In the awesome trailer created for the new online video game, Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM) from BioWare and LucasArts, a mysterious Sith Lord infiltrates the Jedi Temple, takes on a Jedi Master, prevails...and the Temple is destroyed, thus setting the stage for the famous Treaty of Coruscant. Our book tells the tale of this Sith Lord: his background, his progression up through the Sith Lord hierarchy, to the events that end with the destruction of Coruscant, capital of the Old Republic. Star Wars: The Old Republic will be a story-driven, massive multiplayer, online PC game.
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"The action scenes are clear, exciting and really easy to follow. Lots of Star Wars type explosions and action here! An enjoyable Star Wars novel." --Emotionally 14
"Paul S Kemp [is] quickly becoming the go to guy for Old Republic era Jedi and Sith battles with his fluid, well-described fight scenes and compelling characterisation." --Blogomatic3000
"Deceived should certainly keep Star Wars fans entertained, it's a little shorter than I would have liked but that's just a testament to the quality of writing and the attachment I felt to the characters." --Game-Pad
"Try this saga of a Sith war-fancier who tears down the Jedi Temple before he's even had breakfast." --Total Film
"Paul S Kemp [is] quickly becoming the go to guy for Old Republic era Jedi and Sith battles with his fluid, well-described fight scenes and compelling characterisation." --Blogomatic3000
"Deceived should certainly keep Star Wars fans entertained, it's a little shorter than I would have liked but that's just a testament to the quality of writing and the attachment I felt to the characters." --Game-Pad
"Try this saga of a Sith war-fancier who tears down the Jedi Temple before he's even had breakfast." --Total Film
About the Author
Paul S. Kemp is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Star Wars: Crosscurrent, as well as nine Forgotten Realms fantasy novels and many short stories. When he's not writing, he practices corporate law in Michigan, which has inspired him to write some really believable villains. He digs cigars, single malt scotch, and ales, and tries to hum the theme song to Shaft at least once per day. Paul Kemp lives and works in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, with his wife, twin sons, and a couple of cats
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Rollo Tomasi
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you have read Paul Kemps previous Star Wars novel Crosscurrent like me then you will be pleased to hear he has done it again and created an action packed novel with strong well written characters. At its heart lies Darth Malgus who is shown to be anything but your typical Sith Lord, what with his code of honour and his love for his 'servant'. He makes a refreshing change from the usual Sith Lords featured in these novels.The other two main characters in book are likable, although the ex soldier forced to turn to crime to pay for his sick daughter's treatment is a bit of a cliche.
What lets the novel down is its length, coming in at only 255 pages compared to usual of at 300. The rest of the book is just padded with filler designed to get you to buy the Fate of the Jedi novels.
Overall it is a good read but over too soon.
What lets the novel down is its length, coming in at only 255 pages compared to usual of at 300. The rest of the book is just padded with filler designed to get you to buy the Fate of the Jedi novels.
Overall it is a good read but over too soon.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Cylon Says
Format:Kindle Edition
This is definitely a case of "don't judge a book by it's cover" and for all the wrong reasons which is a shame, because the cover looks awesome. The cover character, Darth Malgus is far from the major bad-ass he appears to be and serves underneath another Darth and an emperor. After an auspicious, action-filled start, he meekly submits to being relegated to the sidelines, taking any scale of grandeur the plot has with him.
The whole thing is a bit of a conundrum: what there is of it rattles along at a decent pace, has some decently inventive moments, but nothing major seems to be going on. The plot shifts between the perspectives of 4 characters: Malgus, a Jedi, a smuggler and an assassin (note that I'd have to look back on the names, they're that memorable. The characters are thinly-realised with a very generic Jedi. There's nothing detestable about them: there's not enough characterisation to make you care. The smuggler is the only one given any form of background but they all seem to be minor players carrying out their minor lives against an epic backdrop.
It's such a jobbing effort, it's like the skeleton of a project that even the author didn't care about it. There's no description to flesh it out beyond a rough draft.
It just feels like it's an opportunity missed: perhaps the subsequent books will up the ante; perhaps it makes sense if taken in the context of the game of the same name, but it has to stand on its own merits and it's too underdeveloped to do so. When you're getting charged for a full book and only getting 317 pages you should get a complete story but this feels like Act 1 and an undercooked one at that.
Two minor details to add:
1. There are too many characters with names beginning with "A".... Read more ›
The whole thing is a bit of a conundrum: what there is of it rattles along at a decent pace, has some decently inventive moments, but nothing major seems to be going on. The plot shifts between the perspectives of 4 characters: Malgus, a Jedi, a smuggler and an assassin (note that I'd have to look back on the names, they're that memorable. The characters are thinly-realised with a very generic Jedi. There's nothing detestable about them: there's not enough characterisation to make you care. The smuggler is the only one given any form of background but they all seem to be minor players carrying out their minor lives against an epic backdrop.
It's such a jobbing effort, it's like the skeleton of a project that even the author didn't care about it. There's no description to flesh it out beyond a rough draft.
It just feels like it's an opportunity missed: perhaps the subsequent books will up the ante; perhaps it makes sense if taken in the context of the game of the same name, but it has to stand on its own merits and it's too underdeveloped to do so. When you're getting charged for a full book and only getting 317 pages you should get a complete story but this feels like Act 1 and an undercooked one at that.
Two minor details to add:
1. There are too many characters with names beginning with "A".... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Jay
Format:Hardcover
This book is, for lack of a better word, FANTASTIC. For those that have read other star wars books this is just as good as them but different in a way that makes people understand the characters better and their motives. I'd recommend this to anyone who loves star wars.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By CrazyBlade
Format:Hardcover
Two years ago, Bioware released the "Deceived" trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic on an unsuspecting E3 games show, and it blew everyone away. Now, Paul S. Kemp has built on this trailer, telling the tale of 3 days surrounding the Fall of Coruscant and Darth Malgus' attack on the Jedi Temple.
Its a stunning read. Building on the emotional punch of the trailer, fleshing the characters of Malgus and his fellow Sith conquerors and giving a real feel to the Jedi's despair as the Sith Empire executes its plan. It is a perfect opener, ready for the MMO game to be released later this year, moreso than Fatal Alliance was a few months ago.
An excellent read, and I hope Kemp is planning to follow this up. It's left in a perfect place for a sequel, and deserves to be followed up.
Its a stunning read. Building on the emotional punch of the trailer, fleshing the characters of Malgus and his fellow Sith conquerors and giving a real feel to the Jedi's despair as the Sith Empire executes its plan. It is a perfect opener, ready for the MMO game to be released later this year, moreso than Fatal Alliance was a few months ago.
An excellent read, and I hope Kemp is planning to follow this up. It's left in a perfect place for a sequel, and deserves to be followed up.
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Since the first xbox ive been a very big fan of the knights of the old republic franchise and a big fan of revan.I bought a brand new pc purely for the old republic mmo and thought i would read a couple of the books based on the game to get a bit of backround on some of the charecters.Darth malgus is one of the main bad guys and iconic figures of the knew game as soon as i picked up this book i couldnt put it down malgus is a very deep and complexed charecter this book is a must read for anyone whos a fan of the game.
By M. Bell
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I do like the Old Republic and this has some great characters. Great read from start to end. You will either love Darts Malgus or hate him.
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Well written but the story gets really slow in the middle and I feel that there are too many sub-stories and it becomes really bitty.
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I was really happy when I saw that Kemp wrote this book about Malgus and the sack of Coruscant. Kemp is very good at making his characters real, with a proper background, with feelings. He makes you understand what's going through their souls, their doubts, their strengths and weaknesses. This book starts with the events portrayed in the "Deceived" SWTOR cinematic video and their direct consequences. Malgus has to deal with enemies, with rivals, but he mainly has to deal with himself, with his own strength and weaknesses. Will he sink more into the dark-side to achieve his goals, or will he hold on to his humanity?
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I was really suprised with how good the book was. The intro of star wars: the old republic (mmorpg) is part of this book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Didier Roels
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Oh dear
MEDIOCRE AT BEST NEVER REALLY GOES ANYWHERE. SOME GOOD BITS NEVER PLAYED THE GAME HOPE IT WAS BETTER THAN THIS
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Great book
Very exciting book that introduces a few new characters to the Star Wars universe. Great value for the kindle edition too
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........Stunning in every way. A excellent book that should keep all readers gripped until the very end of the book.
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Awesome. The fall Of the Jedi Temple and beyond
Still reading this book at the time of writing this. It is an awesome book, Starts with the fall of the Jedi Temple. Read more
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Ok but nothing special.
I got this book with Fatal Alliance and the Revan one after reading the Darth Bane Trilogy (what were good books). Read more
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