SpenceEdit said:

Well, in Star Wars' case they do. This book will now become canon. So the events they say happened in KOTOR will also be canon. I mean, I guess you can ignore canon, but that's like saying "I don't like that Vader is Luke's father I'll pretend that didn't happen."

I personally ignore the idea that the books are canon. When the Thrawn trilogy first came out I read them and remember being impressed but didn't put them on the same level as movies. I enjoyed Tales from the Mos Eisely Cantina, but never took it as gospel. I've never thought it difficult to take the books with a grain of Tatooinian sand even if I enjoyed them. I mean, I don't take 3 "Star Wars" movies as canon! I suspect that if anyone has the ability to ruin a depiction of Star Wars it is Karpyshyn. And again, I know nothing about this Revan guy but it sounds as if his story might be well-suited for the "choose your own adventure" format. I loved those books.