A review by smiorganbaldhead
Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn

4.0

This book was mostly very enjoyable. I liked the exploration of the nature of the dark side, and Bane’s conflict with his rivals is compelling. One element I didn’t like is an event later in the book when Bane is in serious danger and survives by an act that made me stop sympathizing with him as an antihero and instead think of him as a monster. I suppose the author intended something along these lines, but it made me less inclined to root for Bane. I also found some of the feats completely untrained force-sensitive individuals were able to achieve (especially in the epilogue) to be inconsistent with the original films’ portrayal of the force. Nonetheless, overall a very enjoyable story.