During this savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen Solo’s tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed.
Now, with Jacen approaching the height of his dark powers, no one–not even the Solos and the Skywalkers–knows if anything can stop the Sith Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it.
Star Wars. Those two words should bring a lot of memories to a lot of people. For most, it will be of the movies. For some, the animated TV shows. And for others, it will bring you to the (now) non-canon Extended Universe stories. This book, Legacy of the Force: Revelation, is one such story.
Revelation is the 8th in a 9 part series chronicling the fall of Jacen Solo to the Dark Side. Admittedly, I started at the wrong part in the series (got the book at a garage sale), but that isn't such a big deal. After all, the movies started at Episode IV.
The story is actually very good. At no point did I get confused and think that I needed to go back and read the other books because I missed something. With that being said though, I do plan on reading the rest of the series, starting at the beginning, to find out what else happened prior to this book.
Ms. Traviss definitely has a way with drawing you in and making you believe what is going on. She did that with her books in the Halo universe, and she does the same thing here. Yes, she didn't necessarily create the characters herself, but you can definitely empathize with them. By that same token, her descriptions of the locations in the book are great as well. You can actually visualize what they look like and that just makes the story that much better.
The rereadability is definitely high with this book. In my opinion, this is due to the exceptional plot line. Even if I wasn't going to read the other books in the series, I'd still reread this one a few times. It has drama, sci-fi, a bit of a criminal aspect to it, and it's just plain fun since it's all in the Star Wars universe.
I would definitely recommend this book to pretty much anyone. Whether you are a major Star Wars fan, or know nothing about the franchise (though if not, I simply ask, "How?"), you should absolutely read through this book. You won't be disappointed.
The story is actually very good. At no point did I get confused and think that I needed to go back and read the other books because I missed something. With that being said though, I do plan on reading the rest of the series, starting at the beginning, to find out what else happened prior to this book.
Ms. Traviss definitely has a way with drawing you in and making you believe what is going on. She did that with her books in the Halo universe, and she does the same thing here. Yes, she didn't necessarily create the characters herself, but you can definitely empathize with them. By that same token, her descriptions of the locations in the book are great as well. You can actually visualize what they look like and that just makes the story that much better.
The rereadability is definitely high with this book. In my opinion, this is due to the exceptional plot line. Even if I wasn't going to read the other books in the series, I'd still reread this one a few times. It has drama, sci-fi, a bit of a criminal aspect to it, and it's just plain fun since it's all in the Star Wars universe.
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| Revelation gets a very high 8/10 star rating |
I would definitely recommend this book to pretty much anyone. Whether you are a major Star Wars fan, or know nothing about the franchise (though if not, I simply ask, "How?"), you should absolutely read through this book. You won't be disappointed.
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