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
