Star Wars: Maul

Lockdown

By: Joe Schreiber

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Set before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, this new novel is a thrilling follow-up to Star Wars: Darth Plagueis.

It's kill or be killed in the space penitentiary that houses the galaxy’s worst criminals, where convicts face off in gladiatorial combat while an underworld gambling empire reaps the profits of the illicit blood sport. But the newest contender in this savage arena, as demonic to behold as he is deadly to challenge, is fighting for more than just survival. His do-or-die mission, for the dark masters he serves, is to capture the ultimate weapon: an object that will enable the Sith to conquer the galaxy.

Sith lords Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious are determined to possess the prize. And one of the power-hungry duo has his own treacherous plans for it. But first, their fearsome apprentice must take on a bloodthirsty prison warden, a cannibal gang, cutthroat crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and an unspeakable alien horror. No one else could brave such a gauntlet of death and live. But no one else is the dreaded dark-side disciple known as Darth Maul.

Praise for Lockdown

“Schreiber . . . was a great choice for this novel, imbuing the story with a dark, foreboding tone while never quite stepping into the horror territories that Death Troopers and Red Harvest took us.”—Jedi News

“Fans of the dark side should rejoice. Lockdown delivers a can’t-put-this-down tale of scum and villainy.”—Club Jade

“[Lockdown is] an action-packed ride that spins one entertaining chapter after another. The multiple layers of story keeps readers guessing what will happen next and just who will live and who will die. . . . It certainly adds to the character of Darth Maul while matching [Darth] Plagueis’s complexity with sheer fun. . . . Five out of five metal bikinis.”—Roqoo Depot

“Somehow, Schreiber is able to skate the line between hard-hitting prison story and the adventure and excitement I love from Star Wars in a way that doesn’t betray either genre. It’s really quite masterful.”—Big Shiny Robot

“Lockdown is an exciting, engaging read. . . . It actually lines up beautifully for a sequel, which I, for one, would love to read.”—Coffee with Kenobi

“The novel makes The Clone Wars better. It also illuminates The Phantom Menace. I think it’s the hallmark of the best tie-in fiction to resonate throughout other parts of the expanded universe in that way.”—Knights’ Archive

“By the fiftieth page, I was hooked. . . . Lockdown is a wonderful ‘antihero’ novel, where it’s just fine to root for the villain, because there are even worse things out there. This book was so fun and entertaining. I’ll have to keep an eye out for more Star Wars books from Schreiber.”—Seattle Geekly

©2014 Joe Schreiber (P)2014 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“[Lockdown is] an action-packed ride that spins one entertaining chapter after another. The multiple layers of story keeps readers guessing what will happen next and just who will live and who will die. . . . It certainly adds to the character of Darth Maul while matching [Darth] Plagueis’s complexity with sheer fun. . . . Five out of five metal bikinis.” (Roqoo Depot)

“Schreiber . . . was a great choice for this novel, imbuing the story with a dark, foreboding tone while never quite stepping into the horror territories that Death Troopers and Red Harvest took us.” (Jedi News)

“Lockdown is an exciting, engaging read. . . . It actually lines up beautifully for a sequel, which I, for one, would love to read.” (Coffee with Kenobi)

Just... wow!

Now this what a Star Wars book should be. Narration, is perfect and completely captures the feeling of Maul's cunning and brutality. The story is new and refreshing, and would be a great listen to for anyone!

Great Book

Solid Storyline and characters. Darth Maul shows his attributes well in this book centered around him.

evil rampant

I absolutely love hearing a back story to Mauls pre Sidious. I wish they would do this with Yoda.

Interesting book about an interesting character

Good book, the author did a good job of showing how Maul is tough, smart, and gritty. It was a different type of Star Wars story and kept me interested throughout, good sound effects too!

NSFW glory of a star wars novel

well done this book was. many good hours I had. very intense it was at times.

greay

really good very accurate to lore. its a good book half of this review is filler btw.

Star Wars Meets Gladiator

If you love Maul and gladiatorial competitions you will love this novel. We get to follow Maul as he works undercover as Jagganath an inmate in Cog Hive Seven a massive space station prison that hosts a gladiatorial death match gambling operation in search of the extremely reclusive weapons manufacturer and dealer named Iram Radique.

Maul-tastic

Good story in cannon with main storyline. Nice back story of Mauls trials before revealing himself to the Jedi.

Very Fun

I'm wishing there was more to keep reading! Jonathan Davis is once again an amazing narrator for another great Star Wars book! Well done Joe Schreinber!

This book is great

i loved it I was hooked, I couldn't quit listening. Everyday I would listen a little bit in my car and I couldn't wait for more.