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Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
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Dark Nest I: The Joiner King is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Troy Denning. It is the first volume of Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy, and it was first published on July 26, 2005 by Del Rey. An audiobook version was also produced.
The novel is set in 35 ABY, several years after the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, and it introduces the titular Dark Nest Crisis.
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Facts
- Title
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- Author
- Troy Denning
- Cover artist
- Cliff Nielsen
- Publisher
- Del Rey
- Released
- July 26, 2005
- Media type
- Paperback
- eBook
- Pages
- 544
- Isbn
- 9780345463043
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Timeline
- 35 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy
- Followed by
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
Who turns up here
Characters: 103
- Alema Rar
- Ben Skywalker
- C-3PO
- Cal Omas
- Cilghal
- Han Solo
- Jacen Solo
- Jae Juun (first appearance)
- Jagged Fel
- Jaina Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Lowbacca
- Luke Skywalker
- Mara Jade Skywalker
- R2-D2
- Raynar Thul
- Saba Sebatyne
- Tahiri Veila
- Tarfang (first appearance)
- Tekli
- Tenel Ka
- Tesar Sebatyne
- Welk
- Zekk
- Gial Ackbar (mentioned only)
- AlGray (first mentioned)
- Padmé Amidala (as a hologram)
- Arnie (first appearance)
- Bava (first appearance)
- BD-8 (first appearance)
- Bug One (droid) (first appearance)
- Eryl Besa (mentioned only)
- Cakhmaim
- Lando Calrissian (mentioned only)
- Tendra Risant Calrissian (mentioned only)
- Chaf'orm'bintrano
- Chewbacca (mentioned only)
- Daer'ey'ath (first appearance)
- Jovan Drark (mentioned only)
- Droekle (first appearance)
- M-TD (mentioned only)
- Kyp Durron
- Cem Fel (mentioned only)
- Chak Fel (mentioned only)
- Cherith Fel (mentioned only)
- Davin Fel (mentioned only)
- Soontir Fel (mentioned only)
- Syal Antilles Fel (mentioned only)
- Wynssa Fel (mentioned only)
- Sal Ghator (first appearance)
- Zakarisz Ghent
- Aleson Gray (first appearance)
- Gundar (first appearance)
- Athadar Gyad (first appearance)
- Kenth Hamner
- Bela Hara (mentioned only)
- Krasov Hara (mentioned only)
- Corran Horn
- Shimrra Jamaane (mentioned only)
- Kyle Katarn
- Ulaha Kore (mentioned only)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (as a hologram)
- Ob Khaddor (mentioned only)
- Lonn (first appearance)
- Lyari (first appearance)
- Meewalh
- Mitt'swe'kleoni (first appearance)
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo (mentioned only)
- Nanna
- Ezam Nhor (first appearance)
- Orame (first appearance)
- Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Akanah Norand Goss Pell
- Lomi Plo (mentioned only)
- Danni Quee (mentioned only)
- Octa Ramis
- Numa Rar (mentioned only)
- Redstar (first appearance)
- Reh'mwa (first mentioned)
- Ganner Rhysode (mentioned only)
- Anakin Skywalker (as a hologram)
- Sneaky (first appearance)
- Anakin Solo (mentioned only)
- Kam Solusar
- Tionne Solusar
- Tarnis (first appearance)
- Three-Eye (first mentioned)
- Aryn Dro Thul
- Tyko Thul
- Twool (first appearance)
- Unidentified Defel Jedi (first appearance)
- Unidentified Kitonak Jedi (first appearance)
- Unidentified syndic (Ina'ganet'nuruodo) (mentioned only)
- Unidentified Wookiee Jedi
- Vergere (mentioned only)
- Ooamu Waoabi (first appearance)
- Yoda (mentioned only)
- Zelara (first appearance)
- Zsinj (mentioned only)
- Ackbar family
- Unidentified Chiss family (first mentioned)
- House Organa
- Thul family
Species: 64
- Bantha (mentioned only)
- Bee (mentioned only)
- Beldon (mentioned only)
- Crystal snake (mentioned only)
- Hawk-bat
- Kkekkrrg rro
- Kreetle (mentioned only)
- Moog (first mentioned)
- Nerf
- Profogg (mentioned only)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Rawwk (mentioned only)
- Ronto (mentioned only)
- Sarlacc (mentioned only)
- Vornskr (mentioned only)
- Voxyn (mentioned only)
- Womp rat (mentioned only)
- Worrt (mentioned only)
- Yammosk (mentioned only)
- Ysalamiri (mentioned only)
- Aing-Tii (mentioned only)
- Aqualish
- Barabel
- Bith
- Bothan
- Celestial (mentioned only, first identified)
- Chadra-Fan
- Chiss
- Columi (mentioned only)
- Defel
- Duros
- Ewok
- Falleen
- Gamorrean (mentioned only)
- Givin
- Human
- Hapan
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Ishi Tib
- Ithorian
- Jawa (mentioned only)
- Jenet
- Kamarian (mentioned only)
- Killik (first appearance)
- Kitonak
- Mon Calamari
- Nikto
- Noghri
- Pydyrian (mentioned only)
- Quarren
- Ramoan (first appearance)
- Rodian
- Snutib (first mentioned)
- Squib
- Ssi-ruu (mentioned only)
- Sullustan
- Teek (mentioned only)
- Togorian (mentioned only)
- Twi'lek
- Vagaari (mentioned only)
- Verpine
- Wookiee
- Yaka
- Yuuzhan Vong
Planets: 41
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Barab I (mentioned only)
- Bespin (mentioned only)
- Borao (first appearance)
- Corellia (mentioned only)
- Coruscant
- Dathomir (mentioned only)
- Farbog (first mentioned)
- Gottlegoob (first mentioned)
- Hapes
- Kalarba (mentioned only)
- Kamar (mentioned only)
- Maltoria (first mentioned)
- Maltorian mining belt (first mentioned)
- Myrkr (mentioned only)
- Nal Hutta (mentioned only)
- Nirauan (mentioned only)
- Nkllon (mentioned only)
- Ossus
- Pydyr
- Rago (first mentioned)
- Ramoa (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Ramodi (first mentioned)
- Regel Eight (first mentioned)
- Ryloth (mentioned only)
- Talu (first mentioned)
- Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Tibrin (mentioned only)
- Csilla (mentioned only)
- Eyyl (first appearance)
- Gyuel (first appearance)
- Jwlio (first appearance)
- Kr (first appearance)
- Nrogu (first appearance)
- Qoribu (first appearance)
- Ruu (first appearance)
- Zvbo (first appearance)
- Yoggoy
- Zonama Sekot
- Woteba (first appearance)
- Yavin 4 (mentioned only)
Places: 7
- Castle Lands (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Temple (first appearance)
- Padmé Amidala's apartment (as a hologram)
- Eclipse Station (mentioned only)
- Jedi Academy (first appearance)
- Kala'uun (mentioned only)
- Jedi academy (mentioned only)
Galaxy: 7
- Maltorian system (first mentioned)
- Myrkr system (mentioned only)
- The Maw (mentioned only)
- Unknown Regions
- Gyuel system (first appearance)
- Utegetu Nebula (first appearance)
- Rago Run (first mentioned)
Starships: 34
- Brask Oto (mentioned only)
- Avengeance (first mentioned)
- Baanu Rass (mentioned only)
- Centerpoint Station (mentioned only)
- Chaf Envoy (mentioned only)
- Chiss Star Destroyer (first appearance)
- Dartship (first appearance)
- Death Star (mentioned only)
- E-wing escort starfighter
- Escape pod
- GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat
- GR-75 medium transport
- Roaming Ronto
- Hapan Battle Dragon
- Kendall (first appearance)
- Horizon-class star yacht
- Jade Shadow
- Night Lady (first mentioned)
- Nova-class battle cruiser
- Lancer-class frigate
- Nssis-class Clawcraft
- Outbound Flight (mentioned only)
- Sekotan Personal Starship
- Slaveship
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- T-65XJ3 X-wing starfighter
- XJ5 X-wing starfighter
- StealthX
- YT-1000 light freighter (first appearance)
- XR808g (first appearance)
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
- YV-888 freighter
- Tachyon Flier
Organizations: 47
- Saras (first appearance)
- Yoggoy (first appearance)
- Alliance to Restore the Republic (mentioned only)
- BlasTech Industries (mentioned only)
- Bornaryn Trading
- Chiss Ascendancy
- Chiss aristocracy (first identified)
- Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet
- Chiss Defense Fleet Command
- Chiss Intelligence (first mentioned)
- Chiss Ruling Circle (first mentioned, first identified)
- Ruling Families
- The Colony (first appearance)
- Corellian Engineering Corporation (mentioned only)
- Diversity Alliance (mentioned only)
- Empire of the Hand (mentioned only)
- Fallanassi
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Imperial Department of Military Research (mentioned only)
- Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
- Galactic Alliance Advisory Council (mentioned only)
- Galactic Alliance Intelligence Service (mentioned only)
- Galactic Alliance Senate (mentioned only)
- Reconstruction Authority (first appearance)
- Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
- Gallofree Yards, Inc. (mentioned only)
- Hapes Consortium
- Hapan Royal Navy
- Incom Corporation (mentioned only)
- Industrial Automaton (mentioned only)
- Jedi Council (mentioned only)
- Jensaarai (mentioned only)
- Koensayr Manufacturing (mentioned only)
- Kuat Drive Yards (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Order
- Jedi High Council (first appearance)
- Bantha Clan (first appearance)
- Ronto Clan (first appearance)
- Woodoo Clan (first appearance)
- Myrkr strike team (mentioned only)
- New Republic (mentioned only)
- Sith
- One Sith (retconned)
- Tendrando Arms (mentioned only)
- Theran Listener (mentioned only)
- Witches of Dathomir (mentioned only)
- Yuuzhan Vong empire (mentioned only)
Events: 24
- Chiss Civil War (first mentioned)
- Dark Nest Crisis (first appearance)
- Ambush on Yoggoy (first appearance)
- Battle of Kr (first appearance)
- Duel on Jwlio (first appearance)
- Duel on Woteba (first appearance)
- Skirmish at Qoribu (first appearance)
- Battle of Qoribu (first appearance)
- Qoribu Truce (first appearance)
- Funeral of Anakin Solo (mentioned only)
- Galactic Civil War (indirect mention)
- Mission to Tatooine (indirect mention)
- Rescue of Princess Leia (mentioned only)
- Thrawn campaign (indirect mention)
- Hunt for Zsinj (mentioned only)
- Outbound Flight Project (mentioned only)
- Skirmish on Csilla (mentioned only)
- Third Vagaari War (mentioned only)
- Battle of the Redoubt (mentioned only)
- Wedding of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade (indirect mention)
- Yuuzhan Vong War (mentioned only)
- Battle of Kalarba (mentioned only)
- Mission to Myrkr (mentioned only)
- Battle of Yuuzhan'tar (mentioned only)
Technology: 45
- Coufee
- R2-series astromech droid
- R9-series astromech droid
- Defender Droid (first appearance)
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- M-TD miniaturized translator droid
- YVH-Series battle droid
- YVH 5-S Bugcruncher (first appearance)
- Hoversled
- AG-2G quad laser cannon
- Attitude thruster
- Bacta tank (mentioned only)
- Blaster cannon
- Blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- Cloaking device
- Club
- Concussion missile
- Defoliator (first appearance)
- Grenade launcher
- Hold-out blaster
- Hologram
- Holovid (mentioned only)
- Hoverchair
- Hyperdrive
- Intellex IV (first mentioned)
- Lightsaber
- Alema Rar's second lightsaber
- Jacen Solo's lightsaber
- Jaina Solo's lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Medpac
- Memory wipe (mentioned only)
- Navicomputer
- Power cell
- Synthflesh
- T-21 light repeating blaster
- Thermal detonator
- Vac suit
- Vibroblade (mentioned only)
- Yaret-Kor (mentioned only)
- Flight suit
- Utility belt
- XCiter
Lore: 46
- Assassin (mentioned only)
- Aristocra
- Dark Jedi
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Emperor's Hand (indirect mention)
- Grand Admiral (mentioned only)
- Chief of State
- Supreme Chancellor (mentioned only)
- Queen Mother
- Grand Master
- Jedi apprentice
- Jedi healer
- Jedi Initiate
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Prisoner
- Sith Lord (mentioned only)
- Aqualish
- Bacta
- Bocce
- Chiss Ascendancy honor code
- Animal friendship
- Force lightning
- Flow-walking (first appearance)
- Force-bond
- Force deflection
- Force healing
- Force jump
- Force meld
- Force speed
- Hibernation trance
- Mind trick
- Protection bubble
- Telekinesis
- Theran Force-listening (first appearance)
- Gelmeat (first appearance)
- Opal (indirect mention)
- Basic
- Membrosia (first appearance)
- Nerfspread (first appearance)
- Pallie (mentioned only)
- Shadow child (mentioned only)
- Sloth-moss (first appearance)
- Stone
- Thakitillo
- Twi'leki
Media: 3
- Running the Blockade: Escape from Yavin (first mentioned)
- Jedi Code (mentioned only)
- Killik Twilight
Everything else: 249
- Gorog (first appearance)
- Alaala (first appearance)
- Bug Two (first appearance)
- Bug Three (first appearance)
- Bug Four (first appearance)
- Mueum (first appearance)
- Taat (first appearance)
- Togot (first mentioned)
- Unu (first appearance)
- Air-jelly (first mentioned)
- Coleoptera (first appearance)
- Flitnat (mentioned only)
- Minnow (mentioned only)
- Rallop (first mentioned)
- Rangi (first mentioned)
- Waba (first appearance)
- Wasp (mentioned only)
- Yammal-jell (first appearance)
- Astromech droid
- Protocol droid
- Harmony Hall (first mentioned)
- Solo apartment (indirect mention)
- Unity Green (first appearance)
- Liberation Lake (first appearance)
- The Secret Way (first appearance)
- Rhysode Room (first appearance)
- Relephon Moons (first mentioned)
- Shadow Forest
- Lizil (first appearance)
- Prime Chamber (first appearance)
- The Crash (first appearance)
- La'okio (first appearance)
- Well of the Dead
- Bodyguard
- Bounty hunter (mentioned only)
- Chairman (mentioned only)
- Commander
- Great Swarm (first appearance)
- Grub Cave (first appearance)
- Joiner (first appearance)
- Night Herald (first appearance)
- Prime Unu (first appearance)
- Extolled (first appearance)
- Senator (mentioned only)
- Duch'da (first appearance)
- Dukat (first appearance)
- Ithorian Elders (first appearance)
- Mercenary (mentioned only)
- Jedi Initiate Clan
- Pilot
- Pirate
- Princess
- RePlanetHab (first mentioned)
- Slicer
- Smuggler
- Warlord (mentioned only)
- Warrior caste
- Subaltern (mentioned only)
- Horoh (first mentioned)
- Lizil (first appearance)
- Oroboro (first mentioned)
- Airspeeder
- Cloud car
- Frigate
- Landspeeder
- Mapping skiff (first appearance)
- MaxSec Eight (first appearance)
- Skiff
- Maledoth (first appearance)
- Speeder bike
- Starsong (first mentioned)
- Tradewyn
- Victory-class Star Destroyer (mentioned only)
- AG-1G
- Brain mapper (first appearance)
- Chrono
- Clone (mentioned only)
- Comm unit
- Crash webbing
- Cybernetics
- Data-holo
- Datapad
- Deflector shield
- Electrobinoculars
- Electrobolt assault rifle (first appearance)
- Electroencephaloscan (first appearance)
- Distress beacon
- Fighting sickle (first appearance)
- Flame trident (first appearance)
- Glowrod
- Grashal (mentioned only)
- Heads-up display
- Holocam
- Holocomm
- Holograph
- HoloNet (mentioned only)
- Holopad
- Holorecorder
- Holotheater
- Homing beacon
- Acceleration compensator
- Intercom
- Ion engine
- Jet-ball (first appearance)
- Laser cannon
- LSS 1000 Automatic Stun Cuffs (first appearance)
- Micropoint (first appearance)
- Multiprocessor
- Multisniffer (first appearance)
- Particle shield
- Photoreceptor
- Plasma torch (mentioned only)
- Proton torpedo
- Repulsorlift
- Sensor dish
- Servomotor
- Shadow bomb
- Slidewalk
- Stun blaster
- T-10 stun blaster (first appearance)
- Sublight engine
- Tractor beam
- Transponder code
- Turbolaser
- Vidcam
- Viewscreen
- Vocabulator
- Vortex stabilizer (mentioned only)
- Yorik coral
- Actibandage (first appearance)
- Airlock
- Ar'krai (mentioned only)
- Asteroid
- Baradium
- Bespin Sparkle (first mentioned)
- Binary
- Black hole (mentioned only)
- Blink code
- Bloodsour (first mentioned)
- Bothan fade (first appearance)
- Brot-rib (first mentioned)
- Chronicle (first appearance)
- Chubba
- Continuum warp (first appearance)
- Credit voucher
- Dejarik (mentioned only)
- Derelict Planet Reclamation Act (first mentioned)
- Docking ring
- Durafiber (first appearance)
- Duraplast
- Durasteel
- Endorian port (mentioned only)
- Ethmane (first appearance)
- Extinguisher foam
- Fleshglue
- Flimsiplast
- The Force
- Ayna-seff (first appearance)
- Dark side of the Force
- Force sense
- Light side of the Force
- Telepathy
- Force-sensitive
- Form-chair
- Gamorrean (mentioned only)
- Gas giant
- Gemstone (indirect mention)
- Harem Cave (first appearance)
- Hazmat suit
- Hot chocolate
- Hydrospanner (mentioned only)
- Hyperspace
- Hypo
- Idol Smasher (first appearance)
- Insulfiber (first appearance)
- Iron
- Jedi robe
- Jedi training
- Jeedai
- Kilometer
- Krayt egg (mentioned only)
- Kyleme (first mentioned)
- Laminanium
- Language
- Ewokese
- Astral
- May the Force be with you
- Rodder
- Killik (first appearance)
- Shyriiwook
- Laser saw (mentioned only)
- Lekku
- Lightsaber duel
- Little Dawn Rumble (first appearance)
- Longfang (first appearance)
- Lyris (first appearance)
- Magnispecs (first appearance)
- Mallow (first mentioned)
- Mating Call (first mentioned)
- Molytex
- Moss
- Moss painting
- Nebula
- Nerf herder (mentioned only)
- Nerf-milk
- Nova (mentioned only)
- Nylasteel (first appearance)
- Paan tree (first appearance)
- Pheromone
- Plexalloy
- Poison
- Protein
- Ramoan relocation project (first mentioned)
- Rbollean petal-oil (first mentioned)
- Realspace
- Refresher (mentioned only)
- Roo-wood (first appearance)
- Rooj (first appearance)
- Rugrass (first appearance)
- Shimmersilk
- Shine-ball (first appearance)
- Skorch (first appearance)
- Slave (mentioned only)
- Snutib click code (first appearance)
- Song of the Universe (first appearance)
- Spaceport
- Speciecide (first mentioned)
- Spice (mentioned only)
- Glitterstim (mentioned only)
- Ryll (mentioned only)
- Spitcrete (first appearance)
- Sullustese
- Synfur (first mentioned)
- Synthplas
- Talhovian ale (first mentioned)
- Tattoo
- Teeks and Ewoks (first appearance)
- Thermaboom (first mentioned)
- Tik tree
- Torture
- Tranqarest
- Transparisteel
- Trebala
- Viewport
- Wadla (first appearance)
- Waha plant (first appearance)
- Wroshyr wood
- Wroshyr tree
- Xenophobia
Not in the archive: 54
- Hymenoptera (first appearance)
- Raal (first mentioned)
- Talu insertion mission (first mentioned)
- Defense Fleet reconnaissance corps
- Chiss assault fleet
- Chiss task force
- Rescue One (first appearance)
- JuunTaar Commercial (first appearance)
- Asteroid miner
- Scout-lancet (first appearance)
- Airspinner (first mentioned)
- Anchoring bolt (first appearance)
- Blast degausser (first mentioned)
- Compensation program (first appearance)
- Crash couch
- Flux inhibitor
- Special Delivery (first mentioned)
- Ion drive actuator
- Scanning hood (first appearance)
- Static scrubber
- Sting ball (first appearance)
- Thermoscanner (first mentioned)
- Triple-key, double-blind randomizer (first mentioned)
- BAM status (first appearance)
- Blada vine (first appearance)
- Burn gloves (first appearance)
- Bwago juice (first appearance)
- Dance of Union (first appearance)
- Desilijic shift (first appearance)
- Face shield
- Fibercrete (first appearance)
- Fizzer (first appearance)
- Flowfit chair (first appearance)
- Dathomiri Force spell
- Force light sphere (first appearance)
- Garzal (first appearance)
- Han's repulsor beam (first appearance)
- Hungry One (first appearance)
- Krayt-leather (first appearance)
- Larstone (first appearance)
- Last Note (first appearance)
- Lost Nest (first appearance)
- Mallow paste (first appearance)
- Orchid-bean extract (first appearance)
- Pincer rap (first mentioned)
- Reclamation Act (first mentioned)
- Relaxi-chair (first appearance)
- Saniscrub (first mentioned)
- Silvertine (first appearance)
- Skalrat (first mentioned)
- Smuggler's Code (first appearance)
- Stand down, Beautiful Blaster (first appearance)
- Tangbark (first appearance)
- Terrors (first appearance)
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