History Literature / MillenniumFalcon

* ContinuityNod: The ''Stellar Envoy'' story begins in the Battle of Coruscant.
** And a suspiciously similar ship can be seen in one scene of "Revenge of the Sith".

* SheepInSheepsClothing: In a sense with [[spoiler: Lester Oxic]]. Oxic is a celebrated attorney deeply respected for having defended Palaptine's enemies who turns out to have Fenn keeping Jadak alive to lead him to the treasure and go after him with all kinds of henchmen throughout the novel. His henchmen never hurt anyone though, and the treasure he's after isn't a monetary one, buy a symbol of the Honor of the Republic that he wants for sentimental and respectful reasons. He's even willing to pay Jadak and Filche for it once they've found it rather than try to take it by force,, and then hire them to find the real artifact upon discovering its a forgery]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Rej Taunt's surviving bodyguard Heet is never seen again after they watch their buzz droid cargo destroy an Imperial ship, and his fate after they were arrested is unknown (presumably he was sent to prison with Taunt, although it is unknown if he was able to share in his LuxuryPrisonCellArrangement or survived to the present day).

%%* NeverMessWithGranny: Leia

* AlasPoorVillain: You can't help but feel sorry for Oxic when [[spoiler: he realizes that the Insignia of Unity's a fake.]]

* CrazyPrepared: Han's security suite for the ''Falcon'' is extensive and primed for almost any ship-jacking attempt. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop Oxic's goons or Flitcher Poste]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jedi Knight Seff Hellin appears partway through, setting up his role in ''Fate of the Jedi'' and foreshadowing [[spoiler: Force Psychosis]].
* ExactWords: "A treasure sufficient enough to restore Republic honor to the galaxy." [[spoiler: Everybody's so focused on the 'treasure' part that none of them consider what kind of treasure would represent Republican honor.]]
* {{Expy}}: Given that the novel is the ''Star Wars'' equivalent of [[spoiler: ''The Maltese Falcon'']], Lestra Oxic is intended to be one of [[spoiler: Kasper Gutman.]]
* TheGhost: [[spoiler: Sils Naffiff, who stole the Insignia of Unity during a renovation of the Senate.]]
** Possibly, anyway. [[spoiler: Given the influences of ''The Maltese Falcon'' on the plot, Oxic, like Kasper Gutman, tries to believe this for his own sake. Koi Quire at least points out that the Antarian Rangers working with the Republic Group could have stolen the real Insignia. Neither of them acknowledge the possibility that the Insignia could have been stolen and replaced at some point before the Senate renovation]].

* NeverMessWithGranny: Leia
* NotQuiteDead: Jadak
* OhCrap: Oxic when he realizes that [[spoiler: the Insignia of Unity, the artifact that he's spent decades and countless credits pursuing, is a fake.]]

* TreasureMap: [[spoiler: The ''Falcon'' itself turns out to be one -- or at least the Rubicon navicomputer.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Oxic has one when he realizes that [[spoiler: the Insignia of Unity's a fake]].

* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: ''The Maltese Falcon''.]]

* BadassGrandpa: Han

Aside from giving the ''Falcon'''s backstory, the book serves as the bridge between the ''LegacyOfTheForce'' and ''FateOfTheJedi'' series, starting off soon after the end of ''Legacy'' and concluding with [[SequelHook Han and Leia learning of the events that kick off]] ''Fate''.

* WhamLine: At the end, when Leia and Han learn of [[FateOfTheJedi Daala's prosecution of Luke]].

** When Nar Shadda crime lord Rej Taunt reflects on the post-Clone Wars state of Black Sun, he notes that the organization has nearly recovered from a mass assination that took out all the Vigos and Alexi Garyn a decade earlier. This is a reference to Ron Marz's ''Darth Maul'' mini-series.

* CrazyPrepared: Han's security suite for the ''Falcon'' is extnsive and primed for almost any ship-jacking attempt. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop Oxic's goons or Flitcher Poste]].

* Expy: Given that the novel is the ''Star Wars'' equivalent of [[spoiler: ''The Maltese Falcon'']], Lestra Oxic is intended to be one of [[spoiler: Kasper Gutman.]]

* DramaticIrony: After coming out of decades-long suspended animation on Obroa-skai and hearing about everything that's happened while he's been out, from the fall of the Empire to the [[NewJediOrder Yuuzhan Vong War]] to the [[Literature/LegacyOfTheForce Second Galactic Civil War]], Jadak muses how such a chain of events must be true because no one could possibly have made them up.

Have you ever wondered who owned the ''Falcon'' before Lando? Follow us as we hear her entire history. Han, Leia, and "Amelia" go on a quest to Meanwhile, what is that one part Han's never seen? What's this about a treasure? And who named her the ''Millennium Falcon''?

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jedi Knight Seff Hellin appears partway through, setting up his role in ''Fate of the Jedi'' and foreshadowing [[spoiler Force Psychosis]].

* Callback: Han's reaction to the title of Leia's memoirs mirrors his reaction to her nerf herder insult from ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

* TreasureMap: [[spoiler: The ''Falcon'' itself turns out to be one.]]

* CrazyPrepared: Han's security suite for the ''Falcon'' is extnsive and primed for almost any ship-jacking attempt.

* OhCrap: Lestra Oxic when he realizes that [[spoiler: the Insignia of Unity, the artifact that he's spent decades and countless credits pursuing, is a fake.]]
* POVSequel: The early chapters focusing on Jadak and Reese retell the opening of ''Episode III'' and the crash-landing of ''Invisible Hand'' from the pilots' perspective.

* WholePlotReference: ''The Maltese Falcon''.

* AHeroIsBorn: The book shows the ''Falcon'' comming off the assembly line. Appropriately, it inexplicably begins twisting and bucking and nearly shuts down the entire line.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jedi Knight Seff Hellin appears partway through, setting up his role in ''Fate of the Jedi''.
* Foreshadowing: Seff Hellin's irrational behavior is the beginning of the Force Psychosis subplot for the ''Fate of Jedi'' series.

* RunningGag: The origins of the long-running gag surrounding the ''Falcon'''s faulty port repsulor is finally explored. It's a result of damage sustained during the Battle of Coruscant at the end of the Clone Wars.

* Foreshadowing: Jedi Knight Seff Hellin's brief appearance and irrational behavior sets up the Force Psychosis subplot of the ''Fate of Jedi'' series.

* WholePlotReference: The Maltese Falcon.

* RetCon: After seeing her exchange hands repeatedly, we finally see where Han wins the ''Falcon''.

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* DramaticIrony: After coming out of decades-long suspended animation on Obroa-skai and hearing about everything that's happened while he's been out, from the fall of the Empire to the [[NewJediOrder Yuuzhan Vong War]] to the [[LegacyOfTheForce Second Galactic Civil War]], Jadak muses how such a chain of events must be true because no one could possibly have made them up.