BioWare writer Drew Karpyshyn has been working on aThe Old Republicnovel — the third one in a Del Rey published series ofTORnovels — and now its title has been reveald:Revan.
Revanwill focus onKnights of the Old Republic‘s protagonist and will finally disclose what happens to Revan after the events ofKOTOR. Karpyshyn says that whileKOTORhad a lot of player choice for Revan’s story, the book will follow the canon where Revan is male and ends up choosing the Light Side ending. The entire story will start afterKOTORand continue throughout and beyondKOTOR II.
Some of the companions of theKOTORgames will also feature in the novel, although Karpyshyn only wanted to mention Canderous, T3-M4, the Exile and Bastila Shan.Revanshould also provide readers with a better understanding of theOld Republic-era Sith Empire and the Sith Emperor, which is very different from the ones in the movies or even the lore of theGreat Hyperspace Warcomics. As such it provides some background for the universe ofTOR— even thoughRevanis set about 300 years before the otherTORnovels.
Finally, even though Karpyshyn also wrote theDarth Banebooks,Revanshould be seen as a separate entity — not in the least because their events are 3000 years apart. Look for the newStar Warsnovel “later this year” and probably beforeTORlaunches one day. While you wait,don’tclickthis linkunless you have an hour to spend.
