It seems incredibly difficult to find sources on either of these two questions; "Was Napoleon a 'son of the Revolution'" and "What was the nature of the Napoleonic Regime".
So really, I'm looking for historians or sources to flesh out a couple ideas.
Nature of the regime:
dictatorship
police / censor state
'military fraternity' to undermine the pentarchy of Europe
state builder, particularly in Germany and Spain's national identities
failed empire based on coercion and pacification
Son of the revolution:
Corsica upbringing, influences of Paoli
military education and career
man of enlightenment
'son' of his own propaganda machine
'son' of hindsight and romanticism
The problem with Napoleon is that he is still a polarizing individual. I would actually recommend looking at this video with Historians Adam Zamoyski and Andrew Roberts. The debate here is whether Napoleon should be called "The Great" and thus the arguments that you mention are central to both sides. I would recommend Andrew Roberts and I have some issues with Zamoyski but he is still acceptable. From those two, you could certainly mine primary sources.
Aside from them, I can recommend David Chandler for the military aspect of Napoleon.