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Michael Reaves | 448 pages | 27 Nov 2001 | Random House USA Inc | 9780345435415 | English | New York, United States Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves

The first paperback edition was released on November 27 of that year and includes the novella Darth Maul: Saboteurby author James Luceno. In addition to Darth Maul: Saboteurthis edition includes the exclusive short story " Restraint ," by Luceno. Darth Maulmerciless apprentice of evil and one of the legendary Sitha twisted order given over to the dark side of the Force …Darth Maul, champion of the nefarious LordDarth Sidious …Darth Maul, a legend sprung to life from the nightmares of history, about to be unleashed…in an all-new tale of intrigue and mystery set just before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. 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. He meets secretly with his Neimoidian contacts in the Trade Federation to plan the blockade of the planet Naboo. But one member of the delegation is missing, and Sidious does not need his Force -honed instincts to suspect betrayal. He orders his apprenticeDarth Maul, to hunt the traitor down. On Coruscantcapital city of the Republic, the Neimoidian moves quickly to sell what he knows to the highest bidder. For Lorn Pavanan information broker, the deal is too good to pass up. He grabs it, unaware that he has now earned a place on Darth Maul's hit list, right behind the Neimoidian defector himself. A single mission will be her test. But a greater test awaits her. For in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewers of Coruscant's own dark side, she will cross paths with Lorn, who is fleeing from the Sith stalker, carrying with him crucial information that must reach the Council at all costs. 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? Unfortunately, it is too late to do anything about it, because at that moment, Darth Sidious contacts Gunray. Gunray panics and tells Sidious that Monchar is sick. However, the Sith Lord sees through the lie, and Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) the conversation ends, he sends his apprentice Darth Maul after the missing Deputy Viceroy. There, she must pick up a former Black Sun employee named Oolth the Fondorian who is willing to trade information about the recent reorganization in the upper ranks of the criminal syndicate in exchange for protection by the Jedi Order. Unfortunately, when she does find Oolth, the ship they were supposed to travel in is damaged by raiding thugs who try to kill Darsha and Oolth. Though the Padawan is able to fend them off, the two of them have no choice but to zip-line up to the top of a building to get to the Jedi Temple. Bad luck strikes again when hawk-bats attack the two of them, resulting in Oolth falling off of Darsha just as she arrives at the top of the building. Knowing that she Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) failed since Oolth died, she neglects to mention this to the Jedi Council and instead only informs her Master Anoon Bondara over her failure. Bondara agrees to keep Oolth's death a secret from the Jedi Order until they find Oolth's body to confirm his death. They travel back to the Crimson Corridor, and even though Oolth's body is not where it was supposed to when he fell, Bondara and Darsha still conclude that he is indeed dead, because at this point, there is no doubt that scavengers would have taken his corpse already. Darth Maul eventually finds Hath Monchar and learns from him, while interrogating the helpless Neimoidian, the latter had sold a Sith holocron to a man named Lorn Pavan and his protocol droid partner, I-5YQ. Maul is aware that this holocron happens to contain all of the information regarding Darth Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) plans Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) bringing down the Jedi Order and taking over the Republic. Maul executes Monchar for this treachery against Sidious by decapitating him with his lightsaberand sets off to find Pavan and I-Five. When he does, he ends up chasing them so that he can kill the two of them before they can reveal the information in the Holocron to the Jedi Order. Bondara confronts Maul alone while Darsha leads the others to safety. During the battle, Master Bondara sacrifices himself by exploding Maul's speeder with his own , giving Darsha, Lorn, and I-Five time to escape. After a long chase through the bowels of Coruscant, battling Cthonsa Taozinand other dangers, the group is once again tracked down by Darth Maul. Assant does battle with Maul while I-Five carbon freezes Pavan in an attempt to hide and protect him. After a large explosion which Darsha enacted, thus sacrificing herself, Darth Maul can sense no life in the warehouse and believes all of his targets are dead. He heads back to Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) master with news of success. Pavan is thawed out and this time, he starts hunting Maul. Although he was able to get the drop on Maul using a taozin nodule, he Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) duped into giving the Sith Holocron to Senator Palpatine, who is secretly Darth Sidious. Palpatine lies that he will give the Holocron to the Council and sends Pavan to a hospital, since, just as he is taking Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) Holocron from Maul, Pavan has his arm cut off by the Sith Lord. In the end, Maul confronts Pavan in the hospital privately, and the Sith Lord decides to give the man a quick death for managing to present a worthy challenge. Pavan's last thoughts are of his son Jax. With that, Maul leaves, mission accomplished. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Shadow Hunter redirects here. You may be looking for the shadow hunter creature. Contents [ show ]. Explore all of Wookieepedia's images for this article subject. Categories : Real-world articles Incomplete lists Legends novels. Stream the best stories. Start Your Free Trial. Try Now. US hardcover US hardcover jacket US paperback US paperback US paperback UK paperback Dutch-language edition French- language hardcover French-language paperback German-language paperback German-language pocket book Hungarian-language paperback Japanese-language edition Polish-language edition Russian-language hardcover Russian-language hardcover Spanish-language edition Add a photo to this gallery. Restraint | Wookieepedia | Fandom Darth Maullater simply Maulis a fictional character and a major antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. Though seemingly killed at the hands of Obi- Wan Kenobi at the end of the film, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series reveals that Maul had actually survived his injuries, and he made further appearances in the series and the film Solo: A Star Wars Storyall voiced by Sam Witwerwith Park physically reprising the role in the latter film. The Clone Wars establishes Maul as Obi-Wan Kenobi's archenemyand explores more of the character's backstory, revealing that he was once a member of a group of Zabrak warriors on Dathomirand was chosen as a child by Sidious to become his apprentice. After being provided with a pair of new robotic legs by the Nightsisters, led by Maul's mother Talzinhe seeks revenge against Kenobi. In the process, he recruits several crime syndicates to his cause, forming the Shadow Collective, and takes over Mandaloreonly to be defeated and captured by Sidious. Maul later escapes and manages to rebuild his criminal empire. Ahsoka Tano is sent to deal with him instead, and Maul is captured, only to be freed by Ahsoka when Sidious issues Order 66causing Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) clone troopers to turn on her. During the Galactic Empire era, Maul, having abandoned his Sith persona, leads the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate, until being stranded on the Sith world of Malachor for years. He escapes after meeting Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridgerwhom he attempts to turn to the dark side and later forces to assist in locating Kenobi. Upon tracking him down to TatooineMaul confronts Kenobi and fights him one final time. Fatally injured, he dies in Kenobi's arms while realizing that the latter is looking after the boy he believes to be the Chosen Onewhom Maul believes will one day avenge them by destroying the Sith. Since the release of The Phantom MenaceMaul has become a widely recognized character in popular culturein large part because of his intimidating appearance and double-bladed lightsaber. His popularity within the Star Wars fandom has earned him a cult status. Aside from the films and television series, he has appeared in various canon and non-canon Star Wars media over the years, such as bookscomicsand video games. After getting frustrated with a drawing by production Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) Gavin Bocquet, Iain McCaig started covering it in tape. Both he and Lucas liked the result, described as "a kind of Rorschach pattern ". The final drawing had McCaig's own face, with the skin removed, and some Rorschach experimentation dropping ink onto paper, folding it in half then opening. Darth Maul's head originally had feathers, based on prayer totemsbut the Creature Effects crew led by Nick Dudman interpreted those feathers as horns, modifying Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) features into those common in popular depictions of the devil. His clothing was also modified, from a tight body suit with a muscle pattern to the Sith robe based on samurai pleats, because the lightsaber battles involved much jumping, spinning, running, and rolling. It was later decided to apply Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) painted and tattooed faces to Maul rather than the senator. Collins have all voiced him in Legends adaptations and minor appearances. Maul manages to track down her starship to Tatooinewhere he briefly duels Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn Liam Neesonwho was assigned to protect the Queen, near the ship's landing zone, but Qui-Gon ultimately escapes aboard the ship. He soon concludes Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) Maul is a Sith Lord and informs the Jedi Council on Coruscantthus revealing the return of the Sith, who were thought to be extinct for over a millennium. Ultimately, Maul is able to mortally wound Qui-Gon and knock Obi-Wan down into a shaft, but the latter uses the Force to propel himself out of the pit, and equip himself with Qui-Gon's lightsaber to bisect Maul, sending the two parts of his body falling down the shaft. Maul commands her to meet with him on Dathomir and tells her that they will work more closely from that point forward, igniting his lightsaber. Maul is explained to have been a warrior of the Nightbrother clan on the planet Dathomir inhabited by the dominant Nightsister witchcraft society led by Mother Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul). Maul's tattoos are described as the markings of a warrior. decided to resurrect Maul for the series after developing Opress. In the fourth season, Maul is revealed to be alive, having survived his presumed death at Obi-Wan's hands. Having ended up on a junkyard planet of Lotho Minor via a dumpster craft, Maul has suffered from amnesia since Obi-Wan defeated him. Savage finds Maul and brings him to the devastated Dathomir, where Talzin restores Maul's mind and gives him robotic legs. Maul and Savage set about a plan to exact revenge on Obi-Wan. Maul and Savage overpower Obi-Wan and Ventress, but Maul lets them go, deciding to await another opportunity. In the fifth season, Maul takes Savage as his apprentice, and begins building a criminal empire. Needing followers, they travel to Florrum and manage to convince Weequay pirate Jiro and his crew to join them and betray their leader Hondo Ohnaka. Obi-Wan draws the two brothers away from the pirates, engaging them in a duel. Obi-Wan, though outnumbered, cuts off Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) arm. While Maul and Savage are in the process of retreating, Hondo's crew open fire at them and shoot off one of Maul's robotic legs. Maul's ship is blasted by a missile as it attempts to take flight, but Maul and Savage manage to escape using one of the emergency pods. After several days, they are found floating in dead space and close to death by the Mandalorian Death Watch warriors, led by Pre Vizsla. They are taken back to Vizsla's settlement, and Maul's damaged cybernetic legs are replaced with a new prosthetic that resembles a more humanoid form, while Savage is fitted with a mechanical arm. Maul offers Vizsla the Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) to reclaim Mandalore by recruiting Black Sun, the Pyke Syndicate, and Jabba the Hutt 's minions to create the criminal syndicate named the Shadow Collective. From there, Maul engineers Vizsla's rise to power: he orders his henchmen to attack Mandalore so the Death Watch can arrest them and appear as heroes to the denizens who have long lived under Duchess Satine Kryze 's pacifist rule. Vizsla betrays Maul, imprisoning him Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) Savage. Easily breaking free, Maul challenges Vizsla to a duel to take over Death Watch and Mandalore; he succeeds in killing Vizsla and claims his former co-conspirator's darksaber. He wins the loyalty of most Death Watch members, but Bo-Katan retreats along with those loyal to their previous leader. Maul then puts disgraced former Prime Minister Almec, whom Satine had imprisoned for corruption, in power as a puppet leader, solidifying his control over Mandalore. Once Obi-Wan arrives, Maul captures him and murders Satine in front of him, hoping to make the Jedi suffer as much as he once did. Obi-Wan is later freed by Katan's Death Watch faction. Maul senses Darth Sidious arriving on Mandalore. Although impressed with his former apprentice's survival, Sidious declares Maul a rival and uses the Force to push and choke him and Savage. He then engages them both in lightsaber combat, fatally injuring Savage. After Savage dies from his wounds, Sidious reminds Maul of the Rule of Twoand tells him that he has been replaced. Enraged, Maul pulls out both his lightsaber and darksaber and proceeds to fight Sidious on equal ground, but Sidious ultimately defeats him. Maul pleads for mercy, but Sidious ignores him and tortures him with blasts of Force lightning. Sidious reveals that he has no intention of killing Maul, remarking that he has other uses for his former apprentice. After his escape from Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) Separatists with the Death Watch's help and the downfall of his criminal empire as depicted in the novel Son of DathomirMaul returns to ruling Mandalore and manages to rebuild the Shadow Collective, albeit not as powerful as before, this time consisting of the Pyke Syndicate, the Black Sun, and the Crimson Dawn, led by Dryden Vos. He serves as the main antagonist Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) the first half of the "Siege of Mandalore" story-arc set during Revenge of the Sith[17] where he and his forces find themselves under siege by Bo-Katan's Death Watch faction, and part of the st Clone Legion, led by former Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Commander Rex. During a confrontation with Ahsoka, Maul reveals that he had hoped for Kenobi to come instead, and mentions Darth Sidious, before escaping. He later sends his Shadow Collective lieutenants into hiding, warning them of the Galactic Empire that is about to be created, and has another confrontation with Ahsoka in his throne room, where he warns her about the rise of the Empire as well and proposes that they join forces to try and stop Sidious. While Ahsoka initially thinks about accepting the offer, she first demands that Maul tell him what plans he had for Anakin Skywalker having learned from a captured Almec that Maul intended to have him come to Mandalore as well. Maul reveals that he had a vision of the future, in which Sidious turned Skywalker to the dark side and made him his new apprentice, so he engineered the conflict on Mandalore to lure him here and kill him. Refusing to believe that Anakin could turn to the dark side, Ahsoka engages Maul in a duel, which leads them to a scaffold above the throne room. After abandoning his forces as they are faced with defeat, Maul attempts to escape in a shuttle, but is ultimately captured by Ahsoka. Imprisoned in a Mandalorian device designed for Force users, Maul is transported to Coruscant to stand trial, but en route to the planet, Palpatine Darth Sidious issues Order 66branding all Jedi as traitors to the Republic, which Maul senses through the Force. When Ahsoka is betrayed and attacked by her clone troopers, she escapes and makes her way to Maul, just as he was about to be executed by a pair of clones under Palpatine's orders. Ahsoka saves and frees Maul, much to his surprise, who then reveals that, despite having been Sidious' apprentice and known of his plan to destroy the Jedi Order, he never knew how he intended to do it, remarking the "brilliance" of using the Jedi's own army against them. He then proposes an alliance, but Ahsoka declines the idea and sends him unarmed to distract the clone troopers pursuing her. Maul kills numerous clones using nothing but the Force, but also damages the ship's hyperdrive, causing it to crash on a small moon. He then escapes aboard a shuttle, despite Ahsoka's attempt to stop him. Tracked by an Imperial Inquisitor named the Eighth Brother, Maul is stranded on the ancient Sith world of Malachorwhere he is discovered among the ruins by series protagonist . Introducing himself as "Old Master" and seeking revenge against Sidious, Maul leads Ezra into an ancient Sith temple, where they discover a holocron that Maul claims can give them the knowledge needed to defeat the Sith. They also find the Inquisitors known as the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister, who have been pursuing the rebels for some time. Maul—having cast aside the title of Darth—reveals a new lightsaber disguised as a walking stick and joins the Jedi in battling their enemies, including . After the Inquisitors retreat, Maul wins the Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) trust by denouncing the Sith, and tells them that he cannot defeat Vader on his own. Working together, he and the Jedi ascend towards the top of the temple and successfully kill all three Inquisitors. Then, Maul reveals his intention to take Ezra as his apprentice, having already tricked him into activating the temple. After slashing his lightsaber across Kanan's eyes, Maul briefly duels Ahsoka before facing the now-blind Kanan again, only to be knocked off the temple's edge. Months later, Maul takes the Ghost ' s crew hostage and threatens to kill them unless Kanan and Ezra bring both the Sith and Jedi holocrons Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) him. Maul takes the crew to a remote base in the Outer Rim where he awaits Kanan and Ezra's arrival. Then, the holocrons are hazardously united allowing Ezra and Maul to see visions of their desires: Ezra sees images of a way to destroy the Sith, images including "twin suns", while Maul sees a vision of his own. Kanan begs Ezra to look away before he sees too Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) of the dark side, while Maul tells him to ignore Kanan and keep looking. Ezra heeds his master's words and breaks off the connection, which causes a great explosion. Maul escapes in the confusion, uttering, "He lives. Maul reappears after finding the rebels' secret base. He tells Ezra that because the connection was severed, they got bits and pieces of each other's visions. After the holocrons were destroyed, Maul discovered another way to get the information he needed. He travels to Dathomir with Ezra, and recreates a Nightsister spell to temporarily meld his and Ezra's minds. In the episode "Twin Suns", Maul is shown lost on . He decides to use Ezra to lure Obi-Wan out of hiding. His plan Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) ultimately successful as he tracks Ezra through the desert and the latter is rescued by Obi-Wan. Maul then comes face to face with his nemesis who ushers Ezra away. During their confrontation, Maul deduces that Obi-Wan is not only hiding, but is protecting someone. Obi-Wan realizes Maul has to die and ignites his lightsaber. In a swift duel, Obi-Wan fatally wounds Maul. Maul declares that this "Chosen One" will avenge them and dies. During his training, Sidious took Maul to Malachor, where an ancient battle between the Jedi and the Sith occurred. Maul experienced a vision of Jedi massacring numerous Sith, which led to his hatred of them and desire for revenge, becoming fully dedicated to Sidious' goal to restore the Sith to power. As his training progressed, Maul became more impatient and wished to fight Jedi, but Sidious forbade this, as it would reveal the Sith's return to the galaxy. Darth Maul - Wikipedia

Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New arrivals. Michael Reaves Jun Switch to the Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul). 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. Then, in the labyrinthine alleyways Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) 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? Also features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years! More by Michael Reaves See more. Book 2. But one lone Knight continues to fight the good fight—against all odds and when all else fails. Deep in the bowels of Coruscant, Jedi Jax Pavan ekes out a living as a private investigator, a go-to, can-do guy for the downtrodden. Now a mysterious Zeltron knockout named Deejah approaches Jax with a case that needs to be cracked: to find Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) who killed her artist lover Volette, brutally murdered hours after his triumphant unveiling of a dazzling new light sculpture with obvious links to lightsaber pyrotechnics. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years! Shadow Games: Star Wars Legends. Book Javul Charn is the most famous pop star in the galaxy—and the runaway bride of a violent lieutenant in Black Sun, the crime syndicate commanded by Prince Xizor. Or so Javul says. Now Dash, who has a history with Han and Shadow Hunter: Star Wars Legends (Darth Maul) even worse history with Prince Xizor, follows his instincts, his discoveries, and Javul herself—straight into a world that may be too dangerous to survive. Reviews Review Policy. Published on. Flowing text, Original pages. Best for. Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader. Content protection. Learn more. Flag as inappropriate. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Please follow the detailed Help center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.