Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

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Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter is a novel that takes place shortly before Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Narration for the audio version was performed by Michael Cumpsty. The story Darth Maul: Saboteur by James Luceno is published as a 54-page insert in the paperback version of Shadow Hunter. Before, Saboteur was only available in eBook form.

Contents 1 Editions 2 Publisher's summary 2.1 Hardcover 2.1.1 Back cover 2.1.2 Inside flap 2.2 Paperback 3 Plot summary 4 Excerpt 5 Appearances 5.1 Characters 5.1.1 Mentions 5.2 Creatures 5.3 Droid models 5.4 Locations 5.5 Organizations 5.6 Races and species 5.7 Technology 5.7.1 Food and beverages 5.7.2 Materials 5.7.3 Tools and weapons 5.7.4 Other 5.8 Vehicles and vessels 5.9 Miscellanea 6 New continuity 6.1 New characters 6.2 New creatures 6.3 New locations 6.4 New organizations 6.5 New vehicles and vessels 6.6 New weapons and technology 6.7 New miscellanea 7 Behind the scenes 8 Notes and references 9 Cover gallery 10 External links

[edit] Editions

ISBN	Release date	Publisher	Pages	Format	Language	Title
ISBN 0345435397	January 30, 2001	Del Rey	320	Hardcover	English	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
ISBN 0375416749	January 30, 2001	Random House Audio		Cassette	English	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
ISBN 037541679X	January 30, 2001	Random House Audio		CD	English	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
ISBN 0345435419	November 27, 2001	Del Rey	332	Paperback	English	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
ISBN 9029070056	September 2001	Uitgeverij M		Paperback	Dutch	Darth Maul: De Schaduwjager
ISBN 2258053374	September 20, 2001	Presses de la Cité		Hardcover	French	Dark Maul: L'Ombre du Chasseur
ISBN 2265069280	September 26, 2002	Fleuve Noir	352	Paperback	French	Dark Maul: L'Ombre du Chasseur
ISBN 2265083232	August 24, 2006	Fleuve Noir	352	Paperback	French	Dark Maul: L'Ombre du Chasseur
ISBN 3442355923	May 2002	Blanvalet	288	Paperback	German	Darth Maul: Der Schattenjäger
ISBN 3442243157	March 2005	Blanvalet	288	Pocket book	German	Darth Maul: Der Schattenjäger
					Japanese
ISBN 8372457409	2001	Amber	232	Paperback	Polish	Darth Maul. Łowca z mroku
ISBN 9737780000	2004	Amaltea	240	Paperback	Romanian	Darth Maul: Vânătorul din umbră
ISBN 579210574X	2002	Eksmo	384	Hardcover	Russian	Дарт Мол: Тёмный мститель
	February 2002	Alberto Santos Editor	256	Hardcover	Spanish	Darth Maul: El Cazador en las Tinieblas
ISBN 0712684174	January 30, 2001	Century		Paperback	English (UK)	Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

[edit] Publisher's summary

[edit] Hardcover

[edit] Back cover

For the infamous, power-hungry Sith, beholden to the dark side, the time has come to rise again…

[edit] Inside flap

Darth Maul, merciless apprentice of evil and one of the legendary Sith, a twisted order given over to the dark side of the Force…Darth Maul, champion of the nefarious Sith Lord, Darth 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 apprentice, Darth Maul, to hunt the traitor down.

On Coruscant, capital city of the Republic, the Neimoidian moves quickly to sell what he knows to the highest bidder. For Lorn Pavan, an 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.

Meanwhile, a young Jedi Padawan by the name of Darsha Assant stands on the verge of ascension to Jedi Knighthood. 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 Jedi 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?

[edit] Paperback

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. The secret has already passed into the hands of information broker Lorn Pavan, which places him right at the top of Darth Maul's hit list. Then, in the labyrinthine alleyways and 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 deadlist killers in the galaxy?

[edit] Plot summary

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter is told in two parts: "Mean Streets" and "Labyrinth".

• For a detailed summary of "Mean Streets", see subpage: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter/Mean Streets
• For a detailed summary of "Labyrinth", see subpage: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter/Labyrinth

[edit] Excerpt

• Del Rey - Excerpt from Chapter 1
•  "Dark Knights and Sith Lords - An Interview with Michael Reaves" - Chapter 2 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Characters

• Darsha Assant; Jedi Padawan (female Human)
• Bilk; bodyguard (male Gamorrean)
• Anoon Bondara; Jedi Master (male Twi'lek)
• Chain; Duelist Elite
• Cudgel; Duelist Elite
• Daultay Dofine; Trade Federation (male Neimoidian)
• Adi Gallia; Jedi Master (female Human)
• Gorth; bodyguard (male Trandoshan)
• Nute Gunray; Trade Federation Viceroy (male Neimoidian)
• Rune Haako; Settlement Officer, Trade Federation (male Neimoidian)
• Hachete; Duelist Elite
• I-5YQ; protocol droid (Masculine programming)
• Qui-Gon Jinn; Jedi Master (male Human)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi; Jedi Padawan (male Human)
• Plo Koon; Jedi Master (male Kel Dor)
• Eeth Koth; Jedi Master (male Zabrak)
• Mahwi Lihnn; bounty hunter (female Human)
• Darth Maul; Dark Lord of the Sith (male Zabrak)
• Hath Monchar; Deputy Viceroy, Trade Federation (male Neimoidian)
• Nig; member of the Raptors (male Gotal)
• Oolth; secretary, Black Sun (male Fondorian)
• Lorn Pavan; information broker (male Human)
• Dal Perhi; Black Sun (male Human)
• Rapier; Duelist Elite
• Tuden Sal; restaurant owner (male Sakiyan)
• Darth Sidious; Sith Master (male Human)
• Mace Windu; Jedi Master (male Korun)
• Yanth; Black Sun Vigo (male Hutt)
• Yoda; Jedi Master (male Unknown tridactyl species)
• Zippa; merchant (male Toydarian)
• "Green Hair"; Raptor gang leader (male Human)

[edit] Mentions

• Depa Billaba; Jedi Master (female Chalactan)
• Bant Eerin; Jedi Padawan (female Mon Calamari)
• Exar Kun; Sith Lord (male Human)
• Jax Pavan; Jedi Padawan (male Human)
• Siena Pavan; Lorn Pavan's wife (female Human)
• Saesee Tiin; Jedi Master (male Iktotchi)

[edit] Creatures

• armored rat
• bantha (Mentioned only)
• blight beetle
• Corellian banshee bird (Mentioned only)
• crystal snake (Mentioned only)
• dewback
• dragon snake (Mentioned only)
• granite slug
• green flea
• hawk-bat
• Krayt dragon (Mentioned only)
• mynock (Mentioned only)
• rancor (Mentioned only)
• rankweed sucker (Mentioned only)
• ronto (Mentioned only)
• Sarlacc (Mentioned only)
• spider-roach
• taozin

[edit] Droid models

• auditor droid
• battle droid
• Duelist Elite
• forensics droid
• MD-5 medical droid
• police droid
• protocol droid

[edit] Locations

[edit] Organizations

• Black Sun
• BlasTech (Mentioned only)
• Coruscant Customs Bureau
• Galactic Republic
  • Galactic Senate
• Jedi
  • Jedi Knight
  • Jedi Master
  • Padawan
• Raptors
• Sith
  • Dark Lord of the Sith
  • Sith Master
• Trade Federation
• Trang Robotics

[edit] Races and species

[edit] Technology

[edit] Food and beverages

• agaric ale
• Alderaan stew
• chakroot
• Johrian whiskey
• mulch mold
• spice
  • glitterstim (Mentioned only)

[edit] Materials

• Adegan crystal (Mentioned only)
• carbonite
• durasteel
• ferrocrete
• fleekskin
• plaeklite
• plasteel
• pleekwood
• shell spider silk
• synthflesh
• transparisteel

[edit] Tools and weapons

[edit] Other

[edit] Vehicles and vessels

• airspeeder
• ARE Thixian 7
• Dreadnought (Mentioned only)
• gyrocraft (Mentioned only)
• hoverbus
• N-1 starfighter (Appears in hologram)
• police cruiser backup unit
• Saak'ak
• Sith Infiltrator
• Sith speeder
• Skycar
• skyhook (Mentioned only)
• skyhopper
• speeder bike

[edit] Miscellanea

• 1138
• Blockade of Naboo (Mentioned only)
• Chut-chut!, Nifft!, Pfah! - phrases (p. 20-1)
• Galactic Basic Standard
• Gimer stick
• Great Sith War (Mentioned only)
• Midi-chlorian (Mentioned only)
• The Force
  • Force Push
  • Mind Trick
  • Saber throw
• Jakka (Mentioned only)
• Jedi Code
• Scientific Galactica (Mentioned only)
• Tyrusian mangler (Mentioned only)

[edit] New continuity

[edit] New characters

• Darsha Assant
• Bilk
• Anoon Bondara
• Gorth
• I-5YQ
• Mahwi Lihnn
• Jax Pavan
• Lorn Pavan
• Siena Pavan
• Dal Perhi
• Tuden Sal
• Yanth
• Zippa

[edit] New creatures

• blight beetle
• Corellian banshee bird
• green flea
• rankweed sucker
• taozin

[edit] New locations

• Black Hole of Nakat
• fungus farm
• Kaldani Spires Residential Apartments
• Magataran Maelstrom
• Sarconia
• Trantor Center
• Zi-Kree Sector
  • Third Quadrant
    • Crimson Corridor
      • Barsoom Boulevard
      • Green Glowstone Tavern
      • Tusken Oasis

[edit] New organizations

• Coruscant Customs Bureau
• Raptors

[edit] New vehicles and vessels

• ARE Thixian 7
• police cruiser backup unit

[edit] New weapons and technology

• CO₂ reactive damper
• plaeklite
• shell spider silk
• spider silk armor
• V-90

[edit] New miscellanea

• agaric ale
• Charging Wampa
• Dancing Dragonsnake
• Death Weave
• fleekskin
• förräderi
• hi-lo ball
• jakka
• Johrian whiskey
• mulch mold
• pleekwood
• Rancor Rising
• Riding Bantha
• Scientific Galactica
• Striking Sarlacc
• Tyrusian mangler

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Just before Lorn Pavan is killed by Darth Maul, he considers his experience over the last 48 hours to be a Pyrrhic victory. This term, however, has no apparent place in-universe; in fact, it is derived from a battle involving "King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties when he defeated the Romans during the Pyrrhic War at Heraclea in 280 BC and Asculum in 279 BC."^[1]
  • The term 'Phyrric victory' was also used in the audio book of Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] Cover gallery

This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter.

Hardcover	Paperback	Audio cassette	Audio CD
Dutch - Darth Maul: De Schaduwjager	French hardcover - Dark Maul: L'Ombre du Chasseur	French paperback	German paperback - Darth Maul: Der Schattenjäger
German pocket book	Japanese	Polish - Darth Maul: Łowca z mroku	Russian hardcover – Дарт Мол: Тёмный мститель
Spanish - Darth Maul: El Cazador en las Tinieblas	United Kingdom

[edit] External links

• Amazon.com product page
• Cargo Bay listing
•  "Dark Knights and Sith Lords - An Interview with Michael Reaves" on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Darth Maul Novel on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  TV commercial on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• TheForce.Net Book Review
• Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter on Wikipedia
• Darth Maul. El cazador en las tinieblas on the Spanish Wikipedia