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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very enjoyable story leading up to episode one.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter" is a good book. I feel like it's standard Star Wars novel fare, nothing great, yet nothing terrible. It has got your villain, Darth Maul with Sidious in the background; it has your good guy/girl, Darsha; and it has your gray area character, Lorn Pavan (yes, the father of Jax Pavan, "The Last Jedi"). When I read reviews about this book many of them noted the dearth of Maul in the book. Some reviews suggest he's a minor side character. But he is not! Maul figures front-and-center. "Shadow Hunter" not only presents Maul in many of its scenes, the novel also offers glimpses into his past. Despite reviews complaining that, "A book titled Darth Maul does not have much of Maul int it," rest assured that he figures prominently.
I give "Shadow Hunter" three stars. One for good, easy to follow prose that is clear and tells the story without confusion. Another star for well-written characters that I liked - Maul, Darsha, Lorn and I-Five. A third star for being true to the feel of Star Wars (as dumb as the taozin and cthons were to me, they felt like weird, Lucas-type, alien Star Wars monsters).
I really like the ending of this book. It's not a masterpiece ending, but it dovetails nicely with "The Phantom Menace." In that same thread, I think a person would be well informed relative to "The Phantom Menace" motion picture by reading "Shadow Hunter" and "Darth Plagueis" and then revisiting the movie. Before you read "Shadow Hunter," consider first reading the short stories "Darth Maul: Restraint" and then "Darth Maul: Saboteur." My Kindle edition of "Shadow Hunter" includes both short stories. Those two short stories add some depth to Maul as a character and explore his background in Legends.
I give "Shadow Hunter" three stars. One for good, easy to follow prose that is clear and tells the story without confusion. Another star for well-written characters that I liked - Maul, Darsha, Lorn and I-Five. A third star for being true to the feel of Star Wars (as dumb as the taozin and cthons were to me, they felt like weird, Lucas-type, alien Star Wars monsters).
I really like the ending of this book. It's not a masterpiece ending, but it dovetails nicely with "The Phantom Menace." In that same thread, I think a person would be well informed relative to "The Phantom Menace" motion picture by reading "Shadow Hunter" and "Darth Plagueis" and then revisiting the movie. Before you read "Shadow Hunter," consider first reading the short stories "Darth Maul: Restraint" and then "Darth Maul: Saboteur." My Kindle edition of "Shadow Hunter" includes both short stories. Those two short stories add some depth to Maul as a character and explore his background in Legends.
Although it's certainly a Darth Maul book this one actually introduces more characters and tells a lot from their viewpoint- though they won't be brought up again in this universe. I would say it's not as good as the other Maul book I recently finished but is still good and enjoyable. It ends up connecting perfectly to the events of Episode I.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the writing and many of the characters (especially Darsha and Lorn), but for the title character, Darth Maul wasn't mentioned much...
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sam Whitwer needs to go into audiobook narration full time.
Even though I was a huge Star Wars kid, I never really dove into the Extended Universe. I'm not entirely sure why, but I simply spent my time elsewhere. However, I was given this book as a birthday present years ago, and I loved it. The characters were extremely well done, and I truly got the horror element to Maul's character. Essentially, this book is a stalker thriller more akin to the Halloween franchise than Star Wars.
Despite my enjoyment of this book, I didn't pick up another Star Wars novel until Aftermath. And even that was more out of boredom than interest. For the record, this book was better than Aftermath.
Despite my enjoyment of this book, I didn't pick up another Star Wars novel until Aftermath. And even that was more out of boredom than interest. For the record, this book was better than Aftermath.
Honestly, the production of the audio version was a bit distracting, and its was a decent story- but you really barely got to know any characters, it was just a bit short, but the character writing was quite good!