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Darksaber (novel)
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Darksaber is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and published by Bantam Spectra in October 1995. It is the second volume of an informal trilogy involving ex–Jedi Knight Callista Ming, following Children of the Jedi (1995) and preceding Planet of Twilight (1997), both written by Barbara Hambly.
An audio version narrated by Anthony Heald was released in 2007.
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Facts
- Title
- Darksaber
- Author
- Kevin J. Anderson
- Cover artist
- Drew Struzan (Jacket illustration)
- Jamie S. Warren Youll (Jacket design)
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Released
- October 1995
- Media type
- Hardcover
- Paperback
- eBook
- Pages
- 416
- Isbn
- 9780553099744
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Timeline
- 12 ABY
- Preceded by
- Children of the Jedi
- Followed by
- Planet of Twilight
Who turns up here
Characters: 86
- Gial Ackbar
- Alkhara (first mentioned)
- Djinn Altis (mentioned only)
- Wedge Antilles
- Ashka Boda (mentioned only)
- Burrk (first appearance)
- Joruus C'baoth (mentioned only)
- C-3PO
- Callista
- Lando Calrissian (mentioned only)
- Chewbacca
- Cilghal
- Ivan Cronus (first appearance)
- Natasi Daala
- Biggs Darklighter (mentioned only)
- Sander Delvardus (first appearance)
- Jan Dodonna (mentioned only)
- Dorsk 80 (first appearance)
- Dorsk 81
- Dorsk 82 (first appearance)
- Kyp Durron
- Zeth Durron (mentioned only)
- Gantoris (mentioned only)
- Drom Guldi (first appearance)
- Blitzer Harrsk (first appearance)
- Jabba's rancor (mentioned only)
- Mara Jade
- Ariq Joanson (indirect mention)
- Kaell (first mentioned)
- Kaell 115 (first mentioned)
- Kaell 116 (first appearance)
- Talon Karrde (mentioned only)
- Karreio (first mentioned)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
- Korrda (first appearance)
- Korenn (first appearance)
- Kratas
- Exar Kun (mentioned only)
- Beru Whitesun Lars (mentioned only)
- Owen Lars (mentioned only)
- Bevel Lemelisk (first appearance)
- Camie Loneozner (mentioned only)
- Laze Loneozner (mentioned only)
- Crix Madine
- Cray Mingla (mentioned only)
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo (mentioned only)
- Mon Mothma (in a flashback)
- Conan Antonio Motti (in a flashback)
- Nodon (first appearance)
- Nonak (first appearance)
- One-Arm
- Palpatine (in a flashback)
- Gilad Pellaeon
- Ulic Qel-Droma (mentioned only)
- R2-D2
- Carlist Rieekan (mentioned only)
- Sinidic (first appearance)
- Luke Skywalker
- Anakin Solo
- Jacen Solo
- Jaina Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Han Solo
- Kam Solusar
- Streen
- Sulamar (first appearance)
- Durga Besadii Tai (first appearance)
- Wilhuff Tarkin (in a flashback)
- Treuten Teradoc (first appearance)
- Kirana Ti
- Tionne
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Trandia (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial communications officer (13X) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial communications officer (Firestorm) (first appearance)
- Unidentified deck chief (first appearance)
- Unidentified helmsman (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial tactical officer (first appearance)
- Unidentified reptilian Jedi trainee (first appearance)
- Unidentified xenobiologist (first mentioned)
- Darth Vader (in a flashback)
- Winter
- Xizor (first mentioned)
- Qwi Xux
- Yoda (mentioned only)
- Ackbar family
Species: 32
- Bantha
- Carrion bird
- Cy'een (mentioned only)
- Energy spider (mentioned only)
- Grain maggot (first appearance)
- Knobby white spider (first appearance)
- Krayt dragon (mentioned only)
- Moon moth
- Nek (mentioned only)
- Piranha beetle (in a flashback)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Wampa
- Worrt
- Aqualish
- Bothan (mentioned only)
- Cathar
- Devaronian
- Gamorrean
- Human
- Hutt
- Jawa (mentioned only)
- Khommite
- Massassi (mentioned only)
- Mon Calamari
- Nikto
- Omwati
- Taurill (first appearance)
- Tusken Raider
- Twi'lek
- Weequay
- Wookiee
- Massassi tree
Planets: 37
- Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Carida (mentioned only)
- Delvardus's planet (first appearance)
- Khomm (first appearance)
- Tsoss Beacon (first appearance)
- Coruscant
- Dentaal (mentioned only)
- Mechis III (first mentioned)
- Ithor (mentioned only)
- Kashyyyk (in a flashback)
- Rustibar (first mentioned)
- Sinton (first mentioned)
- Nal Hutta
- Nar Shaddaa
- Bespin (mentioned only)
- Chad (mentioned only)
- Dagobah
- Dathomir (mentioned only)
- Deyer (mentioned only)
- Endor (mentioned only)
- Eriadu (in a flashback)
- Despayre (in a flashback)
- Hoth
- Hoth (star)
- Hoth Asteroid Belt
- Kelrodo-Ai (first mentioned)
- Kessel (mentioned only)
- Pil Diller (mentioned only)
- Sullust (mentioned only)
- Tatooine
- Tatoo I
- Tatoo II
- Yavin Prime
- Yavin 4
- Porus Vida (first appearance)
- Varl (mentioned only)
- Mulako Corporation Primordial Water Quarry (first appearance)
Places: 21
- Carida Academy (mentioned only)
- Imperial Information Center (first appearance)
- Imperial Palace
- Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Echo Base
- Maw Installation (mentioned only)
- Prefsbelt Fleet Camp (indirect mention)
- Anchorhead (mentioned only)
- Beggar's Canyon (mentioned only)
- Dune Sea
- Ben Kenobi's home
- Great Pit of Carkoon (mentioned only)
- Jabba's Palace
- Motor pool (first appearance)
- Jundland Wastes (mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
- Tosche Station (mentioned only)
- Great Temple
- Jedi Praxeum
- Temple of the Blueleaf Cluster
- Temple of Exar Kun (mentioned only)
Galaxy: 12
- Celdaru (first mentioned)
- Core Systems
- Tsoss Beacon system (first appearance)
- Mid Rim (mentioned only)
- Nal Hutta system
- Outer Rim Territories
- Cauldron Nebula (mentioned only)
- Eriadu system (in a flashback)
- Horuz system (in a flashback)
- Hoth system
- Yavin system
- Unknown Territories (mentioned only)
Starships: 47
- Mendicat (first mentioned)
- Assault Frigate Mark I
- Dodonna (first appearance)
- B-wing starfighter
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- Carrack-class light cruiser
- Chu'unthor (mentioned only)
- Chu'unthor (Clone Wars) (first mentioned)
- CR90 corvette
- Tantive IV (indirect mention)
- Darksaber (first appearance)
- Death Star I (in a flashback)
- Death Star II (mentioned only)
- Death Star prototype (mentioned only)
- DP20 gunship
- Eye of Palpatine (mentioned only)
- E-wing escort starfighter
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- Yavaris
- Escape pod
- Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Executor (mentioned only)
- Knight Hammer (first appearance)
- Gamma-class assault shuttle
- GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat (mentioned only)
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Firestorm (first appearance)
- Shockwave (first appearance)
- Whirlwind (first appearance)
- Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
- Chimaera (mentioned only)
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (in a flashback)
- Maw fleet (indirect mention)
- Gorgon (mentioned only)
- MC90 Star Cruiser
- Galactic Voyager
- Startide (mentioned only)
- Millennium Falcon
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
- Sentinel-class landing craft
- Strike-class medium cruiser
- Sun Crusher (mentioned only)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/IN interceptor (mentioned only)
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- 13X (first appearance)
Vehicles: 7
- All Terrain Armored Transport (mentioned only)
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- HAVr A9 Floating Fortress
- HAVw A5 Juggernaut
- 74-Z speeder bike (indirect mention)
- Swoop
- T-16 skyhopper (mentioned only)
Organizations: 22
- B'omarr Order (mentioned only)
- Bothan Spynet (indirect mention)
- Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
- Galactic Empire
- Imperial guard
- Imperial Navy
- TIE pilot
- Storm commandos (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper
- Jedi Order (mentioned only)
- New Jedi Order
- Loronar Corporation (mentioned only)
- New Republic
- New Republic Fleet
- New Republic Provisional Council (mentioned only)
- New Republic Honor Guard
- New Republic Senate
- Nightsisters (mentioned only)
- Old Republic (mentioned only)
- Rebel Alliance (mentioned only)
- Sith (in a flashback)
- Smugglers' Alliance
Events: 27
- Battle for the Darksaber
- Battle of Kashyyyk (in a flashback)
- Subjugation of Mon Calamari (mentioned only)
- Galactic Civil War
- Attack on Dantooine (indirect mention)
- Assault on Yavin 4 (first appearance)
- Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
- Battle of Hoth (mentioned only)
- Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (indirect mention)
- Battle of the Maw (mentioned only)
- Battle of Yavin (mentioned only)
- Attack on Khomm (first appearance)
- Attack on Porus Vida (first appearance)
- Battle of the Chardaan Shipyards (first appearance)
- Destruction of Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Destruction of the Cauldron Nebula (mentioned only)
- Battle of Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Attack on Mon Calamari (mentioned only)
- Seizure of Coruscant (mentioned only)
- Thrawn campaign (mentioned only)
- Great Sith War (mentioned only)
- Battle of Yavin 4 (indirect mention)
- Imperial Civil War
- Battle of Harrsk's fortress (first appearance)
- Battle of Teradoc's fortress (first appearance)
- Imperial Reunification (first appearance)
- Subjugation of Sinton (first mentioned)
Technology: 39
- R2-series astromech droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- TT-8L gatekeeper droid
- Moon moth espionage droid (first appearance)
- B'omarr brain walker
- AG-2G quad laser cannon
- Binders (in a flashback)
- Blaster cannon
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- Computer (mentioned only)
- Concussion missile
- Darth Vader's armor (in a flashback)
- Detonator
- DF.9
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- E-11 blaster rifle
- Environment suit
- Force pike (in a flashback)
- Force whip (in a flashback)
- Gaffi stick
- Hologram
- Hyperdrive
- Jamming satellite
- Laser-welder (first appearance)
- Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Callista Ming's lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Navicomputer
- Proton bomb
- Repulsor chair
- Repulsorsled
- Stormtrooper armor
- Superlaser
- Vibroblade
- Credit
- Crowbar (first appearance)
- Utility belt
Lore: 24
- Ambassador
- Galactic Emperor (in a flashback)
- Grand Admiral (mentioned only)
- Grand Moff (mentioned only)
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master (mentioned only)
- Jedi scholar
- Jedi trainee
- Chief of State
- Dark Lord of the Sith (in a flashback)
- Beskar (mentioned only)
- Basic
- Cho mai
- Stim tea (first appearance)
- Alter Environment
- Force empathy
- Force ghost (mentioned only)
- Hibernation trance
- Memory rub (mentioned only)
- Mind trick
- Sever Force (indirect mention)
- Telekinesis
- Tusken
- Wander-kelp (first mentioned)
Media: 1
- Sabacc (mentioned only)
Everything else: 145
- Maizor (first appearance)
- Taurill Overmind (first appearance)
- Unidentified avian Jedi trainee (first appearance)
- The Will (indirect mention)
- Nightbat (first appearance)
- Rodent
- Spider
- Tubular eel (first mentioned)
- Assassin droid
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Maintenance droid
- Porter droid
- Protocol droid
- Worker droid
- Spy droid
- Espionage droid
- Massacre of Mendicat (first mentioned)
- Chardaan Shipyards (first appearance)
- Gelatin (first mentioned)
- Spice mines of Kessel (mentioned only)
- Toprawa Relay Station (first mentioned)
- Teradoc's asteroid fortress (first appearance)
- Baron Administrator
- Black market
- Admiral
- Colonel
- Commander
- General
- Helmsman
- Lieutenant
- Vice Admiral
- Galactic Information Service (first appearance)
- Information broker
- Moisture farmer (mentioned only)
- Mulako Corporation
- Commando
- President of the Senate (first appearance)
- Senator
- Supreme Allied Commander for Intelligence
- Omnipotent Battle Leader
- Orko SkyMine Asteroid Processing Corporation
- Slicer
- Smuggler
- Warlord
- Clone
- Automated Mineral Exploiter
- Diplomatic
- Dreadnaught (mentioned only)
- Dropship
- Freighter
- Juggernaut
- Scooter
- Skiff
- Solar sail (first appearance)
- Speeder (mentioned only)
- Speeder bike
- Starfighter (mentioned only)
- Victory-class Star Destroyer
- Yacht
- Antigrav
- Blaster (mentioned only)
- Chronometer
- Comm system
- Comm unit
- Crash webbing
- Credit chit
- Cyberlock
- Datapad
- Deflector shield
- Durasteel
- Glowlamp
- Glowlantern
- Glow panel
- Holocam
- Holo cube
- Holomap
- HoloNet
- Holoprojector
- Homing beacon
- Hydrospanner (mentioned only)
- Identification signal
- Intercom
- Ion cannon
- Laser cannon
- Laser cutter
- Life support
- Magnetic atmospheric field
- Mine
- Optical sensor
- Prosthetic eye
- Repulsorlift
- Servomotor
- Sublight engine
- Tractor beam
- Transparisteel
- Turbolaser
- Turbolift
- Airlock
- Algae
- Asteroid
- Bantha dung
- Bounty
- Breath mask
- Candorian plague (first mentioned)
- Comet
- Death Star plans
- Dewback flank
- Double viol (indirect mention)
- Duracrete (mentioned only)
- Epoxy
- Gnarltree
- Head tails
- Honored Overlord
- Hyperspace
- Jedi robe
- Jeru tea (first appearance)
- Krayt dragon pearl
- Life debt
- Cho sun
- Sai tok
- Shiak
- May the Force be with you
- Meteoroid (first appearance)
- New Order (mentioned only)
- Orbital bombardment
- Plasteel
- Radiation
- Ration bar (mentioned only)
- Sandstone
- Shyriiwook
- Slave
- Spaceport
- Supernova (mentioned only)
- Synrock
- The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force sense
- Force-sensitive
- Light side of the Force
- Telepathy
- Tibanna (mentioned only)
- Vacuum
- Viewport
- Water
Not in the archive: 6
- Unidentified Devaronian station chief (first appearance)
- Unidentified slicer (Nar Shaddaa) (first appearance)
- Cronus campaign (first appearance)
- Rout of Rustibar (first mentioned)
- Hutt expeditionary vessel
- Glidewalk
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