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A review by josiah17
Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn
dark
fast-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? Yes
2.5
5/21/24: Finished the trilogy and I'm bumping this down to 2.5. Not good.
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Despite this being extremely cliché and predictable—too much so for the backstory of a Sith like Darth Bane—it was more enjoyable than I expected. Karpyshyn writes the dark side of the force fairly well. And his prose is very readable which made this book fly by.
However, although I managed to enjoy it, so many of the side characters do not feel fleshed out enough and they make some really rash and stupid decisions. Githany probably had the most depth, but even then she was reduced to a sexy Sith who was seemingly quite deceptive and intelligent early on, but somehow isn't smart enough to escape a clear trap later? Maybe it's something about Karpyshyn's perspective writing outside of Bane that makes ever one else feel dumb and superficial in comparison.
Simply really wish this was better written because Darth Bane is a character and backstory that I was legitimately interested to read about. Oh well. I'll still finish the series because like I said, I did manage to enjoy it to an extent and I already own the other two books.
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Despite this being extremely cliché and predictable—too much so for the backstory of a Sith like Darth Bane—it was more enjoyable than I expected. Karpyshyn writes the dark side of the force fairly well. And his prose is very readable which made this book fly by.
However, although I managed to enjoy it, so many of the side characters do not feel fleshed out enough and they make some really rash and stupid decisions. Githany probably had the most depth, but even then she was reduced to a sexy Sith who was seemingly quite deceptive and intelligent early on, but somehow isn't smart enough to escape a clear trap later? Maybe it's something about Karpyshyn's perspective writing outside of Bane that makes ever one else feel dumb and superficial in comparison.
Simply really wish this was better written because Darth Bane is a character and backstory that I was legitimately interested to read about. Oh well. I'll still finish the series because like I said, I did manage to enjoy it to an extent and I already own the other two books.