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Having covered the adventures of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and then the adventures of Sith Lord Darth Maul, I am now in the final stage of my "Prelude to Episode I: The Phantom Menace " coverage.  In this post, I will cover a handful of stories that did not fit elsewhere, specifically: Darth Plagueis  (novel by James Luceno , 2012) Jedi Council: Acts of War 1-4 (comic by Randy Stradley , 2000) Republic  1-6 (comic arc by Jan Strnad , 1998-1999) Prelude to Rebellion parts 1-6 Vow of Justice parts 1-3 Starfighter (video game by LucasArts , 2001) I read the two comics in Omnibus: Rise of the Sith .  I read Darth Plagueis in hardcover and played Starfighter on my PC, having just purchased it from GOG.com.  It is worth noting that, at the time " Republic " was simply called " Star Wars "; it was renamed Republic in its 46th issue in 2002.  I will be referring to it as Republic in all of my posts, to differentiate it from other co...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am dividing all stories leading up to Episode I: The Phantom Menace into three parts, the first two thematic and the third a bit arbitrary.  I've already covered all stories pertaining to Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.  For this, my second post, I will cover Darth Maul.  Specifically: Restraint (short story by James Luceno , 2011) Darth Maul: Saboteur (short story by James Luceno, 2001) Maul: Lockdown (novel by Joe Schreiber , 2014) Darth Maul 1-4 (comic by Ron Marz , 2000) Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (novel by Michael Reaves , 2001) End Game (short story by James Luceno, 2014) I read the comic miniseries in  Omnibus: Rise of the Sith .  I read paperback editions of Maul: Lockdown and Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter , the latter of which contained both Restraint and Darth Maul: Saboteur .  I read End Game in the second edition paperback of the Episode I novelization.  I'd like to note that this was t...