This book is an enjoyable Star Wars read. It, and the information presented in it, ties in very well with information also presented in Ryder Windham’s Wrath of Darth Maul about Maul’s early upbringing and the explanation of how he became an official Sith Lord, including details on his training. The book follows a clear course from Point A to Point B from the beginning of his intro in Episode 1: The Phantom Menace right up to the part where he cuts out of the movie, with the book being wrapped from a different outsider POV in a summarized ending. The events are easy to follow and understand/read in relation to their occurrences in the movie and novelization of Episode 1. The book is definitely more of a Legends read due to the information, certain pieces of it especially (such as Maul’s home planet) being different than the later-released Canon version of this information mainly presented in the 2008 Clone Wars Animated TV Series. Some of the facts also relate very well and are directly referenced to other Star Wars Legends material, such as the Jedi Apprentice Series, also by the author Jude Watson, about Jedi healing techniques and methods. The book also does Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn a great honor with their explanation of his fighting and dueling skills, diplomat skills and life overall as a Jedi Master, whereas it hasn’t really been mentioned or honored much overall in other stories and books in the Star Wars Universe, especially with him only being in Episode 1 as a movie. Overall the book was highly intriguing and interesting as a short, summarized reading of Episode 1’s events from the Sith’s perspective.