Lockdown: Star Wars (Maul)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Joe Schreiber 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2014-01
• ISBN 9780345509031
• 定价 201.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Star Wars

【内容简介】

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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,

【作者简介】

JoeSchreiberistheauthorofseveralnovels,includingStarWars:RedHarvest,StarWars:DeathTroopers,ChasingtheDead,andAuRevoir,CrazyEuropeanChick.HewasborninMichiganbutspenthisformativeyearsinAlaska,Wyoming,andNorthernCalifornia.HelivesincentralPennsylvaniawithhiswifeandtwochildren.,