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
