Actually Mr. Karpyshyn isn't bad, but he is not among the great novelists either, he is mediocre.
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Darth Bane: Path of Destruction is among the better novels of the lore but the follow-ups are mediocre.
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Revan is also not that bad as some seem to assert, it builds on the events of KoTOR and KoTOR II but it does have shortcomings that could be easily addressed with some effort. It would have been good if the author provided full account of Revan's duel with Darth Malak on Star Forge and attempted to connect this event (and Darth Malak) with shaping-up of Revan afterwards and SWTOR. It would also have been better to focus some more on developing the characters of Revan, Nyriss, and Meetra Surik apart from Scourge and Emperor. Furthermore, events of KoTOR II and their connection with SWTOR should have been explored in some detail to honor the fans of this game, I honestly believe that this would have been a good addition in the book.
In fact, I believe that it would have been better to convert Revan in to a Trilogy instead of a single novel to cover most aspects of KoTOR I and KoTOR II properly and in good detail.
I, however, believe that fans of KoTOR II are mainly butthurt about officially established superiority of Revan over Meetra Surik in power and understanding of the ways of the Force, more-so then other reasons they often present during discussions. In-fact, KoTOR II itself isn't much of a masterpiece and is responsible for promoting some shitty concepts concerning the lore. The novel actually covers up some mess created by KoTOR II but this could be done in better manner.
Revan does promotes Surik as a (powerful) Jedi with accolades and not an among average joe of the Jedi as one of the Jedi Masters asserted about her in KoTOR II which is ironic and often overlooked. More importantly, Revan does not depicts an anomalistic or circumstantially empowered Surik, it depicts a healed Surik. Perhaps the concept of a (Force Wound) individual does not floats well in the lore holistically with other authors.
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It shall also be noted that Mr. Karpyshyn is often criticized for mishandling characters created by other authors but is this really the case? I recall Mr. James Jackson Miller. Mr. Troy Denning, and Ms. Karen Traviss doing even worse then him in this respect.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
I, however, believe that fans of KoTOR II are mainly butthurt about officially established superiority of Revan over Meetra Surik in power and understanding of the ways of the Force, more-so then other reasons they often present during discussions. In-fact, KoTOR II itself isn't much of a masterpiece and is responsible for promoting some shitty concepts concerning the lore. The novel actually covers up some mess created by KoTOR II but this could be done in better manner.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Among the good authors, Paul S. Kamp have my vote. [B]Deceived is a great novel, IMO. [/B]
You ought to give Crosscurrent and it's sequel(Riptide) a try. Riptide has a few mentions of the Rakata(one of them being a Major plot point), I enjoyed it, Crosscurrent is good as well, gives you a look into the cloning process that Thrawn started.
Also, Karpshyn wrote novels for Mass Effect as well and they were well received by fans and critics alike 😬 the novel was just rushed - don't get me wrong, it's not the best novel ever, but it's definitely not the worse SW novel.
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
You ought to give Crosscurrent and it's sequel(Riptide) a try. Riptide has a few mentions of the Rakata(one of them being a Major plot point), I enjoyed it, Crosscurrent is good as well, gives you a look into the cloning process that Thrawn started.
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
Also, Karpshyn wrote novels for Mass Effect as well and they were well received by fans and critics alike 😬 the novel was just rushed - don't get me wrong, it's not the best novel ever, but it's definitely not the worse SW novel.
Originally posted by Fated Xtasy
Also, Karpshyn wrote novels for Mass Effect as well and they were well received by fans and critics alike 😬 the novel was just rushed - don't get me wrong, it's not the best novel ever, but it's definitely not the worse SW novel.
His ME novels were garbage too. I couldn't even get 100 pages into it before I gave up.
Originally posted by Emperordmb
Revan>Surik is one thing that I'm sure not that many people would be butthurt enough about to trash the book.
Revan>>Nyriss>>Surik is what pisses people off.
It would have been much better depicting Revan and Surik collapsing structures, destroying large droids and ripping opponents apart with their super-powers and this would have given fans of both some stuff to boast about in the discussions.
Surik's loss to a Dark Council member isn't such a bad thing since they are the most powerful Sith Lords in the galaxy barring Emperor and select-few specials. However, I did find Nyriss's battle really lacking in action sequences. It would have been better to depict this as a really climatic battle (containing some great action sequences) between Nyriss and the duo of Scourge and Surik with Nyriss gaining the upperhand after a prolonged struggle only to end up dead at the hands of Revan.
Tim Lebbon ugh I hate him. A million times worce than any author you have read. He writes flash back sequences in present tense instead of the standard past tense and OMG it made me want to fist a newborn!
"She is a little girl, the sky seems wide and endless, and Lanoree Brock breathes in the wonders of Tython as she runs to find her brother."
^ try reading shit like that for half the book
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Among the good authors, Paul S. Kamp have my vote. [B]Deceived is a great novel, IMO. [/B]
Agreed; it was pretty good, and did a solid job of making Malgus at least a little sympathetic.
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As someone said, Karapashyn is a good game writer, but a bad novelist. His prose just doesn't flow very well. He tries too hard to be elaborate when he could be much simpler and straightforward.
At least imo.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
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I, however, believe that fans of KoTOR II are mainly butthurt about officially established superiority of Revan over Meetra Surik in power and understanding of the ways of the Force, more-so then other reasons they often present during discussions. In-fact, KoTOR II itself isn't much of a masterpiece and is responsible for promoting some shitty concepts concerning the lore. The novel actually covers up some mess created by KoTOR II but this could be done in better manner.
I'm quoting only because of the sheer irony.