Review : Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves

It's been interesting watching what Legends books are getting a second chance at attracting new readers with reprints under the Legends banner. In the case of Shadow Hunter we also get a new unabridged audio adaption read by Sam Whitwer. 

This story is set before the events of Episode One The Phantom Menace and gives us a deeper look at Darth Maul's inner world and his viciousness combined with a singular focus on following his Masters orders. Whitwer takes on not only the role of Maul in this book bur he is also the sole narrator of the entire novel. 

Sam gives his all to this performance and it was a real thrill to hear him voice a variety of characters.

The focus of this story is Maul's attempts to track down a rogue Nemodian  who has valuable information that Palpatine does not want released. A Jedi Master a padawan and a desperate information broker all get drawn into Maul's path and for many it doesn't end well.

An action packed read that can easily fit into the new canon, but also is a nice reminder of the creativeness of the Expanded Universe.