Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 4: Fortress Vader by Charles Soule

Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 4: Fortress Vader by Charles Soule-168 pages

Darth Vader leads the Inquisitorius whose only job is to hunt and destroy the remaining Jedi across the galaxy. Together they find and kill Eeth Koth and take his infant child. However, two of the Inquisitors allow his wife to escape. Vader sees this and kills those two Inquisitors. Following his report to Emperor Palpatine, he requests he be given Mustafar as his home base to build a fortress. Palpatine grants him his request. Mustafar is where Vader (as Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side) battled against Obi-Wan Kenobi and became deformed. What will Vader find on Mustafar? Will he defeat the local forces who rebel against him in the Battle of Fortress Vader?

Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane #3) by Drew Karpyshyn

Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane #3) by Drew Karpyshyn-306 pages

I finally finished the third and final novel in the Darth Bane trilogy. I enjoyed reading this because it is from a different perspective than most Star Wars stories. It is from the perspective of the Sith and explains the origins of the Rule of Two. I am more of a light side fan, but it was nice to read something from a different perspective. Overall, the trilogy is entertaining and sustains one's interest, especially if one is a Star Wars fan. 

Rule of Two (Star Wars Darth Bane #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

Rule of Two (Star Wars Darth Bane #2) by Drew Karpyshyn-320 pages

This is the second novel in the Darth Bane trilogy and a direct continuation of the first novel. Darth Bane has taken on an Apprentice, Darth Zannah, and is training her in the ways of the Sith. He is trying to sew deceit and destruction slowly among the Jedi and the Republic from the shadows. However, one Jedi Knight, Johun, is convinced that the Sith still exist and is determined to hunt them down and destroy the Sith once and for all. This is a good read, as was the first. I am ready to read the third and final novel in the trilogy and learn the ending.

Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1) by Drew Karpyshyn

Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1) by Drew Karpyshyn-389 pages

The Darth Bane trilogy is written by the same author as Revan. It is set 3000 years after the events of Revan and the video game Knights of the Old Republic. This is the first novel in the trilogy and serves as Darth Bane's origin story. It chronicles how he journeyed from lowly miner on Apatros to Sith foot soldier to Dark Lord of the Sith and to destroying the Brotherhood of Darkness so that he could take the Sith in a new direction. He believes he has found the key to Sith dominance, which is that there should be a master and an apprentice. Two Sith. One to have power and one to crave it. Bane starts the tradition of the Sith that lasts all the way down to Sidious and Vader. 

Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic (Chronological Order) #1) by Drew Karpyshyn

Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic (Chronological Order) #1) by Drew Karpyshyn-289 pages

I played Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) on XBOX and I played KOTOR 2, also. I really enjoyed playing the games (KOTOR is one of my favorite video games ever), so I was curious to read about the rest of Revan's story in this novel. Revan is a complicated character as he is both hero and villain at different times. I feel that Karpyshyn did Revan justice with this novel and gave him a worthy ending to his story. I also liked his explanation for why Revan and Malak attacked and tried to dominate the Republic in the original KOTOR game. Overall, I enjoyed reading this novel and I wish more Star Wars video games like KOTOR would be made.

Star Wars: The Old Republic- Revan by Drew Karpyshyn

Star Wars: The Old Republic- Revan by Drew Karpyshyn, 368 pp.

Set after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game. Revan, now a hero of the Republic and happily married to fellow Jedi Bastila, senses an evil presence at the far reaches of the galaxy, waiting for a chance to strike a the Republic. Meanwhile, the Sith Lord Scourge is placed on special assignment by the Sith Emperor.

The story starts out well enough, but by the second half things fall apart and the fate of the hero feels unfulfilled and confusing.

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse by Troy Denning

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse by Troy Denning - 496 pages

There can be no surrender.
There will be no mercy.
It’s not just the future of the galaxy at stake—
It’s the destiny of the Force.

The finale of the 9 book Fate of the Jedi series does not disappoint.  Jedi and Sith face off—with Coruscant as their battlefield. The Sith fight to regain leadership of a galaxy that left them behind and forgot them.  For Luke Skywalker and the Jedi, it is a fight to eradicate the Sith's new monstrous master Abeloth and to restore balance to the Force along with preventing galactic war. If you've only seen the movies, there is a wide world of Star Wars books out there and the Fate of the Jedi series is some of the best.  For a full list of Star Wars books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_books#Fate_of_the_Jedi