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Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
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Dark Nest III: The Swarm War is the third novel of Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy by Troy Denning. It was released from Del Rey Books on December 27, 2005. Narration for the audio version was performed by Jonathan Davis.
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Facts
- Title
- Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
- Author
- Troy Denning
- Cover artist
- Cliff Nielsen
- Publisher
- Del Rey
- Released
- December 27, 2005
- Media type
- Paperback
- Pages
- 357
- Isbn
- 0345463056
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Timeline
- 36 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy
- Preceded by
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
- Followed by
- Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
Who turns up here
Characters: 82
- Alema Rar
- Ben Skywalker
- C-3PO
- Cal Omas
- Corran Horn
- Emala
- Gilad Pellaeon
- Grees
- Han Solo
- Jacen Solo
- Jae Juun
- Jaina Solo
- Kyp Durron
- Leia Organa Solo
- Lomi Plo
- Lowbacca
- Luke Skywalker
- Mara Jade Skywalker
- R2-D2
- Raynar Thul
- Saba Sebatyne
- Sligh
- Tahiri Veila
- Tarfang
- Tenel Ka
- Tesar Sebatyne
- Zekk
- Padmé Amidala
- Ark'ik (first appearance)
- Baltke (first appearance)
- Ogo Buugi (first appearance)
- Nek Bwua'tu
- Cakhmaim
- Lando Calrissian (mentioned only)
- Chaf'orm'bintrano (mentioned only)
- Chewbacca (mentioned only)
- Cilghal
- Daer'ey'ath (mentioned only)
- Jagged Fel
- Zakarisz Ghent
- Gundar
- Kenth Hamner
- Talon Karrde (mentioned only)
- Kyle Katarn
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Krafte (first appearance)
- Shmi Skywalker Lars (indirect mention)
- Tresina Lobi
- Meewalh
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo (mentioned only)
- Nanna
- Neufie (first appearance)
- Nine (first appearance)
- Bail Prestor Organa
- Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Akanah Norand Goss Pell (mentioned only)
- Danni Quee
- R2-0 (first appearance)
- Ra'tre (first appearance)
- Salla (indirect mention)
- Seneki (first appearance)
- Anakin Skywalker
- Sneaky
- Allana Solo (mentioned only)
- Anakin Solo (mentioned only)
- Kam Solusar
- Tionne Solusar
- Tekli
- Aryn Dro Thul
- Bornan Thul (mentioned only)
- Tyko Thul
- Tito (first appearance)
- Twool (mentioned only)
- Gregar Typho (mentioned only)
- Vergere (mentioned only)
- Vero'tog'leo (first appearance)
- Mace Windu (mentioned only)
- Yoda
- Yugi (first appearance)
- Zalk't (first appearance)
- Zark Two (first appearance)
- Ackbar family
Species: 45
- Bantha (mentioned only)
- Beldon (mentioned only)
- Buzzbird (first appearance)
- Goldie (first appearance)
- Gorax (mentioned only)
- Hawk-bat (mentioned only)
- Kaddyr bug (first appearance)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Ronto (mentioned only)
- Shenbit (mentioned only)
- Wampa (mentioned only)
- Arkanian
- Barabel
- Bith
- Bothan
- Celestial (mentioned only)
- Chiss
- Duros
- Ewok
- Falleen
- Fefze
- Flakax
- Geonosian
- Human
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Jenet (mentioned only)
- Kamarian
- Killik
- Mon Calamari
- Noghri
- Sluissi (mentioned only)
- Snutib (first appearance)
- Squib
- Sullustan
- Togorian (mentioned only)
- Toydarian (mentioned only)
- Twi'lek
- Unidentified Sarm species (first mentioned)
- Verpine
- Vratix
- Wookiee
- Yam'rii
- Yuuzhan Vong (mentioned only)
- Zeltron (mentioned only)
- Alazhi (mentioned only)
Planets: 28
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Bespin (mentioned only)
- Coruscant
- Dagobah (mentioned only)
- Forest Moon of Endor (mentioned only)
- Hapes (mentioned only)
- Ithor (mentioned only)
- Kashyyyk (mentioned only)
- Mustafar
- Myrkr (mentioned only)
- Ossus
- Pavo Prime (mentioned only)
- Polis Massa
- Roche (star)
- Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Thyferra (as a hologram)
- Qoribu
- Kr (mentioned only)
- Snevu (mentioned only)
- Thrago (mentioned only)
- Yoggoy (mentioned only)
- Zonama Sekot (mentioned only)
- Sarm (first appearance)
- Tenupe (first appearance)
- Shattered Moon (first appearance)
- Woteba (mentioned only)
- Yavin 4 (mentioned only)
- Yuuzhan'tar (indirect mention)
Places: 15
- Royal Palace of Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Defense Force Command Compound (first appearance)
- Jedi Temple (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Temple
- Knights' Billet (first appearance)
- Grand Master's offices
- Kala'uun (mentioned only)
- Jedi Academy
- Lecture hall (first appearance)
- Meditation pavilion
- Polis Massa Research Base
- Lars homestead (indirect mention)
- Zalxuc (as a hologram)
- Jedi academy (mentioned only)
Galaxy: 10
- Mustafar system
- Roche system
- The Maw (mentioned only)
- Thyferra system (mentioned only)
- Unknown Regions (mentioned only)
- Wild Space
- Utegetu Nebula
- Murgo Choke (mentioned only)
- Rago Run (mentioned only)
- Sparkle Run (first mentioned)
Starships: 31
- Moon Swarm (first appearance)
- B-wing starfighter
- Centerpoint Station (mentioned only)
- Chiss shuttle
- Dartship
- Swiff (first appearance)
- Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor
- Darth Vader's green Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor
- GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat
- Gatherer-class transport (first appearance)
- Healing Star (first appearance)
- J-type star skiff
- Liberator (indirect mention)
- Lucrehulk-class battleship
- Megafreighter (first appearance)
- Millennium Falcon
- Nest ship
- Nssis-class Clawcraft
- Sailfish-class transport (first appearance)
- Real Deal
- Shard-class capital ship (first appearance)
- Admiral Ackbar
- Chiss Star Destroyer
- Fell Defender (first identified)
- Elegos A'Kla
- Mon Mothma
- Super-class Star Destroyer
- Megador (first appearance)
- StealthX
- T-65XJ3 X-wing starfighter (mentioned only)
- Tachyon Flier (mentioned only)
Organizations: 38
- Iesei (first appearance)
- Bornaryn Trading
- Chiss Ascendancy
- Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet
- Chiss warrior (first identified)
- Zark Squadron (first appearance)
- Ruling Families (mentioned only)
- The Colony
- Confederacy of Independent Systems (mentioned only)
- Diversity Alliance (mentioned only)
- Fallanassi (mentioned only)
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Imperial Intelligence (mentioned only)
- Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
- Galactic Alliance Advisory Council
- Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet
- Rogue Squadron
- Stomper Brigade (first appearance)
- Wraith Squadron (mentioned only)
- Galactic Alliance Senate (mentioned only)
- Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
- Galactic Senate (mentioned only)
- Gallofree Yards, Inc. (mentioned only)
- Hapes Consortium
- Industrial Automaton (mentioned only)
- Jedi Order (mentioned only)
- Jedi High Council (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Order
- High Council
- Myrkr strike team (mentioned only)
- New Republic (mentioned only)
- Sith
- One Sith (retconned)
- Republic Sienar Systems (mentioned only)
- Slayn & Korpil (mentioned only)
- Xtib (first mentioned)
- Saras (mentioned only)
- Yoggoy (mentioned only)
Events: 24
- Battle of Kr (mentioned only)
- Battle of the Murgo Choke (mentioned only)
- Battle of Bogo Rai (first mentioned)
- Battle of the Emperor's Plague Storehouse (indirect mention)
- Clone Wars (indirect mention)
- Mission to Mustafar
- Conclave on Ossus (first appearance)
- Galactic Civil War (mentioned only)
- Duel on Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Great Jedi Purge (indirect mention)
- Duel on Mustafar
- Operation: Knightfall (indirect mention)
- Battle of Qoribu (mentioned only)
- Swarm War
- Battle of Nickel One (first appearance)
- Battle of Sarm (first appearance)
- Battle of Snevu (first appearance)
- Battle of Tenupe (first appearance)
- Battle of Thyferra (first mentioned)
- Raid on Supply Depot Thrago (mentioned only)
- Yuuzhan Vong War (mentioned only)
- Battle of Ithor (mentioned only)
- Destruction of Sernpidal (indirect mention)
- Mission to Myrkr (mentioned only)
Technology: 48
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- Defender Droid
- GH-7 medical analysis unit
- R2-series astromech droid
- R9-series astromech droid
- YVH-Series battle droid
- YVH 5-S Bugcruncher
- Defoliator
- Attitude thruster
- Bacta tank (mentioned only)
- Binders
- Blaster cannon
- AG-2G quad laser cannon
- Blaster rifle
- Sniper rifle
- Blaster pistol
- Hold-out blaster
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (mentioned only)
- 434 Deathhammer
- Repeating blaster
- T-21 light repeating blaster
- Gas grenade
- Charric
- Charric rifle (first identified, first appearance)
- Combat knife
- Concussion missile
- Holovid
- Hoverchair
- Intellex IV
- Lightsaber
- Alema Rar's third lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber
- Jacen Solo's lightsaber
- Jaina Solo's lightsaber
- Shoto lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Navicomputer
- Power cell
- Stun grenade (mentioned only)
- Thermal detonator
- Vac suit
- Verpine shatter gun
- Vibroblade (mentioned only)
- Credit
- Galven coil
- Hypodermic injector (first appearance)
- Parachute (mentioned only)
- Utility belt
Lore: 47
- Assassin (mentioned only)
- Aristocra (mentioned only)
- Chiss officer
- Zark Leader (first appearance)
- Zark Two (first appearance)
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Emperor's Hand (mentioned only)
- Chief of State
- Supreme Commander
- Supreme Chancellor (mentioned only)
- Queen Mother
- Grand Master
- Jedi apprentice
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Sith Lord (mentioned only)
- Prisoner
- Alpha Red (mentioned only)
- Bacta (mentioned only)
- Beard-moss (first appearance)
- Caf
- Dbergo tree (first appearance)
- Drain Energy
- Force choke
- Force net (first identified)
- Flow-walking (mentioned only)
- Force-bond
- Force deflection
- Force healing (mentioned only)
- Force jump
- Force lightning (mentioned only)
- Force meld
- Force speed
- Force vision (mentioned only)
- Memory rub (mentioned only)
- Mind trick
- Mirror illusion (first appearance)
- Protection bubble
- Opal (indirect mention)
- Hubba gourd (mentioned only)
- Basic
- Jar'Kai
- Membrosia
- Mogo tree (first appearance)
- Pallie (mentioned only)
- Thakitillo
- Xoorzi (first mentioned)
Media: 2
- Sabacc (mentioned only)
- Spy Primer (first mentioned)
Everything else: 200
- Gorog
- Unu
- Wuluw (first appearance)
- Jooj (first appearance)
- Longnose (first appearance)
- Mollom (first appearance)
- Rekker (first appearance)
- Scarcheek (first appearance)
- Sotatos (first appearance)
- Bloodbat (first appearance)
- Brot
- Gnat (mentioned only)
- Monkey-lizard (first appearance)
- Rapard (first mentioned)
- Snake (mentioned only)
- Snake-bird (first appearance)
- Spider-roach (mentioned only)
- Spidersloth (first appearance)
- Y'luubi (first appearance)
- Yuugrr (first mentioned)
- Medical droid
- Midwife droid
- MSE-series
- Remote
- PaAR (first appearance)
- PaAR Five (first appearance)
- Liberation Lake (mentioned only)
- Victory Square (first appearance)
- Yuza Bre (first appearance)
- Crooked Way (first identified)
- Star Pond (first appearance)
- Nickel One (first appearance)
- Talos City (first mentioned)
- Lizil
- Supply Depot Thrago (mentioned only)
- The Crash (mentioned only)
- Bodyguard
- Bounty hunter (mentioned only)
- Canir (mentioned only)
- Chiss commando (first appearance)
- Commander
- Lieutenant
- Great Swarm
- Joiner
- Night Herald
- Prime Unu
- Directors (first appearance)
- Division (mentioned only)
- Admiral
- Stomper Two (first appearance)
- Senator
- Holorecord
- Hive Mother (first appearance)
- Pilot
- Pirate
- Princess
- Slicer
- Spy (mentioned only)
- Aebea (first appearance)
- Kolosolok (first appearance)
- Lizil
- Qeeq (first appearance)
- Taat (mentioned only)
- Wasbo (first appearance)
- AirStraeker (first appearance)
- Armored personnel carrier
- Assault shuttle
- Cruiser
- Dropship (first appearance)
- Dray-class transport (first appearance)
- Freight Queen (first appearance)
- Gunboat (first appearance)
- Medical frigate
- Speeder (mentioned only)
- Star Destroyer
- Stomper One (first appearance)
- Tradewyn (mentioned only)
- Blaster
- G-12 power blaster (first appearance)
- Bomb
- Parasite bomb (first appearance)
- Burnball (first appearance)
- Catapult
- Chrono
- Cloning tank (mentioned only)
- Comlink
- Comm unit
- Crash webbing
- Datapad
- Dazer (first appearance)
- Deflector shield
- Demolition satchel
- Electrobinoculars
- Flame trident
- Holocam
- Holocube
- Holofeed (first appearance)
- HoloNet
- Holoprojector
- Homing beacon (mentioned only)
- Acceleration compensator
- Intercom
- Ion engine
- Laser cannon
- LongEye booster (first appearance)
- Magcannon Max (first appearance)
- Maser
- Medkit
- Megamaser (first appearance)
- MetaCannon (first appearance)
- Nanotechnology (mentioned only)
- Prosthetic
- Proton torpedo
- Recording rod
- Rectenna
- Repulsor drive
- Rescue beacon (mentioned only)
- Scanner
- Servomotor
- Shadow bomb
- Stun-staff
- Thermal grenade
- Tractor beam
- Transponder code
- Turbolaser
- Vape charge (first appearance)
- Vibroknife
- Vidcam
- Vocabulator
- Vortex stabilizer (mentioned only)
- Airlock
- Armor
- Asteroid
- Bambwood (first appearance)
- Baradium
- Binary
- Black hole (mentioned only)
- Brot-rib
- Clawcraft Spin (first appearance)
- Credit chit
- Dawn Rumble (mentioned only)
- Durasteel
- Eumlar crystal (first mentioned)
- The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force sense
- Meditation
- Telepathy
- Gemstone (indirect mention)
- Gravity dive (first appearance)
- Hanpat (first appearance)
- Hyperspace route (mentioned only)
- Hyperspace
- Jedi robe
- Jedi training (mentioned only)
- Jumpsuit
- Knockout gas
- Laminanium
- Language
- May the Force be with you
- Rodder
- Ewokese
- Killik
- Shyriiwook
- Laser scalpel
- Lekku
- Lightsaber crystal
- Corusca gem
- Lightsaber duel
- Magnispecs
- Micrograbber (first appearance)
- Moss
- Nerve probe (first appearance)
- Olivon (first mentioned)
- Penglow (first appearance)
- Pheromone
- Quicksand
- Radiation
- Rubogean Gambit (first appearance)
- Ryll (mentioned only)
- Sanisteam (mentioned only)
- Shield trio
- Shimmersilk
- Shine-ball
- Sluissi twist (first appearance)
- Song of the Universe (mentioned only)
- Speciecide (mentioned only)
- Spitcrete
- Stericlean
- Stim-shot (mentioned only)
- Strangle-vine (first appearance)
- Synthskin
- Tattoo
- Tibanna (mentioned only)
- Torture
- Transparisteel
- Utegetu Nova (mentioned only)
- Vector plate (first appearance)
- Viewport
- Zeltron Lead (first appearance)
Not in the archive: 18
- Manta (first mentioned)
- Rabclab (first mentioned)
- Duel on top of StealthX (indirect mention)
- Escape from Chiss Star Destroyer (first appearance)
- Defense Force Intelligence (mentioned only)
- Task Force Stomper (first appearance)
- Stomper Three (first appearance)
- Stomper Twelve (first appearance)
- Courier-class transport (first appearance)
- Omnigate (first appearance)
- Killik pressure suit
- Defogger (mentioned only)
- Han's repulsor beam
- Jolt-head
- Planet-skip (first appearance)
- Quiet swear (first appearance)
- SupportGel (first appearance)
- The Will of the Colony
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