Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
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Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the infamous， power-hungry Sith， beholden to the dark side， the time has come to rise again。
“Full of lightsaber battles， the Jedi philosophy， and lots of new life-forms。”—Chicago Sun-Times
After years of waiting in the shadows， Darth Sidious is taking the first step in his master plan to bring the Republic to its knees。 Key to his scheme are the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation。 Then one of his Neimoidian contacts disappears， and Sidious does not need his Force-honed instincts to suspect betrayal。 He orders his apprentice， Darth Maul， to hunt the traitor down。
But he is too late。 The secret has already passed into the hands of information broker Lorn Pavan， which places him right at the top of Darth Maul’s hit list。 Then， in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewers of Coruscant， capital city of the Republic， Lorn crosses paths with Darsha Assant， a Jedi Padawan on a mission to earn her Knighthood。
Now the future of the Republic depends on Darsha and Lorn。 But how can an untried Jedi and an ordinary man， stranger to the powerful ways of the Force， hope to triumph over one of the deadliest killers in the galaxy？
“Full of lightsaber battles， the Jedi philosophy， and lots of new life-forms。”—Chicago Sun-Times
After years of waiting in the shadows， Darth Sidious is taking the first step in his master plan to bring the Republic to its knees。 Key to his scheme are the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation。 Then one of his Neimoidian contacts disappears， and Sidious does not need his Force-honed instincts to suspect betrayal。 He orders his apprentice， Darth Maul， to hunt the traitor down。
But he is too late。 The secret has already passed into the hands of information broker Lorn Pavan， which places him right at the top of Darth Maul’s hit list。 Then， in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewers of Coruscant， capital city of the Republic， Lorn crosses paths with Darsha Assant， a Jedi Padawan on a mission to earn her Knighthood。
Now the future of the Republic depends on Darsha and Lorn。 But how can an untried Jedi and an ordinary man， stranger to the powerful ways of the Force， hope to triumph over one of the deadliest killers in the galaxy？
Reviews
Junn
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De lo poco que he leído de Star Wars， esta es mi historia favorita。 Me gusta mucho el personaje de Darth Maul， y creo que el Episodio I no dice nada de él。 Aquí podemos ver quién es， qué piensa， y lo temible que puede llegar a ser。También tenemos a unos protagonistas tan carismáticos como Lorn Pavan y su droide compañero。
Meg Dowell
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Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter is a Legends gem I wish I hadn't slept on for so long。 This is one of many things I love about the Essential Legends Collection releases; they allow readers who may have missed certain Legends books the opportunity to pick them up now。 Maul's pre-TPM story is dark and fascinating， and it really makes you think about how desperate he is not only to please his master， but also to survive。 The book adds a lot to his character， and the other characters it focuses on are int Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter is a Legends gem I wish I hadn't slept on for so long。 This is one of many things I love about the Essential Legends Collection releases; they allow readers who may have missed certain Legends books the opportunity to pick them up now。 Maul's pre-TPM story is dark and fascinating， and it really makes you think about how desperate he is not only to please his master， but also to survive。 The book adds a lot to his character， and the other characters it focuses on are interesting too。 And the story leads right into TPM， which makes me want to go watch the movie right after -- that's the best kind of Star Wars book！ 。。。more
Eric
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This book was a pleasant surprise！ Although I found myself rooting for Maul's adversaries， I became increasingly invested in his role of the story as well。 The author did a fantastic job depicting Maul as the ultimate villain that equally frustrates and intrigues the reader。 A must-read if you are a fan of the Star Wars prequels。 This book was a pleasant surprise！ Although I found myself rooting for Maul's adversaries， I became increasingly invested in his role of the story as well。 The author did a fantastic job depicting Maul as the ultimate villain that equally frustrates and intrigues the reader。 A must-read if you are a fan of the Star Wars prequels。 。。。more
Shane Henderson
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Fun and exciting story。 Very fast paced， interesting characters help to keep you invested in the story。
Paula Vera
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Siempre disfruto mucho con las historias de Reaves， aunque de un tiempo a esta parte leer traducciones se me haga algo más raro de lo normal leyendo tanto inglés original como traducciones。。。 Y en este caso sin spoiler aviso que hay que ir preparado para la amargura del final。 Pronto reseña en pauladeveraescritora。com
Dee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 While this is one of the older books， Legends continuity， I enjoyed reading a little bit more about Maul， getting into his head and seeing what makes him tick in serving Sidious。 We don't see the rebelliousness， not yet， but the slave-like devotion Maul exhibits to his master， to make sure that his will be done， is almost heartbreaking to read， when you have the common knowledge that Sidious is going to drop him like a hot potato once he's no use to him after Naboo。 His devotion to Sidious is am While this is one of the older books， Legends continuity， I enjoyed reading a little bit more about Maul， getting into his head and seeing what makes him tick in serving Sidious。 We don't see the rebelliousness， not yet， but the slave-like devotion Maul exhibits to his master， to make sure that his will be done， is almost heartbreaking to read， when you have the common knowledge that Sidious is going to drop him like a hot potato once he's no use to him after Naboo。 His devotion to Sidious is amazing， but sad at the same time。 I loved his inner thinking， though， the way his clever little mind worked to get things done。 Yes， he was impatient， but he certainly wasn't stupid。 Darsha Assant was a very interesting Padawan。 She was skilled and calm， but emotional， too。 Something like Anakin would be， about a decade later after the events of this book， but more put together。 She accepted the Force， accepted her role as a Jedi， but also had emotion， too。 A pity that Maul killed her， I really did like her， she was quite clever。I didn't think much of Lorn at first， a bitter， cynical man angry at the world and especially at the Jedi， but once it became clear WHY he was angry， it made more sense。 Losing a child to the Jedi had to be hard。。。even if it was supposed to be an honor。 Word has never been really said about how the parents must feel if their kid is Force-sensitive and the Jedi want them。 Lorn was one of the negative ones， having lost everything after losing his son， poor guy。 It was cute， though， how he warmed up to Darsha。 Again， a shame that Maul got him in the end。 It would've been interesting to see if anything could've come out of that relationship。Loved the cat and mouse game that Maul had with Darsha and Lorn， but UGH。 To transfer the Holocron right back into Palpatine's greedy hands。。。！ I know it needed to happen， for the events of Phantom Menace to happen， but STILL。All in all， I really liked the book。 Maul is one of my favorite villains， so it was fun getting into his head。 I would give this book about 4。5 stars。 。。。more
James Rechs
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It was only ok。
MR S Bellard
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Darth Mail ReviewExcellent book set just before the Phantom Menace would highly recommend for anyone interested in the Star Wars universe。I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more by this author。
Salli
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boring， not enough action for my liking
Sean
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Very interesting to hear the internal monologue of Darth Maul and think back to a time before they had fleshed out his character in meaningful ways。Also pretty cool to see them talk about lightsaber construction & reference using crystals other than kyber。 Shows just how much of the lore/canon of Star Wars was still being crafted/created at the time this book came out。
Indie
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“It was easy and convenient， as well， to demarcate the concept of the force into light and dark… but the reality was that there was only the force。 It was above such petty concepts as positive and negative， black and white， good and evil。”A little bit boring until the end made it more interesting。 Wished we saw more Kenobi - idk why he was in like 1 chapter then disappeared？？？
Frederic Lapointe
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Amazing star wars novel。 Fun to see a bit of depth to darth maul character。 The ending is surprisingly good even though we know what to expect since right after episode 1 takes place。
Jessica Pierce
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*3。5 stars* This was my first Star Wars book and I didn’t really know what to expect especially since it’s Legends。 But I actually really enjoyed this and liked Darsha’s character as well。 I liked how it wasn’t solely about Maul and had depth to other characters。 I did find it confusing at some parts， the description of scenery at some parts was hard for me to grasp even with my extensive knowledge of Star Wars。 I wish there was a little bit more at the end in terms or Maul & Sidious dealing wit *3。5 stars* This was my first Star Wars book and I didn’t really know what to expect especially since it’s Legends。 But I actually really enjoyed this and liked Darsha’s character as well。 I liked how it wasn’t solely about Maul and had depth to other characters。 I did find it confusing at some parts， the description of scenery at some parts was hard for me to grasp even with my extensive knowledge of Star Wars。 I wish there was a little bit more at the end in terms or Maul & Sidious dealing with the result of Mauls mission Overall I enjoyed and I love Darth Maul so it was cool to see what was going on prior to Phantom Menace！ 。。。more
Meggie
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3。5 starsFor 2022， I decided to go back in time and reread all the Prequels Era novels published between 1999 and 2005， plus a smidgen of other novels （like Survivor's Quest and the Dark Nest trilogy） released during that time frame。 This shakes out to 21 novels， four eBook novellas， and at least thirteen short stories。This week’s focus: a novel from 2001 set immediately prior to The Phantom Menace: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves。SOME HISTORY:Michael Reaves wrote or co-wrote nine St 3。5 starsFor 2022， I decided to go back in time and reread all the Prequels Era novels published between 1999 and 2005， plus a smidgen of other novels （like Survivor's Quest and the Dark Nest trilogy） released during that time frame。 This shakes out to 21 novels， four eBook novellas， and at least thirteen short stories。This week’s focus: a novel from 2001 set immediately prior to The Phantom Menace: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves。SOME HISTORY:Michael Reaves wrote or co-wrote nine Star Wars books between 2001 and 2013， but he is perhaps better known as a screenwriter of animated series—he served as the head writer for Batman: The Animated Series， Gargoyles， and Spider-Man Unlimited （to name a few）。 Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter made it to number nine on the New York Times bestseller list for two separate weeks: the week of February 18 and the week of March 4， 2001--and was on the NYT list for four weeks。MY RECOLLECTION OF THE BOOK:I’m fairly certain that I read Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter when it was released， but I didn’t have any memories of it—Maul isn’t one of my favorite characters， he always felt like a menacing cipher to me。A BRIEF SUMMARY:After years of waiting in the shadows， Darth Sidious meets secretly with the Trade Federation to plan the blockade of the planet Naboo。 But one member of the Nemoidian delegation is missing， and Sidious orders his apprentice， Darth Maul， to hunt the traitor down。 The future of the Republic depends on Lorn Pavan， an information broker， and Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant。 But how can an untried Jedi and an ordinary man hope to triumph over one of the deadliest killers in the galaxy？THE CHARACTERS:If you go into Shadow Hunter expecting more information about Maul （his backstory， etc。）， you will be disappointed。 I don’t blame Reaves—I suspect Lucasfilm put an embargo on the history of Maul， Sidious， and the Sith since Lucas hadn’t finished the prequel trilogy yet—so while we learn that Sidious has trained Maul his entire life， we don’t get much more than that。 Maul is still a shadowy figure: he’s unquestionably loyal to Sidious， he will do anything his Master asks， and he believes in the supremacy of the Sith。 We also know that Sidious has been shaping events for decades， that his final game plan is the destruction of the Jedi Order， but a lot of his goals are still nebulous at this point。 Maul isn’t a particularly complex character; he’s very good at what he does， but what he does is evil and violent。 There’s not any conflict within Maul—he merely wants to see this job through to its conclusion， and it ends up being a little more difficult than he first imagined。Maul’s job is to track down a missing Neimoidian， Hath Monchar， and make sure that he hasn’t leaked information about the upcoming blockade of Naboo to anyone。 Of course， there wouldn’t be a story unless some people did uncover that knowledge， so the main trio we follow are Lorn Pavan， an information broker， his protocol droid partner I-5YQ， and Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant。Lorn has a complicated history with the Jedi—as the story progresses， we learn that he worked for the Jedi， that his Force-sensitive child was taken by the Jedi and that they fired him from his position。 He hasn’t seen his son in five years， and he has a lot of grief and anger bottled up inside over the situation。 Lorn’s definitely a scoundrel type， he does some morally questionable things in an effort to make money， but when push comes to shove he also does the right thing。 He thinks about weaseling his way out of this situation multiple times， but in the end he does try to get this information to the Jedi。I like I-Five， but I am predisposed to like droids who have developed their own personality！ I-Five is a hoot。 Lorn views him as an equal business partner， and they don’t have that typical master-servant relationship; he relies heavily on I-Five’s ideas， and while I-Five is also not the most lawful individual （he hacked into the banking system！）， he’s absolutely loyal to Lorn。Darsha was also an interesting character。 She’s around the same age as Obi-Wan Kenobi， and she’s excited to face her Jedi Trial and become an actual Knight。 But she’s also unsure of herself。 A lot of that devolves from her failed mission for her Trial; she second guesses herself， she doesn’t think she’s strong enough or learned enough， and she struggles at times to fully immerse herself in the Force。Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi also appear briefly。 Obi-Wan is assigned to find out what happened to Darsha after she didn’t return from her mission， and spends the book about ten steps behind Darsha and Lorn。 He knows that something bad happened to Darsha and her Master， but he’s never able to uncover what precisely happened because Qui-Gon and he are sent to Naboo。 No one finds out what Darsha and Lorn learned， and it’s sad—they tried to accomplish something immense， and no one will ever know。 Like Outbound Flight， they make a huge sacrifice that goes unacknowledged。PACE: THE BAD AND THE GOOD:Going into Shadow Hunter， I found the beginning a little slow。 There's a lot of setup to wade through: Darsha and Master Bondara and the failed extraction of the Black Sun informant， and well as Lorn and I-Five being double-crossed by a Toydarian， desperately needing money， meeting with Monchar and then stealing huge sums of money AND the all-important holocron。 But once Lorn encounters Maul for the first time and encounters Darsha， the story really took off from there。You know they’re not going to be able to share this information with anyone， because then the events of The Phantom Menace would have never occurred。 So in Shadow Hunter it’s less about “will they get to the Jedi in time？” and more “oh no， how will this go wrong？” Sometimes I don’t enjoy reading something where the conclusion is known from the beginning （it feels pointless， like the characters accomplished nothing）， but the pace was so good and I was so interested in Lorn and Darsha’s stories that I never felt frustrated with their obvious ending。Darsha ultimately sacrifices herself to save Lorn and I-Five; Lorn， in turn， is able to reach someone with this vital information。 But it’s a gut-wrenching moment—he thinks he’s gotten to safety， but you as the reader know that he has turned to the absolute worst person in this situation。 And poor I-Five never makes it to the Jedi Council， but is instead memory wiped and sold by one of Lorn’s underworld acquaintances。THE SETTING:I really liked the setting here—it gave me a film noir feeling， because we spend so much time in the underworld of Coruscant。 This is not the glittering spires we see in The Phantom Menace: there's gangs， there's violence， and I think that's partially how Maul is able to go on a killing spree that no one really notices。 Because it's the underworld， you just expect disastrous events like that to happen。 ISSUES:I did wonder why no one picked up on Maul’s murder spree， especially when Lorn walked into the room where Monchar the Neimoidian was killed， instantly picked up on the fact that he was decapitated with a lightsaber， and realized that they had either a rogue Jedi or a Sith running around。 Maul kills a bunch of Black Sun people， he fights with Master Bondara， yet somehow news of a Sith never trickles out until Maul’s appearance on Tatooine。 It felt a little bit like Maul was behaving too obviously for a book called Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter。Sometimes Maul seemed too easily foiled by Lorn and I-Five and Darsha。 He’s supposedly one of the greatest swordsmen of all time， who’s been training for years—when we first encounter him in the book， he destroys four combat droids in less than a minute—but I suppose that Maul is so rigid in his thinking， so convinced that he’s better than everyone else， that he tends to underestimate those he encounters。 When he duels Darsha towards the end， he doesn’t realize she has a plan until almost the last moment。 I think that more than anything， Shadow Hunter shows that despite Maul’s training， the real world has the ability to flummox him。 People don’t always behave how he expects them to， and that’s his greatest weakness: he thinks he knows everything， but he’s been almost sheltered and hasn’t encountered the ingenuity of others。And perhaps in keeping with the film noir tone， there’s an unrequited romantic element here。 While initially Lorn hated the Jedi， he reaches a point where he finds Darsha very attractive—and the feeling seems to be reciprocal。 Nothing ever comes of it; Darsha sacrifices herself， and then Lorn dies at the end， but I felt like it was an unnecessary addition to the story。 I could see the attraction on Lorn’s end， but not so much why Darsha would be interested as well。 I guess I’m not sure that a two-sided attraction would have occurred， and it felt like one aspect of the story that could have been excised pretty easily。 I think it’s enough for Lorn to spend time with Darsha， realize that some Jedi are good and kind， without adding a doomed romance in there as well。IN CONCLUSION:Shadow Hunter was a fun prequel-era noir story。 Lorn and Darsha's fates are a foregone conclusion， so the interesting bits are how things go wrong， how they outsmart Darth Maul， and how they eventually fail in their mission。 I wasn't crazy about the romantic elements， and the initial pace was a bit too slow， but this was still an enjoyable read despite my initial disinterest in Maul's character。Next up: James Luceno’s prequel novel to The Phantom Menace， Cloak of Deception。My YouTube review: https://youtu。be/upZs6hoohHg 。。。more
Marianne
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3 stars！ Overall， this was an entertaining Star Wars action story。 Reaves does a commendable job with pacing， able to effectively compact so many events into a 332 page novel。 There are several different POVs that the book alternates through and I was never left feeling confused or lost as to who this was or what was happening。 Although， for a book with Darth Maul in the title and his image on the cover I'm hesitant to call this a Darth Maul centric story， which is what I signed up for。 Ultimate 3 stars！ Overall， this was an entertaining Star Wars action story。 Reaves does a commendable job with pacing， able to effectively compact so many events into a 332 page novel。 There are several different POVs that the book alternates through and I was never left feeling confused or lost as to who this was or what was happening。 Although， for a book with Darth Maul in the title and his image on the cover I'm hesitant to call this a Darth Maul centric story， which is what I signed up for。 Ultimately， I felt like we got to know more about the people he was hunting than him。 It was well executed tight knit story and I did like seeing how the events that played out here lead into The Phantom Menace。 However， it is very much a one and done book that I won't ever be revisiting。 I honestly think I prefer my Star Wars stories in either television or graphic novel format。 the action here is well described but I think would be better well suited for a visual format。 。。。more
Denise K。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kommen wir direkt zur Sache:Die Charaktere haben keinerlei Charaktertiefe， es wird eine Romanze zwischen zwei Charakteren in Aussicht gestellt， die absolut fehl am Platz ist und für einen Roman， der den Namen 'Darth Maul' im Titel trägt， kommt Darth Maul erstaunlich wenig darin vor。Abgesehen davon treibt sich Obi-Wan in dem Roman rum， weil es anscheinend nicht ausreichend ist einen der Film-Charaktere dabei zu haben und er darf sich auch seine Gedanken zu den völlig plumpen romantischen Verwirru Kommen wir direkt zur Sache:Die Charaktere haben keinerlei Charaktertiefe， es wird eine Romanze zwischen zwei Charakteren in Aussicht gestellt， die absolut fehl am Platz ist und für einen Roman， der den Namen 'Darth Maul' im Titel trägt， kommt Darth Maul erstaunlich wenig darin vor。Abgesehen davon treibt sich Obi-Wan in dem Roman rum， weil es anscheinend nicht ausreichend ist einen der Film-Charaktere dabei zu haben und er darf sich auch seine Gedanken zu den völlig plumpen romantischen Verwirrungen machen。 Leider ist der Subplot von Obi-Wan nicht der einzige， den der Autor sich irgendwie hätte sparen können。。。 Auch die Kapitel， die wir aus der Sicht von Nute Gunray erleben， führen zu nichts und sind nicht weiter relevant。Insgesamt lebt die Geschichte von glücklichen Zufällen und Erkenntnissen， die den Charakteren in den Schoß fallen， weil sie zufällig irgendwann mal darüber gelesen haben。 In manchen Momenten mag sowas passen und wäre vielleicht im Kontext mit dem Taozin glaubwürdiger gewesen， wenn die Erkenntnis der Jedi gekommen wäre und nicht dem Mann， der seit mehreren Seiten uns darüber unterrichtet， wie gemein er doch die Jedi findet 。。。 Jedenfalls dachte ich an mehr als einer Stelle， dass sich das Buch liest wie die Romanfassung eines Videospiel。 In der Hinsicht hätte es sich vielleicht sogar ganz gut gemacht。Es ist keineswegs so， dass das Buch durch und durch schlecht ist - ich habe es immer noch recht zügig gelesen und hatte zu keinem Zeitpunkt ernsthaft das Bedürfnis es einfach wieder ins Regal zu stellen。Leider kann ich aber an dem Buch auch nichts finden， dass mir gut gefallen hat。 。。。more
Randall Blanck
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A very action-paced book。 I loved this book。
Ian White
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved the book， absolutely inhaled it’s content。 The only gripe I have really is with the unnecessary romantic attachment between Lorn and Darsha， I felt that that detracted from my enjoyment of the story。 Otherwise though， a thrilling and exciting book that I am happy I read。
Brit （Circus_of_Damed）
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This is a full length novel and two short stories all following Darth Maul in my edition， I will be reviewing each on individually。Darth Maul Shadow Hunter-4 stars I knew how this was going to end， yet I still felt surprise and hope at each twist。 I loved all the characters and dynamics they shared。 Amazing Episode 1 prequel novel， loved seeing some Episode 1 characters present。 Dasha and Pavan I feel inlove with， while I-Fivr ending was heart breaking。Darth Maul:Saboteur-2 stars Came off as fai This is a full length novel and two short stories all following Darth Maul in my edition， I will be reviewing each on individually。Darth Maul Shadow Hunter-4 stars I knew how this was going to end， yet I still felt surprise and hope at each twist。 I loved all the characters and dynamics they shared。 Amazing Episode 1 prequel novel， loved seeing some Episode 1 characters present。 Dasha and Pavan I feel inlove with， while I-Fivr ending was heart breaking。Darth Maul:Saboteur-2 stars Came off as fairly boring， with no where near enough Maul or action。 I see the ground work layed for Episode 1， but didn't add enough to be worth while。 Restraint-4 stats A similar scene was in The Wrath of Darth Maul， which I read fist， and while there was significant overlap this offered insight not available in the other story。 Those subtle diffrence made a similar story still interesting and enjoyable。 。。。more
Elwin Kline
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1/5 star rating - "I did not like it。"A good portion of this rating has to do with the book to the left of this being just so absolutely amazing and 5/5 level material， being Maul: Lockdown （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）。 There is just no comparison between the two books， as the author for Shadow Hunter just does not deliver here。 While I was expecting more super fun Darth Maul content， I instead got a very short and poorly written Darth Maul hype attempt that overall just had very l 1/5 star rating - "I did not like it。"A good portion of this rating has to do with the book to the left of this being just so absolutely amazing and 5/5 level material， being Maul: Lockdown （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）。 There is just no comparison between the two books， as the author for Shadow Hunter just does not deliver here。 While I was expecting more super fun Darth Maul content， I instead got a very short and poorly written Darth Maul hype attempt that overall just had very little to offer。 The only positive thing that I can say about this book is that there is a very short shoutout to Exar Kun， the original double-bladed light saber Sith Lord who was known for his unique choice of weapon and fighting style。 Outside of that， this book didn't do anything for me。Would not recommend。 Skip this one。 。。。more
Jim
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A Darth Maul adventure that takes place immediately before the events of Episode I The Phantom Menace。 Shadow Hunter unfolds almost entirely on Coruscant， particularly within the city planet's seedy， maze-like underbelly where the sun's rays cannot reach。 Because of this I think the story is easier to follow than some galactic sci-fi stories that jump from one world to another。 A number of familiar characters（Palpatine， Obi-Wan Kenobi， Qui-Gon Jinn， Yoda， Nute Gunray， etc。） appear as well as new A Darth Maul adventure that takes place immediately before the events of Episode I The Phantom Menace。 Shadow Hunter unfolds almost entirely on Coruscant， particularly within the city planet's seedy， maze-like underbelly where the sun's rays cannot reach。 Because of this I think the story is easier to follow than some galactic sci-fi stories that jump from one world to another。 A number of familiar characters（Palpatine， Obi-Wan Kenobi， Qui-Gon Jinn， Yoda， Nute Gunray， etc。） appear as well as newbies， Darsha Assant， Lorn Pavan， and Lorn's droid I-Five。 Not the best Star Wars novel I've read but certainly one of the more enjoyable ones。 。。。more
Nick Callebaut
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First Star Wars-derived book I've read， starring my favourite character （Maul）。 Found it at a library sale and it didn't disappoint。 Much better than I expected， actually。A fun and engaging read。 First Star Wars-derived book I've read， starring my favourite character （Maul）。 Found it at a library sale and it didn't disappoint。 Much better than I expected， actually。A fun and engaging read。 。。。more
Nicole Mosley
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A fun and gripping star wars story of cat and mouse as Darth Maul is tasked with killing a neimoidian informant。。。。 and anyone else who knows what he knows。
Kat V
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ll give it 3。3 stars。 The author simply has not mastered that different characters speak differently from one another。 Maul speaks the same way that the rest of the book is written and his vocabulary makes it impossible to feel like it’s really him。 He’s also careless。 This book isn’t bad but it’s just unrealistic when put into the context of the rest of the Star Wars universe。 It’s probably the most unrealistic Star Wars book I’ve read since Fatal Alliance。 Also I feel like the author tried t I’ll give it 3。3 stars。 The author simply has not mastered that different characters speak differently from one another。 Maul speaks the same way that the rest of the book is written and his vocabulary makes it impossible to feel like it’s really him。 He’s also careless。 This book isn’t bad but it’s just unrealistic when put into the context of the rest of the Star Wars universe。 It’s probably the most unrealistic Star Wars book I’ve read since Fatal Alliance。 Also I feel like the author tried to hard。 Every twist of the story instead of being interesting just felt like something he had to do to make the story keep going and make sense。 It makes no sense for Darsha to disobey her master instead of going to the Temple。 How is there a lightsaber fight in the middle of Coruscant and nobody knows the Sith are back？ This makes no sense。 I was also disappointed in the love story， however I did think the ending was decent。 Maul seems a bit incompetent though and I have a feeling Sidious would have killed him。 Mostly things started to come together at the end。 It’s not terrible， it’s just a bit problematic。 。。。more
Jamie Maloney
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This is a fantastic SW EU book。 It takes place just prior to Episode I。 It tells a riveting story about Darth Maul seeking to prevent information leaking about the Trade Federation and Sidious' plan to impose a blockade of Naboo。 The writing is superior to many other EU books， it is true to SW history， the characters （both the good and evil ones） are multi-faceted， and the story is captivating。 This is the first SW book of Reaves （the author） that I've read and I will now definitely be readimg h This is a fantastic SW EU book。 It takes place just prior to Episode I。 It tells a riveting story about Darth Maul seeking to prevent information leaking about the Trade Federation and Sidious' plan to impose a blockade of Naboo。 The writing is superior to many other EU books， it is true to SW history， the characters （both the good and evil ones） are multi-faceted， and the story is captivating。 This is the first SW book of Reaves （the author） that I've read and I will now definitely be readimg his others。 。。。more
Jack
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I really enjoyed this book。 A fun adventure in the streets of Courasant。 The setting was a bit more unique as it was the underworld of the city。 I read it all in one sitting when I was sick however。
Dylan Graham
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A solid Star Wars story with both the expected and unexpected twists and turns that they love to use in the Legends novels。 Gives you a lot more insight into the background and the shadows behind the grand plan in the prequels。
Olga Webster
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First Darth Maul-focussed novel I've read and it was great！ Story moves fast and it feels like characters truly face high-stakes dangerous situation。 No 'super easy， barely an inconvenience' situations in this book。 First Darth Maul-focussed novel I've read and it was great！ Story moves fast and it feels like characters truly face high-stakes dangerous situation。 No 'super easy， barely an inconvenience' situations in this book。 。。。more
Oscar
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3，5
Matthew Juffs
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