''Tatooine Ghost'' is a novel by
Troy Denning set in the fictional
''Star Wars'' expanded universe. The book was released on March 1, 2003.
Plot
The deaths of
Darth Vader and
Emperor Palpatine, and victory at the Battle of
Endor by no means spelled the end of the Empire. In the aftermath, the New Republic has faced a constant struggle to survive and grow. And now a new threat looms: a masterpiece of
Alderaanian art, lost in transit after the planet's destruction, has resurfaced on the
black market
A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is characterized by noncompliance with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the se ...
. Offered at auction, it will command a handsome price . . . but its greatest value lies in the vital secret it conceals—the key to a code used to communicate with New Republic agents deep undercover within the Empire. Discovery of the key by Imperial forces would spell certain disaster. The only option is recovery—and
Han Solo,
Leia Organa Solo,
Chewbacca
Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and firs ...
, and
C-3PO have been dispatched to
Tatooine to infiltrate the
auction.
But trouble is waiting when they arrive: an Imperial
Star Destroyer is orbiting Tatooine on the lookout for Rebels; a mysterious stranger at the auction seems to recognize Leia; and an Imperial officer's aggressive bidding for the Alderaanian painting could foil the Solos’ mission. When a dispute erupts into violence, and the painting vanishes in the chaos, Han and Leia are thrust into a desperate race to reclaim it before Imperial troops or a band of unsavory treasure-peddlers get there first.
Dangerous as the chase is, for Leia it leads into especially dark territory. Already haunted by the specter of her
infamous father, and fearful that his evil may infect future generations, she has suffered a disturbing
Force
In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a p ...
vision of
Luke
People
*Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...
turning to the
dark side. As she battles beside Han against marauding
TIE fighters, encroaching
stormtroopers, and Tatooine's savage
Tusken Raiders, Leia's struggle with the warring emotions inside her culminates in the discovery of an extraordinary link to the past. And as long-buried secrets and truths at last emerge, she faces a moment of reckoning that will forever alter her destiny . . . and that of the New Republic.
Summary
The action takes place in four years after the events of ''
Return of the Jedi'' and directly follows the
''Star Wars'' expanded universe book ''
The Courtship of Princess Leia
''The Courtship of Princess Leia'' is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer Dave Wolverton, part of the Star Wars franchise. It continued the streak of ''New York Times'' Bestsellers, which started with 1991's ''Heir to the Empire''. ...
''. Han Solo and Princess Leia are recently married. The plot outline is that the Alderaanian moss-painting ''Killik Twilight'' was stolen. The painting contains a
Rebel code vital to the New Republic's survival, and Han Solo,
Chewbacca
Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and firs ...
,
C-3PO, and Princess Leia are then sent to retrieve it at an art auction. On the way, Leia finds out some startling things about the past of the Skywalker family when she finds the diary of her grandmother,
Shmi.
Reception
''Tatooine Ghost'' reached #8 on the
New York Times bestseller list on March 23, 2003.
References
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