Tatooine Ghost is a standalone novel written by Troy Denning. It was published by Del Rey in March 2003 as hardcover and reprinted in paperback in December of the same year. The novel’s story takes place directly before the events of Heir to the Empire, and was hailed as the first Expanded Universe novel to bridge the gap between the prequel trilogy and original trilogy characters.
The novel also includes, as supplements, the eBook A Forest Apart and short story Corphelion Interlude, both written by Troy Denning. Narration for the audio version of Tatooine Ghost was performed by Jonathan Davis. In the paperback version of the novel, an interview between Del Rey and Troy Denning is included at the end.