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The second novel set in the Old Republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars®: The Old Republic™ ramps up the action and brings readers face-to-face for the first time with a Sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the Order’s Dark Lords—Darth Malgus, the mysterious, masked Sith of the wildly popular “Deceived” and “Hope” game trailers.
Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinous—something Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.
Her name is Aryn Leneer—and the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she’s going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book.
Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinous—something Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.
Her name is Aryn Leneer—and the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she’s going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book.
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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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good fun but waay too short for the price.,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived (Hardcover)
Deceived is strikingly similar to the Darth Bane books in tone and feel. Kemp has a more complex prose style but they kinda felt similar. Simple. Which can be a very good thing in EU writing. The story was breezy and fun. There was an adequate balance of action and character development. Malgus for all intents and purposes is Bane. He has the same sensibilities as Bane. He resents his fellow Sith the same as Bane did and he is a hulking bald monster just like Bane. The difference is Malgus has a dangerous streak of sentimentality. This makes him slightly interesting. Darth Malgus in love was interesting cause I think it answered the question, what would have happened if Padme had lived?I think I like Kemp as an EU writer so far. This was far more fun than Crosscurrent which was a competent novel if not a bit dark and dry. This was a better entry. It even felt better than some of the post NJO novels. One problem though. There was a repetition of thoughts at times. Aryn, the Jedi empath, going over and over her vow of revenge. For such a short book I found it lazy to read the same insights and obsessional thoughts more than a few times. For a book that has to give up so much game exposition, it's digestible stuff. It's far more subtle than Sean Williams. But it was just too short to charge full hardcover price. What ever happened to charging what TCW movie novelization cost? That was just over $20 and I paid for it without gritting my teeth. I'd also like to say that it isn't out of order for tie-ins to run just over 200 pages. They just never come out in hardcover.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting characters, but plot and writing are dull,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived (Hardcover)
This was a slog to get through, as interested as I am about the battle of Coruscant. Darth Malgus was by far the most interesting and nuanced character and even the glimpses of Eleena's character were really well done. The start is strong until you realize that it's no joke that the pilot's name is "Z-man". Then you have an empathetic jedi who freaks out and goes on a roaring rampage of revenge with very little labouring over the idea of revenge until the very end. There's really not too much plot going on either, other than Malgus' personal journey. A good deal of the actual writing is simplistic and boring; I really wasn't engaged or pulled in except at the very start. The beginning has great action and it's unclear who you should be rooting for, but soon after everyone's motivations become obvious and predictable.Overall, I doubt I'd read this book again (and I'm a big re-reader) or really recommend it unless you're looking for background for the Old Republic. Or just skip to all the sections with Malgus. I say this even as someone who is not a fan of Sith Lords in general. I have to disagree with the other reviewers and recommend Sean William's Fatal Alliance or John Jackson Miller's Knight Errant if you're looking for a good story in the Old Republic time period.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Un must Read,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived (Hardcover)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived est le second roman d'une série lié au jeux The Old Republic prévu pour la fin de l'année. Tout comme son prédécesseur Fatal Alliance, ce livre est un stand-alone, écrit par un auteur différent. Aucune connaissance préalable est nécessaire afin d'apprécier l'histoire et surtout que Paul S. Kemp est un auteur extraordinaire qui a un talent fou pour développer ses personnages et, à mon avis, possède une prose une coche au-dessus de la majorité des auteurs de SW.L'histoire se déroule 3,500 ans avant les films, c'est l'ancienne République, une époque où les Jedi et les Sith sont nombreux (la règle de deux n'existe pas encore). Ils ont un empire qui s'impose de plus en plus dans la galaxie. Les premières pages sont phénoménales! Darth Malgus, un seigneur Sith, prend d'assaut le Temple Jedi sur Coruscant (comme dans le trailer). Malgus désire étendre cette victoire à toute la planète mais l'empire Sith (et ses politiciens) ont d'autres plans en tête. Malgus représente le Sith parfait, mais, il a une faiblesse qui le rongera tout le long du livre. Les deux autres personnages principaux sont un Jedi qui était l'apprenti du maître qui se fait tuer par Malgus dans le trailer et qui désire... vengeance. Il y a également un sympathique Smuggler qui croisera le chemin du Jedi et pour qui on ne peut qu'avoir de la sympathie. Je ne désire pas gâcher l'histoire, donc je vous dirai simplement qu'il s'agit d'une addition fantastique à l'univers de Star Wars et que vous ne serez pas déçu. Les personnages et l'histoire sont développés magistralement. Même si l'histoire est quelque peu prévisible, l'exécution de l'auteur est parfaite. Il y a de ces auteurs comme Stephen King, Brian Keene ou Drew Karpyshyn qui sont capables de rendre des sujets banals excitants et c'est le cas de Kemp. Bien meilleur que Star Wars The Old Republic Fatal Alliance à mon avis. Seul bémol, il est un peu trop court! Mais je préfère un excelent livre trop court qu'un livre plate trop long! Un must read 9/10
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