Lit Book advice: Revan, Deceived, Knight Errant

I love the Darth Bane and The Lost Tribe of the Sith novels.
I want to read more about the Sith.
Are any of the books mentioned in the title worth my time?
Which are the best?

I have a slight worry... in one of the Darth Bane books the author (Drew Karpyshyn) lent heavily on the KOTOR video game canon and it sort of derailed the story for me for a while. Now will a book about Reven suffer from the same problem but on a larger scale?

I don’t want to feel like, I’m reading a video game if you know what i mean...

 

Are you sure? I don't remember when that happened (admittedly it's been a while since I read those books).

I wouldn't overly recommend any of them, they're all quite forgettable.

 

Revan is more a prequel to SWTOR than a direct continuation to KOTOR 2
You can read it if you want but if you're a fan of the games maybe you'll be disappointed like me

As for Knight Errant, I would recommend reading the comics first, then you decide if read the novel or not

 

Knight Errant was a real oddball book, but I loved it. Unpredictable in its nonconformity -- JJM was doing a great job of building up that part of the timeline into crazy dueling Sith factions toward the end of the old EU era. But I agree with Harloxzz, it's better appreciated after reading some of the KE comics, the first arc at least. Every Sith has a gimick, and every gimick is crazier than the last one.

I didn't like Revan. One of the few novels in the old EU I flat-out hated. And I otherwise didn't mind Drew K's novels. But Revan was like a really bad fanfic that burned me on KOTOR for a while.

@TheNewEmpire, have you read Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon? It's a bit dark, but I'd argue you don't particularly need to read the Dawn of the Jedi comics to understand it, since most of the characters are unrelated, and those who make cameos from the comic aren't integral for understanding the plot. It is a... very... different... book. Lost Tribe of the Sith is vaguely similar. People trapped somewhere in the galaxy, creating their own society similar yet separate from the rest of the GFFA.

 

I enjoyed Decieved. It's not one of my all time favourites, but as far as the Sith go it does cover some interesting ground in a very dark way.

 

I liked Knight Errant a lot. I never read any of the comics. Great protagonist, fantastic world-building, well fleshed-out villains, and, like Coffee says, oddball and unpredictable.

A very very good novel about the Sith is Darth Plagueis.

 

This or a similar question has been asked multiple times in the past here, but my answer remains the same - definitely read Deceived, it's an amazing book. It ties into The Old Republic MMO, but it does not require the reader to be familiar with the game at all (I've played the game very little and had no problems with the novel). The only thing that I recommend getting acquainted yourself with before starting Deceived is watching this trailer:



Watched it? Great, you're good to go now.

Knight Errant is a very underrated novel and comic series IMO. It's a really fresh take on Jedi and the Star Wars Galaxy that I wish we've gotten more of. Since you said you are interested in the Sith, I think you'll have a difficult time finding more unique Sith stories than those in Knight Errant. You can read the novel on it's own, but if you can get your hands on the comics then I suggest you do so. If you are a completionist, here's the chronological eading order for the Knight Errant saga (comics + short story + novel):

- Knight Errant: Influx (short story; you can read it for free here: web.archive.org/web/20110629185428/http://www.starwars.com:80/vault/books/knighterrant_influx/index.html)

- Knight Errant: Aflame (5 issue comic arc)

- Knight Errant (the novel)

- Knight Errant: Deluge (5 issue comic arc)

- Knight Errant: Escape (5 issue comic arc)

 

I also recommend the Knight Errant book, its an excellent novel with plenty of interesting Sith. The Knight Errant era sadly was cut short by the end of the old EU, but it was quite interesting, the bits we got.

The Deceived novel isn't bad. As long as you're somewhat familiar with the SWTOR era (a Sith Empire invading the Old Republic), it should mostly make sense. Don't expect much follow-up though, SWTOR's story kind of fell apart after it launched.

I can't really recommend the Revan novel, unless you're really desperate for answers about what happened to Revan and the Jedi Exile in between KotOR II and SWTOR. Its a mediocre novel at best, I'd say, but no surprise given who the author is. I'd also advise skipping Annihilation, that was just boring.

There's some more SWTOR comics stuff, Blood of the Empire has a Sith protagonist and the Lost Suns comic is also set in the SWTOR era, both are pretty good. The Fatal Alliance novel might be ok, but its kind of dated and unimportant. Its set in the SWTOR era, but was written before the game's story was finalized.

Knight Errant is probably the best choice, or at least one of the simpler ones. Just read the first comic series then the novel and you'll have gotten the bulk of the excellent story.

 

No, I haven't read Dawn of the Jedi.
There are very few comics that I like, because of that I only tend to pick up the ones that make a huge slash and gain a lot of hype and great reviews. I've never ever heard of Dawn.

 

I didn't care for the Knight Errant novel. However, if you want Sith, have you read the Darth Plagueis novel? It tells of Palpatine and Plagueis.

 

Yes, and the Darth Bane Trilogy.
I also enjoyed the earth Vader novel and labyrinth of evil.

 

I liked all the old republic novels,but then again I collect the novels and read them multiple times. However if you are looking for good sith action I would also reccomend Red harvest by Joe Schreiber. It isn't old republic but it is still a good read. ENJOY

 

I think Knight Errant is the closest thing there is to how Lucas envisioned the pre-Banite Sith.

 

I think I must have read them all around the same time because their plots all merge together in my mind. I can't even remember the premise of Knight Errant?

 

You make a very good point.

 

Fatal alliance was also an under rated book, of the old republic arc

 

Darth Plagueis is a MUST.

I'd recommend Knight Errant as well.

There's also the Legacy comics... the Sith that rise to power some 130 years after Endor.

@TheNewEmpire

 

LEGACY is also in the LEGENDS collection

 

A lone Jedi Knight goes deep into Sith space to aid the people living under oppression.

 

YEAH Thats pretty much Knight Errant for you plus some good action though I must say

 

I've not read Knight Errant. Yet.

Darth Plagueis is one of the most richly detailed and thought provoking SW novels out there. It's not an easy read compared to many others, but well worth the effort. It's the type of novel one could study and continuously find new insights. I'm definitely due for a reread.

 

I agree Darth Plagueis is one of the best novels out there.

 

Revan was an excellent book. Full of action and introspective storylines. Karpashyn really is a super-talented writer and I wish they could bring him into to new canon.

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!! finally someone who likes Revan as much as I do. As far as the revan storyline read anhilation it's about vaner revans son

 

....no, it's not. It's about his multiple-greats grandson, Theron.