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Before the Storm
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Before the Storm is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell. It is the first book in the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, and it was first published in March 1996. A sequel, Shield of Lies, was published later that year.
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Facts
- Title
- Before the Storm
- Author
- Michael P. Kube-McDowell
- Cover artist
- Drew Struzan
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Released
- March 1996
- Media type
- Paperback
- eBook
- Pages
- 336
- Isbn
- 9780553572735
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Timeline
- 4 ABY
- 16 ABY–17 ABY
- Series
- The Black Fleet Crisis
- Preceded by
- The Crystal Star
- Followed by
- Shield of Lies
Who turns up here
Characters: 98
- Etahn A'baht (first appearance)
- Gial Ackbar
- Akanah (first appearance)
- Alole (first appearance)
- Padmé Amidala (indirect mention)
- Wedge Antilles
- Archimar (first mentioned)
- Baintorf (first mentioned)
- Behn-kihl-nahm (first appearance)
- Dar Bille (first appearance)
- C-3PO
- Lando Calrissian
- Mother Calrissian (mentioned only)
- Chewbacca
- Natasi Daala (mentioned only)
- Jan Dodonna (mentioned only)
- Miranda Doni (first mentioned)
- Hiram Drayson
- Vor Duull (first appearance)
- Nanaod Engh (first appearance)
- Fall Topas (first mentioned)
- Gabby (first appearance)
- Bijo Hammax (first appearance)
- Hannser (first appearance)
- Ijix Harona (first appearance)
- Hatirma Havighasu (first mentioned)
- Hethrir (mentioned only)
- Hodidiji (first appearance)
- Hodo (first appearance)
- Mara Jade (mentioned only)
- Ji (first mentioned)
- Jiod (first appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
- Jobath Knox (first appearance)
- Kiles L'toth (first appearance)
- Beru Whitesun Lars (mentioned only)
- Owen Lars (mentioned only)
- Lobot
- Lumpawaroo (mentioned only)
- Makki (first appearance)
- Mallatobuck (indirect mention)
- Cian Marook (first appearance)
- Marty (first appearance)
- Mistal (mentioned only)
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo (mentioned only)
- Morano (first mentioned)
- Mon Mothma (mentioned only)
- Negus Nigekus (first appearance)
- Cair Tok Noimm (first appearance)
- Vol Noorr (first appearance)
- Isela Talsava Norand (first mentioned)
- Ayddar Nylykerka (first appearance)
- Oolas (first appearance)
- Bail Prestor Organa (mentioned only)
- Breha Organa (indirect mention)
- Belezaboth Ourn (first appearance)
- Ejagga Pakkpekatt (first appearance)
- Eri Palle (first appearance)
- Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Jian Paret (first appearance)
- Tig Peramis (first appearance)
- Plat Hovath (first mentioned)
- Plat Mallar (first appearance)
- Preedu III (first mentioned)
- Norda Proi (first appearance)
- R2-D2
- R7-T1 (first appearance)
- Carlist Rieekan
- Rulffe (first appearance)
- Skids (first appearance)
- Anakin Skywalker (mentioned only)
- Luke Skywalker
- Syub Snunb
- Anakin Solo
- Han Solo
- Jacen Solo
- Jaina Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Nil Spaar (first appearance)
- Stanz (first mentioned)
- Streen
- Cassio Tagge (mentioned only)
- Durga Besadii Tai (mentioned only)
- Taisdan (first appearance)
- Tanea (first appearance)
- Wilhuff Tarkin (mentioned only)
- Tionne (mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Toma (first mentioned)
- Jip Toorr (first appearance)
- Esege Tuketu (first appearance)
- Uta (first mentioned)
- Wialu (first appearance)
- Winter (mentioned only)
- Tolik Yar (first appearance)
- Yoda (mentioned only)
- House of Organa
- Yavin (deity) (first mentioned)
Species: 30
- Carrion deathbird (first mentioned)
- Dog (mentioned only)
- Kitehawk (first appearance)
- Horse (mentioned only)
- Nackhawn (first mentioned)
- Ralltiir tiger (mentioned only)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Sea shrike (first appearance)
- Tauntaun (mentioned only)
- Bothan (mentioned only)
- Brigian
- Dornean (first appearance)
- Fian (first appearance)
- Gamorrean
- Grannan (first appearance)
- Hortek (first appearance)
- Hrasskis (first appearance)
- Human
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Kubaz (mentioned only)
- Massassi (mentioned only)
- Mon Calamari
- Oolid (first appearance)
- Paqwe (first appearance)
- Qella (first mentioned)
- Tammarian (first appearance)
- Twi'lek (mentioned only)
- Verpine
- Wookiee
- Yevetha (first appearance)
Planets: 63
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Baraboo (first mentioned)
- Bespin
- Bessimir (first appearance)
- Alpha moon (first appearance)
- Brath Qella (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Brigia (mentioned only)
- Byss (mentioned only)
- Carratos (first mentioned)
- Chandrila (mentioned only)
- Corellia/Legends (mentioned only)
- Cortina (first mentioned)
- Coruscant
- Dagobah (mentioned only)
- Derra IV (mentioned only)
- Dornea (first mentioned)
- Endor (mentioned only)
- Galantos (first mentioned)
- Doornik-319 (first appearance, as a hologram)
- Doornik-1142 (first appearance)
- J't'p'tan (first appearance)
- N'zoth (first mentioned)
- New Brigia (first appearance)
- Pirol-5 (first appearance)
- Polneye (first appearance)
- Wakiza (first mentioned)
- Zhina (first mentioned)
- Wehttam (first mentioned)
- Woqua (first mentioned)
- Gaios (first mentioned)
- Gmar Askilon (first appearance)
- Hakassi (first mentioned)
- Hoth (mentioned only)
- Hrasskis (first mentioned)
- Ihopek (first mentioned)
- Jandur (first mentioned)
- Joruna (first mentioned)
- Kashyyyk (mentioned only)
- Kho Nai (first mentioned)
- Lucazec (first appearance)
- Kaa (first appearance)
- Narth (first mentioned)
- Narvath (first mentioned)
- Notak (first appearance)
- Obroa-skai (mentioned only)
- Orinda (first mentioned)
- Paig (first mentioned)
- Pyjridj (first mentioned)
- Qalita Prime (first mentioned)
- Rishi (mentioned only)
- Rudrig (mentioned only)
- Walalla (first mentioned)
- Tamban (first mentioned)
- Tammar (first mentioned)
- Tatoo I (indirect mention)
- Tatoo II (indirect mention)
- Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Teyr (first mentioned)
- Toprawa (mentioned only)
- Widek (first mentioned)
- Yag'Dhul (mentioned only)
- Yavin
- Yavin 4
Places: 16
- Cloud City
- Darth Vader's Coruscant fortress retreat (first appearance)
- Grand Hall
- Great Western Sea (first appearance)
- Imperial City
- Eastport (first appearance)
- Imperial Palace
- Newport (first mentioned)
- Senate Building
- Senate Chamber
- Westport (mentioned only)
- Admiral Ackbar's residence (first appearance)
- Ialtra (first appearance)
- Great Temple
- Jedi Praxeum
- Temple Atun (first appearance)
Galaxy: 15
- Core (mentioned only)
- Corridan sector (first mentioned)
- Farlax sector (first appearance)
- Koornacht Cluster (first appearance)
- Hatawa sector (first appearance)
- The Marais (first mentioned)
- Kokash sector (first mentioned)
- Morath Nebula (first mentioned)
- Nouane (first mentioned)
- Paqwepori (first mentioned)
- Praff Run (first mentioned)
- Praxlis sector (first mentioned)
- Seventh Security Zone (first mentioned)
- Teljkon system (first mentioned)
- Torranix sector (first mentioned)
Starships: 67
- Chandrila Defense Fleet (first mentioned)
- Dornean Navy (first mentioned)
- Black Sword Command (first mentioned)
- New Republic Fifth Battle Group (first appearance)
- First Fleet (first mentioned)
- Second Fleet (first mentioned)
- Agave-class picket ship (first appearance)
- Kauri (first appearance)
- Adventurer (first appearance)
- Mud Sloth (first appearance)
- Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing (mentioned only)
- Another Chance (first mentioned)
- Aramadia-class thrustship (first appearance)
- Astrogator-class probe ship (first appearance)
- B-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
- Beauty (first mentioned)
- Belarus-class medium cruiser (first appearance)
- Glorious (first appearance)
- Blessings (first mentioned)
- BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter (first appearance)
- D-type fighter (first appearance)
- Death Star I (mentioned only)
- Death Star II (mentioned only)
- Defender-class assault carrier (first appearance)
- E-wing escort starfighter
- EX-F (first mentioned)
- Endurance-class fleet carrier (first appearance)
- Endurance (first mentioned)
- Intrepid (first appearance)
- Escape pod (mentioned only)
- Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Knight Hammer (mentioned only)
- Intimidator (first appearance)
- Reaper (indirect mention)
- Ferret-class reconnaissance vessel (first appearance)
- D-89 (first appearance)
- Foresight (first mentioned)
- Hajen-class fleet tender (first appearance)
- Ahazi (first appearance)
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Gnisnal (first appearance)
- Katana fleet (mentioned only)
- Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser (mentioned only)
- Mother's Valkyrie (first appearance)
- Liberty (first appearance)
- Nebula-class Star Destroyer (first appearance)
- Brilliant (first appearance)
- Resolve (first appearance)
- Orbital jumper (first appearance)
- Prowler-class reconnaissance vessel (first appearance)
- Redoubtable (first appearance)
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
- Tydirium (indirect mention)
- Steadfast (first appearance)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
- Teljkon Vagabond (first appearance)
- TIE/IN interceptor
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- TIE/rc starfighter (first appearance)
- TIE/sa bomber (mentioned only)
- Harridan (first mentioned)
- Devotion (first appearance)
- Warrior-class gunship (first appearance)
- Marauder (first appearance)
- Lady Luck
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
Vehicles: 3
- All Terrain Armored Transport (mentioned only)
- Prinawe racer (first appearance)
- T-16 skyhopper (mentioned only)
Organizations: 25
- Coruscant Air Traffic Control
- Duskhan League (first appearance)
- Fallanassi (first appearance)
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper (mentioned only)
- Imperial Fleet (mentioned only)
- Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
- H'kig (first mentioned)
- Incom Corporation (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Order
- Rebel Alliance (mentioned only)
- Sienar Fleet Systems (mentioned only)
- Sith (mentioned only)
- SoroSuub Corporation (mentioned only)
- New Republic
- New Republic Defense Fleet
- Joint Defense Operations Staff
- 24th Bombardment Squadron
- Blackfire Flight (first appearance)
- New Republic Intelligence Service
- Alpha Blue (first appearance)
- New Republic Fleet Intelligence (first appearance)
- New Republic Ruling Council (first appearance)
- New Republic Senate
- Council on the Common Defense (first appearance)
Events: 16
- Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
- Battle of Hoth (mentioned only)
- Battle of Orinda (first mentioned)
- Battle of Yavin (mentioned only)
- Clone Wars (mentioned only)
- Second Battle of Coruscant (indirect mention)
- Great Jedi Purge (indirect mention)
- Kidnapping on Munto Codru (mentioned only)
- Operation Hammerblow (first appearance)
- Rescue of Princess Leia (mentioned only)
- Third General Survey (first mentioned)
- Thrawn campaign (indirect mention)
- Wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa (mentioned only)
- Yevethan Purge (first appearance)
- Battle of Polneye (first appearance)
- Yevethan Uprising (first appearance, in a flashback)
Technology: 27
- R2-series astromech droid
- R7-series astromech droid
- MD-7 medical droid (first appearance)
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- E-series protocol droid (first mentioned)
- SM-series scavenger droid (first appearance)
- Surveillance droid (first mentioned)
- Autopilot
- Bacta tank
- Blaster rifle
- Borg Construct Aj^6
- Computer
- Environment suit
- Hemostat (mentioned only)
- Hologram
- HVs-2 hypervelocity gun (first appearance)
- Hyperdrive (mentioned only)
- Hyperdrive motivator
- Hyperspace transponder
- L-s9.3 laser cannon
- Lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Limpet (first mentioned)
- Memory wipe (mentioned only)
- Power coupling
- Thermal detonator (mentioned only)
- Parsec
Lore: 25
- Ambassador
- Viceroy (first appearance)
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Grand Admiral (mentioned only)
- Grand Moff (mentioned only)
- Jedi apprentice (mentioned only)
- Jedi Master
- Prisoner (mentioned only)
- Dark Lord (mentioned only)
- Chief of State
- Green Leader
- Basic
- Bolo-ball (mentioned only)
- Chromite
- Cold (mentioned only)
- Force cloak
- Force empathy
- Force jump
- Force storm (mentioned only)
- Mind trick
- Telekinesis
- Historical Battle Site Preservation Act (first mentioned)
- Form III
- Massassi language (mentioned only)
- Yevethan (first appearance)
Media: 1
- Sabacc (mentioned only)
Everything else: 279
- DA-1 (first appearance)
- Turat Il Feen (first appearance)
- Gotagei (first mentioned)
- Aitro Koornacht (first mentioned)
- Lilatb (first appearance)
- Jarse Motempe (first appearance)
- Nashira (first mentioned)
- Norika (first mentioned)
- Paffen (first appearance)
- SM-1 (first appearance)
- SM-2 (first appearance)
- SM-3 (first appearance)
- SM-4 (first appearance)
- SM-5 (first appearance)
- SM-6 (first appearance)
- Cowlpup (first appearance)
- Sandfrog (first mentioned)
- Seamote
- Stonebat (first appearance)
- Wolf (mentioned only)
- Astromech droid
- Butler droid
- DA-series droid (first appearance)
- Interrogator droid (mentioned only)
- Medical droid
- Pilot droid
- Power droid
- Protocol droid
- Recorder droid
- Security droid
- Sentry droid (mentioned only)
- Valet droid (first appearance)
- Operation Flotsam (first appearance)
- Second Birth (first mentioned)
- Duraka (first mentioned)
- Alliance War Museum (first mentioned)
- New Republic Defense Force headquarters (first appearance)
- Memorial Corridor (first appearance)
- Velocidrome (first mentioned)
- Manarai Mountains
- Surtsey (first mentioned)
- Victory Lake (first appearance)
- Pit 4 (first appearance)
- Eleven North (first appearance)
- Eleven South (first appearance)
- Fourteen North (first appearance)
- Nine North (first appearance)
- Nine South (first appearance)
- Ten South (first appearance)
- 10S Technical Institute (first appearance)
- Three North (first mentioned)
- Twelve North (first appearance)
- Inner Line
- Big Hill (first mentioned)
- Crown Pass Road (first mentioned)
- East District Trail (first appearance)
- Hastings Watershed (first appearance)
- Jisasu (first mentioned)
- North Plateau (first appearance)
- The Towers (first mentioned)
- Noryath (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Zone 90 East (first appearance)
- Alderaan's Council of Elders
- Astrographic Survey Institute (first appearance)
- Baron
- Black market (mentioned only)
- Coruscant Global Newsgrid
- Duchess (mentioned only)
- Majordomo (mentioned only)
- Primate (first appearance)
- Etaias (first appearance)
- governor (mentioned only)
- Institute for Sentient Studies (first mentioned)
- Miner
- Moisture farmer (mentioned only)
- Obroan Institute for Archaeology (first mentioned)
- Pirate (mentioned only)
- Poranji (first mentioned)
- Prinawe
- Princess
- Right Earl (first mentioned)
- Smuggler (mentioned only)
- Warlord (mentioned only)
- Chairman
- First Administrator
- Admiral
- Battle management (first appearance)
- Captain
- Colonel
- Commodore (mentioned only)
- Deck officer
- Ensign
- General
- Helmsman
- Black Flight (first appearance)
- Black Leader
- Green Flight
- Red Flight (first appearance)
- Lieutenant
- Asset Tracking (first appearance)
- New Republic Prime Newsgrid (first appearance)
- Chair of the Senate
- President of the Senate
- Senator
- Science and Technology Council
- Wehttam (group) (first mentioned)
- Y'taa (first mentioned)
- Ahra Naffi (first mentioned)
- Belovian (first mentioned)
- Corasgh (first mentioned)
- Donadi (first mentioned)
- Polneyi (first appearance)
- Ka'aa (first mentioned)
- Khotta (first mentioned)
- Morath (first mentioned)
- Narvath (first appearance)
- Qonet (first mentioned)
- Aramadia (first appearance)
- Astrolabe (first appearance)
- Number Five External Hard Dock (first appearance)
- Boldheart (first mentioned)
- Calamari water skimmer
- Cart
- Drone fighter
- IX-26 (first mentioned)
- IX-44F (first appearance)
- Freebird (first mentioned)
- Honor (first appearance)
- Imperious (first appearance)
- Interdictor (mentioned only)
- Landspeeder (mentioned only)
- 5P8 (first appearance)
- Purity (first appearance)
- Selonia (first mentioned)
- Shuttle (mentioned only)
- Skimmer
- Speeder
- Airspeeder
- Star Dream (first appearance)
- Spacetug
- Victory-class Star Destroyer
- Yacht
- Acceleration couch
- Aircart (first appearance)
- Aradian pulse-lifter (first appearance)
- Audio telescope (first mentioned)
- Autofiring laser cannon (first mentioned)
- Ceremonial dagger
- Chit (mentioned only)
- Chrono
- Cofferdam
- armor
- Comlink
- Burst-transmission comlink
- Headset comlink
- Comm station
- Comm unit
- Cryotank (first mentioned)
- Cryptocomm (first appearance)
- Datacard
- Datapad
- Deceleration thruster
- Deflector emitter (first appearance)
- Deflector shield
- Durasteel
- Flechétte missile (first appearance)
- Holocam
- Holomap
- HoloNet (mentioned only)
- Hoverjet (first appearance)
- Hypercomm (first appearance)
- ID card
- Interdiction field
- Ion cannon
- Laser cannon
- Medical cocoon (mentioned only)
- Memory bank
- New Republic hypernet (first mentioned)
- Optical-laser pulse (first appearance)
- Particle shield
- Penetration bomb (first appearance)
- Personal energy shield
- Photoamplifier
- Planetary shield
- Proton torpedo (mentioned only)
- Pulse cannon
- Ray shield
- Refresher (mentioned only)
- Sanitary entry station
- Scanner
- Scrub chamber
- Sienar Systems augmentor (first appearance)
- Sleeper mine (first appearance)
- Slug cannon
- Torque wrench
- Tractor beam
- Transparisteel
- Trim thruster
- Turbolaser
- Turbolift
- Twin ion engine
- Universal Data Exchange (first mentioned)
- Wing de-icer
- YT-1300 battery regulator (first mentioned)
- Ahred
- AK031995 (first appearance)
- Articles of Withdrawal (first appearance)
- Asteroid (mentioned only)
- Barlaz (first mentioned)
- Binary
- Books of Massassi (first mentioned)
- Brightgum (first mentioned)
- Calamari blessing pot (first mentioned)
- Channel 1 (first appearance)
- Channel 11 (first appearance)
- Channel 81 (first appearance)
- Clarinet (first mentioned)
- Class 1 pass
- Class Four
- D9020616 (first mentioned)
- Darna
- Death Star plans (mentioned only)
- Dornean brandy (first appearance)
- Dragonjuice
- Egg (mentioned only)
- The Force
- Dark side of the Force (mentioned only)
- Force immersion (first appearance)
- Force sense
- Meditation
- Telepathy (mentioned only)
- Hundred Prescriptions of Alsidas (first mentioned)
- Hyperspace
- I have a bad feeling about this
- Insignia of the New Republic
- Intersystem Library Exchange (first mentioned)
- Isophane (first appearance)
- Jedi training
- Kesslerite lounging chair (first appearance)
- Life debt
- Lightsaber combat
- cho mok
- Sun djem
- Mara-nas
- May the Force be with you
- Naris-bud tea (first mentioned)
- Nebula (mentioned only)
- New Republic Common Charter (first mentioned)
- Noreti (first appearance)
- Noryath meatbread (first appearance)
- Orbital bombardment
- Order of Battle
- Ormachek (first mentioned)
- Para-roll (first appearance)
- Plasteel
- Quarrelgrass (first mentioned)
- Quartz (first appearance)
- Quicksand (mentioned only)
- Radiation (mentioned only)
- Rebreather
- Salt (mentioned only)
- Sanitizer (first mentioned)
- Shyriiwook
- Silicon
- Slave (mentioned only)
- Snubfighter (mentioned only)
- Spaceport
- Standard Time (first appearance)
- Stomach (mentioned only)
- Tatooine sand cape
- The Shooter (first appearance)
- The Sniffer (first appearance)
- Thunder Alley (first mentioned)
- Tibanna
- Tissue (mentioned only)
- Viewport
- Viewscreen
- Vortex pool
- Wallball (mentioned only)
Not in the archive: 21
- DA-2 (first appearance)
- Noria (first mentioned)
- Unidentified yard boss (first appearance)
- Reconnaissance drone (first mentioned)
- Tug droid (first mentioned)
- Mission to Teljkon Vagabond (first appearance)
- Presidential residence (first appearance)
- Haarkan (first mentioned)
- Proctor of information science (first appearance)
- Lightning
- Yevethan dropship (first appearance)
- Yevethan ground skimmer (first appearance)
- Yevethan scout fighter (first appearance)
- Anti-personnel blaster
- Emergency buoy
- Poacher's bomb (first mentioned)
- Aleph-lamed-zayin-shin (first appearance)
- Donadi stain-painting (first mentioned)
- Foss (first appearance)
- Jewel of Haarkan
- Pawei juice (first appearance)
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