David's Review of Star Wars: Knight Errant

4/5 Rancors - Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller is an original adventure featuring an inexperienced Jedi Kerra Holt, the star of the Knight Errant comic series by Dark Horse. The action takes place in ancient times, approximately 1,000 years before A New Hope and Luke Skywalker and a generation before Darth Bane. The Republic is going through critical times, and the Sith are numerous and powerful. The Sith also seem to spend most of their time maneuvering against each other or going to war when they think there is anything to be gained. Kerra Holt has mounted a one Jedi campaign to create chaos among the Dark Lords whenever she can.

All of this makes for interesting reading, although it can be a little hard to follow at times. It can be disconcerting to read a Star Wars book and not know a single character. However, we get to meet Lords Daiman and Odion, two crazy Sith brothers with separate empires, plus a number of other individuals who we have not met before. The Sith Lords are all actually part of an interrelated network of Sith leaders who may be related but still hate each other. The Machiavellian intrigues are incredible, and basically morals do not exist.

Jedi Holt is prepared to go against such Sith and do as much damage as she can. She does manage to find some help along the way from a mysterious Sith spy and a resourceful mercenary general. She faces numerous perils along the way and manages to find ways to deal with most of them.

Mr. Miller has written an interesting book with a look at a very different part of the Star Wars saga. Give Knight Errant a try.