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Synopsis
A few days before the events of Episode I, the Neimoidians in the employment of Darth Sidious come to a terrifying realization - one of their members has disappeared. There was a fourth member of the Neimoidians scheming with Darth Sidious - Hath Monchar, a deputy viceroy who loses his nerve and heads to Coruscant looking to sell the whole sordid tale of Sidious's plans to rule the galaxy (starting with invading Naboo) to the highest bidder.Needless to say, Sidious sends the ultimate hitman to take Hath out before he squeals - Darth Maul. But it won't be as easy as it sounds. For one thing, Jedi Master Anoon Bondara and his Padawan Darsha Assant are cleaning up from Maul's decimation of Black Sun months ago and have stumbled onto his new hunt. Lorn Pavan, a Corellian information broker with a grudge against the Jedi, and his acerbic droid I-Five have also gotten into the mix. It's a cat and mouse game, and Maul is one very hungry cat. The chase takes them through the horrifying depths of Coruscant as well as the seemingly safe upper levels.
Lord Depravus Says
Very entertaining but not the best - 19-Sep-07
The basic story line was pretty good and it was action packed all the way but I thought some of the events that the main characters encountered were a bit over the top and felt like "page filler" material.
I also thought that the inclusion of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon was a little bit forced but it lead directly into the start of Episode 1 sop I guess it was necessary up to a point.
The book itself was well conceived and well written, although I thought it went on a bit. There were several points in the story when I felt it could have ended but it carried on.
When the ending finally came it was good in that it leads right into the start of Episode I.