Short story
Side Trip
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The novella "Side Trip" was the first collaboration between Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole. The novella consists of four parts, parts one and four being written by Zahn and parts two and three written by Stackpole. Parts one and two were originally published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 by West End Games in February 1997 and parts three and four were originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 13 by West End Games in May 1997. The full story was later compiled in the Short Story Anthology Tales from the Empire which was published by Bantam Spectra in November 1997. It was also available online via Hyperspace.
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Facts
- Title
- "Side Trip"
- Author
- Timothy Zahn
- Michael A. Stackpole
- Publisher
- West End Games
- Released
- February–May 1997
- Published in
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- Reprinted in
- Tales from the Empire
- Hyperspace
- Timeline
- 2 ABY
Who turns up here
Characters: 34
- Bullkey (first appearance)
- Venthan Chassu (first mentioned)
- Chewbacca (indirect mention)
- Vlaydm Churhee (mentioned only)
- Borbor Crisk (first mentioned)
- Dreja Darmic (first mentioned)
- Maranne Darmic (first appearance)
- Darth Vader
- Deif (first appearance)
- Boba Fett (mentioned only)
- Grobber (first appearance)
- Corran Horn
- Hal Horn (first appearance)
- Rostek Horn (mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Jodo Kast (mentioned only)
- Kirtan Loor
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo
- Palpatine (mentioned only)
- Promk (first appearance)
- Arl Nidder (first appearance)
- Dagon Niriz
- Rathe Palror (first appearance)
- Sajsh (first appearance)
- Skinkner (first appearance)
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Somms (first appearance)
- Wilhuff Tarkin (mentioned only)
- Zekka Thyne
- Haber Trell (first appearance)
- Maximilian Veers
- Fliry Vorru (mentioned only)
- Riij Winward
- Xizor (mentioned only)
Species: 15
Planets: 13
- Akrit'tar (mentioned only)
- Berchest (mentioned only)
- Borkyne (first mentioned)
- Carida (mentioned only)
- Corellia
- Selonia (mentioned only)
- Coruscant (mentioned only)
- Derra IV (mentioned only)
- Kessel (mentioned only)
- Shibric (first mentioned)
- Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Tramanos (first appearance)
- Y'Trella (mentioned only)
Places: 6
- Calius saj Leeloo (mentioned only)
- Coronet City
- Mynock's Haven (first appearance)
- Treasure Ship Row
- Crescent City (mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
Galaxy: 6
- Corellian system
- Derra system (first mentioned)
- Outer Rim Territories (mentioned only)
- Shibric system (first mentioned)
- Unknown Region (mentioned only)
- Yavin system (mentioned only)
Starships: 8
- Alliance Fleet (mentioned only)
- Katana fleet (mentioned only)
- Executor (mentioned only)
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Hopskip
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Admonitor
- TIE/sa bomber
Vehicles: 3
- Freerunner
- X-34 landspeeder
- XP-38 sport landspeeder (mentioned only)
Organizations: 21
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Black Sun
- Brommstaad Mercenaries (first appearance)
- Churhee's Riflemen (mentioned only)
- Corellian Engineering Corporation (indirect mention)
- Corellian Security Force
- Galactic Empire
- Imperial Intelligence
- Imperial Military
- Imperial Army
- Imperial Navy
- Imperial Office of Customs (mentioned only)
- Stormtrooper
- Kelliak Arms and Armor Company (mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley Police Authority (mentioned only)
- Noghri Death Commando (indirect mention)
- Sith
- SoroSuub Corporation (mentioned only)
- The Skulls (mentioned only)
- Tunroth Hunter
- Corellian
Events: 4
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Yavin (mentioned only)
- Capture of Zekka Thyne (first appearance)
- Mission on Y'Trella (mentioned only)
Technology: 20
- Darth Vader's armor
- Mandalorian armor
- Stormtrooper armor
- Binders (mentioned only)
- Black-powder pistol (mentioned only)
- Blaster carbine
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- E-Web heavy repeating blaster
- Heavy blaster pistol (mentioned only)
- Hold-out blaster (mentioned only)
- Bow (mentioned only)
- Code cylinder
- Knife
- Navigation computer
- Repulsor coil
- Sleight box
- Thermal detonators (mentioned only)
- Tool kit (mentioned only)
- Vibroblade (mentioned only)
Lore: 16
- Agent
- Assassin (mentioned only)
- Crime lord
- Grand Moff (mentioned only)
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
- Grand Admiral
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Melon
- Sausage
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Jebwa flower
- Marble
- Razor grass
- Stone
- Telekinesis
- Wine (mentioned only)
Everything else: 125
- Dindo (first mentioned)
- Selty (first appearance)
- Bird (mentioned only)
- Insect (mentioned only)
- Itch mite (mentioned only)
- Lizard (mentioned only)
- Customs droid (mentioned only)
- New Year's Day (mentioned only)
- Dewback Storage Warehouse (first appearance)
- Museum of Fine Art (mentioned only)
- Zekka Thyne's fortress (first appearance)
- Procurement and Supply
- Rebel cell
- Bounty hunter (mentioned only)
- Commando (mentioned only)
- Inspector
- Courier (mentioned only)
- Customs official (mentioned only)
- Flag officer
- Imperial Liaison
- Governor (mentioned only)
- Legion (mentioned only)
- Loan shark (mentioned only)
- Mercenary
- Merchant
- Moff (mentioned only)
- Officer
- Captain
- Colonel
- General (mentioned only)
- Lieutenant
- Pilot
- Prince (mentioned only)
- Saboteur (mentioned only)
- Smuggler
- Sniper (mentioned only)
- Soldier
- Squad
- Swoop gang (mentioned only)
- Technician (mentioned only)
- Shturlan
- Yctor Arms (mentioned only)
- Airspeeder
- Landspeeder
- Speeder truck
- Starship
- Freighter
- Light freighter
- Shuttle (mentioned only)
- Star Destroyer
- Armor
- Arrow (mentioned only)
- Blaster
- Klirun (mentioned only)
- Cargo netting
- Comlink
- Comm unit
- Concussion grenade launcher
- Datacard
- Datapad
- Engine
- Glowrod
- Hologame
- Holograph
- Holoprojector
- Homing beacon (mentioned only)
- Hydrospanner
- Laser cannon
- Mine (mentioned only)
- Monomolecular blade
- Molecular stiletto
- Power booster
- Repulsorlift
- Sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Tractor beam
- Truncheon
- Vibroknife (mentioned only)
- Bioluminescence
- Bounty
- Cantina
- Cello-plast
- Centimeter
- Cloning (mentioned only)
- Coin
- Duraplast
- Durindfire
- Fiberplast
- Foodstuff
- Pashkin sausage
- Garrison
- Granite
- Hangar
- Hydrogen
- Meter
- Kilogram
- Lichen
- Life debt (mentioned only)
- Lightspeed
- Micron
- Millimeter
- Museum (mentioned only)
- Palpatine Triumphant (mentioned only)
- Planet
- Plasma
- R'alla mineral water
- Realspace
- Selonian nude studies
- Sithspawn
- Slavery (mentioned only)
- Spaceport (mentioned only)
- Spice
- Glitterstim
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
- Standard second
- Standard year (mentioned only)
- Star system
- Tapcafe
- Transparisteel
- Unarmed combat
- Viewport
- Vweliu tree (mentioned only)
- Xenobiology (mentioned only)
Not in the archive: 8
- Unidentified lizardine creature (first appearance)
- Unidentified lizard-like species (first appearance)
- Jodo Kast's armor
- Holographic seal
- Holographic tag
- Pinpoint glow rod
- Ridelamp
- Karvrish-style woven leaf canopy
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