Retreat from Coruscant

"Retreat from Coruscant" is a short story written by Laurie Burns. It originally appeared in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 by West End Games in August 1995 and was later reprinted in the short story anthology Tales from the Empire which was published by Bantam Spectra in November 1997.

Plot summary

The story takes place shortly before the events of Star Wars: Dark Empire in 10 ABY. With an Imperial fleet surrounding Coruscant, General Garm Bel Iblis enlists the help of Taryn Clancy, an employee of the Core Courier Service, to deliver word of the evacuation to the New Republic Defense Fleet at a secret location.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Arboga (First appearance) Garm Bel Iblis Jak Bremen Kal Clancy (First mentioned) Taryn Clancy (First appearance) Serra Hailey (Mentioned only) Talon Karrde (Mentioned only) Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Mentioned only) Mon Mothma (Mentioned only) Palpatine (Mentioned only) Del Sato (First appearance) Mara Jade Skywalker Jacen Solo (Indirect mention only) Jaina Solo (Indirect mention only) Leia Organa Solo (Mentioned only) Voldt (First appearance)

Creatures

Dog (Mentioned only) Dorax dog (Mentioned only) Mantessan panthac (As "panthac") (Mentioned only) Mynock (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Communications droid (As "comm-droid") (Mentioned only) Courier droid (As "message droid") (Mentioned only) Load lifter (Mentioned only)

Events

Assault on Mount Tantiss (Indirect mention only) Second Battle of Coruscant

Locations

Averill system (Mentioned only) Core Worlds Coruscant Galactic City (As "Imperial City") Imperial Palace Coriallis Trans-Hydian (As "Borderlands") Wayland (Mentioned only) Mount Tantiss (Indirect mention only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) Comm clerk (First appearance) Core Courier Service Councillor (As "councilor") (Mentioned only) Courier Director First Mate (As "first mate") Fleet (Also as "armada") Sector Fleet (As "sector fleet") (Mentioned only) Flight controller (As "controller") Free-trader (Mentioned only) Galactic Empire Emperor's Hand (Mentioned only) Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) New Order (Mentioned only) Stormtrooper Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) Ghtroc Industries (Mentioned only) New Republic Chief of State (Mentioned only) Inner Council (As "New Republic council") (Mentioned only) New Republic High Command (As "High Command") (Mentioned only) New Republic Intelligence Service (Mentioned only) Palace Security Officer Captain Colonel Commander General Grand Admiral (Mentioned only) Pilot Pirate (Mentioned only) Security officer Smuggler Soldier (As "trooper") Stellar CommCour (Mentioned only) Technician (Mentioned only) Terrorist (Mentioned only) Thief (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Human Corellian Mon Calamari

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (Mentioned only) Starfighter TIE/LN starfighter X-wing starfighter Starship Capital ship Cruiser Carrack-class light cruiser Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser (As "Dreadnaught") Mon Calamari Star Cruiser (As "Mon Calamari cruiser") Hope Freighter Lassen (Mentioned only) Light freighter Class 720 freighter Messenger GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat (As "Skipray blastboat") Immobilizer 418 cruiser (As "Interdictor cruiser") Requital Shuttle Star Destroyer Transport Heavy transport

Weapons and technology

Airlock Blast door Blaster Blaster pistol Heavy blaster pistol Chronometer Comlink Comm unit (As "comm") Communications relay (As "comm relay") Comnet (Mentioned only) Datacard Datapad Deflector shield Deflector shield generator Engine Sublight drive (As "sublight engine") Holovid Homing beacon Hull Hyperdrive Backup hyperdrive Ion cannon V-150 Planet Defender (As "planet defender") Laser Laser cannon Navigation computer NewsNet (Mentioned only) Planetary shield Power chair (As "repulsor chair") (Mentioned only) Proton torpedo Repulsorlift (As "repulsor") Repulsorcart (As "repulsorlift cart") Sensor Subspace Turbolaser Turbolift Weapon detector (As "weapons scanner")

Miscellanea

Astrogation Atmosphere Bubbly bitters Capital Cloning (Mentioned only) Cockpit Galactic Credit Standard Hyperspace Imperial standard meter Kilometer Light-year (As "light-year") Lightspeed Maxi-series May the Force be with you Metric ton Pay voucher (Mentioned only) Planet Realspace Sector Sleeper (As "sleep pad") (Mentioned only) Standard day Standard decade Standard hour Standard month Standard week Star system Transparisteel The Galaxy Twin (Mentioned only)

External links

• Retreat from Coruscant on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)

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