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Hard Merchandise
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Hard Merchandise is the third and final novel in The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy, written by K. W. Jeter and published in July 1999 by Bantam Spectra.
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Facts
- Title
- Hard Merchandise
- Author
- K. W. Jeter
- Cover artist
- Stephen Youll
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Released
- July 6, 1999
- Media type
- Paperback
- Pages
- 338
- Isbn
- 055357891X
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Timeline
- 4 ABY
- Series
- The Bounty Hunter Wars
- Preceded by
- Slave Ship
- Followed by
- The Truce at Bakura
Who turns up here
Characters: 47
- 4-LOM
- Gial Ackbar (mentioned only)
- Balancesheet
- Bossk
- Salla C'airam (first appearance)
- Chenlambec (mentioned only)
- Chewbacca (mentioned only)
- Cradossk (mentioned only)
- Dengar
- Io Desnand (mentioned only)
- Ree Duptom (first mentioned)
- Fenald
- Boba Fett
- Eobbim Figh (first appearance)
- Jabba's rancor (mentioned only)
- Ott Klemp (first appearance)
- Kateel of Kuhlvult
- Kodir of Kuhlvult
- Kuat of Kuat
- Kuat's father (mentioned only)
- Kuat's grandfather (mentioned only)
- Beru Whitesun Lars (mentioned only)
- Owen Lars (mentioned only)
- Manaroo
- Mon Mothma (mentioned only)
- Kud'ar Mub'at
- Gleed Ontondon (mentioned only)
- Oola (mentioned only)
- Leia Organa (mentioned only)
- Osss-10 (first appearance)
- Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Nil Posondum (mentioned only)
- Gennad Rozhdenst (first appearance)
- Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
- Drawmas Sma'Da (first appearance)
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- N'dru Suhlak
- Tinian (mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Unidentified B-supervisor (first appearance)
- Wonn Uzalg (first appearance)
- Darth Vader (mentioned only)
- Trhin Voss'on't (in a flashback)
- Wuher
- Xizor (in a flashback)
- Zuckuss
- α-foreman (first appearance)
Species: 19
- Dewback
- Felinx
- Nerf (mentioned only)
- Rancor (mentioned only)
- Rat (mentioned only)
- Sarlacc (mentioned only)
- Womp rat (mentioned only)
- Aruzan
- Assembler
- Falleen (in a flashback)
- Gand
- Breather Gand
- Harf (first appearance)
- Human
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Jawa (mentioned only)
- Trandoshan
- Ubese (mentioned only)
- Wookiee (mentioned only)
Planets: 9
Places: 6
- Imperial Palace (mentioned only)
- Dune Sea (mentioned only)
- Great Pit of Carkoon (mentioned only)
- Jabba's Palace (mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley
- Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina
Galaxy: 2
- Oranessan system (first appearance)
- Osmani system (first mentioned)
Starships: 19
- Ghostling Nest of the Assembler
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- Death Star II (mentioned only)
- Escape pod (mentioned only)
- Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft (in a flashback)
- Slave I (in a flashback)
- Lancer-class frigate
- Zebulon-B frigate (first mentioned)
- JumpMaster 5000
- Punishing One
- KDY security cruiser (first appearance)
- Rebel Alliance communications ship (first mentioned)
- TIE/IN interceptor (mentioned only)
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (mentioned only)
- Vendetta (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Venesectrix (first mentioned)
- YV-666 light freighter
- Hound's Tooth
- Z-95 Headhunter
Organizations: 11
- Black Sun (in a flashback)
- Bounty Hunters' Guild (mentioned only)
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Imperial Navy (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper (mentioned only)
- Jedi Order (mentioned only)
- Kuat Drive Yards
- Mandalorian
- Rebel Alliance
- Alliance High Command (mentioned only)
- Scavenger Squadron
Events: 8
- Bounty Hunter Wars (in a flashback)
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Endor (mentioned only)
- Bombing of the Kuat shipyards (first appearance)
- Rescue of Han Solo (indirect mention)
- Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (indirect mention)
- Bombing of the Dune Sea (mentioned only)
- Starfighter combat (mentioned only)
Technology: 13
- LOM-series protocol droid
- Mandalorian armor
- Blaster pistol
- Computer
- Gaffi stick (mentioned only)
- Hologram
- Jetpack
- Navicomputer
- Power cell
- Thermal detonator
- Vibroblade
- Credit (mentioned only)
- Memory wipe (mentioned only)
Lore: 5
- Galactic (mentioned only)
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
- Alcohol
- Basic
- Force Choke (mentioned only)
Everything else: 97
- Ergovore (first appearance)
- Midge-fly (first mentioned)
- Weasel (mentioned only)
- Micro-probe (first appearance)
- Protocol droid
- Service droid (mentioned only)
- Spy droid (mentioned only)
- Espionage droid (mentioned only)
- Salla C'airam's cantina (first appearance)
- Bartender
- Bounty hunter
- Guild Reform Committee (mentioned only)
- True Guild (mentioned only)
- Admiral (mentioned only)
- Hunt saboteur
- Information broker
- Invisible & Ineluctable Casino (first appearance)
- β-supervisor (first appearance)
- Kuat of Kuat
- Kuati Sector Forces
- Mercenary
- Moisture farmer (mentioned only)
- Pilot
- Prince
- Princess (mentioned only)
- Commander
- Senator (mentioned only)
- Subnode
- Bergamasque (first appearance)
- Kuati
- Mhingxin (first appearance)
- Freighter
- Frigate
- Shuttle (mentioned only)
- Star Destroyer
- Tug module (first appearance)
- Armor
- Band
- Blanket (mentioned only)
- Blaster
- Bomb (mentioned only)
- Braking rocket
- Breast (mentioned only)
- Chronometer
- Comlink (in a flashback)
- Headset comlink
- Comm unit
- Dagger (mentioned only)
- Dart shooter (in a flashback)
- Datapad (in a flashback)
- Deflector shield
- Laser cannon
- Life support (in a flashback)
- Monolink filament (in a flashback)
- Motivator
- FV50 (first appearance)
- Photo-optical receptor
- Pulsator (first appearance)
- Remote scout module (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Sensor array
- Sleep
- Tracking sensor (mentioned only)
- Tractor beam
- Transfer chip (first appearance)
- Airlock
- Algorithm (first appearance)
- Ammonia
- Asteroid (mentioned only)
- Black hole (mentioned only)
- Bounty (mentioned only)
- Carbonite (mentioned only)
- Catatonia
- Decicred
- Dirge (first appearance)
- Droid
- Durasteel
- Ear
- Economics (mentioned only)
- Flimsiplast
- Hard merchandise
- Hunter's Creed (mentioned only)
- Hydrogen (mentioned only)
- Hyperspace
- Jizz-wailer
- Lung
- Nova (mentioned only)
- Oxygen
- Plasma
- Plastoid
- Radiation (mentioned only)
- Shipyard
- Slavery (mentioned only)
- The Force (mentioned only)
- Dark side of the Force (mentioned only)
- Tooth
- Transparisteel
- Viewport
Not in the archive: 1
- Unidentified Harf patron (first appearance)
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