Short story
Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale
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"Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale" is a short story written by Dan'l Danehy-Oakes that was published in Tales from Jabba's Palace in December 1995 by Bantam Spectra. It is narrated in first person. In it, a skiff guard under the employment of Jabba the Hutt recalls a story about his sister Shaara encountering the Sarlacc, which he relays to Boba Fett. This happens as Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are being taken to the Great Pit of Carkoon to be eaten.
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Facts
- Title
- "Shaara and the Sarlacc:
- The Skiff Guard's Tale"
- Author
- Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
- Editor
- Kevin J. Anderson
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Released
- December 1995
- Published in
- Tales from Jabba's Palace
- Pages
- 7
- Timeline
- 4 ABY (39:3:4 GrS)
Who turns up here
Characters: 8
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Boba Fett
- Jabba's rancor (mentioned only)
- Kamma (first mentioned)
- Shaara (first mentioned)
- Unidentified skiff guard (first appearance)
- Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
Planets: 1
Places: 4
- Dune Sea
- Great Pit of Carkoon
- Jabba's Palace (mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
Organizations: 4
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Imperial Army (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper (mentioned only)
- Jabba's criminal empire
Technology: 4
- Lightsaber (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper armor (mentioned only)
- Vibroblade (mentioned only)
- Credit (mentioned only)
Lore: 1
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
Everything else: 11
- Dakkar the Distant (first mentioned)
- Skiff guard
- Moisture farmer
- Smuggler (mentioned only)
- Kandos shuttle (mentioned only)
- Landspeeder (mentioned only)
- Skiff
- Comm unit (mentioned only)
- Cantina (mentioned only)
- Kelsh (first mentioned)
- Puk (mentioned only)
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