Star Wars: Deceived

I read Deceived immediately after I finished Revan.  While they are both part of the same series (the Old Republic) they take place 300 years apart and are very different reads.  Revan's goal was to fill in all the plot holes left open by the gaps between the various games while Deceived's goal was very different.  One of the first promotions for The Old Republic was (a very pretty) cinematic trailer called "Deceived".  This can be watched here for those who are interested.  Deceived was designed to attract people who's interest was piqued by that trailer.  It is essentially the back story and the aftermath of the events depicted in that trailer.

If that seems like a strange basis for a book, it is.  There were parts of the book where the author clearly was watching the trailer and simply writing down what it showed.  However, this somewhat strangeness was made up for with Kemp's no holds barred action scenes.  The book takes a little while to ramp all the way up but once it reaches its top speed it hangs out there for a good while.

Like many of Kemp's books, this is short.  Not because anything is missing simply because Kemp's writing style is such that he just slams everything into the reader and is done.  This is not a complaint, just a comment on style.  There are a couple of extremely memorable scenes though and the book is definitely a fun read.

Overall, I would give this book an 80%.