Galaxy of Fear : Eaten Alive Galaxy of Fear : Eaten Alive is the first young reader ' s novel in the " Galaxy of Fear " series . Publisher ' s summary . Vanished ? " D ' vouran seems like a normal planet . The friendly locals welcome Tash , Zak , and their uncle Hoole with open arms . " " But Tash has a bad feeling about this place . " " There ' s a madman running around the streets shouting that people are disappearing . He ' s saying they ' ve just vanished into thin air . " " Tash knows that ' s impossible . But something is really wrong on D ' vouran . Will she find the courage to trust her gut and stop the instincts … before it ' s too late ? " Plot summary . Tash and Zak Arranda are preteen siblings whose parents were killed when the Galactic Empire destroyed their home planet of Alderaan . With nowhere else to go , they began to travel with their Uncle Hoole , a mysterious shape - shifting Shi ' ido who studies different species on many planets . They live with him on his starship , the Lightrunner , and learn from their new caretaker droid , DV - 9 . When they travel to the mysterious planet of D ' vouran , they are pulled out of hyperspace , seemingly too soon , by the planet ' s gravity , and crash land at the spaceport . Though Tash feels bad things about the planet , the Enzeen , the alien race who live on the planet , are more than happy to help out with anything they need while on the planet . D ' vouran has become a tourist destination and the Enzeen hope to bring more people to live on the planet . When Chood , the Enzeen who personally helps the family , brings them to an inn to find help in repairing the engine , they are attacked and the children taken captive by the forces of Smada the Hutt , who demands Hoole ' s service . With help from the Rebels who are also investigating the planet , Smada ' s forces release the children . Outside of the inn , they meet Kevreb Bebo , a disgraced pilot who tries to warn the people staying on planet that people are disappearing . When their Uncle Hoole leaves them with Chood while he is studying , Tash sees an alien creature standing over sleeping Zak . Waking him , they run to town to warn the others , only to find that no one is chasing them . After Hoole speaks to them , Tash stops worrying about the planet and who is chasing them . The next day , Zak , while alone , is attacked by Smada ' s forces . Bebo is there also , and manages to evade all their laser shots at him . Hoole is eventually able to stop Smada , but Tash convinces him to let her speak with Bebo . He brings her , accompanied by DV - 9 , to a cave , where he shows her a laboratory which had long ago been abandoned . He shows her a seemingly bottomless pit , which she feels there is something wrong with , and he shows her his medallion , a device which apparently keeps him safe from the disappearances . Believing him , she tries to return to the town . He gives her his medallion , but , after she has gone , he is killed by one of Smada ' s guards . As she returns to town , she is attacked by the Enzeen , who have become parasitic monsters , but manages to escape when an earthquake shakes the ground . Back at town , however , everyone is missing , and she goes to Smada ' s fortress , thinking he has done something . There she finds Zak in captivity . With DV - 9 ' s help , they escape Smada ' s fortress , but are recaptured easily . However , now outside the fortress , Smada , his guards , and the children are attacked by the Enzeen and the planet , as holes begin to open up and take people into the planet . Smada , on his repulsor sled , and the children , protected by the medallion , are kept safe , but are brought by the Enzeen to the heart of the planet , the pit Bebo showed Tash . There it is revealed that the planet is alive and needs nourishment , and the Enzeen get their own nourishment from the planet while attracting more people to come . The medallion created a forcefield around the wearers that the planet couldn ' t absorb . When Hoole , who was disguised as an Enzeen , gets the medallion , he throws it into the pit , causing the planet to begin to erupt . Able to escape the pit , even as Smada falls in and is absorbed , they finally reach their ship . The ship , however , is unable to take off , as the planet has grabbed hold of it . Losing hope , the Millennium Falcon comes to their rescue and , with deft flying by Han Solo , is finally able to escape the planet , which collapses on itself behind them . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the different cover variations of " Galaxy of Fear : Eaten Alive " .