hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
Kerra Holt. A Jedi born into an age when Jedi are warriors. She's on her own trapped in Sith Space.
It's quite an interesting story, and it's pretty cool that they included a bit of a comic that takes place before the book at the end as well.
I found the book to be well written and interesting. Junky cobbled together ships always seem to be a big hit, and I liked the conflict and differences among the sith lords in this region of space.
It's quite an interesting story, and it's pretty cool that they included a bit of a comic that takes place before the book at the end as well.
I found the book to be well written and interesting. Junky cobbled together ships always seem to be a big hit, and I liked the conflict and differences among the sith lords in this region of space.
mtaylor414's review against another edition
3.0
All in all I enjoyed it. It kind of felt like Stargate SG1 with all the Sith Lords. I always thought there was only one at a time. Shows you how much I know. I probably would have given it more than 3 stars, but this was my first sci-fi book and it took some getting used to. I would have enjoyed it as a movie.
justin_wong's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
medea_jade's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love all the books about the ancient Sith empire. This one was exceptional. Great plot, well written, added so much to the mythology.
kecresser's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
evgenia127's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
scamp1234's review against another edition
2.0
Characters weren't too interesting. The final antagonists didnt even seem like it was worth developing a storyline around at all. I was very disapointed and I was looking forward to checking out the comic that this was based off of, but this has me wary to do so now.
waden34's review against another edition
2.0
The last fourth of this book was interesting, but it didn't make up for the first three fourths.
The story jumped around so much without any semblance of an overall plot. This made it very hard to care about anything that happened. Overall it seems like a break in the storyline for Kerra that was completely unnecessary.
The story jumped around so much without any semblance of an overall plot. This made it very hard to care about anything that happened. Overall it seems like a break in the storyline for Kerra that was completely unnecessary.
monroev1225's review against another edition
4.0
All I can say is that I desperately want more on Kerra Holt. The story was fun and creative. I loved the dialogue between Kerra and Rusher. This book screams of more to come. I hope the author finds so time to continue this character.
verkisto's review against another edition
3.0
Knight Errant keeps us in the Old Republic still, though things have developed further than they did in the The Old Republic series. Now, we have a Jedi Knight named Kerra Holt who is a sort of Jedi renegade who works on her own to bring down the Sith. While the novel isn't a collection of three different stories, there are three distinct portions of the book, each dedicated to a different battle that Kerra is fighting. All of them tie together, so the book doesn't feel disjointed, and the ideas that Miller uses in each story are pretty effective.
In the first part of the novel, two Sith -- also brothers -- see themselves as the gods of creation and destruction. In the second part, two other Sith -- also siblings -- use their potent powers of mind control to keep an entire planet under their rule. In the third part, Miller introduces us to a Sith who appears to be kind-hearted. Each part of the novel is an interesting look at the Sith in different ways, and I really enjoyed the ideas behind this book. In addition, the way Miller pulls the three stories together at the end works remarkably well; it doesn't feel forced, and the hints he's dropped along the way reveal themselves to us as we reach the end of the story.
Unfortunately, there's something about Miller's style that doesn't work for me. I noticed it in Lost Tribe of the Sith, and I notice it here in Knight Errant, too. His narrative isn't at all engaging, so long stretches of the story didn't even register with me. I feel like I got the broad strokes of what it was he was trying to convey, but that was about it. Details, character names, and sometimes even setting would escape me. As a result, Miller manages to make a book that's mostly action boring. This story feels more cohesive than Lost Tribe of the Sith did (for good reason, too; it covers a much smaller span of time), but there was still something off about his writing style.
Overall, I liked the ideas in this novel more than I did the writing itself. The story here kept me intrigued, even if it wasn't always engaging, and as I neared the end of the book, I was reading it to see how Miller would pull it all together, instead of just finishing it to finish it. I'm not sure if I would include this book in a "Must Read" list of Extended Universe novels, but it would definitely fall into a tertiary (or even secondary) list.
In the first part of the novel, two Sith -- also brothers -- see themselves as the gods of creation and destruction. In the second part, two other Sith -- also siblings -- use their potent powers of mind control to keep an entire planet under their rule. In the third part, Miller introduces us to a Sith who appears to be kind-hearted. Each part of the novel is an interesting look at the Sith in different ways, and I really enjoyed the ideas behind this book. In addition, the way Miller pulls the three stories together at the end works remarkably well; it doesn't feel forced, and the hints he's dropped along the way reveal themselves to us as we reach the end of the story.
Unfortunately, there's something about Miller's style that doesn't work for me. I noticed it in Lost Tribe of the Sith, and I notice it here in Knight Errant, too. His narrative isn't at all engaging, so long stretches of the story didn't even register with me. I feel like I got the broad strokes of what it was he was trying to convey, but that was about it. Details, character names, and sometimes even setting would escape me. As a result, Miller manages to make a book that's mostly action boring. This story feels more cohesive than Lost Tribe of the Sith did (for good reason, too; it covers a much smaller span of time), but there was still something off about his writing style.
Overall, I liked the ideas in this novel more than I did the writing itself. The story here kept me intrigued, even if it wasn't always engaging, and as I neared the end of the book, I was reading it to see how Miller would pull it all together, instead of just finishing it to finish it. I'm not sure if I would include this book in a "Must Read" list of Extended Universe novels, but it would definitely fall into a tertiary (or even secondary) list.