The Old Republic Annihilation

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Review #1

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Drew Karpyshyn returns to the Old Republic era with Annihilation, the fourth novel officially branded as part of that time period (the horror novel Red Harvest falls in this part of the timeline as well, making a total of five Old Republic-set books). Mr. Karpyshyn’s first Old Republic story, Revan, was a real let-down for me: I had higher hopes based on my interest in the title character and the high level of quality of the Darth Bane trilogy. So I’m happy to note a return to form with Annihilation: freed of the weight of connecting the dots of disparate stories that Revan carried, this book crafts a smart and entertaining spy thriller with largely new characters.

One special note is that it is well worth reading the Dark Horse graphic novel The Old Republic Vol. 3: The Lost Suns before diving into Annihilation. The Lost Suns introduces main character Theron Shan along with several of the key people in his life. Most notably it sets up the relationship between Theron and Twi’lek smuggler Teff’ith: without this background their sparring in Annihilation will not be as entertaining. The graphic novel also covers the origin of the Ascendant Spear, a starship of immense power which threatens to turn the tides of the war.

Theron Shan is an intriguing Star Wars protagonist and not the typical archetype many of these books rely on (Noble Jedi, smuggler with a heart of gold, etc.). He’s firmly aligned with good, quite principled, has ties to the Jedi but no Force abilities, and makes his living as a spy. It is refreshing following a character that can’t lean on the Force to aid in every situation: Theron has to read a room when he walks into it and relies solely on his own capabilities to succeed, along with the occasional gadget. There’s a tension to his scenes that Jedi protagonists often lack, since he can’t pull a supernatural rabbit out of his hat to save the day.

Mr. Karpyshyn spends time delving into Theron’s parental situation. His mother is Grand Master Satele Shan of the Jedi Order and she gives him up at birth, rather than give up the Jedi path like Etain in the Republic Commando novels. Theron is unaware of Satele’s relationship to him and equally unaware of whom his father is, a mystery revealed midway through the story. These dialogues are handled well and Theron has a remarkably solid and mature response to his parents deciding to involve themselves in his life at this late stage. An interesting aspect of including this family drama in Annihilation is the unknown of both how it will affect Theron’s ability to perform his extremely risky career on the front lines and also how it will affect his parents’ judgment when they must make decisions that could place Theron’s life in jeopardy. Kudos for some well-written and thought-out relationships.

As far as antagonists go, the book eschews throwing too many Darths into the mix and focuses on one particularly wicked Falleen, Darth Karrid. She is carrying on the work of her Master, who left her with the Ascendant Spear, a sort of bio-mechanical Star Destroyer. The Star Wars Expanded Universe is rife with superweapons: this one is memorable for its ability to directly interface with a user of the Force to feed battle information and take actions directed by its commander in a fraction of the time a conventional organic crew would. Karrid has no links as a character to Theron in particular but she does to the Jedi Master who is part of the mission. Gnost-Dural was once her Master and has some vague hope for her redemption. I enjoyed the portrayal of Gnost-Dural as a very pragmatic Jedi: his decisions were firmly rooted in logic and did not show much hint of mysticism and visions. He seemed a part of the living Force.

My instinct is that with Disney’s acquisition of Star Wars and the apparently below-expectations performance of The Old Republic videogame, this is the last novel set in this era we will receive. If so, it’s a pity that the stories couldn’t have bridged more of the major gaps in the storyline. I finished this book well content with what it had to offer in its own boundaries, but I departed with major holes in my understanding of the overall era, ones that neither the books or comics appear likely to fill. That aside, Mr. Karpyshyn delivers a fine tale in Annihilation, especially when paired with the preceding graphic novel for a more complete picture.

Review #2

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This is another Star Wars novel inspired by the various Old Republic video games. When the novels set in this era began to be released they made for quite a change from the multitude of those that had primarily been set around the six films or during several decades that subsequently follow the events of ‘Return of the Jedi’. They have now become more numerous and, unfortunately, as a result become a bit samey.

‘Annihilation’ is not the most original of Star Wars plots. The Sith Empire have a super ship/weapon of mass destruction that could turn the tide of the war and, therefore, the Jedi and various Republic agents are devising a way to destroy it against all odds. During these events the various Sith Lords are continuously vying for power in efforts to ascend through their ranks. It’s all been seen before, but the novel does do this type of thing quite well.

Annihilation’ doesn’t feel like a very suitable title. There isn’t really any ‘annihilation’ involved and at this particular time in the war against the Sith Empire the Republic seems to somewhat have the upper hand. It certainly is less under a threat of annihilation than it appears in many other Star Wars novels throughout the various eras.

Some of the characters are already established from other media other than the various novels. This tends to mean their characterisation within this book isn’t as strong as it could be. Knowledge of various comics does, no doubt, enhance the story but it is not essential.

The main protagonist, Theron Shan, is descended from a prominent line of Jedi but has no aptitude for the force. His heritage is, perhaps, more interesting than he is himself. There is some effort in the book to indicate that he is a bit of wild card but it doesn’t quite come across. If anything he seems a bit subdued at times. He is a pretty capable character though and without the force he copes more than adequately with fighting the Sith.

Gnost-Dural is in many ways little more than a typical Jedi Master. His characterisation seems to just depend upon him being a Kel-Dor. This leads him to be very like Plo Koon.

Teff’ith is a good character but it often feels that she doesn’t really need to be in the novel and that she has just been included for the sake of it.

There are really only two Sith Lords of any note in the story and Darth Gravus does no more than fulfil the role of the ‘idiot’ Sith. Many Old Republic novels seem to possess these Sith Lords who, despite their power and intelligence, serve as cannon fodder for the purpose of the story. Darth Karrid is potentially more interesting but is little more than an internal ship component. Certainly within the confines of this novel there is little to suggest exactly how or why she fell to the dark side other than her obsession with being in a symbiotic relationship with her ship.

Minister Davidge is one of the more interesting characters. Even though he is of some importance in the Sith Empire he is not obviously or overtly evil. Instead he is an administrator, just trying to get his job done but happens to work for Sith Lords.

The Darth Bane novels by the same author possess much better characterisation and a more intense exploration of the dark side.

Review #3

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I read this book after the first few old republic books and games and it fits in well with the back stories from the years before episode 1 I’m a fan of the series and I’m glad in this book the don’t directly follow a jedi or someone eventually becoming its more a separate entity working outside of the order so a new view of the universe and lots of plot twists make it an interesting read so I gave it full marks

Review #4

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Fans of the game and other Star Wars paperbacks will enjoy this. It sits comfortably alongside the X-Wing series as entertaining easy reading. The characterisations are solid (if a tad formulaic), and the action sequences are slick and well written (even if in some of them, you can almost imagine it being played out in-game, with the special attacks and all!).

Review #5

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Drew Karpyshyn once again writes an amazing Star Wars book. If you’re a fan of Karpyshyn’s previous Star Wars work you will like this book. It’s definitely the strongest novel in the 4 Old Republic novels, with the best story.
As far as needing to read any prior material, you don’t need to read the previous TOR books as none of them connect. Though you may want to read The Old Republic The Lost Suns graphic novel as that is where these characters are introduced. It’s in no way necessary as Karpyshyn makes sure the reader knows that went down in the graphic novel.
As far as story I was skeptical going in to this book, characters that no one knows with a villain that no one knows but I was proven wrong. The characters are alive and have emotions which can be rare sometimes. You never miss the Jedi or Sith as far as being central figures in the story and you’ll enjoy the pacing of the story.
If you like Star Wars you’ll like this book. If you like TOR era in particualr you’ll like this book. If you like good singular Star Wars novels that don’t connect with 30 other books you’ll like this.

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