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Before the Awakening
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Before the Awakening is an anthology book for junior readers written by Greg Rucka. Set prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, it contains three separate stories that each focus on one character: Finn, Rey, and Poe Dameron. It was published by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on December 18, 2015, and consists of 240 pages. An audiobook version of the book was released September 2, 2025.
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Facts
- Title
- Before the Awakening
- Author
- Greg Rucka
- Cover artist
- Phil Noto (Cover art)
- Gegham Vardanyan (Design)
- Illustrator
- Phil Noto
- Publisher
- Disney–Lucasfilm Press
- Released
- December 18, 2015
- Media type
- Hardcover
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- Isbn
- 9781484728222
- Audiobook
- Audiobook
- Timeline
- 34 ABY (Finn's story)
- 33 ABY (Rey's story)
- 31 ABY (Poe's story)
Who turns up here
Characters: 41
- Gial Ackbar (mentioned only)
- Iolo Arana (first appearance)
- BB-8
- Shara Bey (mentioned only)
- C-3PO
- Kes Dameron (mentioned only)
- Poe Dameron
- Lonno Deso (first appearance)
- Devi (first appearance)
- Caluan Ematt
- FN-2000 (first appearance)
- FN-2003 (first identified)
- FN-2187 (first identified)
- FN-2199 (first identified)
- Armitage Hux
- Toursant Irving (indirect mention)
- Vanver Irving (indirect mention)
- Karé Kun (first appearance)
- L'ulo L'ampar (mentioned only)
- Muran (first appearance)
- Leia Organa
- Sheev Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Jessika Pava
- Phasma
- Unkar Plutt
- Kylo Ren (mentioned only)
- Rey
- Erudo Ro-Kiintor (first appearance)
- Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
- Snoke (mentioned only)
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Strunk (first appearance)
- Teffer (first appearance)
- Lor San Tekka (mentioned only)
- Unidentified human miner (first appearance)
- House of Organa
- Irving Boys (mentioned only)
- Palpatine family
- Skywalker family
- Solo family
- R'iia (first mentioned)
Species: 20
- Bantha (mentioned only)
- Whisper bird (mentioned only)
- Gnaw-jaw (first mentioned)
- Luggabeast
- Mynock (mentioned only)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Abednedo
- Crolute
- Devaronian
- Gran
- Human
- Alderaanian
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Keshian (first appearance)
- Klatooinian (mentioned only)
- Mon Calamari (mentioned only)
- Narquois
- Rodian
- Talz
- Teedo
Planets: 22
- Adarlon (mentioned only)
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Balamak (first mentioned)
- Gorma (first mentioned)
- Iktotch (mentioned only)
- Hevurion (first mentioned)
- Jakku
- Jakku's sun
- Mennar-Daye (first mentioned)
- Endor (mentioned only)
- Hoth (mentioned only)
- Ibaar (mentioned only)
- Mirrin Prime (first appearance)
- Suraz 4 (first appearance)
- Suraz 5 (first appearance)
- Pressy's Tumble (first appearance)
- Unidentified red dwarf (first appearance)
- Tayron (indirect mention)
- Yavin Prime (mentioned only)
- Yavin 4 (mentioned only)
- Uvoss (first appearance)
- Red dwarf
Places: 13
- Unidentified fuel depot (first mentioned)
- Feressee's Point (first mentioned)
- Niima Outpost
- Concession Stand
- Starship Graveyard
- Crackle (first appearance)
- Spike (first appearance)
- Commerce center (first mentioned)
- Mirrin Prime Republic base (first appearance)
- Pressy's Tumble refinery complex (first appearance)
- Wretch of Tayron (indirect mention)
- Wetyin's Colony (mentioned only)
- Dameron homestead (mentioned only)
Galaxy: 15
- Beroq 4 (first mentioned)
- Bormea sector (mentioned only, first identified)
- Inner Rim Territories
- Jakku's sector
- Jakku system
- OR-Kappa-2722 (first appearance)
- Outer Rim Territories
- Corporate Sector (mentioned only)
- Mirrin sector (first appearance)
- Mirrin system (first appearance)
- Pressylla system (first appearance)
- Borderlands (first appearance, first identified)
- Uvoss system (first appearance)
- Western Reaches
- The galaxy
Starships: 42
- Death Star (mentioned only)
- DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station (mentioned only)
- Escape pod
- Resurgent-class Star Destroyer
- Finalizer
- MC80 Star Cruiser
- Echo of Hope (first appearance)
- MC80A Home One Type Heavy Star Cruiser
- Home One
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Maxima-A class heavy cruiser (first appearance)
- Dissident-class light cruiser (first appearance)
- 690 light freighter (first appearance)
- Rey's 690 light freighter (first appearance)
- 720 light freighter (mentioned only)
- Hernon-class light freighter (first appearance)
- YT-series
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
- NK-Witell-class freighter (first appearance)
- Yissira Zyde (first appearance)
- Lancer-class frigate (first appearance)
- Nebulon-K frigate (first appearance)
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (mentioned only)
- A-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptor (mentioned only)
- Shara Bey's A-wing (mentioned only)
- TIE fighter series
- TIE/fo space superiority fighter
- X-wing starfighter
- T-70 X-wing starfighter
- T-85 X-wing (first appearance)
- Y-wing starfighter
- BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber (first identified)
- Z-95 Headhunter
- Clone Z-95 Headhunter
- AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport
- Luxury yacht
- Pinnacle-class luxury ship (first appearance)
- Hevurion Grace (first appearance)
- Uulshos XP (first appearance)
- All Terrain Armored Transport
Vehicles: 4
Organizations: 50
- Alliance to Restore the Republic (mentioned only)
- Rebel Alliance Navy (indirect mention)
- Special Forces Trackers Unit (mentioned only)
- Civilian Defense Force (first mentioned)
- Corporate Sector Authority (mentioned only)
- First Order
- First Order military
- First Order Army
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Stormtrooper
- FL group (first appearance)
- FN Trooper Corps (first identified)
- FO group (first appearance)
- First Order High Command (first appearance)
- First Order Navy
- First Order starfighter corps
- First Order TIE Fighter Pilot (indirect mention)
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Imperial Security Bureau (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper (mentioned only)
- Ghtroc Industries (first mentioned)
- Guavian Death Gang (mentioned only)
- Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. (mentioned only)
- Incom Corporation (mentioned only)
- Incom-FreiTek Corporation (first mentioned)
- Jedi (mentioned only)
- New Republic
- Republic Senate (mentioned only)
- Senate Intelligence Committee (first mentioned)
- Mirrin Flight (first appearance)
- New Republic High Command (first mentioned)
- New Republic Defense Force
- New Republic army (indirect mention)
- New Republic soldier
- New Republic Defense Fleet (first identified)
- New Republic Starfighter Corps
- New Republic pilot
- Rapier Squadron (first appearance)
- Shore police (first appearance)
- Resistance
- Resistance navy
- Resistance Starfighter Corps
- Poe Dameron's fighter wing (first appearance)
- Dagger Squadron (first appearance)
- Stiletto Squadron (first appearance)
- Resistance pilot
- Sanhar-Witell (first mentioned)
- SoroSuub Corporation (mentioned only)
- Vekker Corp (first mentioned)
- Project Resurrection (indirect mention)
Events: 17
- Clone Wars (mentioned only)
- Galactic Civil War (mentioned only)
- Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
- Battle of Hoth (mentioned only)
- Destruction of Alderaan (indirect mention)
- Liberation of Gorma (first mentioned)
- Operation: Mynock Bite (first mentioned)
- Raid at the Wretch of Tayron (indirect mention)
- Adarlon famine (first mentioned)
- Cold War
- Hunt for Lor San Tekka (mentioned only)
- Attack on Tuanul (indirect mention)
- Operation: Sabre Strike (first appearance)
- Skirmish in OR-Kappa-2722 (first appearance)
- Suraz engagement (first appearance)
- Strike at Pressy's Tumble (first appearance)
- Galactic Concordance (mentioned only)
Technology: 45
- BB-series astromech droid
- R4 astromech droid
- R5 unit
- Heavy-lifter droid (first mentioned)
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- First Order stormtrooper armor
- Phasma's armor
- Stormtrooper armor (indirect mention)
- Blaster rifle
- Blaster carbine
- F-11D blaster rifle
- Heavy repeating blaster
- Comlink
- Flight computer
- Navigation computer
- Datapad
- Deflector shield generator
- Engine
- Hawke engine (first appearance)
- Flashlight (first identified)
- Model 67 hyperdrive (first mentioned)
- Jetpack
- Lightsaber (mentioned only)
- Macrobinoculars
- Ax
- Vibro-ax
- Force pike
- Vibro-knife
- Resonator mace (first appearance)
- Staff
- Quarterstaff
- Rey's quarterstaff
- Shock stick
- Shock staff
- Concussion missile
- Purifier jug (first appearance)
- Clock
- Clothing
- Boot
- Cape (pictured only)
- First Order military uniforms
- Republic military uniform (first appearance)
- EVA suit (first identified)
- Mirror (mentioned only)
- Sonic shower (first mentioned)
Lore: 42
- New Republic Era
- Agent (mentioned only)
- Boss
- Junk boss
- Cadet
- First Order officer
- Sergeant
- Supreme Leader (mentioned only)
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Prince (mentioned only)
- Instructor (first appearance)
- Junk dealer
- Senator
- Senior senator (first appearance)
- Rapier Leader (first appearance)
- Rapier Two (first appearance)
- Rapier Three (first appearance)
- Rapier Four (first appearance)
- New Republic officer
- Officer
- Admiral
- Captain
- Commander
- Deck officer
- General
- Lieutenant
- Major
- Private (mentioned only)
- Resistance officer
- Scavenger
- Coolant (first appearance)
- Bread
- Mealbread (first appearance)
- Fruit (mentioned only)
- Numian cream (first appearance)
- Sugar (mentioned only)
- Tibanna (mentioned only)
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Teedospeak
- Oil
- Orbital bombardment (mentioned only)
Everything else: 230
- Forna (first mentioned)
- Grand (first mentioned)
- Oth (first mentioned)
- Porto (first mentioned)
- Bird (mentioned only)
- Slug (mentioned only)
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Maintenance droid
- Protocol droid
- Worker droid
- Inner Core (mentioned only)
- Engineer (mentioned only)
- Gangster (mentioned only)
- Mechanic
- Merchant
- Miner
- Pilot
- Pirate (mentioned only)
- Saboteur (mentioned only)
- Scout (mentioned only)
- Smuggler (mentioned only)
- Soldier
- Repulsorcraft
- Repulsortank (first mentioned)
- Speeder
- Starship
- Bomber
- Capital ship
- Battlecruiser
- Star Cruiser
- Star Destroyer
- Cruiser
- Heavy cruiser
- Light cruiser
- Freighter
- Light freighter
- Frigate
- Shuttle
- Starfighter
- Interceptor (mentioned only)
- Transport
- Troop transport
- Yacht
- Zephra-series hauler (first mentioned)
- Walker
- All-terrain vehicle
- Actuator (first appearance)
- Armor
- Astromech socket
- Autopilot (mentioned only)
- Band limiter (first mentioned)
- Barrel
- Battery (first appearance)
- Blaster
- Cannon
- Charging array (first mentioned)
- Combustion-shielding (first mentioned)
- Computer
- Concussion missile launcher (first appearance)
- Datachip
- Deflector shield
- Dynamic hammer (first mentioned)
- Sublight engine
- Ion engine
- Flare
- Goggles
- Gravity emulator (mentioned only)
- Grenade
- Helmet
- Hologram
- Holoprojector
- HUD
- Hyperdrive
- Hyperdrive motivator (mentioned only)
- ID transponder
- Laser cannon
- Low-interference regulator (first appearance)
- Magnet
- Melee weapon
- Knife
- Sword
- Memetic sheet (first mentioned)
- Missile
- Oxygen scrubber (first mentioned)
- Power coupling (mentioned only)
- Rangefinder
- Reactor
- Rebreather (mentioned only)
- Repulsorlift
- Rifle
- Sensor
- Biosensor (first mentioned)
- S-foils
- Shield
- Simulation room (first appearance)
- Stabilizer (mentioned only)
- Gyro-stabilizer (mentioned only)
- Telemetry dish (first appearance)
- Tractor beam (mentioned only)
- Turbolaser
- Turret
- Alien
- Asteroid
- Asteroid field
- Astrogation
- Atmosphere
- Barracks
- Bath (mentioned only)
- Blanket
- Blood
- Boarding ramp
- Braid
- Brain
- Breast
- Bronze Nova for Conspicuous Gallantry (first mentioned)
- Buckethead (mentioned only)
- Bunk
- Carbon
- Carbon scoring
- Centimeter
- Chromium
- Belt
- Cloak
- Flight suit
- Flight helmet
- Glove
- Poncho
- Cockpit
- Colonist
- Color
- Commando (mentioned only)
- Corellian end-over (first appearance)
- Court-martial (mentioned only)
- Death
- Deity (mentioned only)
- Desert
- Distress signal
- Dream (mentioned only)
- Duralloy (first appearance)
- Ear
- Eye
- Fighter wing (first identified)
- First Order insignia (mentioned only)
- Flagship
- Fleet
- Flight couch
- Foodstuff
- Quick-meal pack (first appearance)
- Sauce
- Fuel (mentioned only)
- Galactic coordinates (mentioned only)
- Galaxy
- Gas
- Oxygen
- Gas giant
- Glass
- Gravity
- Hair
- Hand-to-hand combat (mentioned only)
- Hangar
- Headache
- Heart (mentioned only)
- Holster
- Hull
- Humanoid
- Hunting (mentioned only)
- Hyperspace
- Infrared (mentioned only)
- Jungle (mentioned only)
- Kilogram
- Kilometer
- Labor camp (mentioned only)
- Language
- Laser
- Lightspeed
- Light-year (mentioned only)
- Limb
- L'ulo Stand (first appearance)
- May the Force be with you
- Meter
- Metric ton
- Mining
- Money (mentioned only)
- Moon (mentioned only)
- Mountain
- Mouth
- Nose
- Orbit
- Ore (mentioned only)
- Paper
- Parent
- Permacrete
- Planet
- Propaganda
- Realspace
- Refresher (first identified)
- Sentience
- Slave (mentioned only)
- Sleep
- Solar power (first mentioned)
- Spectrum
- Squad
- Squadron
- Star
- Starfighter combat
- Starfighter Corps
- Stomach (mentioned only)
- Stone (mentioned only)
- Temperature
- Time
- Second
- Standard day
- Standard decade
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
- Standard month
- Standard week
- Standard year
- Toast (mentioned only)
- Tooth
- Trade lane (mentioned only)
- Troop
- Ultraviolet (mentioned only)
- Vacuum
- Victory kid (first appearance)
- Water
- Writing
- X'us'R'iia (first appearance)
- Xenophobia (mentioned only)
Not in the archive: 11
- Data buffer (first appearance)
- Model alpha (first mentioned)
- Premix chamber (first appearance)
- Injector complex (first mentioned)
- Interface converter
- Kuat-7 acceleration compensator (first mentioned)
- Microblade (first appearance)
- Neurocage net (first appearance)
- Oscillation gyro (first mentioned)
- Power inverter (first mentioned)
- Z-70 (first mentioned)
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