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Path of Destruction

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  • Author：Drew Karpyshyn
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Summary

This essential Star Wars Legends novel is the first in a trilogy chronicling the rise of the fearsome Sith lord Darth Bane。

"A solid space adventure [that] charts the evolution of an antihero almost as chilling as Darth Vader。"--Publishers Weekly

On the run from vengeful Republic forces， Dessel， a cortosis miner， vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions。 There Dessel's brutality， cunning， and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior。 But in the eyes of his watchful masters， a far greater destiny awaits him。

As an acolyte in the Sith academy， studying the secrets and skills of the dark side， Dessel embraces his new identity: Bane。 But the true test is yet to come。 In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness， he must defy the most sacred traditions and reject all he has been taught。 It is a trial by fire in which he must surrender fully to the dark side--and forge from the ashes a new era of absolute power。

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Reviews

Nate ，

It was fine。

Christian Goeselt ，

A solid read with an engaging plot， action， and a fairly interesting protagonist。 Much of the prose is pretty hamfisted or awkward， however。 The book would have been much better if the characters had been more nuanced and fleshed out。 Despite this， I enjoyed this more than I thought I would and read it in record time， so the book remains a very fun time。

WayfinderPod ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a five star book until Des becomes Bane and then his problems are solved， oddly enough， by a hyper sexualized woman。 Then he becomes an insanely evil character with no depth or charm。 There's also weird narrative choices that are so convenient they could be misconstrued for lazy writing。 A Thought Bomb is just one example。The best thing about this book is the world building。 I recommend it simply for that。 This is a five star book until Des becomes Bane and then his problems are solved， oddly enough， by a hyper sexualized woman。 Then he becomes an insanely evil character with no depth or charm。 There's also weird narrative choices that are so convenient they could be misconstrued for lazy writing。 A Thought Bomb is just one example。The best thing about this book is the world building。 I recommend it simply for that。 。。。more

Tori ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was very interesting and an amazing insight to the rule of two。 I loved Bane as a character， but I could definitely tell this book was written by a man （not always a bad thing）。 Bane is your typical tragic-backstory main character with a great struggle to fully succumbing to the dark side。 Everyone else， however， is a very flat， one-dimensional character。 Even Githany， who had once been a jedi padawan and had so much potential to having several layers to her， was so boring and bland， s This book was very interesting and an amazing insight to the rule of two。 I loved Bane as a character， but I could definitely tell this book was written by a man （not always a bad thing）。 Bane is your typical tragic-backstory main character with a great struggle to fully succumbing to the dark side。 Everyone else， however， is a very flat， one-dimensional character。 Even Githany， who had once been a jedi padawan and had so much potential to having several layers to her， was so boring and bland， simply being described as beautiful （probably more than necessary） and talented in the ways of the force。 She kept changing sides， and even though she was cunning， her constant side switching was pissing me off， so I’m glad she died。 I was also hoping that Kas’im would switch sides with Bane。 I am looking forward to reading the next book with Zannah。 。。。more

James Lloyd ，

Entertaining enough to want to read the 2nd book。 First two thirds of the book I think are better than the last third。 The first two thirds really focus on Bane and his thought process and then suddenly after Bane is done wandering in the Valley， the plot accelerates to a break neck speed and we spend less time in Bane's POV。 I was enjoying the slow burn of him growing up in the mines， being recruited to the Sith army， training at the Sith academy， and his thought process that the Brotherhood （a Entertaining enough to want to read the 2nd book。 First two thirds of the book I think are better than the last third。 The first two thirds really focus on Bane and his thought process and then suddenly after Bane is done wandering in the Valley， the plot accelerates to a break neck speed and we spend less time in Bane's POV。 I was enjoying the slow burn of him growing up in the mines， being recruited to the Sith army， training at the Sith academy， and his thought process that the Brotherhood （as a system） was not working。 I would have preferred if the book had ended with him discovering the Rule of Two and deciding it needed to be implemented and then drawn out his plan on destroying the Brotherhood。 。。。more

Dctattoo ，

Better than the average star wars book，I mean， at least its not written for children or YoUnG aDuLtS。 Wtf is with the young adult genre anyways。 Completely dumb。

Benjamin ，

Disney， make this a movie！

Emily ，

Once again， I am incredibly impressed with Drew Karpyshyn’s writing abilities。 He cleverly shows off his experience at writing within the confines of an established universe even more masterfully than in his previous novel， Revan。 One early scene from this novel shows our main character， Des， trying to rile up some Republic soldiers during a card game so that they lose concentration and he can scoop the pot through bluff。 Karpyshn skillfully uses this setup to provide exposition about the war ra Once again， I am incredibly impressed with Drew Karpyshyn’s writing abilities。 He cleverly shows off his experience at writing within the confines of an established universe even more masterfully than in his previous novel， Revan。 One early scene from this novel shows our main character， Des， trying to rile up some Republic soldiers during a card game so that they lose concentration and he can scoop the pot through bluff。 Karpyshn skillfully uses this setup to provide exposition about the war raging between the Republic and the Sith， add foreshadowing， introduce his themes for the book， develop the characters， and keep the reader engaged by providing easily satisfied tension through the actual card game。 Other authors （and even the Star Wars films） would only provide this kind of background by taking thirty pages to simply address the reader about the history of the war and the opinions and politics that are fueling both armies， but Karpyshyn dedicates himself to showing instead of telling and creates scenes that are astonishing in their narrative efficiency。 t“But how does this praise fit with the two-star rating， then？” you might ask。 Well， this is drifting into personal-taste territory， but I had the hardest time getting on board with this novel。 Despite Karpyshyn’s skill at writing and his attempts to justify the ideological differences between the Sith and the Jedi， I could not get behind the philosophy he was going for。 Bane née Des is driven through anger， ambition， and a traumatic childhood to choose the side of the Sith as being the most logical。 He rejects the Republic’s cheap assurances that they are on the side of right since he has been used as cheap slave labor by a corporation of the Republic all of his life。 The Sith’s insistence that the strong will survive and that the only person one can count on is oneself makes intuitive sense to Bane based on his life experiences。 This is all well and good， and yet I found that I was unconvinced by the Sith arguments。 In the end， Bane angrily rejects one side only to accept a very similar offer from the other side， and Karpyshyn’s best efforts cannot make the Sith’s barefaced love of evil make sense。 This is an inherent problem writing within the Star Wars universe; it is a black-and-white universe that does not allow for any gray。 If you try to humanize the evil Sith， you run into the problem that real people do not simply reason away all of their morality。 The psychology just does not make sense。 You simply can’t find hundreds of people willing to reject their consciences to join the Sith army。 Who wants to join the army of evil in order to “be evil？” You could probably convince a few highly ambitious people， or some sociopathic philosophers， but you could not get average people to join。 Normal people want to be superior to others， including morally superior， so they justify their actions and rationalize their choices。 They do not just straight up reject morality altogether。 The spectre of this objection raises its ugly head very early， and by carefully not thinking about it at all I can kind of still get into the story， but it is very difficult。 tAnd then， of course， my major problem with enjoying this story catches up to me。 I just don’t like villain or antihero stories。 Every time I got slightly invested in Bane’s problems and I thought， “I wonder what will happen next…” I realized that I already knew where this was going and I didn't really care。 Bane would become a worse and worse person， compromising his morals over and over until he felt nothing， and eventually end up as the leader of the Sith。 I suppose that the same argument could be used for feel-good stories as well （e。g。 everything will work out for the hero and they will all live happily ever after） but at least then I could actually root for them。 Each chapter was a struggle to get back into as I watched Bane plotting unpleasantly against unpleasant people with the ultimate promise that the Sith would win at the end of this novel。 Blech。 I just don’t have much interest in watching a character failing to self-actualize for his entire adult life。 Maybe if you have a higher tolerance for dark character arcs you would enjoy this， but I could not get into it。 Karpyshyn is valiantly trying to introduce more nuance into the Star Wars universe， but his taste for darker storylines makes his stories difficult for me to actually enjoy。 。。。more

Grace ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The beginning of the book was slow but strong。 Bane's upbringing was harsh and dreary but Karpyshyn did a good job making the dread interesting。 His time as a soldier was described briefly but hinted at his force potential and was called back to several times。 Bane's time at the Sith Academy was the highlight of the book。 The elaborate hierarchy of the Brotherhood of Darkness is fully explored as Bane's potential is quickly unlocked。 Karpushyn takes the time to explain the mental barriers Bane h The beginning of the book was slow but strong。 Bane's upbringing was harsh and dreary but Karpyshyn did a good job making the dread interesting。 His time as a soldier was described briefly but hinted at his force potential and was called back to several times。 Bane's time at the Sith Academy was the highlight of the book。 The elaborate hierarchy of the Brotherhood of Darkness is fully explored as Bane's potential is quickly unlocked。 Karpushyn takes the time to explain the mental barriers Bane has to overcome as he embraces the darkness， as well as explaining how Bane was able to masterfully manipulate those around him as he rises to power。 Once Bane leaves the academy behind， the book quickens its pace。 Each chapter is a new discovery as Bane attempts to learn from Sith Lords long passed， as he has completely given up on learning from the Brotherhood。 Bane knows he must destroy them if there is any hope for the Sith to last。 While this portion of the book is thrilling， it almost moves too quickly。 The pace set at the Academy is abandoned and replaced with a pace that is almost too fast to fully grasp。 Bane goes through trials that could easily take 2 chapters， in 2 pages。 The supporting characters of Sith Lords and Acolytes are fully characterized and endlessly interesting。 Between cunning love interests， loathsome lords and over confident students， the supporting cast makes the time spent at the academy truly come alive。 Acting as seamless foils to Bane， we learn more about the depths of Banes cunning and ability to prevail when all cards are stacked against him。 Despite the last quarter of the book moving too quickly， Path of Destruction is excellent and extremely entertaining。 You feel as though you are inside Bane's head as he unravels the plots against him and manipulates them into his own gain。 。。。more

Wojtek Moska ，

As good as I remember :） One of the only Star Wars books which truely deserve 5 stars。

Aidan ，

ציון סדרה 4。5 שוב סדרה שנותנת חלון אל ה"רשעים" של העולם， אבל הוא מציג אותם עם כזאת כבוד עצמי， וכזה גאון שאי אפשר שלא להעריך ולהעריץ אותם， פשוט סדרה כיפית， ומדהימה， למרות שמצאתי את עצמי בכמה וכמה פעמים מקווה שהג'די ינצחו ויהרגו את הדמויות הראשויות， עדיין שמחתי כשהדמויות הראשיות הסיגו את המטרה שלהם ציון סדרה 4。5 שוב סדרה שנותנת חלון אל ה"רשעים" של העולם， אבל הוא מציג אותם עם כזאת כבוד עצמי， וכזה גאון שאי אפשר שלא להעריך ולהעריץ אותם， פשוט סדרה כיפית， ומדהימה， למרות שמצאתי את עצמי בכמה וכמה פעמים מקווה שהג'די ינצחו ויהרגו את הדמויות הראשויות， עדיין שמחתי כשהדמויות הראשיות הסיגו את המטרה שלהם 。。。more

Charlene ，

I'm not that interested in sciencefictions – but here I was at one o'clock in the morning， unable to put this book down。 I'm not that interested in sciencefictions – but here I was at one o'clock in the morning， unable to put this book down。 。。。more

Dominik Wraga ，

Pretty enjoyable book although I'm not quite sure what makes this book such a staple of the Expanded Universe。 - past paced and a bit of a page turner- Darth Bane is very cool and very powerful。 His ultimate goal to （view spoiler）[ Wipe out the sith （hide spoiler）] is badass and engaging- the way the Force was portrayed was very interesting and the fights were well written - this story is set 1000 years before the movies and yet very little difference in the Universe is explored or expressed。 T Pretty enjoyable book although I'm not quite sure what makes this book such a staple of the Expanded Universe。 - past paced and a bit of a page turner- Darth Bane is very cool and very powerful。 His ultimate goal to （view spoiler）[ Wipe out the sith （hide spoiler）] is badass and engaging- the way the Force was portrayed was very interesting and the fights were well written - this story is set 1000 years before the movies and yet very little difference in the Universe is explored or expressed。 This might as well have been set in the current era were it not for the whole army-of-sith idea。 hope the sequels make the most of the setting。- the young man on Apatros is absolutely not the same man as the devout Sith later on in the story and the jump from one to the other is quite jarring。 the second he （view spoiler）[ gets into the academy on Korriban he suddenly has devoted every aspect of himself to the ways of the dark side when a few chapters ago he didnt even believe in or know much about the force。 （hide spoiler）] This jump really broke my connection to the character because i dont feel like i can understand his reasons or motivations for doing so and I had to kind of forget about everything until this point and start seeing him as a badass sith rather than continuing to see a natural growth of the person i had known about till now。 4/5 will read the sequels and recommend to star wars fans who are looking for a little more star wars but advise to temper expectations a little bit 。。。more

Chris Wermeskerch ，

This was a page turner without much substance。 Dessel turns to Bane in a remarkably quick way， hardly struggling through any step of the process。 The real meat of the series starts in the Rule of Two。

Chris Grant ，

Of all the Star Wars books I've read， this one so far is the best for me and I've jumped right in to the next one。 Ive been reading many of the legends books lately and I'm disappointed that it took me so long to get to this book/series。 It's not without its flaws of course but overall the writing and story are superb and its a fun read I couldn't put down。 I enjoy the history aspect and it really gives insight when reading other books that reference bane， in fact it was after reading Darth Plag Of all the Star Wars books I've read， this one so far is the best for me and I've jumped right in to the next one。 Ive been reading many of the legends books lately and I'm disappointed that it took me so long to get to this book/series。 It's not without its flaws of course but overall the writing and story are superb and its a fun read I couldn't put down。 I enjoy the history aspect and it really gives insight when reading other books that reference bane， in fact it was after reading Darth Plagiues （excellent book also） ，that I zeroed in on bane。 They reference him so much I felt I had to drip into this series and I'm glad I did。 In the same aspect that Path of destruction spends so much time going over Revan that I already know Revan will be my next read after the Darth Bane series。 Pick this up for a change of Star Wars pace， Jedi are not the main focus， No 100 page long space battle， all about the sith order and what it has become since Revan and finally closure on why the sith（ that most people are familiar with） are the way they are。 It all starts with Bane。 。。。more

cumulonimbus99 ，

3。75

Sebastián González ，

Darth Bane。 No has empezado a leer ni la primera página y ya te bombardean de información revelando el resultado de la historia。 El explotado minero Dessel de alguna forma tendrá que convertirse en uno de los Señores Sith más conocidos y revolucionarios en el lore de Star Wars a lo largo del libro。 Sabes perfectamente que logrará sus macabros objetivos a la perfección ya que muy seguramente has visto alguna película episódica de la saga， donde， mil años después de los eventos de esta novela， la Darth Bane。 No has empezado a leer ni la primera página y ya te bombardean de información revelando el resultado de la historia。 El explotado minero Dessel de alguna forma tendrá que convertirse en uno de los Señores Sith más conocidos y revolucionarios en el lore de Star Wars a lo largo del libro。 Sabes perfectamente que logrará sus macabros objetivos a la perfección ya que muy seguramente has visto alguna película episódica de la saga， donde， mil años después de los eventos de esta novela， la Orden Sith existe en su mejor estado que nunca y conspira para gobernar la galaxia desde las sombras。 El autor constantemente te mete en su juego de "¿pero cómo Bane podrá lograr esto？" a pesar de que ya sabes más o menos cómo irá la cosa， y es algo que me fascina y Karpyshyn sabe explotar extremadamente bien， ya que el protagonista no es simplemente un ser todopoderoso que de un día a otro decidió tomar el control de los Sith， sino que va lentamente forjando su camino en la oscuridad a través de brutales lecciones de vida y oportunidades aprovechadas。Hablando del mismo Bane， tengo que decir que me ha encantado el trato que se le da aquí。 Darth Bane es sin duda uno de los más malos villanos de la franquicia， pero irónicamente es tan exquisito y gratificante leerlo como a los mejores héroes de la galaxia。 Es imposible no tener cierta empatía por el tipo， y ya cuando está completamente sumido en el Lado Oscuro de la Fuerza es genial leerlo， observarlo y preguntarse cuál será su próximo movimiento。 Bane es una encarnación del mal cuyas acciones sin duda canalizan miles de años de historia de su Orden y la llevan hacia un nuevo y optimista futuro que llevará a la destrucción de los Jedi， incluso si el mismo creador de este maléfico plan no vive para contarlo。Algo que me impresiona de Path of Destruction y me motivó continuamente a seguir leyéndola lo antes posible es el cómo sin mentir en cada capítulo hay un momento especial， algún ligero （o mayor） giro en la narrativa que va adentrando a Dessel de a poco en este camino oscuro。 Hay momentos de la historia que recuerdo muy bien por la excelente narración que hace Karpyshyn: te introduce un buen rato a este nuevo contexto en el capítulo， y en el momento en el que pareciera que todo irá bien ocurre un cambio de ritmo y de tono bastante marcados y perfectamente ejecutados。 Ya para cuando uno ha leído las primeras decenas de páginas se acostumbra a esta rutina y ahí es cuando entra la expectación del lector por saber qué demonios va a pasar en las siguientes líneas de texto。 Y no es como que uno esté preparado。 Hay varias escenas que te hielan la sangre y te paran los pelos de punta al darte cuenta de las horribles cosas que están pasando。 Recordemos también que esta historia toma lugar en una guerra a escala galáctica entre el último de los remanentes Sith， la Hermandad de la Oscuridad， y la República Galáctica que está en sus últimos respiros。 No solo la galaxia está en una posición muy pobre， sino que está a punto de dar a luz a la más mortífera arma de su historia que uno como espectador verá en las películas， y en verdad se siente terrible mientras uno uno lo observa a través de los ojos de su principal arquitecto。Estas sensaciones son siempre constantes， desde el inicio al fin del relato， y es muy gratificante ver cómo todo se desarrolla y se resuelve hacia el final。 Además de estos pequeños giros que se van acumulando con cada página， prácticamente todos los arcos argumentales están resueltos para el fin de la novela， cosa que la convierte en un viaje muy satisfactorio narrativamente hablando。 Aprovecho de mencionar de pasada el cómic de 2010 Knight Errant， que se desarrolla en un contexto más o menos parecido al de este libro， solo que algunas décadas antes y desde la perspectiva de una Jedi。 Lo único malo del cómic es que no volvimos a ver a su protagonista en una historia futura， y de hecho no sería tan complicado introducirla vía retcon en los eventos de Path of Destruction/Jedi vs。 Sith。 Oh， y con respecto a esta última miniserie， les recomiendo que no la lean hasta después de esta novela， así se salvan de los spoilers。。。 a pesar de que uno sabe lo que pasará debido al propio concepto del libro。Ya terminando， siento que solo quiero decir que la pasé demasiado bien leyendo este libro。 El personaje de Darth Bane me ha encantado y estoy muy emocionado por leer los dos libros futuros o al menos Rule of Two， la secuela。 Creo que Des se ha convertido en mi Lord Sith favorito y fue genial presenciar el inicio de una nueva era para los Sith con él。 No hay referencias tan frecuentes a material pasado de la saga （como Tales of the Jedi o Knights of the Old Republic） porque no es el objetivo del autor， pero uno realmente siente la presencia de la historia Sith y de cómo Bane la hereda maravillosamente。 No es difícil creer que Darth Naga Sadow， Marka Ragnos o Darth Revan estarían orgullosos de este último gran discípulo de la vieja Orden Sith。 Como un paréntesis bizarro， tengo que comentar que siento a Path of Destruction como una mejor secuela de los KotOR que el juego The Old Republic， este último proyecto que también tuvo la participación de Drew Karpyshyn en su escritura， pero no se siente tan satisfactorio como el viaje de Darth Bane。Darth Bane: Path of Destruction es una novela fenomenal， con un protagonista transparentado hasta más no poder y que tiene una evolución （¿o involución？） natural y extremadamente satisfactoria。 El libro constantemente te llama a seguir leyéndolo y honestamente es demasiado entretenido como para no hacerlo。 Esta es una lectura obligatoria para los fans del Universo Expandido y de la Antigua República。 Incluso si no has leído nada de Star Wars recomendaría esta obra para comenzar， y aseguro que uno la pasa muy bien。 No esperaba nada realmente de este libro y me encontré con uno de mis momentos favoritos de la franquicia， no solo de libros， sino que de todos los medios posibles。 。。。more

Maria ，

3。5

Brian ，

I did like this。 Unfortunately， I will not be continuing the series。 I didn't like it enough AND we have reached the end of my May the 4th （entire month of May） be with you。I listened to 9 Star Wars audio books， all of them canon except this one。 This was the second best （Ahsoka being better）。 Now on to something different。 I did like this。 Unfortunately， I will not be continuing the series。 I didn't like it enough AND we have reached the end of my May the 4th （entire month of May） be with you。I listened to 9 Star Wars audio books， all of them canon except this one。 This was the second best （Ahsoka being better）。 Now on to something different。 。。。more

Brimstone ，

I have mixed feelings about this book。 Some things I loved some things I didn't really enjoy。 But in the end a good novel and an interesting sight into the thoughts of the Sith。 I have mixed feelings about this book。 Some things I loved some things I didn't really enjoy。 But in the end a good novel and an interesting sight into the thoughts of the Sith。 。。。more

Callum Matthews ，

My first venture into the SW book universe and I am not disappointed。 The book portrays Darth Bane as a great anti-hero and actually makes you feel sorry for him early on which makes it surprisingly easy to connect with people who are often portrayed as the villains of this universe and some of the Sith are surprisingly likeable。 This book has the perfect blend of lightsaber and force action in between slow and methodical tactical planning which keeps it fresh and gripping from the outset and th My first venture into the SW book universe and I am not disappointed。 The book portrays Darth Bane as a great anti-hero and actually makes you feel sorry for him early on which makes it surprisingly easy to connect with people who are often portrayed as the villains of this universe and some of the Sith are surprisingly likeable。 This book has the perfect blend of lightsaber and force action in between slow and methodical tactical planning which keeps it fresh and gripping from the outset and throughout。 It also goes against most versions of the Sith as simple villains who just want to kill everything and everyone by explaining their extensive archives and methodology to their being。Excited to read the sequel and hope it is just as gripping as this book。 5/5 。。。more

Mike ，

It was good

Γιώργος Μπελαούρης ，

this one really felt like a book ！it wasnt written on the premise that you seen the movies or know the characters and banes story waz very compelling since the very begining in the minesit waz a little weird to have so many sith and so many jedi but the thought bomb waz an amazing conclusionreally enjoyed this one

Romanista ，

YA trash。 Avoid at any cost

Thomas Ingram ，

Brilliant bedtime reading 👌🏼

Kenneth ，

This was a pretty good one！ I enjoyed Bane and his story。 The action was solid and the pacing wasn't too slow for me。 I cant wait to read the rest of the trilogy！ This was a pretty good one！ I enjoyed Bane and his story。 The action was solid and the pacing wasn't too slow for me。 I cant wait to read the rest of the trilogy！ 。。。more

Ravi Teja ，

A must read for a star wars fan。

Yevgeniy Brikman ，

The good- It's fun and refreshing to read a Star Wars tale that follows the path of a Sith lord， rather than the Jedi。 It's interesting to see the dark side explored in depth， and why someone would choose it。- Darth Bane is a fun character。- Good action scenes and fast paced plot。- Seems to introduce much of the Star Wars lore that influenced KOTOR， one of my favorite games of all timeThe not so good- Ends a bit abruptly。- Falls prey to the same weakness of the entire Star Wars universe: the dar The good- It's fun and refreshing to read a Star Wars tale that follows the path of a Sith lord， rather than the Jedi。 It's interesting to see the dark side explored in depth， and why someone would choose it。- Darth Bane is a fun character。- Good action scenes and fast paced plot。- Seems to introduce much of the Star Wars lore that influenced KOTOR， one of my favorite games of all timeThe not so good- Ends a bit abruptly。- Falls prey to the same weakness of the entire Star Wars universe: the dark vs light side thing is just too black & white。 The real world is more complicated and nuanced than that。 。。。more

Alyson ，

Very good bookI like how it is fast but also slow with its story kinda creepy but keeps it at a reasonable level all in all 5 out of 5

Elizabeth Raines ，

Karpyshyn knows how to develop a character and that is obvious from this book and others that he has written。 He really shapes the character and shows that there is reason behind each of their actions and that it is not just random and on a whim。 Everything has a reason and every action has a consequence。 That makes the characters real even if they do reside in an alien universe。 Each Star Wars book shows us a new planet， in this one we see a planet that we have seen in the author's previous wor Karpyshyn knows how to develop a character and that is obvious from this book and others that he has written。 He really shapes the character and shows that there is reason behind each of their actions and that it is not just random and on a whim。 Everything has a reason and every action has a consequence。 That makes the characters real even if they do reside in an alien universe。 Each Star Wars book shows us a new planet， in this one we see a planet that we have seen in the author's previous work of， 'Ravan'。 I love how each planet has it world's building and some even have their own species or race of people。 It is really interesting to see how diverse the universe is。 Another thing that I love is how each of the books in this saga build off one another even though you don't have to read every book to get an understanding， but for me it is just so much fun getting to see connections between previous books that are by different authors。 I love the trope of how the villain became the villain。 I think it just interesting to just see how their minds work and just the mental aspects of it all。 I think it mainly falls into the life situation， how a person was raised， and that really all impacts how they turn out to be as an adult。 I think in Star Wars， all the people who become villains have their reasons why and its not just because they were born evil or something like that。 They all have their building on why they are the way that they are。 This might be one of my favorite Star Wars books yet， but Drew Karpyshyn is my go to for Star Wars books。 I loved the trope of giving the backstory to the villain and then the pairing in this， I really shipped them。 I will be continuing this trilogy， but do not expect reviews for the other books as they will be spoilers for this one。 I have a reading vlog coming out on Tuesday at nine o'clock， eastern standard time， for those of you who would rather hear my thoughts than read them！Check out the full review on my blog: https://izzyreads。blog/2021/05/15/pat。。。 。。。more

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