For Maul alone, Witwer exuded several tones ranging from worrisome sadistic glee to explosive wrath that could be felt through my headphones. Like he did for the character in The Clone Wars and Rebels, Witwer does an excellent job pitching his voice to deliciously creepy depths. While Ray Park is the face – and moves – of Maul, Witwer is the Sith’s menacing voice. So… it's only right that I read it to you I was, of course, acknowledging the EU book, 'Shadow Hunter'… When we brought Maul to #CloneWars, allowed me to ad-lib some dialogue.

And through Lorn, we see the underbelly of Coruscant explored in creepy detail – who lives there and how they’re treated and regarded, from monsters and scoundrels to those just trying to survive.īesides the exploration of a different, darker level of Coruscant and the fleshing out of new characters that fit perfectly in the Legends universe, Shadow Hunter is also an essential read for fans of Maul.

Lorn becomes even more fascinating as the novel slowly lays out the pieces of his heartbreaking puzzle and his reasons for hating the Jedi. Reaves does an excellent job writing Darsha and the other Jedi in the same style as what we see in the prequels – peacekeepers who are slowly morphing into law enforcement while trying to stick to rigid and outdated dogma. While Shadow Hunter has Darth Maul’s name in the title, and the Sith apprentice is considered the book’s protagonist (antagonist, too), the adult novel shares much of the spotlight with Lorn and Darsha. To make matters even spicier, Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant is dropped in the mix during a mission set by the Jedi Council.Īs Maul paves a path of bloodshed and terror in the lower levels of Coruscant, Lorn and Darsha become uneasy allies as they fight to get the information to the Jedi with the Sith hot on their tails. That Neimoidian involves information broker Lorn Pavan by selling him the details, adding another person to Maul’s hit list. The novel is chiefly about Maul’s mission to hunt down a Neimoidian traitor who stole away with Darth Sidious’s plans for the blockade of Naboo. the blockade of Naboo and the dispatch of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Qui-Gon Jinn to investigate.

Shadow Hunter is essentially a prequel to The Phantom Menace and features some events happening concurrently with the opening scenes of the film – i.e. More than 20 years after its initial release, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves has received the Star Wars: Essential Legends treatment, including a new unabridged audiobook read by Maul voice actor Sam Witwer.

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