Tatooine Ghost

Tatooine Ghost was written by Troy Denning. It was published by Del Rey in December 2003 in hardback. 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, also 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.''

Characters

 * Kitster Banai
 * Borno
 * Dama Whitesun Brunk
 * C-3PO
 * Celia
 * Chewbacca
 * Jula Darklighter
 * Silya Darklighter
 * Emala
 * Grees
 * Grunts
 * Herat
 * Threkin Horm
 * Keesa
 * Mawbo Kem
 * Ody Mandrell
 * Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo
 * Mon Mothma
 * Teemto Pagalies
 * Commander Quenton
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Sligh
 * Han Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Tamora Spice
 * ST-297
 * ST-347
 * Ulda
 * W. Wald
 * Gilad Pellaeon

References and foreshadowing

 * Survivor's Quest was written to be a counterpart to Tatooine Ghost.
 * 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.

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