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A New Dawn (novel)
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A New Dawn is a canon novel written by John Jackson Miller, with a foreword by Dave Filoni. It was the first novel to be set in the current Star Wars canon, and it serves as a prequel to the animated television series Star Wars Rebels. The novel was first published by Del Rey on September 2, 2014, alongside an audiobook version. A New Dawn was later published in The Rise of the Empire (2015). The book had several initial working titles, including Loose Cannon and Rogue Elements.
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Facts
- Title
- A New Dawn
- Author
- John Jackson Miller
- Dave Filoni (Foreword)
- Cover artist
- Scott Biel (Jacket design)
- Doug Wheatley (Jacket art)
- Elizabeth Eno (Book design)
- Norma Jean Fochs (Author photo)
- Publisher
- Del Rey
- Released
- September 2, 2014
- Media type
- Hardcover
- Paperback
- eBook
- Pages
- 400
- Isbn
- 9780553392869
- Audiobook
- Audiobook
- Timeline
- 11 BBY
Who turns up here
Characters: 40
- Depa Billaba
- Ketticus Brayl (first appearance)
- Ketticus Brayl's wife (first mentioned)
- Cauley (first appearance)
- Nibiru Chamas (first appearance)
- Charko (first appearance)
- Tarlor Choh (first appearance)
- Lero Danthe (first appearance)
- Kanna Deltic (first appearance)
- Dooku (mentioned only)
- Drakka (first appearance)
- Okadiah Garson (first appearance)
- Gord Grallik (first appearance)
- Lal Grallik (first appearance)
- Grievous (mentioned only)
- Hetto (first appearance)
- Kanan Jarrus (first identified)
- Kanan Jarrus' father (first mentioned)
- Yale Karlsen (first mentioned)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Ki-Adi-Mundi (mentioned only)
- Plo Koon (mentioned only)
- Mayor of Shaketown (first appearance)
- Zaluna Myder (first appearance)
- Zaluna Myder's mother (first mentioned)
- Jocasta Nu (mentioned only)
- Palfa (first appearance)
- Sheev Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Skelly (first appearance)
- Rae Sloane (first appearance)
- Cham Syndulla (mentioned only)
- Hera Syndulla
- Unidentified Galactic Republic general (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Zeltron youngling (first appearance)
- Darth Vader (mentioned only)
- Denetrius Vidian (first appearance)
- Yelkin (first appearance)
- Skywalker family (mentioned only)
- Syndulla clan
- The Force
Species: 27
- Exogorth (mentioned only)
- Cat
- Tooka
- Gundark (mentioned only)
- Mynock (mentioned only)
- Eskrat (first mentioned)
- Rat (mentioned only)
- Sand monkey (first mentioned)
- Sarlacc (mentioned only)
- Besalisk
- Chagrian
- Devaronian
- Human
- Chalactan
- Corellian
- Coruscanti
- Ithorian (first identified)
- Kel Dor (mentioned only)
- Klatooinian
- Muun
- Neimoidian
- Sullustan
- Trandoshan (mentioned only)
- Twi'lek
- Ugnaught
- Wookiee (mentioned only)
- Zeltron (first appearance)
Planets: 16
- Cato Neimoidia (mentioned only)
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Corellia (first mentioned)
- Corulag (first mentioned)
- Coruscant
- Ganthel (first mentioned)
- Calcoraan (first appearance)
- Cynda (first appearance)
- Gorse (first appearance)
- Naboo (mentioned only)
- Kessel (mentioned only)
- Mustafar (mentioned only)
- Mygeeto (mentioned only)
- Ryloth (indirect mention)
- Unidentified agricultural planet (first appearance)
- Wor Tandell (first mentioned)
Places: 28
- Galactic City
- Federal District
- Jedi Temple
- Jedi Temple central security station
- Zone Thirty-Nine (first appearance)
- Zone Forty-Two (first appearance)
- Zone Sixty-Six (first appearance)
- Calladan's field (first mentioned)
- Gorse City (first appearance)
- Crispus Commons (first appearance)
- Crispus Commons bomb shelter (first appearance)
- Skelly's apartment (first appearance)
- Gorse City jail (first mentioned)
- Gorse City sewer system (first appearance)
- Old Miners' Highway (first appearance)
- The Pits (first appearance)
- The Asteroid Belt (first appearance)
- Okadiah's flophouse (first appearance)
- Shaketown (first appearance)
- Beggar's Hill (first appearance)
- Bogan Boulevard (first appearance)
- Drakka's Diner (first appearance)
- Moonglow Polychemical refinery (first appearance)
- Philo's Fueling Station (first appearance)
- World Window Plaza (first appearance)
- Highground (first appearance)
- Cantina
- Jedi temple
Galaxy: 8
- Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
- Coruscant subsector
- Coruscant system
- Inner Rim Territories
- Calcoraan system (first appearance)
- Gorse system (first appearance)
- Outer Rim Territories (mentioned only)
Starships: 21
- Calcoraan Depot (first appearance)
- Escape pod
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Ultimatum (first identified)
- Gozanti-class cruiser
- Forager (first appearance)
- Cynda Dreaming (first appearance)
- Moonglow-72 (first appearance)
- VCX series
- VCX-100 light freighter
- Ghost
- Abecederian line
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Bastinade (first appearance)
- Cudgel (first appearance)
- Truncheon (first appearance)
- TIE fighter series
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- All Terrain Armored Transport (mentioned only)
Vehicles: 4
- Podracer (indirect mention)
- Hovercart (first appearance)
- Hovertruck (first appearance)
- K79-S80 Imperial Troop Transport (first identified)
Organizations: 40
- Alliance to Restore the Republic (indirect mention)
- Calladan Chemworks (first mentioned)
- Cyndan Mining Guild (first appearance)
- Dalborg Mining (first appearance)
- Galactic Empire
- HoloNet News (first appearance)
- Imperial Academy (mentioned only)
- Defiance Flight Training Institute (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Imperial cabinet (first mentioned)
- Imperial Military
- Imperial Army
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Stormtrooper
- Imperial Navy
- Admiralty (first mentioned)
- Imperial Navy's officer corps
- Imperial Starfighter Corps
- TIE fighter pilot
- Imperial Officer Corps
- Imperial Ruling Council (indirect mention)
- Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
- Grand Army of the Republic (indirect mention)
- Clone trooper (mentioned only)
- Gorse blood cult (first appearance)
- Gorse City's animal control department (first mentioned)
- Gorse Space Traffic Control (first appearance)
- Interstellar Thorilide Guild (first mentioned)
- Introsphere (first mentioned)
- Jedi
- Jedi Order
- Jedi High Council (mentioned only)
- Medtech Industries (first mentioned)
- Mining Guild (first appearance)
- Moonglow Polychemical (first appearance)
- Separatists (mentioned only)
- Sarlaccs (first appearance)
- Sienar Fleet Systems (mentioned only)
- Sith (mentioned only)
- Transcept Media Solutions (first appearance)
- Myder's Mynocks (first appearance)
Events: 8
- Clone Wars (mentioned only)
- Battle of Coruscant (mentioned only)
- Battle of Slag's Pit (first mentioned)
- Galactic Civil War (indirect mention)
- Gorse Conflict (first appearance)
- Great Jedi Purge (mentioned only)
- Ryloth Insurgency (indirect mention)
- Proclamation of the New Order (mentioned only)
Technology: 42
- FX-series medical assistant droid
- FX-4 medical assistant droid (first appearance)
- Viper probe droid
- GG-class serving droid (first appearance)
- Stormtrooper armor
- Darth Varder's armor (mentioned only)
- Blaster pistol
- Blurrg-1120 holdout blaster (first appearance)
- DL-18 blaster pistol
- Kanan's blaster (first appearance)
- Blaster rifle
- E-11 medium blaster rifle
- Breath mask (first identified)
- Code cylinder
- Comlink
- Cybernetics
- Optical implant (first appearance)
- Datapad
- Electrobinoculars
- Elevator
- EVA suit (first identified)
- Hazmat suit
- Grappling hook
- Thermal detonator
- Headset
- Jedi beacon
- L-s1 laser cannon
- Lightsaber
- Kanan Jarrus' lightsaber (first appearance)
- Macrobinoculars
- Vibroblade
- Officer's disk
- Motion detector (mentioned only)
- Stuncuffs
- Thermo-wrap (first appearance)
- Clothing
- Hat
- Imperial military uniforms
- Rank insignia plaque
- Credit (first identified)
- Garbage compactor (mentioned only, first identified)
- Skillet (first appearance)
Lore: 55
- Republic Era
- Imperial Era (first identified)
- Advisor
- Baron
- Bartender
- Director (first appearance)
- Doctor (mentioned only)
- Foreman
- Count
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Governor (mentioned only)
- Science officer (first appearance)
- Tactical officer (first appearance)
- Imperial officer
- Emperor's adviser
- Supreme Chancellor (mentioned only)
- Chief Librarian (indirect mention)
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
- Jedi Master
- Jedi youngling
- Padawan
- Journalist (mentioned only)
- Mayor (first appearance)
- Officer
- Captain
- Ensign (first appearance)
- Lieutenant
- Dark Lord of the Sith (mentioned only)
- Darth (mentioned only)
- Sith Lord (indirect mention)
- Alcohol
- Ale (mentioned only, first identified)
- Trandoshan ale (mentioned only, first identified)
- Liquor (first identified)
- Aurebesh
- Bacta
- Baradium-357 (first appearance)
- Caf (first identified)
- Cortosis (first appearance)
- Shilmer's syndrome (first mentioned)
- Durasteel
- Cake (mentioned only)
- Flatcake (mentioned only, first identified)
- Stew
- Force jump
- Mind trick (indirect mention)
- Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Shyriiwook (indirect mention)
- Order 66 (mentioned only)
- Nightfern (first appearance)
- Tree
- Yettice (first appearance)
- Podracing (mentioned only)
Media: 2
- Environmental Action Gazette (first mentioned)
- Sabacc (first appearance)
Everything else: 176
- Feline
- Insect (mentioned only)
- Primate (mentioned only)
- Rodent (mentioned only, first identified)
- Chauffeur droid (first appearance)
- Interrogator droid
- Loader droid (first appearance)
- Medical droid
- Mining drone (first appearance)
- Probe droid
- Service droid
- Slag's Pit (first mentioned)
- Chef
- Emissary (mentioned only)
- Engineer (mentioned only)
- Lord
- Minerax Consulting (first appearance)
- Miner (first appearance)
- Morale officer (first appearance)
- Pilot
- Security guard
- Slicer (first appearance)
- Soldier
- Heavy-duty bulk-loader vehicle (first appearance)
- Icecrawler (first appearance)
- Repulsorcraft (first identified)
- Hover-forklift (first appearance)
- Hoverbus (first appearance)
- Smoothride (first appearance)
- Mark Six Smoothride (first appearance)
- Hovercab (first mentioned)
- Hovervan (first mentioned)
- Speeder
- Speeder bike
- Starship
- Bomber
- Light bomber
- Capital ship
- Star Destroyer
- Cruiser
- Freighter
- Light freighter
- Shuttle
- Starfighter
- Transport
- Walker (mentioned only)
- All-terrain vehicle (mentioned only)
- Armor
- Biometrics (first appearance)
- Bioscan
- Blaster
- Camera
- Visitractic 830 factory surveillance cam (first appearance)
- Computer
- Data cube (first appearance)
- Droid
- Grenade
- Sonic grenade (first appearance)
- Hologram
- Hologram disc
- HoloNet
- Holoprojector
- Hyperdrive (mentioned only)
- ID transponder (first appearance)
- Laser cannon
- Melee weapon
- Knife
- Pistol
- Repulsorlift
- Satellite (first mentioned)
- Sensor
- Stasis field
- Turbolaser
- Acceleration couch (first identified)
- Acid
- Xenoboric acid (first appearance)
- Asteroid
- Asteroid field (mentioned only)
- Astrogation
- Baradium (first appearance)
- Baradium bisulfate (first appearance)
- Bath (mentioned only)
- Blanket
- Blood
- Bone
- Bridge
- Cargo manifest
- Casino (mentioned only)
- Chromyl chloride (first mentioned)
- City
- Glove
- Kilt (first appearance)
- Color
- Coma (first mentioned)
- Comet (mentioned only)
- Convoy
- Currency
- Credit chip
- Cyborg
- Death
- Death mark (mentioned only)
- Deity (mentioned only)
- Diamond (mentioned only)
- Disease
- Erg (first mentioned)
- Eye
- Factory
- Fishing (mentioned only)
- Fleet
- Foodstuff
- Food paste (first appearance)
- Dark side of the Force (mentioned only)
- Force power
- Forest nymph (first mentioned)
- Galaxy
- Gas
- Oxygen
- Glass
- Gold
- Groundquake
- Hand-to-hand combat (mentioned only)
- Humanoid
- Hurricane (first mentioned)
- Hyperspace
- Jedi training (mentioned only)
- Kidney stone (first mentioned)
- Kilogram (first appearance)
- Kilometer (mentioned only)
- Labor camp (mentioned only)
- Language
- Lekku
- Lightsaber combat (mentioned only)
- Limb
- May the Force be with you
- Military rank
- Mineralogist (first mentioned)
- Mining
- Navy
- New Imperials (first appearance)
- Orbit
- Permacrete (first appearance)
- Personality transplant (first mentioned)
- Planet
- Double planet (first mentioned)
- Planetary science (first mentioned)
- Plant
- Flower
- Plastoid
- Realspace
- Security Condition One (first appearance)
- Sexes
- Snow globe (first mentioned)
- Species
- Star
- Starbird (cameo)
- Steel (first identified)
- Super Star Destroyer (mentioned only)
- Synthflesh (first appearance)
- Synthskin (first identified)
- Thorilide (first appearance)
- Throne
- Time
- Second
- Standard day
- Standard month (mentioned only)
- Standard week
- Standard year (mentioned only)
- Titanium (mentioned only)
- Torture (mentioned only)
- Treason
- Universe
- University (mentioned only)
- Wing
- Xenophobia (indirect mention)
- Youngling
- Zoo (mentioned only)
Not in the archive: 5
- Loading station 77 (first appearance)
- Zaluna Myder's apartment (first mentioned)
- Unidentified spaceport (first appearance)
- Zaluna Myder's house (first appearance)
- Improvised explosive device (first appearance)
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