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mrblackbean11's review
2.0
Not the best Star Wars fan fiction. I agree with the other comments that the plot was a little misguided. I found myself questioning what was the entire point to the Sith (conquering everything? chaos?) and I am pretty sure the answer is supposed to be power.
j_boehnke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sapphicsag3's review
3.0
It wasn’t necessarily the best novel plotwise compared to Revan which I loved a lot, however it was still relatively enjoyable. It gets a little slow in the middle however the ending is pretty satisfying and has a few unexpected twists along the way. Overall it wasn’t terrible but more average.
dcreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Great fight scene descriptions. Not the most interesting plot.
saw_knee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Struggled to get through this story. Some of the jargon and overly descriptive battles lost me but I really liked the cast of flawed characters: Malgus , Aryn, and Zeerid were fun to follow throughout. And we love a story where the Jedi aren’t the perfect heroes.
birdmanseven's review
2.0
This was pretty lame. Malgus and Eleena were interesting, but the story was pedictable and dull. Also the names were all very similar, making it difficult to keep the flat chracters straight.
elyse0988's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
imalwayswrite's review
1.0
Paul S. Kemp’s second attempt at a Star Wars novel is an improvement over his first (no longer reads like a fantasy story with lightsabers), but unfortunately, that isn’t saying much. If this were a book marketed for 9 – 12-year-olds, then I couldn’t complain about the boring, simplistic prose; but it wasn’t, so I can. The story was predictable and unoriginal. Die-hard EU fans will be horrified by the name of one of the characters: Vrath Xizor. Really? Kemp couldn’t come up with another name? Vrath is neither related to Prince Xizor nor a Falleen and nowhere near as cool. And the description of Darth Malgus, if the book jacket is anything to go by, looks exactly like Darth Vader without his helmet. Awesome. I don’t mind LucasArts giving new authors a chance – Karen Traviss and Matthew Stover, though no longer new, are particularly wonderful – but I wish they’d set a higher standard. Otherwise, they might as well publish fanfic.
wizardmacdonald's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25