empire, but due to their corruption during the war they were made succeptible to the emperors will and were converted to the dark side and sent back to weaken the republic so the sith empire could return and take over. Revans link with the emperor was twoway, however, and he was able to keep the emperors darker urges in check. Towards the end of the story, kyrenas slow transformation into revan was very well written.
If you are new to the star wars books this is a great place to start. Info about the emperor is discussed and in a truly dark but throughly entertaining way. The novel begins two years after the events of knights of the old republic and begins. If you could change the ending of the revan novel and the fate of. Knights of the old republic herein after referred to as kotor was one of my alltime favorite video games back in the day, the old republic era of star wars a great landscape for the epic struggle of revan, bastilla, and their companions against the forces of the sith. I hate to admit it, but i have not played knights of the old republic, the incredibly popular star wars video game of which the old republic. In honor of this fear, id like to examine all the fantastic failures of stephen kings conclusions as we present the 10 worst endings to stephen king books. The revan of this book could never have been the revan i played, made the decisions i would have made.
Knights of the old republic and begins with revan living on coruscant. This is honestly a kotor story that the fans of the 2 games should not read. Another complaint is that it cheapened previous revans fall to the dark side. At the last second, the gods swoop in and save the right people. Here are a few elements that can make for a great ending for your book or story. After the end of the mandalorian wars, revan and his friend malak went out in search of. Revan is a star wars legends novel by drew karpyshyn, author of the darth bane series and senior writer on knights of the old republic and star wars. Revan ebook king county library system bibliocommons. 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. He also appears in related media in the star wars expanded universe the character is a former sith suffering from amnesia, having been brainwashed with a false identity by the jedi to serve their cause. This final chapter furnishes nick with more information about the mysterious gatsby and his struggle to climb the. As the book is entitled revan, i expected this to be a detailed description of his fate but karpyshyn concentrates more on the amusingly named sith lord scourge.
These stories are part of the computer game star wars. Together they might have been able to quell the uprising, ending it before the horrors of war enveloped the republic and millions lost their lives. However, this book isnt that great as a standalone, which is what i was expecting. Jesse schedeen as, along with darth malak, the fifth best star wars villain. Meetra gives revan the mask that he wore during the mandalorian wars.
The setup to the battle of the star forge, with revan manipulating everyone like chess pieces, was also great although it was a smidge too complex for me, and maybe unnecessarily so. I take a look at the highly anticipated title from drew karpyshyn. If you are just a fan of star wars and you are looking for a great story, read the thrawn book. Knights of the old republic ii the sith lords, as well as providing a backstory for events in the mmorpg star wars.
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