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
