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SetbeforetheeventsofStarWars:EpisodeIThePhantomMenace,thisnewnovelisathrillingfollow-uptoStarWars:DarthPlagueis.
It'skillorbekilledinthespacepenitentiarythathousesthegalaxy’sworstcriminals,whereconvictsfaceoffingladiatorialcombatwhileanunderworldgamblingempirereapstheprofitsoftheillicitbloodsport.Butthenewestcontenderinthissavagearena,asdemonictobeholdasheisdeadlytochallenge,isfightingformorethanjustsurvival.Hisdo-or-diemission,forthedarkmastersheserves,istocapturetheultimateweapon:anobjectthatwillenabletheSithtoconquerthegalaxy.
SithlordsDarthPlagueisandDarthSidiousaredeterminedtopossesstheprize.Andoneofthepower-hungryduohashisowntreacherousplansforit.Butfirst,theirfearsomeapprenticemusttakeonabloodthirstyprisonwarden,acannibalgang,cutthroatcrimelordJabbatheHutt,andanunspeakablealienhorror.Nooneelsecouldbravesuchagauntletofdeathandlive.Butnooneelseisthedreadeddark-sidediscipleknownasDarthMaul.
PraiseforLockdown
“Schreiber...wasagreatchoiceforthisnovel,imbuingthestorywithadark,forebodingtonewhileneverquitesteppingintothehorrorterritoriesthatDeathTroopersandRedHarvesttookus.”—JediNews
“FansoftheDarkSideshouldrejoice.Lockdowndeliversacan’t-put-this-downtaleofscumandvillainy.”—ClubJade
“[Lockdownis]anactionpackedridethatspinsoneentertainingchapterafteranother.Themultiplelayersofstorykeepsreadersguessingwhatwillhappennextandjustwhowillliveandwhowilldie....ItcertainlyaddstothecharacterofDarthMaulwhilematching[Darth]Plagueis’scomplexitywithsheerfun....Fiveoutoffivemetalbikinis.”—RoqooDepot
“Somehow,Schreiberisabletoskatethelinebetweenhard-hittingprisonstoryandtheadventureandexcitementIlovefromStarWarsinawaythatdoesn’tbetrayeithergenre.It’sreallyquitemasterful.”—BigShinyRobot
“Lockdownisanexciting,engagingread....Itactuallylinesupbeautifullyforasequel,whichI,forone,wouldlovetoread.”—CoffeewithKenobi
“ThenovelmakesTheCloneWarsbetter.ItalsoilluminatesThePhantomMenace.Ithinkit’sthehallmarkofthebesttie-infictiontoresonatethroughoutotherpartsoftheexpandeduniverseinthatway.”—Knights’Archive
“Bythefiftiethpage,Iwashooked....Lockdownisawonderful‘antihero’novel,whereit’sjustfinetorootforthevillain,becausethereareevenworsethingsoutthere.Thisbookwassofunandentertaining.I’llhavetokeepaneyeoutformoreStarWarsbooksfromSchreiber.”—SeattleGeekly,