This was an interesting Star Wars novel that served as a nice bridge between the early life of Anakin Skywalker depicted in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones and the legacy of Darth Vader as seen by his children in post-Return of the Jedi novels. Tatooine Ghost is set after The Courtship of Princess Leia (when Han and Leia get married) but before the Thrawn trilogy and subsequent novels where we learn the two have had children. The book takes place entirely on Tatooine, and intersects nicely with the past (Leia finds Shmi Skywalker’s diary, the Tusken camp where she was killed, Obi-Wan’s hut, etc.) and the future (Leia decides having children is something she wants to do after all, we get subtle hints that a certain Imperial officer is an expert in military tactics and will rapidly move through the ranks, etc.). The paperback also includes a short story which depicts something I’ve never seen before: Chewbacca’s dialogue in a comprehensible form, as he talks to his wife and
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Really enjoyed this book– shows how Leia learns about Anakin’s life as a boy to give her more insight. Also shows Han and Leia just married 6 months.
Written after the theatrical release of Attack of the Clones but before Revenge of the Sith, in Tatooine Ghost author Troy Denning leverages the first two prequels to weave a tale of Princess Leia confronting specters from her past. Set four years after Return of the Jedi, this book has Han and Leia visiting Tatooine to attend an art auction featuring a relic from Alderaan, the beloved painting Killik Twilight. While the painting is rich in nostalgia for Leia, having hung in the palace she grew up in, far more urgent is the communication key for Shadowcast, a secret Rebel broadcasting mechanism, which is concealed in the painting’s frame. If the Imperials were to get their hands on the key, many Rebel lives would be lost.
Let me say this up front: I am a fan of all three prequel movies. I thoroughly enjoyed each one and felt they added considerable richness and interest to the Star Wars universe. Therefore, I’m firmly in favor of books such as Tatooine Ghost which attempt to merge the sometimes disparate flavor of the original trilogy with the prequels. This book is heavy on links to the prequels, particularly the scenes set on Tatooine, of course, so readers that exclusively prefer the originals may not find much of interest here. However, those like me that enjoy the whole saga will likely have a great time.
Particular elements brought out of the prequels include extensive time spent in Mos Espa, an adult Kitster as a recurring character, Teemto Pagalies and the Podracing Arena, and a climatic scene involving the Tusken oasis where Anakin found his mother in Attack of the Clones. Leia also gets her hands on Shmi Skywalker’s journal and entries from it are scattered throughout the tale. Shmi’s perspective on the ten years after Anakin left for Coruscant adds great poignancy to her story and especially to its brutal ending. Leia has been grappling with the knowledge of Anakin being her father ever since the Battle of Endor, and all the information she finds here on Tatooine aids her in healing and making peace with her past.
Another tantalizing element of this story is the inclusion of the Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera under the able command of Captain Pellaeon. Very lightly alluded to is the presence of Grand Admiral Thrawn, soon to be the greatest enemy of the New Republic in the galaxy. Denning does a superb job of seeding these characters and preparing the way for the Thrawn Trilogy, next in chronological order in the Expanded Universe. Particularly compelling is the idea of Thrawn suited up in stormtrooper armor going with his troops on ground missions. Timothy Zahn’s portrayal of Thrawn as a calculating and intelligent opponent made him into one of the most memorable Star Wars villains and this book is a nice addition to his storyline.
The Courtship of Princess Leia featured some rather dubious characterizations of Han and Leia, and thankfully Denning brings them back to the hero and princess we know and love from the films. The events of Dathomir are touched upon, but most interestingly Denning explores their different viewpoints on whether to have children or not. Reasonably enough, Leia is reluctant to bring children into the galaxy knowing what she does of her Skywalker heritage, whereas Han believes children are an expression of hope for the future. Denning’s handling of their evolving relationship is sensitive and presents a nice contrast to the stereotypical reluctant man being pressured into children by his wife.
Denning accomplishes much with Tatooine Ghost. It presents compelling links between Star Wars’ past, present, and future, fleshes out a key part of Han and Leia’s relationship, and even throws in several illuminating glimpses of events still decades away down the timeline (for instance, the opening scene of the book is deliberately echoed in a scene with Jacen Solo in the nine-book Legacy of the Force saga, and the Killiks are prominent players in the Dark Nest Trilogy). The best part is the book manages to weave all this in while still being an adventurous and brisk romp. Highly recommended!
If you like Han and Leia better than Luke and the others, you will like this book. If you do not like the Han/Leia thread you will hate this book since that’s all you’re getting.
In a nutshell, Han and Leia go off to Tatooine, supposedly to recover a stolen painting from Alderaan. Then it gets complicated as it turns out the Imperials are after it too, and it also happens to be the hiding place for some important information which we can’t let the Imperials get a hold of. THe painting is stolen from the auction and Han and Leia are off on a quest to get it back. They are accompanied by some Squibs, a bunch of deal-making aliens who are great for comic relief. MEanwhile Leia starts turning up all sorts of information about a boy named Anakin Skywalker who lived on Tatooine a while back. So the quest for the painting turns into a quest for some answers about Leia’s past. Not to mention the impact these answers might have on her future.
All very intriguing stuff. the Squibs, as I said, are hysterical and lighten the mood. Han and Leia are newly married and occasionally slip off the edge into sappy/cuteness but thankfully Denning yanks them back before the cute level gets too high.
the bits about Anakin’s mother and what happnened on Tatooine after he left are intersting also. However I can’te decide if everyone KNEW that Anakin became Vader or if it was this big secret and no one knew what became of him after he left Tatooine. at times the book seems to imply both versions of the story. this was the only plot point that bothered me in this book.
Overall I recommend this book as a good installment in the Star Wars universe.
I highly recommend Tatooine Ghost. The book has many of our favorite characters, e.g., Han, Leia, C-3PO, and Chewie. The action sequences are outstanding. Han gets in trouble, and Leia helps him. Leia gets in trouble, and Han helps her. Chewie helps everybody as he continues in his usual role of Unbeatable Wookie. 3PO tags along and does what he can to help out. The Millennium Falcon roars into life a couple of times and helps out the entire merry band of adventurers. It’s funny how, after years of seeing the Falcon and its quirks and reading even more about it, one comes to think of the battered freighter as an entity having a life of its own. It is much loved by Han and Chewie, and they seem to know the precise limits of everything on the ship.
That is an excellent group of characters, but there is certainly more. The Imperials are on the scene in force, and some of their troopers are led by a new officer who appears to be an alien and who is much more capable than the normal run-of-the-mill Imperial officer. Reliable insiders tell me that this is our first glimpse of Thrawn. He turns out to be one of the saga’s more memorable characters in other books. We also spent time with Squibs and Askajians during important parts of the tale.
The best part of the book to me was the return of Leia to Tatooine and her efforts to understand the impact of the trip on her soul. She is influenced by several hazy directions from the Force. She gets to meet individuals (Kitster, for example) who had firsthand experience with her father in his early days as Anakin Skywalker, and she is given an electronic journal kept by her grandmother Shmi. As she advances through the journal and talks with people who knew her father, her feelings begin to change. She realizes finally that it might be possible for her to have children with Han and not have them succumb to the temptations of the Dark Side. All of her emotional struggles and soul-searching are extremely interesting.
I only had one real problem with the book and that is with the reason that brings our heroes to Tatooine in the first place. An extremely valuable Alderaanian painting called Killik Twilight is to be auctioned on Tatooine, and it is imperative to the security of Rebel Alliance agents that the painting be recovered before any Imperial forces find that an encrypted Shadowcast containing Rebel Alliance codes is hidden in the painting. I just never got over my feeling of silliness that all of this effort and danger was directed at recovering a painting. However, this is a minor quibble. Mr. Denning tells an excellent tale, and it is extremely interesting to follow Leia as she comes to understand her ancestry.
the score to the final star wars film, is, actually, my favorite of all six. i heard that it would be released with a bonus disk.as you can guess, i was enthralled. a BONUS DISK? WITH MORE MUSIC? AWESOME!!! you can tell my dissapointment with the DVD. Is it a great addition to the soundtrack? Yeah, Sure. But in my opinion, i think more music shoulda been on the soundtrack instead of the DVD. Now, don’t let that stop you from getting this. the score on the album is amazaing. DO get this item. Let’s hope for a Complete Score Of The Prequels, Much Like The OT. I’m getting quite impatient as there is great music left off the album.Hopefully..It’ll come soon.
Four years ago, John Williams reached a pinnacle (again) with STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. Standing on the debatably smaller steps of PHANTOM MENACE and ATTACK OF THE CLONES as well as the mighty shoulders of the original trilogy, John Williams managed to bring it all together in harmonious union.
Along with some captivating new themes.
The vocal arrangements combined with the ominous tones of Anakin’s betrayal, the fall of the Jedi, and the destruction of the Jedi Temple are beautiful yet very haunting. Nothing like this has ever been heard on a Star Wars soundtrack. And I’ve heard nothing more intense than the “Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan” theme. Track 12, “The Immolation Scene” provided a melodic but somber mood, somewhat of an echo of another piece John Williams composed also called “Immolation” on the soundtrack to SCHINDLER’S LIST.
Also with SITH, much more so than the two previous scores, John Williams has done a wonderful job of blending old familiar themes (especially from the original trilogy) with the new. Examples include Track 9, “Anakin Vs. Obi-Wan,” Track 14, “The Birth of the Twins and Padmé’s Destiny,” and Track 15, “A New Hope and End Credits” along with a couple of others.
As noted on the liner notes of PHANTOM MENACE, there were musicians in the London Symphony Orchestra who went into music because they loved the Star Wars score so much when they were kids. Now they’re performing this music on an actual soundtrack. There must have been at least a few of those same people performing on REVENGE OF THE SITH. And I like to think there were a few of the old-timers there as well. That’s one of the most wonderful things about this music: it transcends generational barriers.
What a grand union of perspective! And what a grand reunion of memorable melodies.
The music is great, as you’d expect from Star Wars. However, what really sets this appart is the bonus DVD that has music-videos of around 6 star wars songs. The DVD includes intros and comments from Anthony Daniels (C3PO). I purchased this for the DVD alone, it’s a great buy.
star wars episode III revenge of the sith is the greatest movie in the world the greatest movie of the 21st century and the soundtrack is just as good buy this soundtrack you wont be sorry
I had my doubts about a story set outside of the main events in the Star Wars universe. After reading the first volume of Ostrander and Duursema’s Legacy I was hooked: there’s a solid continuity to the story and the characters (and story arcs) keep developing. My 10 y.o. son likes it so much, that he’s now keeping track of every volume release. It’s that good.
As a survivor of the 80s and a general drought of Star Wars materials during that time, it’s easy to blindly buy stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I like this comic and I own all 8 volumes thus far. I’m done buying it now though. There were some obvious graphic mistakes in this volume, and the story is eroding. I got the impression that I had purchased something that the editors didn’t take appropriate time on.