Death Star (novel)

Death Star is a novel written by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry, and was published on October 16, 2007 by Del Rey. It covers the later stages of the battle station's construction and follows the actions of a variety of individuals connected to it until its destruction. The paperback was released on November 25, 2008.

Publisher's summary
The untold story of the ultimate weapon—created to annihilate worlds&hellip;and enslave a galaxy!

''The Death Star's name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy. It is a virtual world unto itself—equipped with uncanny power for a singularly brutal purpose: to obliterate entire planets in the blink of an eye. Its annihilation of the planet Alderaan lives in infamy. And its own ultimate destruction, at the hands of Luke Skywalker, is the stuff of legend. But what is the whole story, and who are the players, behind the creation of this world-killing satellite of doom?

''The near extermination of the Jedi Order cleared the way for Palpatine—power-hungry Senator and Sith Lord—to seize control of the Republic, declare himself Emperor, and usher in a fearsome, totalitarian regime. But even with the dreaded Darth Vader to enforce his sinister will, the threat of rebellion still looms. And the Emperor knows that only abject fear—and the ability to punish dissent with devastating consequences—can ensure his unchallenged control of the galaxy. Enter ambitious and ruthless government official Wilhuff Tarkin, architect of the Emperor's terrifying dream come true.

''But from inception to completion, construction of the unprecedented Death Star is awash in the intrigues, hidden agendas, unexpected revelations, and daring gambits of those involved on every level. The brightest minds and boldest egos, the most ambitious and corrupt, the desperate and the devious, all have a stake in the Death Star and its potential to control the fate of the galaxy.

Soldiers and slaves, loyalists and Rebels, spies and avengers, the innocent and the evil—all their paths and fates will cross and intertwine as the Death Star moves from its maiden voyage to its final showdown and a shadowy chapter of Star Wars'' history is stunningly illuminated in a thrilling, unforgettable adventure.

Characters

 * Neet Alamant
 * Alix
 * Raymus Antilles
 * Raar Anyell
 * Balahteez
 * Abu Banu
 * Vindoo Barvel ("The Shooter")
 * Alferon Choots Bemming
 * Moradmin Bast (never referred to by name)
 * Beller
 * Benjo
 * Bretton
 * Varlo Brim
 * Brun
 * C-3PO (never referred to by name)
 * C-4ME-O ("Fourmio")
 * Cass
 * Chewbacca (never referred to by name)
 * Cy
 * Natasi Daala
 * Villian Dance
 * Feelah Derin
 * Dash
 * Dex
 * Den Dhur
 * Celot Ratua Dil ("Teh Roxxor"; "Green-Eyes"; "Radish Boy")
 * Dillwit
 * Kornell Divini
 * Divo
 * Mekkar Doan
 * Drolan
 * S'ran Droot
 * DS-61-3
 * Olzal Erne
 * Esture
 * Rax Exeter
 * Hora Graneet
 * Tenn Graneet
 * Gar Gratius
 * Grievous
 * Hahrynyar
 * Jaim Helaw
 * Linesee Hoberd
 * Nast Hoberd
 * Hotise
 * I-5YQ
 * Ishin-Il-Raz
 * Jhaveek
 * Phow Ji
 * Daine Jir
 * Teela Kaarz
 * Kai
 * Kameda
 * Ohran Keldor
 * Nond Kendo
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Khurgee
 * L-9 ("Ell-nine")
 * Bevel Lemelisk
 * Umak Leth
 * Luah
 * Lude
 * Mahl
 * Kardue'sai'Malloc
 * Mantologo
 * "Mauler" Mithel
 * Monn
 * Conan Antonio Motti
 * Nate
 * Numbers
 * Barriss Offee
 * Bail Organa
 * Leia Organa
 * Palpatine
 * Darth Plagueis
 * Poggle the Lesser
 * Kan Pojo
 * Poteet
 * Nahdonnis Praji
 * P-RC3 ("Percee")
 * Pychor
 * R2-D2
 * Reshias
 * Nagat Keris Ratua
 * Atour Riten
 * Roa
 * Rodo
 * Codus Romanthus
 * Memah Roothes
 * Sangi Fever Sal
 * Raith Sienar
 * Tol Sivron
 * Luke Skywalker (never referred to by name)
 * Han Solo (never referred to by name)
 * Zam Stenza
 * Nova Stihl
 * Benits Stinex ("the Old Man")
 * SU-B713 ("Essyou")
 * Cassio Tagge
 * Tanbris
 * Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Tunia
 * Unidentified Bakuran prisoner
 * Unidentified Brigian prisoner
 * Unidentified Commissioned Officer
 * Unidentified drunk storageman
 * Unidentified saboteur
 * Darth Vader
 * Velvalee
 * Vishnare
 * Vurly
 * Mace Windu
 * Qwi Xux
 * Yoda
 * Zack

Creatures

 * Bahmat
 * Bantha
 * Berbersian crab
 * Borrat
 * Brindlebug
 * Buzz-beetle
 * Crab spider
 * Dianoga
 * Droat
 * Feelo
 * Fleetabeesta
 * Flit
 * Flitterfly
 * Hugglepup
 * Midi-chlorian
 * Mistfly
 * Naga
 * Nexu
 * Raitch
 * Ratbat
 * Reek
 * Rikitik
 * Ronto
 * Sand cat
 * Sand snake
 * Scorpion slug
 * Shellfish
 * Slime beetle
 * Space slug
 * Virevol
 * Wampa
 * Whool

Documents

 * Beings Holozine
 * Death Star plans
 * Imperial Designation Manual
 * Imperial Legal Code
 * Section 14, Subsection 9, Part C-1
 * Imperial Military Stop Loss Order
 * Imperial Work Contract
 * Statute OB-CPO-1198
 * Tarkin Doctrine
 * The Fallacy of War

Droid models

 * Astromech droid
 * R2-series astromech droid
 * Cleaning droid
 * Construction droid
 * Drafting droid
 * Fire-control droid
 * Interrogation droid
 * IT-O Interrogator
 * Librarian droid
 * Medical droid
 * MD-S3
 * Pilot droid
 * Protocol droid
 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * 5YQ-series protocol droid
 * Secretary droid
 * Service droid
 * Training droid
 * ASP-19 battle droid

Events

 * Balduran Civil War
 * Clone Wars
 * Galactic Civil War
 * Battle of Despayre
 * Battle of Yavin
 * Death Star Uprising
 * Destruction of Alderaan
 * Destruction of Despayre
 * Dissolution of the Imperial Senate
 * Mission to Danuta
 * Golden Age
 * Great Jedi Purge
 * Order 66

Food and beverages

 * Alarevi ale
 * Andoan ale
 * A Walk in the Phelopean Forest
 * Bahmat steak
 * Bantha blaster
 * Berbersian crab
 * Boiled chork
 * Caf
 * Corellian ale
 * Droat milk
 * Feelo eggs
 * Fodu/Fogu
 * Green fire sauce
 * Knobblypear
 * Lamito
 * Melahnese food
 * Membrosia
 * Mon Calamari seaweed mash
 * Ortolan blue ferment
 * Soypro
 * Sucosa
 * Sunfruit
 * Tea
 * Bluefruit Kintle
 * Kosh
 * Manellan Jasper
 * Vege-steak
 * Vulderanian grain flakes (Flakies)
 * Water
 * Wuli nut
 * Zabrak ferment

Locations

 * Bi-Borran Cluster
 * Core Worlds
 * Alderaan system
 * Alderaan
 * Big Zoo
 * Corellia
 * Dorismus Athenaeum
 * Ralthhok Encapsulization
 * Coruscant sector
 * Imperial Academy
 * Imperial Center (Coruscant)
 * Imperial Center Main (Library Galactica)
 * Imperial City
 * Gnarlytown
 * Villynay's
 * Imperial City Naval Base
 * Southern Underground
 * Grid 17
 * Flutterbird Diner
 * Grid 19
 * Chunte's
 * Kenloo's Market
 * Ligabow's
 * Soft Heart Cantina
 * Mainport
 * Netaluma Tower
 * Duro
 * Kuat
 * Crystan V
 * Danuta
 * Hyperspace
 * Imperial Relay Outpost V-798
 * Imperial Space
 * Iridonia
 * Montellian Serat
 * Neimoidia
 * Outer Rim Territories
 * Arkonis sector
 * Atrivis sector
 * Horuz system
 * Despayre
 * Dungeontown
 * Slashtown Prison Colony
 * Horuz I
 * Horuz III
 * Bakura
 * Bespin
 * Bunduki
 * Dantooine
 * Jedi Enclave
 * Darkknell
 * Drongar
 * Eriadu
 * Felucia
 * Gordian Reach
 * Yavin system
 * Yavin Prime
 * Yavin 4
 * Massassi Station
 * Hoth
 * Kalamith sector
 * Toprawa system
 * Toprawa
 * Imperial Research Station
 * Kessel
 * Spice Mines of Kessel
 * Mirial
 * Manda
 * Baobab Archives
 * The Maw
 * Maw Installation
 * Mon Calamari
 * Mustafar
 * Mygeeto
 * Pzob
 * Ryloth
 * Darkside
 * Trogan
 * Vergesso Asteroids
 * Zhar
 * Gall
 * Regional Naval Supply Area
 * Ragith III
 * Realspace
 * Sagar system
 * Blackstar wheelworld
 * Suliana
 * Trigalis
 * Unidentified Temple
 * Wild Space
 * Arkanis sector
 * Tatooine system
 * Tatooine
 * Mos Eisley
 * Yuhuz Four Star
 * Zelos II

Death Star Locations

 * Alpha Sector
 * Docking Bay 6
 * Construction Site Beta-Nine
 * Assembly Hall
 * Deck 5
 * Detention Block AA
 * Delta Sector
 * Civilian Living Quarters
 * Sim Seven
 * Equatorial Trench
 * Dock One-A
 * Executive Level
 * Architectural Office Suite
 * Exercise Suite
 * Grand Moff's Quarters
 * Hangar Bay 1271
 * Level 36
 * Rec Room 17-A
 * Meridian Trench
 * Thermal Exhaust Port
 * Overbridge
 * Central Command Deck
 * Sector N-One
 * Deck 69
 * Hard Heart Cantina
 * Deck 92
 * Deck 106
 * Death Star Library
 * Lower Level Troop Barracks
 * N-One Medcenter
 * Sector N-Three
 * Sector N-Four
 * Sector N-Seven
 * G-12 Barracks
 * Terminus Fourteen Access Corridor
 * Theta Sector
 * Superlaser Fire Control
 * Superlaser Simulator

Materials, substances and gases

 * Absorbital
 * Alumabronze
 * Anti-sweat film
 * Bacta
 * Carbonite
 * Cotton
 * Densecris
 * Denseplast
 * Durasteel
 * 9093-T7511 grade durasteel
 * 9095-T8511 grade durasteel
 * Everplast
 * Flimsiplast
 * Hisp-silk
 * Hypermatter
 * Lubricant
 * Meelweekian silk
 * Orthostat solution
 * Oxygen
 * Plastoid
 * Platinum
 * Pleekwood
 * Quadanium
 * Spice
 * Synthwool
 * Tachyon
 * Transparisteel

Organizations

 * Alliance to Restore the Republic
 * Bibliotron Systems
 * Bemming Shipping
 * Black Sun
 * Dybersyne Engineering Systems
 * EngSat Complex
 * Galactic Empire
 * Department of Redundancy Department
 * Hammertong Project
 * Imperial Army
 * Imperial Intelligence
 * Imperial Navy
 * Alpha Squadron
 * Alpha One
 * Black Eight
 * Beta One
 * Beta Two
 * Civilian Adjunct to the Imperial Navy
 * Gamma One
 * Delta One
 * First Naval Fleet
 * Maw fleet
 * Imperial Marines
 * Imperial Senate
 * Imperial Surgical Corps
 * Library Galactica
 * Stormtrooper Corps
 * Imperial Guard
 * 501st Legion
 * Galactic Republic
 * Republic Mobile Surgical Unit
 * Republic Mobile Surgical Unit 7
 * Republic Navy
 * HoloNet
 * HNE (HoloNet News and Entertainment)
 * House of Tagge
 * Janissariad
 * Jedi Order
 * Kuat Drive Yards
 * Sith
 * Strikebirds

Plants

 * Blueblossom
 * Everlily
 * Purple passion
 * Radish
 * Rankweed
 * Rojo

Sentient species

 * Brigian
 * Cerean
 * Chagrian
 * Drackmarian
 * Falleen
 * Gamorrean
 * Geonosian
 * Givin
 * Gungan
 * Human
 * Bakuran
 * Corellian
 * Hutt
 * Jawa
 * Mirialan
 * Mrlssi
 * Neimoidian
 * Omwati
 * Ortolan
 * Pa'lowick
 * Pho Ph'eahian
 * Psadan
 * Ragithian Human
 * Rodian
 * Shistavanen
 * Toydarian
 * Twi'lek
 * Rutian
 * Sullustan
 * Trandoshan
 * Tusken Raider
 * Ugnaught
 * Weequay
 * Whiphid
 * Wookiee
 * Zabrak
 * Zelosian

Social customs

 * Crashball
 * Death
 * Death mark
 * Galactic Basic Standard
 * High Coruscanti accent
 * Galactic Credit Standard
 * New Order
 * Old Low Frusoise
 * Podracing
 * Sabacc
 * Shyriiwook
 * Slavery
 * Suicide
 * Teräs Käsi
 * Tusken
 * Velanarian boxing

Spacecraft

 * Escape pod
 * Freighter
 * Lighter
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Frigate
 * Hospital ship
 * Medstar-class frigate
 * MedStar Four
 * Space station
 * Battlestation
 * Death Star
 * Death Star I
 * Death Star prototype
 * "Expeditionary Battle Planetoid"
 * Machine Tool Storage Unit Alpha-Four
 * Skyhook
 * Wheelworld
 * Arkam 13
 * Holorepository
 * Capital ship
 * CR90 Corvette
 * Tantive IV
 * Lucrehulk-class battleship
 * ''Fortressa
 * Star Destroyer
 * Imperial-class Star Destroyer
 * Steel Talon
 * Undauntable
 * Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
 * Devastator
 * Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
 * Battle Lance
 * Super-class Star Destroyer
 * Havelon
 * Ion Storm
 * Overt
 * Shuttle
 * Assault shuttle
 * Dropship
 * Medical shuttle
 * E-2T medical shuttle
 * 5537
 * Lambda-class T4a shuttle
 * RLH-1
 * NGC-1710
 * Starfighter
 * Blastboat
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * TIE series
 * TIE/ln starfighter
 * Black 2
 * Black 3
 * Black-11
 * TIE Advanced x1
 * X-wing starfighter
 * Sun Crusher
 * Target drone
 * Transport
 * Ambulance ship
 * Ambulance Ship 9
 * Bulk transport
 * KJB-87
 * Nordieus
 * Omega Gaila
 * Ore hauler
 * Portminian
 * GLTB-3181
 * Slag-raft
 * Spaceliner
 * Tanker
 * World Devastator

Technology

 * Anisotropic armor
 * Artificial gravity
 * Automatic suppressor
 * Bacta tank
 * Battery
 * Bioscan
 * Book
 * Blast door
 * Blast helmet
 * Breath mask
 * Carbon freezing
 * Chrono
 * Cloning
 * Cockpit recorder
 * Comlink
 * Cybernetic prosthetics
 * Cyborg
 * D-9 battery pack
 * Darth Vader's armor
 * Datachip
 * Datastick
 * Deflector shield
 * Diagnoster
 * Doppler-ping
 * Droid
 * Droptac
 * Electronic sniffer
 * Embedder
 * Eraser stud
 * Flight simulator
 * Food replicators
 * Form-chair
 * Gel-cam
 * Glow rod
 * Guard implant
 * Holobook
 * Holocatalog
 * Holocron
 * Hologram
 * Holomannequin
 * Holoplate
 * Holoprojector
 * Holovid
 * Holozine
 * Hyperdrive
 * Induction hyperphase generator
 * Ion engine
 * Life support
 * Meditation chamber
 * Medkit
 * MedNet
 * Memory scan
 * Memory wipe
 * Navigation computer
 * Null-g platform
 * Particle shield
 * Phononic lattice storage
 * Photonic cable
 * Photoreceptor
 * Pressor field
 * Medical pressor
 * Power-up stud
 * Self-destruct mechanism
 * Sensor
 * Shield generator
 * Skin holo
 * Slave implant
 * Slidewalk
 * Sonic shower
 * Space suit
 * Speed-strap
 * Spy-killer
 * Stasis field generator
 * Stormtrooper armor
 * Stun cuffs
 * Stylus
 * Sublight drive
 * Targeting computer
 * Targeting field generator
 * Targeting laser
 * Thermal exhaust port
 * Tomographic axial scan
 * Tractor beam
 * Transponder code
 * Triaxial fiber-optic cable
 * Truth-scan
 * Turbolift
 * Twin ion engine
 * Ultraviolet sterilizer
 * Vac suit
 * Vocabulator

Terms

 * "439570437"
 * "504614575"
 * A-grav
 * Aft pilot port
 * "Backrocket"
 * Bay Door Control
 * Blast Control
 * Blink
 * Blockade runner
 * "Butcher of Montellian Serat"
 * Changa bushfighting
 * Class IV moon
 * Consular ship
 * Darth
 * Data channel 557.9
 * "Debark"
 * Defensive pattern Prime
 * Department of Redundancy Department
 * Drack
 * Dreadnaught
 * Embalming fluid
 * Emergency Receiving
 * Eye
 * "Fayknom"
 * Fem Fortune
 * Fire Control
 * "Floob"
 * Flight Control
 * Flyboy
 * Footpad
 * Frip
 * Gasser
 * Great Weapon
 * Heavy sparring
 * Imperial standard meter
 * Imslow
 * "Kark"
 * Launch Control
 * Light sparring
 * Lightspeed
 * "Loot"
 * Med-surg
 * Medical Admin
 * Meditech
 * Medshuttle
 * Minimum Safe Distance (MSD)
 * "Mopak"
 * "Newbie"
 * Officers' Barracks
 * Panelman
 * Pattycake
 * Pijer-rigged
 * "Poodoo"
 * Port Heavy Blaster Station
 * Pyrowall
 * Rainbow-jacket admiral
 * Ready Room
 * Regional Naval Supply Area
 * Rimsoo
 * "Rocketjock"
 * RSW-6, subgrade 2, Miscellaneous Entertainment and Services
 * Sera Plinck
 * Skin holo
 * "Sodder"
 * ST11
 * ST12
 * Sweetlook
 * Sweet Queen Quinella
 * Tactical channel 5
 * "Tee-my" (TMAI)
 * TIE X1
 * Tractor Beam Control
 * Trogan meter
 * Vacuum
 * We Both Die (WBD)
 * Wrist-hawk
 * "You-buh" (UABH)

Titles and occupations

 * Ace
 * Administrator
 * Alpha Squadron Leader
 * Architect
 * Bouncer
 * Bounty hunter
 * Captain
 * Chief
 * Chief Librarian
 * Colonel
 * Commander
 * Dark Lord of the Sith
 * Doctor
 * Double ace
 * Emperor's Royal Guard
 * Farmer
 * Field medic
 * First Counselor
 * First Level Adept
 * Galactic Emperor
 * Governor
 * Grand Admiral
 * Grand Moff
 * Guard sergeant
 * Gunner
 * Imperial officer
 * Jedi Healer
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Junior librarian
 * Lieutenant
 * Lieutenant Colonel
 * Lieutenant Commander
 * Lord
 * Major
 * Master chief petty officer
 * Master chief gunnery officer
 * Medical technician
 * Medical Technician Class Two
 * Mercenary
 * Moff
 * Padawan
 * Pilot
 * Pirate
 * Princess
 * Pub tender
 * Queen
 * Red Guard
 * Senator
 * Sergeant major
 * Sith Apprentice
 * Sith Master
 * Slave
 * Spy
 * Stormtrooper
 * Smuggler
 * Spacer
 * Technician
 * Tertiary Wife
 * TIE pilot
 * Unarmed Middleweight Champion

Vehicles and vessels

 * Airtruck
 * Atmo-skimmer
 * Hovertruck
 * Hovervan
 * Flitter
 * Grav-loader
 * Landspeeder
 * Lighter
 * Patrol barge

Weapons

 * Blaster
 * Blaster cannon
 * Blaster carbine
 * Blaster rifle
 * Repeating blaster
 * Cane (weapon)
 * Ion cannon
 * Knife
 * Laser cannon
 * Lightsaber
 * Magnetic railgun
 * Practice knife
 * Proton torpedo
 * Proton torpedo launcher
 * Shock baton
 * Slugthrower
 * Sniper rifle
 * Stunner
 * Superlaser
 * Thermal bomb
 * Thermal grenade
 * Turbolaser
 * Vibroblade

Miscellanea

 * Appendix
 * Cavern fever
 * Death sticks
 * Encapsulated arcology
 * Kik-dust
 * Kozema
 * Resiplex
 * Sangi Fever
 * Silver Valor medal
 * The Force
 * Force-sensitive
 * Force choke

Real world phenomena

 * Arcology
 * Asthma
 * Autoimmune disease
 * Depil
 * Eosinophil
 * HES (Hypereosinophilic syndrome)
 * legume
 * Leukemia

Behind the scenes
The first draft of the novel was made available to Sue Rostoni sometime around the beginning of February 2007.

An excerpt of this novel was included in the paperback release of Darth Bane: Path of Destruction.

Motti's first name was to be "Zi" until George Lucas renamed him "Conan Antonio". Despite the change, one occurrence of the name remains in the finished novel.

One event occurring on the ISD (Imperial-class) Devastator is mislabeled as having taken place on the SSD (Super- or Executor-class) Devastator.