Skip to content

Ask

Book

Tarkin (novel)

Canon Linked from 1,026 articles

Tarkin is a canon novel written by James Luceno which was published by Del Rey on November 4, 2014. The novel is set in 14 BBY, five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, and it focuses on Wilhuff Tarkin and how he became a Grand Moff. The title's audiobook version was narrated by Euan Morton. A paperback edition of Tarkin was released on June 30, 2015, and the novel was later included in the 2015 book The Rise of the Empire.

Text and facts from the “Tarkin (novel)” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Title: Tarkin
Author: James Luceno
Cover artist: David Smit (Cover art); Scott Biel (Cover design); Christopher M. Zucker (Book design); Karen-Ann Lichtenstein (Author photograph)
Publisher: Del Rey
Released: November 4, 2014
Media type: Hardcover; Paperback; eBook
Pages: 288
Isbn: 9780345511522
Audiobook: Audiobook
Timeline: 14 BBY

Who turns up here

Characters: 103

11-4D (first appearance)
Mas Amedda
Passel Argente (mentioned only, first identified)
Artoz (first appearance)
Baz (first appearance)
Kren Blista-Vanee (first identified)
Bracchia (first appearance)
Burque (first appearance, as a hologram)
Cala (first appearance)
Cassel (first appearance)
Crest (first appearance)
Ars Dangor (first identified)
Braata Danlos (indirect mention)
Dooku (in a flashback)
Faazah (first appearance)
Anora Fair (first appearance)
Kit Fisto (indirect mention)
Janus Greejatus (first identified)
Grievous (mentioned only)
Armand Isard (first appearance)
Harus Ison (first appearance)
Lin Jae (first appearance, as a hologram)
Tiaan Jerjerrod
Skor Kalpana (first mentioned)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
Knotts (first appearance)
Agen Kolar (indirect mention)
Abel LaSal (first mentioned)
Lord (first mentioned)
Conan Antonio Motti (first identified)
Sistros Nevet (first identified)
Nomma (first appearance, in a flashback)
Kendal Ozzel
Sate Pestage (first identified)
Even Piell (mentioned only)
Darth Plagueis (mentioned only)
Poggle the Lesser (mentioned only)
Q'anah (first appearance, in a flashback)
Q'anah's father (first mentioned)
Q'anah's lover (first mentioned)
Dodd Rancit (first appearance)
Faya Rodemos (indirect mention)
Ros (first appearance)
Salikk (first appearance)
Shadow (first mentioned)
Terrinald Screed (first appearance)
Darth Sidious (first identified)
Raith Sienar (first mentioned)
Osi Sobeck (indirect mention)
Phoca Soot (first appearance)
Stellan (first appearance)
Hask Taff (first appearance)
Cassio Tagge (first identified)
Ahsoka Tano (mentioned only)
Jova Tarkin (first appearance)
Ranulph Tarkin (first mentioned)
Wilhuff Tarkin (first identified)
Wilhuff Tarkin's adjutant (first appearance)
Wilhuff Tarkin's father (first appearance, in a flashback)
Wilhuff Tarkin's grandfather (first mentioned)
Wilhuff Tarkin's mother (first appearance, in a flashback)
Berch Teller (first appearance)
Nils Tenant (first identified)
Therbon (first mentioned)
Thon (first appearance, as a hologram)
Saesee Tiin (indirect mention)
Trench (mentioned only)
Unidentified Black Sun racketeer (first mentioned)
Unidentified Carrion Spike captain (first appearance)
Unidentified Carrion Spike comms officer (first appearance)
Unidentified comm specialist (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial ambassador (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial captain (Liberator) (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial colonel (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial commander (Conquest)
Unidentified Imperial governor (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial technician (Executrix) (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial technician (first appearance)
Unidentified Judicial Academy provost (first mentioned)
Unidentified Koorivar captain (first appearance)
Unidentified petty officer (Carrion Spike) (first appearance)
Unidentified Phindian administrator (first appearance)
Unidentified RA-7 protocol droid (first appearance)
Unidentified specialist (first appearance)
Unidentified specialist (Goliath) (first appearance)
Unidentified task force liaison officer (first appearance, voice only)
Unidentified Zygerrian queen (first mentioned)
Darth Vader
Finis Valorum (mentioned only)
Tarsus Valorum (first mentioned)
Mace Windu (indirect mention)
Wullf Yularen
Zellit (first mentioned)
Yanjon Zelmar (indirect mention)
House Cormond (first mentioned)
House Serenno (in a flashback)
House Elegin (first mentioned)
House Valorum (mentioned only, first identified)
Jerjerrod family
Skywalker family
House of Tagge
Tarkin family (first identified)
The Force

Species: 36

Planets: 74

Carida
Fondor (first mentioned)
Halcyon (first mentioned)
Brentaal IV (first mentioned)
Corulag (mentioned only)
Coruscant
Dwartii (first mentioned)
Aquaris (first mentioned)
Cartao (first mentioned)
Corsin (first mentioned)
Thustra (first mentioned)
Antar 4 (first mentioned)
Atzerri (first mentioned)
Bestine IV (mentioned only)
Bilbringi (first mentioned)
Kooriva (first mentioned)
Obroa-skai (first appearance)
Onderon (mentioned only)
Taanab (mentioned only)
Yag'Dhul (first mentioned)
Kamino (mentioned only)
Koorivar homeworld (first mentioned)
Ando (mentioned only)
Ansion (mentioned only)
Anteevy (first mentioned)
Bothawui (mentioned only)
Centares (first mentioned)
Falleen (mentioned only)
Garos (first mentioned)
Kashyyyk (mentioned only)
Lantillies (first mentioned)
Malastare (mentioned only)
Naboo (mentioned only)
Ord Mantell (mentioned only)
Gromas (first mentioned)
Ruusan (mentioned only)
Asmeru (first mentioned)
Karfeddion (first mentioned)
Geonosis
Sentinel moon (first appearance)
Unidentified gas giant (first mentioned)
Tatooine (mentioned only)
Belderone (first mentioned)
Christophsis (mentioned only)
Felucia (mentioned only)
Galidraan (first appearance)
Galidraan III (first appearance)
Galidraan IV (first appearance)
Galidraan IV's outermost moon (first appearance)
Jomark (first mentioned)
Lola Sayu (mentioned only)
Lucazec (first appearance, as a hologram)
Phindar (first appearance)
Mon Cala (indirect mention)
Nam Chorios (first mentioned)
Ord Cestus (mentioned only)
Prefsbelt (first mentioned)
Rhen Var (first mentioned)
Rothana (first mentioned)
Ryloth (mentioned only)
Serenno (mentioned only)
Eriadu (first appearance)
Unidentified sun (first mentioned)
Sluis Van (first mentioned)
Sullust (in a flashback)
Taris (first mentioned)
Murkhana (first appearance)
Raxus Secundus (mentioned only)
Trogan (first mentioned)
Utapau (mentioned only)
Pammant (first mentioned)
Pii (first mentioned)
Unidentified isolated moon (first mentioned)
Unidentified uninhabited volcanic planet (first appearance)

Places: 67

Unidentified shipyards (first mentioned)
Carida Academy (first mentioned)
Coruscant Opera (first mentioned)
Coruscant Underworld (mentioned only)
Droid Gotra industrial complex (first mentioned)
Level 1331 (first mentioned)
Imperial City
Federal District
500 Republica (in a flashback)
Palpatine's apartment (in a flashback)
COMPNOR arcology (first appearance)
Imperial Palace (first identified)
Council Towers
High Council Tower
High Council holomap room (first appearance)
Jedi Council Chamber
Imperial Palace audience chamber (first appearance)
Sith shrine (first appearance)
Palace spire (first identified)
Pinnacle Room
Imperial residence (first appearance)
Imperial Plaza (mentioned only, first identified)
Naval Intelligence headquarters (first identified)
Deep Core Security Zone (first mentioned)
Desolation Station (first mentioned)
Cartao Imperial facility (first mentioned)
Bilbringi shipyards (first mentioned)
Unidentified Imperial facility (Nouane system) (first mentioned)
Obroa-skai emergency medevac center (first appearance)
Ice Station Beta (first mentioned)
Garos Imperial facility (first mentioned)
Unidentified university (Garos) (first mentioned)
Theed (mentioned only)
Gromas Imperial depot (first mentioned)
Sentinel Base (first appearance)
Belderone Imperial naval base (first mentioned)
Felucia Imperial garrison (first mentioned)
Jomark Imperial outpost (first mentioned)
Citadel (mentioned only)
Phindar tanker facility (first appearance)
Nam Chorios Imperial mining colony (first mentioned)
Nam Chorios Imperial prison facility (first mentioned)
Prefsbelt Fleet Camp (first mentioned)
Rhen Var Imperial outpost (first mentioned)
Carrion Plateau (first appearance)
Carrion Spike (first appearance)
Mount Veermok (first mentioned)
Eriadu City (first appearance)
Tarkin family compound (first appearance)
Jova Tarkin's cabin (first mentioned)
Orrineswa River (first appearance, in a flashback)
Phelar (first appearance)
Phelar Spaceport (first appearance)
Corporate Alliance landing field (first appearance)
Corporate Alliance medcenter (first appearance)
Murkhana City (first appearance)
Argente Tower (first appearance)
Murkhana City Imperial compound (first appearance)
Sugi headquarters building (first appearance)
Trogan Imperial outpost (first mentioned)
Imperial marshaling station Pii (first mentioned)
Rampart Station (first appearance)
Meridian trench
Garrison base (first mentioned)
Murkhana HoloNet relay (first appearance)
Cantina
Jedi temple

Galaxy: 52

Bajic sector (first mentioned)
Colonies (first identified)
Carida system
Core Worlds (first identified)
Corellia system (first mentioned)
Corusca sector
Coruscant subsector
Coruscant system
Deep Core (first mentioned)
Expansion Region (mentioned only)
Cvetaen system (first mentioned)
LCC-4-4-7 (first mentioned)
Sumitra system (first mentioned)
Thustra system (first mentioned)
Greater Seswenna (first appearance)
Inner Rim Territories (mentioned only)
Nouane system (first mentioned)
Obroa-skai system (first appearance)
Mid Rim Territories (mentioned only)
Perkell sector (first mentioned)
Senex-Juvex (first mentioned)
Juvex sector (first mentioned)
Senex sector (first mentioned)
Nilgaard sector (first mentioned)
Outer Rim Territories
Arkanis sector
Geonosis system
Sentinel Base system (first appearance)
Belderone system (first mentioned)
Corporate Sector (first mentioned)
Felucia system (mentioned only)
Galidraan system (first appearance)
Hydian Way (mentioned only)
Mandalore sector (first identified)
Phindar system (first appearance)
Quell system (mentioned only)
Ryloth system (mentioned only)
Seswenna sector (first appearance)
Eriadu system (first appearance)
Sullust sector (in a flashback, first identified)
Sullust system (in a flashback)
Tion Cluster (first appearance)
Fial system (first appearance)
Murkhana system (first appearance)
Tion Hegemony (mentioned only)
Raxus system (mentioned only)
Perlemian Trade Route (mentioned only)
Rimma Trade Route (first mentioned)
Unidentified volcanic planet system (first appearance)
Unknown Regions (mentioned only, first identified)
Western Reaches (first identified)
The galaxy

Starships: 68

Droid tri-fighter
Vulture-class starfighter
Imperial Navy Deepdock Facility Two (first appearance)
R/M Facility Four deepdock (first mentioned)
Galidraan Station (first appearance)
Ryloth deepdock (first mentioned)
TaggeCo orbital processing plant (first appearance)
Carrion Spike task force (first appearance)
Sentinel Base's flotilla (first appearance)
Escape pod
Death Star
DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station
Brentaal (first mentioned)
Providence-class Dreadnought (first identified)
Berch Teller's warship (first appearance)
Invincible
Lucid Voice (first appearance)
Compliant (first mentioned)
Enforcer (first mentioned)
Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Core Envoy (first mentioned)
Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Executrix (first appearance)
Sovereign (first mentioned)
Secutor-class Star Destroyer (first appearance)
Conquest (first appearance)
Venator-class Star Destroyer (first identified)
Electrum (first appearance, as a hologram)
Liberator (first appearance)
Victory-class Star Destroyer (first appearance)
Imperial escort carrier (first appearance)
Goliath (first appearance)
Core ship (mentioned only)
Carrion Spike
CR90 corvette
Stealth ship (mentioned only)
Stealth ship (mentioned only)
Detainer CC-2200 (first appearance)
Immobilizer 418 cruiser (first appearance)
Unidentified Immobilizer 418 cruiser (first appearance)
Carrack-class light cruiser (first mentioned)
Stellar Vista (first appearance)
Recusant-class light destroyer (first identified)
Container ship (first mentioned)
Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter (mentioned only)
YT-series
YT-1000 freighter (first appearance)
Reticent (first appearance)
CC-7700 frigate (first appearance)
EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
Munificent-class star frigate (first identified)
Salliche (first mentioned)
Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (first identified)
Parsec Predator (first appearance)
Theta-class T-2c shuttle (first identified)
Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter
Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter
Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor (mentioned only)
Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
Darth Vader's black Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor (first appearance)
TIE fighter series
TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
Tikiar (first appearance)
Z-95 Headhunter
T-95 Trainer (first mentioned)
Fremond (first mentioned)
Lux-400 yacht (first appearance)
Truant (first appearance)

Vehicles: 4

Organizations: 81

Berch Teller's rebel cell (first appearance)
Black Sun (mentioned only)
Commerce Guild (mentioned only)
Confederacy of Independent Systems (mentioned only, first identified)
The Grievous Legion (first mentioned)
Corellian Engineering Corporation
Corporate Alliance (mentioned only)
Coruscant Security Force
Crymorah Syndicate (first mentioned)
Cygnus Spaceworks (first mentioned)
Droid Gotra (first mentioned)
Eriadu Mining and Shipping (first mentioned)
Four Sages of Dwartii (first identified)
Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps (first mentioned)
Galactic Empire
Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (first appearance)
Imperial Security Bureau
Imperial Senate division (first mentioned)
Emperor's Royal Guard
Imperial Academy (mentioned only)
Imperial High Command (first appearance)
Imperial Military
Imperial Army
Stormtrooper Corps
Stormtrooper
Tarkin's personal guard platoon (first mentioned)
Twelfth Army (first appearance)
Imperial Navy
Admiralty (mentioned only)
Imperial Navy Trooper (first identified)
Imperial Navy's officer corps
Imperial Starfighter Corps
Imperial Starfighter Pilot
Yellow Squadron (first appearance)
Naval chief
Naval Command and Control (first mentioned)
Joint Chiefs (first identified)
Imperial Officer Corps
Imperial Ruling Council (first identified)
Imperial Senate (mentioned only)
New Order
Ubiqtorate (first appearance)
Imperial Intelligence (first appearance)
Naval Intelligence Agency (first appearance)
Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
Commission for the Protection of the Republic (first mentioned)
Cryptanalysis department (first mentioned)
Galactic Senate (mentioned only)
Judicial Department (mentioned only, first identified)
Judicial (mentioned only, first identified)
Judicial Academy (first mentioned)
Judicial Forces (mentioned only, first identified)
Republic Intelligence (mentioned only)
Republic Military (mentioned only)
Galactic Republic Navy (mentioned only)
Halcyon usurpers (first appearance, in a flashback)
Idellian Arrays (first mentioned)
Incom Corporation (mentioned only)
InterGalactic Banking Clan (mentioned only)
Jedi (mentioned only)
Jedi Order (mentioned only)
Krupx (first mentioned)
Mon Calamari Knights (first mentioned)
Outland Regions Security Force (first mentioned)
Outland's anti-pirate taskforce (first mentioned)
Pammant Docks (first mentioned)
Q'anah's Marauders (first appearance, in a flashback)
Roshu Sune
Separatist holdouts (first mentioned)
Sienar Fleet Systems (mentioned only)
Sith
Sullust Sector Spacefarers Academy (first appearance, in a flashback)
TaggeCo (first mentioned)
Taim & Bak (mentioned only)
Tenloss Syndicate (first mentioned)
Theed Engineering (first mentioned)
Trade Federation (mentioned only)
Unidentified criminal cartel (first mentioned)
Valorum Shipping (first mentioned)
Wiborg Jenssen (first mentioned)
Project Stardust

Events: 44

Attack on Phindar (first mentioned)
Clone Wars (mentioned only)
Battle of Christophsis (mentioned only)
First Battle of Geonosis (mentioned only)
Battle of Felucia (indirect mention)
Battle of Kamino (mentioned only, first identified)
Battle of Lola Sayu (mentioned only)
Battle of Mon Cala (mentioned only)
Battle of Mon Calamari (first mentioned)
Battle of Murkhana (first mentioned)
Bombing of Murkhana (first mentioned)
Capture of Even Piell (indirect mention)
Mission to Mustafar (indirect mention)
Encounter in the Senex-Juvex (first mentioned)
Eriadu Conference (first mentioned)
Jedi-Sith War (indirect mention)
Greater Seswenna raids (first mentioned)
Antar Atrocity (first mentioned)
Berch Teller campaign (first appearance)
Attack on Galidraan Station (first appearance)
Attack on Lucazec (first appearance, as a hologram)
Attack on Sentinel Base (first appearance)
Battle in the Phindar system (first appearance)
Incident in the Obroa-skai system (first appearance)
Attack on the Nouane system (first appearance)
Battle near the Gulf of Tatooine (first appearance)
Mission to Murkhana (first appearance)
Mission to Murkhana (Darth Vader) (first mentioned)
Second occupation of Geonosis
Western Reaches pacification operations (first mentioned)
Invasion of Naboo (mentioned only, first identified)
Great Jedi Purge (mentioned only)
Duel in Palpatine's office (mentioned only)
Mission to Halcyon (first mentioned)
Proclamation of the New Order (mentioned only, first identified)
Separatist Crisis (mentioned only, first identified)
Antar 4 schism (first mentioned)
Border dispute on Ansion (indirect mention)
Raxus Address (first mentioned)
Sith war (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Battle of Coruscant (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Trial of Ahsoka Tano (indirect mention)
Jedi Trials (mentioned only)
Q'anah (first mentioned)

Technology: 65

Lore: 80

Media: 3

Sabacc (mentioned only)
Tarkin Doctrine (first appearance)
Wilhuff Tarkin's memoir (first appearance)

Everything else: 248

Not in the archive: 17

Attack on an Eriaduan mining colony (first appearance)
Unidentified system (first mentioned)
Unidentified planet (Murkhana system) (first appearance)
Unidentified moon (Gulf of Tatooine) (first appearance)
Yellow Four (first appearance)
Yellow Three (first appearance)
Unidentified task force (Gromas) (first mentioned)
Gotal loyalists (first mentioned)
General (mentioned only)
Task force commander (first mentioned)
Task force liaison officer (first appearance)
Unidentified Eriadu colony world (first appearance)
Anti-rad suit (first appearance)
Ion turbine sublight array
Duster (apparel)
Echelon formation (first appearance)
Patrol flotilla (first mentioned)

Linked from

The best-known articles that mention Tarkin (novel).