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.

Editions

 * 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

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.''

Individuals

 * Admiral Ackbar
 * Amee
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Elly Banai
 * Ji Banai
 * Kitster Banai
 * Jar Jar Binks
 * Borno
 * Dama Whitesun Brunk
 * C-3PO
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Celia
 * Chewbacca
 * Anya Darklighter
 * Gavin Darklighter
 * Jula Darklighter
 * Silya Darklighter
 * Elama
 * Emala
 * Grees
 * Grunts
 * Herat
 * Threkin Horm
 * Prince Isolder
 * Keesa
 * Mawbo Kem
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Ob Khaddor
 * Jaxal
 * Jergo
 * Shmi Skywalker Lars
 * Limba
 * Ody Mandrell
 * Grand Admiral Thrawn
 * Chief Councillor Mon Mothma
 * Teemto Pagalies
 * Emperor Palpatine
 * Captain Gilad Pellaeon
 * Commander Quenton
 * Rao
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Sligh
 * Captain Han Solo
 * Princess Leia Organa Solo
 * Tamora Spice
 * ST-297
 * ST-347
 * Queen Mother Ta'a Chume
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure
 * Darth Vader
 * Lady Valarian
 * Ulda
 * W. Wald
 * Warlord Zsinj
 * Winter

Droids

 * C-3PO
 * translator droid

Locations

 * Alderaan
 * Aldera
 * Aldera Royal Palace
 * Bakura
 * Coruscant
 * Dantooine
 * Hapes Cluster
 * Kashyyk
 * New Republic museum
 * Tatoo system
 * Ohann
 * Tatoo I
 * Tatoo II
 * Tatooine
 * Anchorhead
 * Sidi Driss Inn
 * Arch Canyon
 * Bantha Burrows
 * Darklighter Farm
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Jundland Wastes
 * Lars Homestead
 * Mos Eisley
 * Lucky Despot
 * Mos Espa
 * Mawbo's Performance Hall
 * Espa Heights
 * Banai house
 * Old Mos Espa Arena Circuit
 * Rodomon Family Farm
 * Renadala Estate
 * Three Moons
 * Wald's Parts

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

Sentient Species

 * Askajian
 * Barabel
 * Chiss
 * Codru-Ji
 * Devaronian
 * Elomin
 * Gamorrean
 * Gand
 * Ghorfa
 * Gran
 * Gungan
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Jawa
 * Killik
 * Pa'lowick
 * Rodian
 * Squib
 * Togorian
 * Tusken Raiders
 * Twi'lek
 * Ugor
 * Veknoid
 * Weequay
 * Wookiee

Creatures

 * bantha
 * bantha bone
 * bantha tusk
 * gundark
 * katarn
 * nerf
 * nerf pen
 * rancor
 * vornskr
 * wampa

Weapons and Technology

 * boneglass
 * cargo pod
 * concussion missile
 * contact lenses
 * crash webbing
 * false prints
 * glitterglass
 * Holocube
 * Holograph
 * HoloNet
 * Hookah pipe
 * imagist gleamink
 * liftglide
 * magnetic freight compartment
 * mirrfield
 * mood-color vest
 * Nylar
 * plasteel
 * Shadowcast
 * Shadowcast code
 * signscreen

Vehicles and Vessels

 * cargo skiff
 * Chu'unthor
 * hovercar
 * Imperial II Star Destroyer
 * Chimaera
 * landspeeder
 * Podracer
 * Anakin Skywalker's podracer
 * IPG-X1131 Longtail
 * TIE Fighter
 * TIE Interceptor
 * sandcrawler
 * Sentinel-class landing craft
 * speeder bike
 * swoop
 * NovaStar
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millenium Falcon
 * Regina Galas

Words and Phrases

 * barge driver
 * Goldenrod
 * nerf herder
 * plastihead

Events

 * Boonta Eve Classic
 * Destruction of Alderaan

Miscellaneous

 * alasl
 * Basic
 * Bloddle
 * Chandrilan brandy
 * credit
 * Killik Twilight
 * Moisture Farm
 * Moss painting
 * Podracing
 * Sabacc
 * Seclusion braids
 * shimmersilk
 * syren plant
 * Regina Galas
 * Ruby bliel
 * tapcaf
 * thaq
 * The Last Lake
 * Trillium soap

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.
 * References to 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.
 * 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.