Before the Storm

Before the Storm is the first novel in The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and published by Bantam Spectra on March 1, 1996. The audio version was narrated by Anthony Heald.

American

 * ISBN 0553572733; April 1996, Bantam Spectra, 309-page paperback

Foreign

 * Heyne-Verlag, German hardcover (Die Schwarze Flotte, Bd.1, Vor dem Sturm)
 * ISBN 3453136721; 1998, Heyne-Verlag, German paperback
 * March 1999, Amber, Polish (Kryzys Czarnej Floty, Tom I - Przed Burzą)
 * ISBN 9785699232864; October 2007, Eksmo Publishing, Russian (Кризис Чёрного флота: Перед бурей)
 * ISBN 9788427021679; 1997; Ediciones Martínez Roca, S.A., Spanish (Trilogía de la Flota Negra - 1. Antes de la tormenta)
 * ISBN 9545285141; 2005, Trud, 272-page Bulgarian paperback ( Пред буря)

Publisher's summary
In the blockbuster bestselling tradition of Heir to the Empire comes this thrilling addition to the Star Wars saga, as peace gives way to a dire new threat&hellip;

''It is a time of tranquillity for the New Republic. The remnants of the Empire now lie in complete disarray, and the reemergence of the Jedi Knights has brought power and prestige to the fledgling government on Coruscant. Yesterday's Rebels have become today's administrators and diplomats, and the factions that fought against Imperial tyranny seem united in savoring the fruits of peace.''

''But the peace is short-lived. A restless Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quest to find her people. An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive power and an unknown mission. And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down a ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war that could shatter the fragile unity of the New Republic&hellip;and threaten its very survival.''

Appearances
{{App
 * characters=
 * Etahn A'baht
 * Ackbar
 * Akanah / Lady Anna
 * Alole
 * Padmé Amidala
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Archimar
 * Baintorf
 * Behn-kihl-nahm
 * Dar Bille
 * C-3PO
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Mother Calrissian
 * Chewbacca
 * DA-1
 * DA-2
 * Natasi Daala
 * Jan Dodonna
 * Miranda Doni
 * Hiram Drayson
 * Vor Duull
 * Nanaod Engh
 * Turat Il Feen
 * Gabby
 * Bijo Hammax
 * Hannser
 * Harona
 * Hatirma Havighasu
 * Hethrir
 * Hodidiji
 * Hodo
 * Mara Jade
 * Ji
 * Jiod
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Jobath Knox
 * Aitro Koornacht
 * Kiles L'toth
 * Beru Whitesun Lars
 * Owen Lars
 * Lilatb
 * Lobot
 * Lumpawaroo
 * Makki
 * Mallatobuck
 * Plat Mallar
 * Cian Marook
 * Marty
 * Mistal
 * Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn"
 * Morano
 * Jarse Motempe
 * Mon Mothma
 * Nashira
 * Negus Nigekus
 * Noimm
 * Vol Noorr
 * Isela Talsava Norand {{C|as Isela}}
 * Noria
 * Norika
 * Ayddar Nylykerka
 * Oolas
 * Bail Prestor Organa
 * Breha Organa
 * Belezaboth Ourn
 * Paffen {{C|as Force illusion}}
 * Ejagga Pakkpekatt
 * Eri Palle
 * Palpatine
 * Jian Paret
 * Tig Peramis
 * Preedu III
 * Norda Proi
 * R2-D2
 * R7-T1
 * Carlist Rieekan
 * Rulffe
 * Skids
 * SM-1
 * SM-2
 * SM-3
 * SM-4
 * SM-5
 * SM-6
 * Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Syub Snunb
 * Anakin Solo
 * Han Solo
 * Jacen Solo
 * Jaina Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Nil Spaar
 * Stanz
 * Streen
 * Cassio Tagge
 * Durga Besadii Tai
 * Taisdan
 * Tanea
 * Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Tionne
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure
 * Toma
 * Jip Toorr
 * Fall Topas
 * Esege Tuketu
 * Unidentified yard boss
 * Wialu
 * Winter
 * Tolik Yar
 * Yoda
 * Yoda


 * creatures=
 * Carrion deathbird
 * Cowlpup
 * Kitehawk
 * Nackhawn
 * Ralltiir tiger
 * Rancor
 * Sandfrog
 * Seamote
 * Sea shrike
 * Stonebat
 * Tauntaun


 * droids=
 * Astromech droid
 * R2-series astromech droid
 * R7-series astromech droid
 * Butler droid
 * DA-series droid
 * Interrogator droid
 * Medical droid
 * MD-7 medical droid
 * Pilot droid
 * Power droid
 * Protocol droid
 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * E-series protocol droid
 * Recorder droid
 * Reconnaissance drone
 * Security droid
 * Sentry droid
 * SM-series scavenger droid
 * Surveillance droid
 * Tug droid
 * Valet droid


 * events=
 * Battle of Endor
 * Battle of Hoth
 * Battle of Orinda
 * Battle of Yavin
 * Clone Wars
 * Fourth Battle of Coruscant
 * Great Jedi Purge
 * Kidnapping on Munto Codru
 * Mission to Teljkon Vagabond
 * Operation Flotsam
 * Operation Hammerblow
 * Rescue on Death Star I
 * Third General Survey
 * Thrawn campaign
 * Wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa
 * Yevethan Purge / Great Purge
 * Battle of Polneye
 * Yevethan Uprising {{Flash}}


 * locations=
 * Alderaan
 * Baraboo
 * Bespin
 * Cloud City
 * Bessimir
 * Alpha moon
 * Brath Qella
 * Brigia
 * Byss
 * Carratos
 * Chandrila
 * Core
 * Cortina
 * Coruscant
 * Darth Vader's Coruscant fortress retreat {{C|re-created by Luke Skywalker}}
 * Duraka
 * Grand Hall
 * Great Western Sea
 * Imperial City
 * Alliance War Museum
 * Eastport
 * Imperial Palace
 * New Republic Defense Force headquarters
 * Newport
 * Presidential residence
 * Senate Building
 * Memorial Corridor
 * Senate Chamber
 * Velocidrome
 * Westport
 * Manarai Mountains
 * Surtsey
 * Victory Lake
 * Dagobah
 * Derra IV
 * Dornea
 * Endor
 * Farlax sector
 * Galantos
 * Koornacht Cluster
 * Doornik-319 / Morning's Bell {{Hologram}}
 * Doornik-1142
 * J't'p'tan
 * N'zoth
 * New Brigia
 * Pit 4
 * Pirol-5
 * Polneye
 * Eleven North
 * Eleven South
 * Fourteen North
 * Nine North
 * Nine South
 * Ten South
 * 10S Technical Institute
 * Three North
 * Twelve North
 * Wakiza
 * Zhina
 * Wehttam
 * Woqua
 * Gmar Askilon
 * Haarkan
 * Hakassi
 * Hatawa sector
 * Marais home world
 * Hesperidium {{C|described as Coruscant "yellow-faced inner moon"}}
 * Hoth
 * Hrasskis
 * Ihopek
 * Inner Line
 * Jandur
 * Kashyyyk
 * Kho Nai
 * Kokash sector
 * Lucazec
 * Big Hill }
 * Crown Pass Road
 * East District Trail
 * Hastings Watershed
 * Ialtra
 * Jisasu
 * Kaa
 * North Plateau
 * Morath Nebula
 * Narth
 * Narvath
 * New Brigia
 * Notak
 * Nouane
 * Obroa-skai
 * Orinda
 * Paig
 * Paqwepori
 * Praff Run
 * Praxlis
 * Pyjridj
 * Qalita Prime
 * Rishi
 * Rudrig
 * Seventh Security Zone
 * Walalla
 * Tamban
 * Tammar
 * Tatoo I
 * Tatoo II
 * Tatooine
 * Teljkon system
 * Teyr
 * Toprawa
 * Torranix sector
 * Widek
 * Yag'Dhul
 * Yavin
 * Yavin 4
 * Great Temple
 * Jedi Praxeum
 * Temple Atun
 * Zone 90 East
 * Zone 90 East


 * organizations=
 * Alderaan's Council of Elders
 * Ambassador
 * Astrographic Survey Institute
 * Baron
 * Black market
 * Chandrila Defense Fleet
 * Coruscant Global Newsgrid
 * Coruscant Traffic Control
 * Dornean Navy
 * Duchess
 * Duskhan League
 * Majordomo
 * Primate
 * Proctor of information science
 * Viceroy
 * Etaias
 * Fallanassi
 * Galactic Empire
 * Galactic Emperor
 * Grand Admiral
 * Grand Moff
 * Imperial governor
 * Stormtrooper
 * Imperial Fleet
 * Black Sword Command
 * Galactic Republic "Old Republic"
 * H'kig
 * Incom Corporation
 * Institute for Sentient Studies
 * Miner
 * Moisture farmer
 * New Jedi Order
 * Jedi apprentice
 * Jedi Master
 * Obroan Institute for Archaeology
 * Pirate
 * Poranji
 * Prinawe
 * Princess
 * Prisoner
 * Rebel Alliance
 * Right Earl
 * Sienar Fleet Systems
 * Sith
 * Dark Lord
 * Smuggler
 * SoroSuub Corporation
 * Warlord
 * New Republic / New Empire
 * Chairman
 * Chief of State
 * First Administrator
 * New Republic Defense Fleet
 * Admiral
 * Battle management
 * Captain
 * Colonel
 * Commodore
 * Deck officer
 * Ensign
 * General
 * Helmsman
 * Joint Defense Operations Staff
 * New Republic Fifth Battle Group
 * 24th Bombardment Squadron
 * Black Flight
 * Black Leader
 * Green Flight
 * Green Leader
 * Red Flight
 * Red Leader
 * Red Two
 * Red Three
 * Blackfire Flight
 * Lieutenant
 * First Fleet
 * Second Fleet
 * New Republic Intelligence Service
 * Alpha Blue
 * New Republic Fleet Intelligence
 * Asset Tracking
 * New Republic Prime Newsgrid
 * New Republic Ruling Council
 * New Republic Senate
 * Chair of the Senate / Chairman
 * Council on the Common Defense
 * President of the Senate
 * Senator
 * Wehttam (group)
 * Y'taa
 * Y'taa


 * species=
 * Ahra Naffi
 * Belovian
 * Bothan
 * Brigian
 * Corasgh
 * Donadi
 * Dornean
 * Fia
 * Gamorrean
 * Grannan
 * Hortek
 * Hrasskis
 * Human
 * Polneyi
 * Ka'aa
 * Khotta
 * Kubaz
 * Marais
 * Massassi
 * Mon Calamari
 * Morath
 * Narvath
 * Oolid
 * Paqwe
 * Qella
 * Qonet
 * Tammarian
 * Twi'lek
 * Verpine
 * Wookiee
 * Yevetha
 * Yevetha


 * vehicles=
 * Agave-class picket ship "Interdiction picket"
 * Kauri
 * Adventurer
 * Mud Sloth
 * All Terrain Armored Transport "AT-AT"
 * Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing "Assault gunboat"
 * Another Chance
 * Aramadia-class thrustship
 * Aramadia
 * Astrogator-class probe ship
 * Astrolabe
 * B-wing starfighter
 * Beauty
 * Belarus''-class medium cruiser
 * Glorious
 * Number Five External Hard Dock
 * Blessings
 * Boldheart
 * BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter
 * Calamari water skimmer
 * Cart
 * D-type trifoil fighter "Yevethan starfighter"
 * Death Star I
 * Death Star II
 * Defender-class assault carrier
 * Drone fighter
 * E-wing escort starfighter
 * EX-F / Glory
 * Endurance-class fleet carrier
 * Endurance
 * Intrepid
 * Escape pod
 * Executor-class Star Dreadnought
 * Knight Hammer
 * Intimidator / Pride of Yevetha''
 * Reaper
 * Ferret-class reconnaissance vessel
 * D-89
 * IX-26
 * IX-44F
 * Foresight
 * Freebird
 * Hajen-class fleet tender
 * Ahazi
 * Honor
 * Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
 * Gnisnal
 * Imperious
 * Interdictor
 * Katana fleet
 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
 * Landspeeder
 * Mother's Valkyrie
 * Liberty
 * Nebula-class Star Destroyer
 * Brilliant
 * Resolve
 * Orbital jumper
 * Prowler-class reconnaissance vessel
 * 5P8
 * Prinawe racer
 * Lightning
 * Purity
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * Sacheen-class light escort "escort"
 * Selonia
 * Shuttle
 * Tydirium {{Imo}}
 * Skimmer
 * Speeder
 * Airspeeder
 * Star Dream
 * Steadfast "fleet hauler"
 * T-16 skyhopper
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * Teljkon Vagabond
 * TIE/In interceptor
 * TIE/ln starfighter
 * TIE/rc starfighter
 * TIE/sa bomber
 * Tug
 * Victory-class Star Destroyer
 * Devotion / Valorous
 * Warrior-class gunship
 * Marauder
 * Yacht
 * Lady Luck
 * Yevethan dropship
 * Yevethan ground skimmer
 * Yevethan scout fighter
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Millennium Falcon


 * technology=
 * Acceleration couch / flight couch
 * Aircart
 * Anti-personnel blaster
 * Aradian pulse-lifter
 * Audio telescope
 * Autofiring laser cannon
 * Autopilot
 * Bacta tank
 * Blaster rifle
 * Borg Construct Aj^6
 * Ceremonial dagger
 * Chit
 * Chrono
 * Cofferdam
 * Combat armor
 * Comlink
 * Headset comlink
 * Comm station
 * Comm unit
 * Computer
 * Cryotank
 * Cryptocomm
 * Datacard
 * Datapad
 * Deceleration thruster
 * Deflector emitter
 * Deflector shield
 * Durasteel
 * Emergency buoy
 * Enviro-suit
 * Flechétte missile
 * Holocam
 * Hologram
 * Holomap
 * HoloNet
 * HVs-2 hypervelocity gun
 * Hyperdrive
 * Hyperdrive motivator
 * Hypercomm / Hyperspace comm
 * Hyperspace transponder
 * ID card
 * Interdiction field
 * Ion cannon
 * Laser cannon
 * L-s9.3 laser cannon
 * Lightsaber
 * Limpet
 * Memory core
 * Memory wipe
 * New Republic hypernet
 * Optical-laser pulse
 * Particle shield
 * Penetration bomb
 * Personal energy shield
 * Photoamplifier
 * Planetary shield
 * Poacher's bomb
 * Power coupling
 * Proton torpedo
 * Pulse cannon
 * Ray shield
 * Refresher
 * Sanitary entry station
 * Scanner
 * Scrub chamber
 * Sienar Systems augmentor
 * Sleeper mine
 * Slug cannon
 * SM-series scavenger droid
 * Torque wrench
 * Tractor beam
 * Transparisteel
 * Trim thruster
 * Turbolaser
 * Turbolift
 * Twin ion engine
 * Universal Data Exchange
 * Wing de-icer
 * YT-1300 battery regulator
 * YT-1300 battery regulator

}}
 * miscellanea=
 * Ahred
 * AK031995
 * Aleph-lamed-zayin-shin
 * Articles of Withdrawal
 * Asteroid
 * Barlaz
 * Basic
 * Binary
 * Bolo-ball
 * Books of Massassi
 * Brightgum
 * Calamari blessing pot
 * Channel 1
 * Channel 11
 * Channel 81
 * Chromite
 * Clarinet
 * Class 1 pass
 * Class Four
 * D9020616
 * Darna
 * Death Star plans
 * Donadi stain-painting
 * Dornean brandy
 * Durasteel
 * The Force / White Current
 * Dark side of the Force
 * Force cloak
 * Force Immersion
 * Force Jump
 * Force storm
 * Meditation
 * Mind trick
 * Force illusion
 * Telekinesis
 * Force Pull
 * Saber Throw
 * Foss
 * Historical Battle Site Preservation Act
 * House of Organa
 * Hundred Prescriptions of Alsidas
 * Hyperspace
 * I have a bad feeling about this
 * Insignia of the New Republic
 * Intersystem Library Exchange
 * Isophane
 * Jedi training
 * Jewel of Haarkan
 * Kesslerite lounging chair
 * Lifath
 * Life debt
 * Lightsaber combat {{Imo}}
 * Mara-nas
 * Massassi language "Sith symbology"
 * May the Force be with you
 * Naris-bud tea
 * Nebula
 * New Republic Common Charter
 * Noreti
 * Noryath meatbread
 * Orbital bombardment
 * Order of battle
 * Ormachek
 * Para-roll
 * Parsec
 * Pawei juice
 * Plasteel
 * Quarrelgrass
 * Quartz
 * Quicksand
 * Radiation
 * Rebreather
 * Sabacc
 * Sanitizer
 * Shyriiwook
 * Silicon
 * Slave
 * Snubfighter
 * Spaceport
 * Standard Time
 * The Shooter
 * The Sniffer
 * Thunder Alley
 * Universal Data Exchange
 * Viewport
 * Viewscreen
 * Vortex pool
 * Wallball
 * Yavin (deity)
 * Yevethan language
 * Yevethan language

Behind the scenes
The Imperial order of battle discovered in a crippled Star Destroyer is named in reference to the author's daughter. It consists of her initials and date of birth (given in the dedication).

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Before the Storm.