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  • By: Joe Schreiber
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
  • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (175 ratings)

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Star Wars: Maul

By: Joe Schreiber
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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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)

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On the unique side of Star Wars stories

Maul: Lockdown plays like a B-Grade midnight movie that once you start there is something about it you want to see how it all wraps up. Now in saying this a B-grade is not a slight on the book, it is just how it feels. I own the Hardcover and am a MASSIVE Maul fan so I decided to grab the audio version, (as Star Wars audiobooks with full on SFX and John Williams scores are great to go to sleep to, for me). It really is the superior way to with Maul; and is how I would recommend hearing the tale of Maul going undercover in a prison that doubles as a gladiator fight cage under orders from Darth Sidious to find out about Nukes... yes, nukes in Star Wars! Maul also cannot be seen to be a using to Force, as the fight are played out live on the HoloNet, or to give away his affiliation with the Sith.

Jonathan Davis is a fantastic narrator, absolutely amazing. He and Marc Thompson both. And here Davis really brings alive the brooding, somber atmosphere in Maul. Schreiber does a good job at keeping the story going, although one sub-plot felt like it wasn't needed and the horror element implemented feels more forced (puns) than an organic component.
While not in my favorite Star Wars stories, it is indeed one of the most unique and is worth a listen to if you aare at least a Maul or Prequel Era fan.

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eh

A simple story with some decent action and a small amount of intrigue, I enjoyed this book until maybe halfway, after that everything falls apart, the story makes no sense, the intrigue has a borning reveal and overall is just unsatisfying

narrator was top notch though and the star wars universe is a nice one to read about.

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Maul

Great continuation of the Maul timeline, under promised and over delivered. The narration was magnificent.

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heading

the holotape chapters were ear rape
but gud story kept me going the background sounds were litt

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Narrator is awesome

Take a shot everytime it says "Maul said nothing"
Love when Jonathan narrates Star wars.

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So dark, so much fun

I had no idea what to expect when I got this book, I loved Plagueis and was expecting something similar, but quickly realised this was a very different book. It was so dark and gruesome from the first chapter; almost as if it were written by Maul himself. Once I started though I could not put it down. Such a captivating story that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Great characters and voice acting, great pace, and super fun. I enjoyed this more than I expected. Warning though, very violent and gruesome, lots of death- if you’re not into that then maybe not the book for you. Personally loved it

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Interesting Concept

It's an interesting premise with some fun intrugue in the beginning, but really falls off by halfway, obvious plot holes and oblivious characters will leave you scratching your head wondering if Maul is really just openly talking about how he's secretly here to buy nukes while aware he's being televised to the galaxy.

Voice acting is good.

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Star Wars horror at its finest

Joe Schrieber is a master of his craft. Lockdown isn't as riveting as Red Harvest but illustrates Mauls caged humanity & ferocity perfectly. If you're a Darth Maul fan & want to experience a more nuanced approach to the character, this audiobook is for you!

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exceptional story

starwars aside, the story was good production good music and sound fx 👌 . the book in itself was mote immersive than the movies, loved it!

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Maul

First audio book for me and I really enjoyed it. The story kept me interested and the narration was great.

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