This is another novel fleshing out the story just prior to the events of The Phantom Menace. One of the Nemoidians is willing to sell (to the highest bidder) information that the Sith still exists. Palpatine/Sidious tasks Darth Maul with tracking him down and killing him, and anyone else he may have told, so the Jedi do not discover the existence of the Sith before their plans can be set into motion. It then becomes a cat-and-mouse chase novel between Maul, a Jedi Padawan on assignment to become a full Jedi knight, and an information broker who is no fan of the Jedi, but knows enough to know the Sith coming back would not be a good thing, so helps in trying to get the information to the Jedi. Most people who are reading the book already know the story that plays out in the movies, so while you can guess how this story is going to turn out, it gets there in a very satisfying way.
Most of the main characters from the prequels are not in the book, although Mace Windu, Qui Gon, and Obi-Wan Kenobi do make an appearance. Palpatine is in the book as well, but more in the background. It is very much like many of the ancillary novels in terms of pacing, but not as bogged down with the political maneuvering that Cloak of Deception was. It is, of course, relegated to the legends (non-canon) novels post-Disney buy out to the rights to Star Wars, but given when it was set that is not likely going to be much of an issue.
Most of the main characters from the prequels are not in the book, although Mace Windu, Qui Gon, and Obi-Wan Kenobi do make an appearance. Palpatine is in the book as well, but more in the background. It is very much like many of the ancillary novels in terms of pacing, but not as bogged down with the political maneuvering that Cloak of Deception was. It is, of course, relegated to the legends (non-canon) novels post-Disney buy out to the rights to Star Wars, but given when it was set that is not likely going to be much of an issue.
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