Talk:Death Star (novel)

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Contents 1 Deathstar 2 Cover image? 3 POD Paperback 4 Eye of Palpatine 5 cover question 6 Discrepencies 7 Audiobook 8 About the Death Star 9 Writing Style 10 Appearances 11 Move 12 Contradiction with another source? 13 Red Links 14 Paperback

[edit] Deathstar

Sue Rostini's latest Blog uses the name 'Deathstar' (as one word) as the title for this novel. It doesn't look like a typo, since it appears twice in that Blog. This is either the book's working title or, perhaps, the actual name - Kwenn

• And Michael Reeves has confirmed it as Star Wars: Death Star - Kwenn 14:21, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Wow, this was ages ago. Well, with the cover released, surely this should be at Star Wars: Death Star by now? - Captain Kwenn ^{– Talk} 10:58, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cover image?

What is the source for this image? - breathesgelatin^Talk 06:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

• I've been wondering the same thing. Looks like Dave Seeley's work, but it's not on his website, nor anywhere else I've looked. -- Ozzel 06:27, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • I know that somewhere in the official site's "Welcome some BCHaT VIPs" Sue Rostoni gave the name of the cover artist. But I can't find the cover in any of the normal places, either. - breathesgelatin^Talk 06:38, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
    • You can find the cover here. - Borsk Fey'lya 07:06, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I am wondering if the back cover might be the Eye of Palpatine? Any answers? 69.31.216.66 17:03, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] POD Paperback

What did it cover? I assume it was set near ANH. Kuralyov 03:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Going by Darth_Lex's post in the TFN forums, I don't have it myself. Personally, I hope that the paperback also include the Bane of the Sith short story as well, thus ensuring Drew Karpyshyn hasn't been given carte blanche to rewrite canon again. QuentinGeorge 03:15, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eye of Palpatine

Perhaps the novel will mention the origins of the Eye of Palpatine as this was another superweapon that began construction at about the same time as the death star and by some of the same designers.

[edit] cover question

I was wondering what is the name of the ship that is flying or being pulled on the cover of this book?

Thankx for your time and help

777rak

• The one on the front cover looks kind of like a Utility Tug, but I guess we'll have to wait until it's released to find out for sure. —Xwing328^(Talk) 02:39, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discrepencies

In one part of the book, it has the Rebellion sending a fleet of about 500 X-wings to attack the Death Star before it is completed. I was under the impression that only a limited number of X-wings were stolen shortly before the Battle of Yavin, nowhere near that number, and that the Battle of Yavin was really their first combat usage. Also, they seem to indicate that the skeletal structure itself was only just being finished after nearly 20 years, whereas GL stated in the RotS commentary that the Death Star we see at the end is in fact the actual Death Star. Given that Tarkin looks quite a bit younger in RotS, we can assume it takes place relatively soon after, and it looks fairly finished skeletally there. I am also confused by the fact that they say construction was held up by debates in council for nearly 2 decades, when again, we clearly see it being built at the end of RotS. I could be misreading this, and please correct me if I am wrong, but I am surprised at the number of inaccuracies in a book that is recently published. Not sure how much of this could have slipped through. I was wondering if we needed to add a section pointing out the contradictions between this poorly researched book and the rest of SW Lore.Chervil 00:54, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

• No, X-wings were first used long before Yavin, in a series of battles and campaigns. The amount of fighters and the carrier they use as a base, is a good tie-in to the "Rebels are well-equipped, they're more dangerous than you realize" comment made in ANH. The DS's actual effective contruction time was 2 years, according to the Death Star Technical Journal. This means the remaining 17 years, and some time in the CW, when the Separatist begun working on it, were highly ineffective and slow work. And the Empire also built the DS Prototype in the same era to test the superlaser concept. VT-16 17:58, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Audiobook

any news on an audio book version coming? (i'm reading the novel but I have looooong commutes so I like the audio books) GMo >:M:< 02:54, 24 October 2007 (UTC) Bold text

[edit] About the Death Star

How could the Death Star be a Novel when its a monster Space Station?(Assaulthead 22:39, 29 October 2007 (UTC))

Do you suppose it could be possible that there was a book, entitled Death Star, that was about the monster Space Station? ^{(Talon Three)} 00:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Writing Style

I don't have the book, but it seems to me from the description that this is an attempt at writing in a historical style...like we would find "The Crusades" in our bookstores, "Death Star" might be found in a Coruscant bookstore (datashop?). Is this even sort of the case?

• Nope, although there is a character in the book who thinks at one point of writing a history of the Death Star book. —Xwing328^(Talk) 17:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Appearances

Way too long. Reads like a laundry list. I propose we at least get rid of the 'slang' section. No other book has this long of a list.

We should aim to be as comprehensive as possible, meaning we should list everything that appears or is mentioned in the novel. Most of our other novel lists are woefully incomplete - Captain Kwenn ^{– Talk} 13:17, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move

Bringing it up again... this should be at Star Wars: Death Star, but that page is currently a redirect. Can someone delete and move? - Captain Kwenn ^{– Talk} 13:17, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

• Our current non-policy naming conventions for novels drop the "Star Wars: " from the article titles. —Xwing328^(Talk) 17:20, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction with another source?

This novel states that Darth Vader himself personally delivers to Tarkin the news that the Senate has been dissolved. However, the Imperial Sourcebook states that it is Ars Dangor, an influential Imperial Advisor, is the one who delivers the news; he delivers a holomessage to all Grand Moffs (which at this time was a very limited amount). In fact, Tarkin paraphases Dangor's message in ANH; "the Senate will no longer be of any concern to us... The last remnants of the Old Republic have now been swept away... fear will keep potentially traitorous local governments in line. Fear of the Imperial fleet - and fear of the new Death Star battle station."

So I guess one reasonable conclusion is that Vader firsts delivers the news to Tarkin, and then receives word from Dangor? The novel just seems to indicate that Vader is the only one who delivers the message. --Danik Kreldin 18:53, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Red Links

• there are alot of red links in this article, could someone add the red link template to the top of the page please... i would but i dont know how :-) Admiral Arm-Ja Scobal, Dark Lord of the Sith ^(Guestbook) 21:21, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Paperback

Does anyone know if there's going to be an Ebook or a Shory bundled with the Paperback release of Death Star? Had it been announced?Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith 16:13, 10 July 2008 (UTC)