A review by graff_fuller
Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
You know...I enjoyed the story...as I read it, but it really didn't pull me in.
It's got a lot going against it. The only thing that we know...that ties it to Star Wars are the Jedi and the Sith, oh...and lightsabers.
The rest is nebulous (honestly). It was well written, as much that the author does, but I guess I wanted more Sith inspired history spread in and out of the plot. There was a LITTLE, but not nearly enough IMO.
I also thought that it would be slightly darker (in tone). There were dark moments, but I think if he'd punched that aspect of the storyline...a bit, it would've been better.
AND, I do believe that more world building should've been done (in the way that it connects this to the earliest Jedi/Sith confrontations. Like the big named Jedi and Sith stories sprinkled in. I don't know. I just wanted to revel in the earlyness of the story, but it was meh.
I'm moving forward in this time period, having already read the Darth Bane trilogy (Path of Destruction, then Rule of Two, then Dynasty of Evil), Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void, then this story. Next one is Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories, then Red Harvest, then reading the four book Old Republic series (Revan, Decieved, Fatal Alliance and Annihilation). I will then be done with the Old Galactic era.
It's got a lot going against it. The only thing that we know...that ties it to Star Wars are the Jedi and the Sith, oh...and lightsabers.
The rest is nebulous (honestly). It was well written, as much that the author does, but I guess I wanted more Sith inspired history spread in and out of the plot. There was a LITTLE, but not nearly enough IMO.
I also thought that it would be slightly darker (in tone). There were dark moments, but I think if he'd punched that aspect of the storyline...a bit, it would've been better.
AND, I do believe that more world building should've been done (in the way that it connects this to the earliest Jedi/Sith confrontations. Like the big named Jedi and Sith stories sprinkled in. I don't know. I just wanted to revel in the earlyness of the story, but it was meh.
I'm moving forward in this time period, having already read the Darth Bane trilogy (Path of Destruction, then Rule of Two, then Dynasty of Evil), Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void, then this story. Next one is Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories, then Red Harvest, then reading the four book Old Republic series (Revan, Decieved, Fatal Alliance and Annihilation). I will then be done with the Old Galactic era.