X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar

X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar is the ninth and final installment in the X-wing series of novels, published in 1999 by Bantam Spectra, written by Aaron Allston. Narration for the audio version was performed by Anthony Heald.

Editions

 * ISBN 0553574183 and ISBN 0553581252; August 3, 1999, Bantam Spectra, 291-page paperback
 * ISBN 0553525697; August 3, 1999, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Abridged cassette
 * ISBN 0553812718; August 3, 1999, Transworld Publishers, 320-page UK paperback
 * ISBN 8324122508; Amber, 240-page Polish paperback

Publisher's summary
'''The X-wing fighter pilots have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults. But now they are about to embark on a diplomatic mission that will prove to be even more hazardous than all-out combat...'''

''The neutral world of Adumar has decided to pick a side in the war to control the galaxy. Delegates from both the New Republic and the Empire have been invited to Adumar, and each camp will be given a chance to plead its government's case. But there is one small catch: since the Adumari prize military skill above all else, they insist that both delegations be composed exclusively of fighter pilots. For pilot Wedge Antilles and his company, it's an unfamiliar exercise in diplomacy - and one that's filled with unexpected peril. For once they arrive, the X-wing pilots are challenged by Adumar's fierce warriors and attacked by Imperial assassins bent on eliminating all competition. But these challenges pale in comparison to the threat posed by a rogue Republic agent...one who is determined to win Adumar's allegiance once and for all - even if it costs the X-wing pilots their lives.''

Plot summary
The planet of Adumar is an anomaly, settled by anonymous colonists during the early years of the Old Republic and isolated ever since. But now it has been discovered. The Adumari love pilots, so the New Republic's best snubfighter jock, General Wedge Antilles, is dispatched as a diplomat, along with three of Rogue Squadron's finest: taciturn Colonel Tycho Celchu, pessimist Major Derek "Hobbie" Klivian and child-at-heart extraordinaire Major Wes Janson. They are also aided by native guide and blastsword fighting champion Cheriss ke Hanadi, New Republic diplomat and former Y-wing pilot Tomer Darpen, and New Republic Documentarian Hallis Saper, who wears the head of a 3PO as a camera.

Wedge assumes that he will somehow hammer out a treaty and bring the planet of Adumar into the New Republic, but it becomes quickly apparent that all is not as it seems. Firstly, the Empire's best pilot, General Turr Phennir, and three of his best are here too. Secondly, Adumar is not a united planet, and right now Wedge is only talking to its largest nation, Cartann. Thirdly, the Cartannese seem to like nothing better than killing each other for bragging rights, and Wedge is expected to join in&mdash;especially since they try to kill him for bragging rights too. (Phennir seems to have no problem with it.) Fourthly, a certain woman whom Wedge is acquainted with, Iella Wessiri, is on-planet as a New Republic Intelligence operative and has been so for the past six months&mdash;despite the fact that, supposedly, Adumar was only discovered a few weeks before. (It also doesn't help that Wedge would like to be a little more than friends with her.) Wedge must somehow make his way through Adumar's bizarre culture while not offending his or their sensibilities, bring Adumar into the New Republic, and maybe try to get the girl as well.

Appearances
{{App Red Flight
 * dramatis personae=
 * General Wedge Antilles (Red One) (Human male from Corellia)
 * Colonel Tycho Celchu (Red Two) (Human male from Alderaan)
 * Major Wes Janson (Red Three) (Human male from Taanab)
 * Major Derek "Hobbie" Klivian (Red Four) (Human male from Ralltiir)

New Republic Armed Forces, Intelligence, and Diplomatic Corps
 * Iella Wessiri (Human female from Corellia) / Fiana Novarr
 * Tomer Darpen (Human male from Commenor)
 * General Airen Cracken (Human male from Contruum)
 * Captain Geng Salaban (Human male from Bestine)

New Republic civilians
 * Hallis Saper (Human female from Bonadan)

Imperial Pilots
 * General Turr Phennir (Human male)


 * other characters=
 * Admiral Ackbar {{Mo}}
 * Jagged Antilles {{C|Holo picture}}
 * Syal Antilles Fel {{Imo}}
 * Zena Antilles {{C|Holo picture}}
 * Berandis
 * Bugbite
 * General Edor Crespin {{Mo}}
 * Kyp Durron {{Mo}}
 * Escalion
 * Depird ke Fanax
 * Jeapird ke Fanax
 * Soontir Fel {{Mo}}
 * Grembae
 * Grembae's son
 * Corran Horn {{Mo}}
 * Ysanne Isard {{Mo}}
 * Garatty ke Kith {{1st}}
 * Liak ke Mattino {{1st}}
 * Lady Marri
 * ke Oleans {{1stm}}
 * Palpatine {{Mo}}
 * Sate Pestage {{Mo}}
 * Asori Rogriss {{Mo}}
 * Terek Rogriss {{Mo}}
 * General Horton Salm {{Mo}}
 * Phalle ke Seiufere {{1st}}
 * Thanaer ke Sekae {{1st}}
 * General ya Sethes {{1st}}
 * Eneboros ke Shalapan {{1st}}
 * Buan ke Shia
 * Luke Skywalker {{Mo}}
 * Han Solo {{Mo}}
 * Leia Organa Solo {{Mo}}
 * Wilhuff Tarkin {{Mo}}
 * Balass ke Teldan / Balass ke Rassa {{1st}}
 * Pekaelic ke Teldan {{1st}}
 * Warlord Treuten Teradoc {{Mo}}
 * Mirax Terrik {{Mo}}
 * Uliaff ke Unthos {{1st}}
 * Unidentified Minister of Cognitive Machinery (Cartann)
 * Unknown Minister of Trade (Cartann)
 * Darth Vader {{Mo}}
 * Dyans ke Vasan
 * Irasal ke Voltin {{1st}}
 * Diric Wessiri {{Mo}}
 * Qwi Xux
 * Zsinj {{Mo}}
 * Zsinj {{Mo}}


 * creatures=
 * Bantha {{Mo}}
 * Coruscant game fowl
 * Farumme {{1st}}
 * Furball {{Mo}}
 * Turumme {{Mo}}
 * Wampa {{Mo}}


 * droids=
 * 3PO protocol droid
 * Whitecap
 * Astromech droid
 * R2 unit
 * R5 unit
 * Gate


 * events=
 * Adumari Civil War {{1st}}
 * Cartann Ground Championship {{1st}}
 * Gauntlet of Red Flight
 * Galactic Civil War
 * Battle of Adumar
 * Battle of Bakura {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Battle of Borleias {{Mo}}
 * Battle of Brentaal IV {{Mo}}
 * Battle of Coruscant {{Mo}}
 * Battle of Endor {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Battle of Selaggis {{Mo}}
 * Battle of Yavin {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Destruction of Alderaan {{Mo}}
 * Mission to Adumar {{1st}}
 * Lifeday {{Mo}}


 * locations=
 * Wild Space
 * Adumar system {{1st}}
 * Adumar {{1st}}
 * Cartann {{1st}}
 * Cartann City {{1st}}
 * Cartann Bladedrome {{1st}}
 * Cartann City Air Base {{1st}}
 * Lovely Carrion Flightknife hangar {{1st}}
 * Garham's-on-the-Downstream {{1st}}
 * Home of Cartann's Minister of Trade
 * Royal Residence of Cartann {{1st}}
 * Outer Court of the Royal Residence {{1st}}
 * Third Alabaster
 * Giltella Air Base {{1st}}
 * Halbegardia {{1stm}}
 * Lameril Ridge {{Mo}}
 * Tetanne {{1stm}}
 * Thozzelling {{1stm}}
 * Yedagon {{1st}}
 * Yedagon City {{1st}}
 * Accolux Township {{1stm}}
 * Yedagon City Air Base {{1st}}
 * Katorrs {{1st}}
 * Alderaan {{Mo}}
 * Bakura system {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Borleias {{Mo}}
 * Brentaal {{Mo}}
 * Corellian system {{Mo}}
 * Corellia {{Mo}}
 * Gus Treta {{Imo}}
 * Corporate Sector {{Mo}}
 * Coruscant
 * Endor {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Maw Installation {{Mo}}
 * Meridian sector
 * Omwat {{Mo}}
 * Taanab {{Mo}}
 * Unknown Regions {{Mo}}
 * Unknown Regions {{Mo}}

{{!}}
 * organizations=
 * Ace
 * Adumar Central Control
 * Adumari Union {{1st}}
 * Adumari Union Council
 * Frozen Death Flightknife
 * Ice Edge Flightknife
 * Sunwhip Flightknife
 * Assassin
 * Bartender
 * Black marketeer {{Mo}}
 * Blood on the Flowers Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Bodyguard
 * Cartann Ground Champion {{1st}}
 * Cartann Guard {{1st}}
 * Challabae Admits-No-Equal Aerial Eruptive Manufacturing Concern {{1st}}
 * Corellian Security {{Mo}}
 * Diktat {{Mo}}
 * Galactic Empire
 * 181st Imperial Fighter Group
 * Galactic Emperor {{Mo}}
 * Grand Moff {{Mo}}
 * Imperial Intelligence {{Mo}}
 * Imperial Navy
 * Grand Admiral {{Mo}}
 * Stormtrooper {{Mo}}
 * Galactic Republic "Old Republic"
 * Ghephaenne Deeper-Craters Weaponmakers {{1stm}}
 * Hero of Lameril Ridge {{1st}}
 * Holodocumentarian
 * Jedi Order {{Mo}}
 * Lords of Dismay Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Master of the Golden Yoke {{1st}}
 * Mechanic
 * Medic
 * Minister of Cognitive Machinery (Cartann) {{1st}}
 * Minister of Notification (Cartann) {{1st}}
 * Minister of Trade
 * Ministry of Justice (Cartann) {{1stm}}
 * Perator
 * Pilot
 * Rebel Alliance {{Mo}}
 * Skull-Biters Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Slave {{Mo}}
 * Slicer
 * Sludgenews
 * Smiter of the Tetano {{1st}}
 * Sniper
 * Smuggler {{Mo}}
 * Strike the Moons Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Tarrvin-on-Kallik {{1stm}}
 * New Republic
 * Chief of State {{Mo}}
 * New Republic Diplomatic Corps
 * New Republic Intelligence
 * New Republic Military
 * Fleet Command
 * Page's commandos {{Mo}}
 * Solo Fleet {{Mo}}
 * Starfighter Command
 * Fighter wing {{Mo}}
 * Contender Squadron
 * Eye Three
 * High Flight Squadron
 * High Flight Three Beta
 * High Flight Twelve
 * Lightflash Squadron
 * Red Flight
 * Red Leader
 * Red Two
 * Red Three
 * Red Four
 * Remember Derra Squadron
 * Rogue Squadron
 * Rogue Leader
 * Skylight Squadron
 * Solar Wind Squadron
 * Solar Wind Seven
 * Solar Wind Eight
 * Solar Wind Twelve
 * Tierfon Yellow Aces {{Mo}}
 * Wraith Squadron {{Mo}}
 * New Republic Senate
 * Yedagon Confederacy {{1st}}
 * Blastpike Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Blastpike Ten
 * Electrocution Death Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Halbegardian elite {{1st}}
 * Holdout Team {{1st}}
 * Meteor One
 * Meteor Two
 * Meteor Three
 * Meteor Four
 * Meteor Five
 * Meteor Six
 * Running Crimson Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Running Crimson Three
 * Sandstorm Flightknife {{1st}}
 * Sandstorm Six


 * species=
 * Ewok {{Mo}}
 * Human
 * Corellian
 * Hutt {{Mo}}
 * Omwati
 * Ssi-ruuk {{Mo}}

{{!}} {{!}}
 * vehicles=
 * B-wing starfighter
 * Battle Dog {{Mo}}
 * Blade-28 fighter {{1st}}
 * Golden Yoke {{1st}}
 * Blade-30 fighter {{1st}}
 * Blade-32 superiority fighter {{1st}}
 * Blade-32 Alpha
 * Blade-32 Beta {{Mo}}
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * Corvette
 * Cruiser
 * Cutting Lens-class reconnaissance craft
 * Death Star I {{C|as video recordings}}
 * Executor-class Star Dreadnought
 * Executor {{Mo}}
 * Iron Fist {{Mo}}
 * Lusankya {{Mo}}
 * Farumme-class hauler
 * Frigate
 * Immobilizer 418 cruiser
 * Stellar Web {{Imo}}
 * Imperial-class Star Destroyer
 * Agonizer
 * Master Stroke
 * Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
 * Allegiance
 * Bay Alpha Two
 * Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
 * Retaliator
 * Imperial Shuttle
 * Meteor-class Aerial Fort
 * Mon Calamari cruiser
 * Mon Casima {{1st}}
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * Scythe-class bomber {{1st}}
 * Sun Crusher {{Mo}}
 * Victory-class Star Destroyer
 * Venom {{Mo}}
 * TIE/sa bomber
 * TIE/D Defender
 * TIE/ln starfighter
 * TIE/In interceptor
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter {{Mo}}
 * technology=
 * Adumari comlink {{1st}}
 * Adumari dagger {{1st}}
 * Adumari lightboard {{1st}}
 * Adumari pistol {{1st}}
 * Ascender {{1st}}
 * Astronavigation
 * Blaster
 * Blaster rifle {{Mo}}
 * Blastsword {{1st}}
 * Broadcap bomb {{1stm}}
 * Challabae missile
 * Chrono
 * Collision alarm
 * Comfan {{1st}}
 * Comlink
 * Headset comlink
 * Comm cable
 * Comm unit
 * Comm unit scrambler
 * Concussion missile
 * Datacard
 * Datapad
 * Deflector shield
 * Directional sound recorder
 * Ejector seat
 * Energy whip {{Mo}}
 * Flatcam {{1st}}
 * Flatscreen {{1st}}
 * Glow lamp
 * Knife
 * Lightsaber {{Mo}}
 * Holdout blaster
 * Holo-recording unit
 * Holocam
 * Holocomm
 * Holodrama {{Mo}}
 * Hologram
 * Holoplayer
 * Hypercomm
 * Hyperdrive
 * Identichip
 * Inertial compensator
 * Ion cannon
 * Laser cannon
 * Lightbounce system {{1st}}
 * Magcon field
 * Navigation computer
 * Pigment-cloud missile
 * Pistol
 * Proton torpedo
 * Repulsorlift
 * Restraining bolt {{Mo}}
 * Sensor array
 * S-foils
 * Simulator {{Mo}}
 * Skifter {{Mo}}
 * Solar panel
 * Starfighter
 * Thermal detonator {{Mo}}
 * Tractor beam {{Mo}}
 * Turbolaser
 * Turbolift {{Mo}}
 * Vibroblade

{{!}} }}
 * miscellanea=
 * Adumari beer {{1st}}
 * Antilles Four-Step Instant Speech
 * Bacta {{Mo}}
 * Bantha meat
 * Basic
 * Bounty {{Mo}}
 * Brewglass {{1st}}
 * Brewtap
 * Brownlung
 * Caf
 * Chartash {{1st}}
 * Credcard
 * Credit
 * Duracrete
 * Eyeball
 * Flight suit
 * Flightknife {{1st}}
 * The Force {{Mo}}
 * Dark side of the Force {{Mo}}}
 * Gauntlet (Cartann)
 * Flimsi
 * Glowing baton
 * Goggles
 * High Flight Squadron crest
 * Holodrama
 * Hydrospanner
 * Hyperspace
 * Imperial archives
 * Kep {{1st}}
 * Kitchen
 * Klick
 * Life Day
 * New Republic dress uniform
 * Perat {{1st}}
 * Refresher
 * Sabacc
 * Sludgenews {{1stm}}
 * Snubfighter
 * The Protocols (Cartann)
 * Torture
 * Transparisteel
 * Turumme-warrens
 * Vertigo
 * Vacuum
 * Viewport
 * Water
 * Wishbone

Behind the scenes
In one scene Hobbie says: "Everyone calls me Hobbie. And I'll get back to you on my last name. Lots of people misspell it." This may be an allusion made by Allston to the fact that throughout the X-Wing comic, Hobbie's name was incorrectly spelled "Klivan".

In the Hand of Thrawn duology, Wedge was implied to be married to Iella Wessiri, whereas in other novels (most often the ones penned by Kevin J. Anderson) he was paired with Qwi Xux. This novel neatly resolves that apparent contradiction, beginning with Wedge and Qwi's breakup and ending with Wedge and Iella's engagement.

The novel is celebrated in the Star Wars fandom for author Aaron Allston's use of humor, which is frequent and often genuinely funny. Allston often characterizes the four pilots through their joking styles: Tycho with occasional and devastating one-liners, Hobbie with pessimistic backtalk, Janson with constant irreverences, and Wedge as the smirking straight man.

The book is also noteworthy for being the final Star Wars book released under the Bantam label; the license to publish Star Wars fiction was transferred to Del Rey shortly following its release.

Adumarian society may also be a reference to George Lucas' film THX 1138, as it is a highly rigid society with droves of poor and oppressed living underground, often never seeing daylight. Also, like the title character's job as a nuclear munitions worker in THX 1138, Adumar's primary industry is munitions, manufactured in underground factories.

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