Tatooine Ghost

Tatooine Ghost was written by Troy Denning. It was published by Del Rey in March 2003 in Hardcover and in December 2003 it was republished in Paperback. The novel's story takes place directly before the events of Heir to the Empire, and it was hailed as the first Expanded Universe novel to bridge the gap between the prequel trilogy and original trilogy characters.

The novel also includes as a supplement the eBook A Forest Apart and short story Corphelion Interlude, both written by Troy Denning. Narration for the audio version of Tatooine Ghost was performed by Jonathan Davis.

American

 * ISBN 0345456688; March 4, 2003, Del Rey, 416-page hardcover
 * ISBN 055371368X; March 4, 2003, Random House Audio, Abridged CD
 * ISBN 0345456696; December 30, 2003, Del Rey, 456-page paperback

Foreign

 * ISBN 8324112693; August, 2003, Amber, Polish 384-page paperback

Publisher's summary
Han and Leia struggle to keep the Empire at bay as stunning revelations from the past threaten to eclipse the future of the New Republic&hellip;

''The deaths of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine by no means spelled the end of the Empire. In the aftermath, the New Republic has faced a constant struggle to survive. Now a new threat looms: a masterpiece of Alderaanian art&mdash;lost after the planet's destruction&mdash;has resurfaced on the black market. It conceals a vital secret&mdash;the code used to communicate with New Republic agents undercover within the Empire. Discovery by Imperial forces would spell disaster. The only option is recovery&mdash;and Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO have been dispatched to Tatooine to infiltrate the auction.''

''When a dispute at the auction erupts into violence, the painting vanishes in the chaos. Han and Leia are thrust into a desperate race to reclaim it. As they battle against marauding TIE fighters, encroaching stormtroopers, and Tatooine's savage Tusken Raiders, Leia's emotional struggle over the specter of her infamous father culminates in the discovery of an extraordinary link to the past. And as long-buried secrets at last emerge, she faces a moment of reckoning that will forever alter her destiny&hellip; and that of the New Republic.''

Droid models

 * C-3PO
 * cleaning droid
 * interrogator droid
 * maintenance droid
 * military repair droid
 * servo-droid
 * translator droid

Locations

 * Alderaan
 * Aldera
 * Aldera Royal Palace
 * Askaj
 * Bakura
 * Bespin
 * Coruscant
 * Dantooine
 * Hapes Cluster
 * Kashyyyk
 * New Republic museum
 * Tatoo system
 * Ohann
 * Tatoo I
 * Tatoo II
 * Tatooine
 * Beeda Basin
 * Beggar's Canyon
 * Dead Man's Turn
 * Great Chott Salt Flat
 * Anchorhead
 * Sidi Driss Inn
 * Darklighter Farm
 * Lars Homestead
 * Arch Canyon
 * Bantha Burrows
 * Ben Kenobi's hut
 * Dorr farm
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Jundland Wastes
 * The Needles
 * Valley of the Spirits
 * Tusken Raider camp
 * Mos Eisley
 * Lucky Despot
 * Mos Espa
 * Mawbo's Performance Hall
 * Espa Heights
 * Banai house
 * Wald's Parts
 * Mospic High Range
 * Xelric Draw
 * Motesta
 * Old Mos Espa Arena Circuit
 * Rodomon Family Farm
 * Renadala Estate
 * Sarlaac pit
 * Three Moons Mansion
 * Tusken's Escape
 * Western Dune Sea
 * Wayfar
 * Unknown Regions

Organizations and titles

 * Alderaan
 * Alderaanian Council
 * President
 * Royal House of Alderaan
 * Princess
 * Galactic Empire
 * Grand Moff
 * Imperial Academy
 * Imperial Navy
 * Grand Admiral
 * Commander
 * Captain
 * Technician
 * Science officer
 * Stormtrooper Corps
 * Stormtrooper
 * Imperial Army
 * General
 * Warlord
 * Hapes Consortium
 * Queen Mother
 * Prince
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi
 * Jedi Master
 * Kuati
 * Aristocrat
 * Telbun
 * New Republic
 * Chief Councilor
 * Provisional Council
 * New Republic Navy
 * Wraith Squadron
 * Old Republic
 * SoroSuub
 * Renata Racing Systems

Sentient species

 * Aqualish
 * Askajian
 * Barabel
 * Bothan
 * Chiss
 * Codru-Ji
 * Devaronian
 * Elomin
 * Er'Kit
 * Faleen
 * Gamorrean
 * Gand
 * Ghorfa
 * Gotal
 * Gran
 * Gungan
 * Hapan
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Ithorian
 * Jawa
 * Kubaz
 * Kurtzen
 * Killik
 * Kurtzen
 * Pa'lowick
 * Ranat
 * Rodian
 * Sand People
 * Squib
 * Togorian
 * Tusken Raider
 * Twi'lek
 * Ugor
 * Veknoid
 * Weequay
 * Wookiee

Creatures

 * anooba
 * bantha
 * bantha bone
 * bantha tusk
 * dewback
 * gundark
 * gorg
 * katarn
 * nerf
 * nerf pen
 * rancor
 * rancor drool
 * sketto
 * tomuon
 * tomuon wool
 * urusai
 * vornskr
 * wampa
 * worrt

Vehicles and vessels

 * AT-AT
 * assault shuttle
 * cargo skiff
 * Chu'unthor
 * escape pod
 * hovercar
 * hoverscout
 * hoversled
 * Imperial II Star Destroyer
 * Chimaera
 * Death's Head
 * Judicator
 * landspeeder
 * Needle ship
 * Podracer
 * Anakin Skywalker's podracer
 * IPG-X1131 Longtail
 * repulsor chair
 * sandcrawler
 * Sentinel-class landing craft
 * speeder bike
 * swoop
 * NovaStar
 * TIE/ln starfighter
 * TIE/In interceptor
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Regina Galas
 * Sweet Surprise
 * Sunlight Franchise
 * Longshot
 * V-24 landspeeder

Events

 * Boonta Eve Classic
 * Battle of Naboo
 * Blockade of Naboo
 * Destruction of Alderaan
 * Duel on Cloud City
 * Subjugation of Bespin

Miscellanea

 * alasl
 * bactade
 * boneglass
 * contact lenses
 * Corusca gem
 * crash webbing
 * credit
 * crystalplas
 * ''Dune Sea Cyclone
 * durasilk
 * false prints
 * the Force
 * gold
 * herding spear
 * Killik Twilight
 * The Last Lake
 * Moisture Farm
 * monograph
 * Moss painting
 * nectarot
 * Par Ontham's Guide to Etiquette
 * Peggat
 * Podracing
 * recycling bin
 * Sabacc
 * sand cloak
 * Seclusion Braids
 * shimmersilk
 * shovelvac
 * Signal Interceptor
 * signscreen
 * ''Song of the Dongtha Slayer
 * Stuffed bantha
 * syren plant
 * tapcaf
 * thaq
 * Trillium soap
 * trugut

Words and Phrases

 * barge driver
 * Goldenrod
 * Hutt spawn
 * May the Force be with you
 * nerf herder
 * plastihead
 * Thank the Maker!

Food and Beverages

 * Bloddle
 * Chandrilan brandy
 * Endorian port
 * Gizer ale
 * Eyeblaster
 * Hubba gourd
 * Huba rind tea
 * Mushroom
 * Nerfburger
 * pallie tart
 * pallie wine
 * Ruby bliel
 * tangaroot
 * Tatooine flatbread
 * yardle

Languages

 * Askajian
 * Galactic Basic
 * Gand language
 * Squibbian
 * Shyriiwook

Occupations

 * bounty hunter
 * majordomo
 * steward

Trivia

 * Survivor's Quest was written to be a counterpart to Tatooine Ghost. Their covers, both created by Steven D. Anderson, share similar layouts. Tatooine Ghost's cover features Han and Leia, while Survivor's Quest's shows Luke and Mara
 * The Killiks, who first appear in this novel, would later be fully delved into in the Dark Nest Trilogy.
 * Grand Admiral Thrawn, Gilad Pellaeon, and the Chimaera all appear in this book.
 * There is a scene (one chapter ends with the build-up and the next chapter begins immediately after) which strongly implies that Han and Leia have slept together. As this book is set not that long before Heir to the Empire (in which Leia already knows she is pregnant), this could well be when Jacen and Jaina were conceived.
 * This is the first New Republic Era novel to feature Luke Skywalker as a minor character.
 * On the dust jacket of the hardcover and the paperback editions, the era sticker is set to be in the Rebellion era, when it should be in the New Republic era.

Continuity Errors

 * At one point in the story, Chewbacca uses his Wookiee claws in front of Leia. In Heir to the Empire, Leia states she never knew Wookiees had claws (though she may of course have forgotten.)
 * The novel refers to Wedge Antilles leading Wraith Squadron on a mission. However, by the end of X-Wing: Solo Command, set before this book, the Wraiths are recommissioned as an intelligence unit and command passed to Garik Loran, with Antilles reassuming command of Rogue Squadron.

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Tatooine Ghost.