From the mind of Joe Schreiber,New York Timesbestselling author ofStar Wars: Death Troopers, comes the delirious follow-up to last year'sDarth Plagueis. In a tale of retribution and survival set before the events ofThe Phantom Menace, Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious dispatch Sith apprentice Darth Maul on a secret mission to infiltrate a criminal empire operating from inside Cog Hive Seven--a hidden prison teeming with the galaxy's most savage criminals. There, he must contend against the scummiest and most villainous in gladiatorial death matches while carrying out his masters' clandestine commands. Failure is not an option; success will ignite the revenge of the Sith against the Jedi Order.

JOE SCHREIBER is the author ofStar Wars: Death Troopers,Star Wars: Red Harvest, Chasing the Dead, andAu Revoir, Crazy European Chick. He was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming, and northern California. Until recently, he had never lived at the same address for longer than a year. He lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

The follow-up to Star Wars: Darth Plagueis is a Darth Maul prison novel set before

the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.