Millennium Falcon (novel)

Millennium Falcon is a novel by James Luceno about the history of the Millennium Falcon. It was originally set to be released on December 30, 2008, but was pushed up to October 21, 2008. At the end of the book is an introduction to the upcoming novel Outcast, the first novel in the Fate of the Jedi series.

Back cover
Climb aboard, buckle up, and prepare to jump to hyperspace for the ultimate flight of the ship that launched a thousand fates.

Internal flap
''Two years have passed since Jacen Solo, seduced by the dark side and reanointed as the brutal Sith Lord Darth Caedus, died at the hands of his twin sister Jaina, Sword of the Jedi. For a grieving Han and Leia, the shadow of their son's tragic downfall still looms large. But Jacen's own bright and loving daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope for the future as she thrives in her grandparents' care. The eager, inquisitive and Force-strong girl makes a curious discovery aboard her grandfather's beloved spacecraft -- the much-overhauled but ever-dependable Millennium Falcon. The Solo family then finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and unexpected rewards.''

''To Han, who knows every bolt, weld, and sensor of the Falcon as if they were parts of himself, the strange device Allana shows him is utterly alien. But its confounding presence -- and Allana's infectious desire to unravel its mystery -- are impossible to dismiss. The only answer lies in backtracking into the past on a fact-finding expedition to retrace the people, places, and events in the checkered history of the vessel that's done everything from making the Kessel Run "in less than twelve parsecs" to helping topple an evil Empire.''

''From the moment the Falcon broke loose from a Corellian assembly line like an untamed creature with a will of its own, it seemed destined to seek out trouble. It wasn't long before the feisty YT-1300 freighter went from shuttling cargo to smuggling contraband. But it's a fateful rendezvous on Coruscant, at the explosive height of the Republic/Separatist uprising, that launches a galaxywide cat-and-mouse game whose newest players are Han, Leia, Allana and C-3PO. And they're not alone: Crime lords, galactic pirates, rogue politicians and fortune hunters alike loom at every turn of the quest -- each with his or her own desperate stake in the Millennium Falcon's most momentous mission.''

Through the years and across the stars, from the Rim Worlds to points beyond, the race will lead them all to a final standoff for a prize some will risk everything to find--and pay any cost to possess.

Characters

 * Adi Gallia
 * Allana Solo
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Anakin Solo
 * Armand Isard
 * Bail Prestor Organa
 * Bammy Decree
 * Boba Fett
 * C-3PO
 * Cakhmaim
 * Chewbacca
 * Dal Perhi
 * Darth Caedus
 * Dooku
 * Fang Zar
 * Grievous
 * Han Solo
 * Jacen Solo
 * Jagged Fel
 * Jaina Solo
 * J'oopi Shé
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Lando Calrissian Junior
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Meewalh
 * Natasi Daala
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Onimi
 * Padmé Amidala
 * Palpatine
 * Plo Koon
 * Qui-Gon Jinn
 * Rej Taunt
 * Seff Hellin
 * Tendra Risant Calrissian
 * Tenel Ka Djo
 * Tsavong Lah
 * Vergere
 * Xizor

Events

 * Second Galactic Civil War
 * Second Duel on the Anakin Solo
 * Battle of Shedu Maad
 * Yuuzhan Vong War
 * Fall of Coruscant
 * Galactic Civil War
 * Battle of Endor
 * Clone Wars
 * Battle of Coruscant
 * Stark Hyperspace War
 * Fifth Battle of Qotile

Organizations and titles

 * Centrality
 * Confederacy of Independent Systems
 * Delegation of 2000
 * Galactic Empire
 * Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
 * Galactic Republic
 * New Jedi Order
 * New Republic
 * Republic Group
 * Stark Commercial Combine
 * Zann Consortium

Sentient species

 * Askajian
 * Barabel
 * Bith
 * Colicoid
 * Falleen
 * Firrerreo
 * Geonosian
 * Ho'Din
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Kadas'sa'Nikto
 * Kamarian
 * Mon Calamari
 * Muun
 * Ortolan
 * Rodian
 * Ruurian
 * Sullustan
 * Twi'lek
 * Verpine
 * Wookiee
 * Yuuzhan Vong

Vehicles and vessels

 * Acclamator I-class assault ship
 * Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter
 * Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter
 * Droid tri-fighter
 * Emergency firespeeder
 * Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
 * Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
 * Anakin Solo
 * Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship
 * Providence-class carrier/destroyer
 * Invisible Hand
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer
 * Guarlara
 * Integrity

Miscellanea

 * The Force
 * Light side of the Force
 * Dark side of the Force