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 Timothy Zahn and parts two and three written by Michael A. Stackpole. Parts one and two were originally published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 by West End Games in Feburary 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 is also available online at Hyperspace.
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[edit] Synopsis
Smugglers Haber Trell and Maranne Darmic and their freighter (the Hopskip) are captured while smuggling arms for the Rebels and threatened by the Galactic Empire into assisting a helmeted figure, who claims to be the notorious bounty hunter Jodo Kast, in catching his prey on Corellia. It is all part of a devious plan by Admiral Thrawn that includes the father-and-son team of CorSec investigators Hal and Corran Horn, who are working undercover to nail the infamous Corellian warlord Zekka Thyne. But one slipup can get them all killed.
In the end, Thrawn's plan succeeds and allows him to track the smugglers to the Rebellion's new base, Derra IV, using tracking devices hidden in the smuggler's shipments of blasters. His victory also gains the Chiss Admiral a substantial favor from the Dark Lord: command of the Noghri Death Commandos.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Characters
- Haber Trell
- Maranne Darmic
- Dagon Niriz
- Riij Winward
- Rathe Palror
- Boba Fett (Mentioned only)
- Jodo Kast (as Mitth'raw'nuruodo)
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo
- Borbor Crisk (Mentioned only)
- Sajsh
- Corran Horn
- Hal Horn
- Han Solo (Mentioned only)
- Xizor (Mentioned only)
- Maximilian Veers
- Kirtan Loor
- Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only)
- Rostek Horn (Mentioned only)
- Fliry Vorru (Mentioned only)
- Venthan Chassu (Mentioned only)
- Zekka Thyne
- Somms
- Arl Nidder
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only)
- Lefty Dindo (Mentioned only)
- Deif
- Selty
- Grobber
- Promk
- Skinker
- Bullkey
- Darth Vader
[edit] Species
- Human
- Tunroth
- Chiss
- Wookiee (Mentioned only)
- Selonian (Mentioned only)
- Hutt (Mentioned only)
- Duros
- Herglic
- Noghri (Mentioned only)
[edit] Creatures
- Cracian Thumper-back (Mentioned only)
- Cyborrean battledog (Mentioned only)
- Dewback (Mentioned only)
[edit] Droid models
[edit] Locations
- Derra system (Mentioned only)
- Derra IV (Mentioned only)
- Yavin system (Mentioned only)
- Tramanos (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine (Mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley (Mentioned only)
- Shibric system (Mentioned only)
- Shibric (Mentioned only)
- Borkyne (Mentioned only)
- Unknown Regions (Mentioned only)
- Corellian system
- Corellia
- Coronet City
- Zekka Thyne's fortress
- Crescent City (Mentioned only)
- Selonia
- Corellia
- Kessel (Mentioned only)
- Akrit'tar (Mentioned only)
[edit] Vehicles and vessels
- Freighter
- Hopskip
- YT-1300 light freighter (Mentioned only)
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Landspeeder
- X-34 landspeeder
- XP-38 landspeeder (Mentioned only)
- Katana fleet (Mentioned only)
- Airspeeder
- Rebel Armored Freerunner
- TIE/sa Bomber
- Speeder truck
- Executor (Mentioned only)
[edit] Organizations and titles
- Galactic Empire
- Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Grand Moff (Mentioned only)
- Governor / Moff (Mentioned only)
- Grand Admiral
- General (Mentioned only)
- Captain
- Imperial Intelligence (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Garrisons (Mentioned only)
- Colonel
- Imperial Customs (Mentioned only)
- General (Mentioned only)
- Grand Admiral
- Governor / Moff (Mentioned only)
- Grand Moff (Mentioned only)
- Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Rebel Alliance
- Mos Eisley police (Mentioned only)
- Churhee's Riflemen (Mentioned only)
- Black Sun
- Corellian Security Force
- Imperial Intelligence Liaison officer (Mentioned only)
- Brommstaad Mercenaries
- Jedi Knight (Mentioned only)
- SoroSuub (Mentioned only)
- Dark Lord of the Sith
[edit] Weapons
- Blaster
- Thermal detonator (Mentioned only)
- Vibroblade (Mentioned only)
- E-web heavy repeating blaster (Mentioned only)
- Monomolecular stiletto
- Blaster carbine
- Light laser cannon (Mentioned only)
- Concussion grenade launcher (Mentioned only)
- Blaster rifle
[edit] Technology
- Proximity-sensor
- Tractor beam
- Datapad
- Comlink (Mentioned only)
- Sleight box
- Repulsorlift (Mentioned only)
- Repulsorlift coil matrix (Mentioned only)
- Repulsorlift power-supply (Mentioned only)
- Holographic tag (Mentioned only)
- Holographic seal
- Datacard
- Spanner
- Holographic diorama (Mentioned only)
- Ridelamp
- Lamp
- Binders (Mentioned only)
- Holoprojector
- Homing beacon (Mentioned only)
[edit] Events
- Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only)
[edit] Miscellanea
- Pashkin sausage (Mentioned only)
- Imperial license (Mentioned only)
- Mandalorian armor
- Imperial pardon (Mentioned only)
- Curio shop (Mentioned only)
- Melon
- Karvrish (Mentioned only)
- Life debt (Mentioned only)
- Cargo-net
- Cargo-net tie-down
- Duraplast
- Duraplast cable
- Glitterstim
- Durindfire gem
- Selonian nude studies (Mentioned only)
- Palpatine Triumphant (Mentioned only)
- New Year's Day (Mentioned only)
- Xenobiological textbook (Mentioned only)
- Vweliu tree (Mentioned only)
- Fiberplast
- Stainless steel
- Transparisteel
- Wine (Mentioned only)
- Joy-dust grade
- Jebwa flower
- Razor grass (Mentioned only)
- R'alla mineral water
