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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really fun spy story in true Star Wars style. I really like Theron and Teffith. The climax is intense and gripping, with a satisfying conclusion.
2.5 stars. This is a basic adventure that covers the Star Wars standards, making it a fun, light read, though not as memorable as many others I've read. Theron Shan is a rather unimpressive character, despite the claims to his expertise as an SIS agent. I read [b:The Lost Suns|13078294|The Lost Suns (Star Wars The Old Republic Comic, #3)|Alexander Freed|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348524346s/13078294.jpg|18245437] before writing this review to see if I was missing anything, but no, there's not much to him. His main purpose in this book is to add more depth to his parents, Grand Master Satele Shan and Supreme Commander Jace Malcom (Star Wars really does love its illustrious titles). Having played Star Wars: The Old Republic, on which this book is based, I was disappointed in the limited interaction with these two characters after seeing them in the various trailers -- in fact, Jace Malcom was unnamed when he was introduced -- so the few moments spent with Satele and Jace helped to flesh them out a bit more.
The writing did not seem to suffer from the immaturity I felt was present in Drew Karpshyn's Mass Effect books I have read. Or perhaps it was the nature of Star Wars that made me feel like Drew was more comfortable writing this story. My opinion on this is very likely skewed by the fact that I "read" this in audiobook format. Music and special effects aside, Marc Thompson does an exceptional job, especially the character of Teff'ith. I'll excuse his Satele Shan. No one can replace Jennifer Hale.
The writing did not seem to suffer from the immaturity I felt was present in Drew Karpshyn's Mass Effect books I have read. Or perhaps it was the nature of Star Wars that made me feel like Drew was more comfortable writing this story. My opinion on this is very likely skewed by the fact that I "read" this in audiobook format. Music and special effects aside, Marc Thompson does an exceptional job, especially the character of Teff'ith. I'll excuse his Satele Shan. No one can replace Jennifer Hale.
These Old Republic books have felt a lot like reading a highlights reel of these events and characters. I can’t quite connect the dots because, well, I don’t even know where to go and look to fill in the gaps.
This one though was far better than the previous two installments. The story was tight and I loved the action scenes. Even the back and forth of the climatic battle was well done which isn’t easy in written form.
The characters were much more measured as well, and somewhat more likeable. I do wish there had been more female characters leading parts of the story. I really felt their absence. Even though the main baddie is a woman, she was very underdone.
Now, I know that these books slot into a grander narrative so some of what is in here has already been dictated by other properties, but why is it that science-fiction and fantasy fall into the trope of secret pregnancies that have to be carried out? It’s totally bizarre. There are space wizards and aliens, but pregnancies must obey the exact same laws of reality. Weird.
Not the worst book in the series. Action was fun.
This one though was far better than the previous two installments. The story was tight and I loved the action scenes. Even the back and forth of the climatic battle was well done which isn’t easy in written form.
The characters were much more measured as well, and somewhat more likeable. I do wish there had been more female characters leading parts of the story. I really felt their absence. Even though the main baddie is a woman, she was very underdone.
Now, I know that these books slot into a grander narrative so some of what is in here has already been dictated by other properties, but why is it that science-fiction and fantasy fall into the trope of secret pregnancies that have to be carried out? It’s totally bizarre. There are space wizards and aliens, but pregnancies must obey the exact same laws of reality. Weird.
Not the worst book in the series. Action was fun.
Probably my favorite of the four books as someone who never played through the games, probably cause the story is more "complete" in respect to the books alone. Definitely planning to play the games now.
Small non story spoiler
But unless I misremember towards the end a sith warrior uses two purple lightsabers during a fight. I found this odd and wasn't sure if it was a reference, an oversight, or if sith with different colored light sabers wasn't uncommon in the games or that time period.
Small non story spoiler
But unless I misremember towards the end a sith warrior uses two purple lightsabers during a fight. I found this odd and wasn't sure if it was a reference, an oversight, or if sith with different colored light sabers wasn't uncommon in the games or that time period.
The best of the Old Republic series this book combines everything great about the world of the Old Republic. It had powerful Jedi, Sith Lords, espionage, intrigue, spies, battles, explosions, etc. A very quick and fun read this one was great.
I have not played very much SWTOR but this book works and reads as a stand alone. I was pleasantly surprised with this one as someone who doesn't always appreciate this era. The characters were well done (the main character was actually fairly interesting) and I was engaged the whole time.
4.5 star. Not bad at all.
4.5 star. Not bad at all.
Theron is one of my all time favorite Star Wars characters, so I was looking forward to finally diving into this book. This book is a fairly standard adventure in the setting, but I really enjoyed it and found it to be well written. I loved getting to see more insight into Theron's relationship with his parents. I think it is a fun adventure that helps fill out the SWTOR setting.