Star Wars

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Author(s):

Alan Dean Foster ; George Lucas

First Pub:

1976

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1976

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Internal ID:

260

Series:

The Empire Strikes Back ->

Star Wars Movies*

#1 of 6

Star Wars Movies*

This series is the set of Star Wars novelizations from the movies.

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1) Star Wars
2) The Empire Strikes Back
3) Return of the Jedi
5) Attack of the Clones
6) Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Novels

#5 of 85

Star Wars Novels

Star Wars novels. This is the mega-list of Star Wars novels in chronological order within the Star Wars Universe. I still consider these to be canon and consider all Disney Star Wars to be bad fanfic.

My personal focus on these books was everything from Star Wars - later called A New Hope - forward.

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1) Rogue Planet
2) Outbound Flight
3) Attack of the Clones
4) Revenge of the Sith
5) Star Wars
6) Splinter of the Mind's Eye
7) The Empire Strikes Back
7) Shadows of Empire
8) Return of the Jedi
9) The Truce at Bakura
10) Rogue Squadron
11) Wedge's Gamble
12) The Krytos Trap
13) The Bacta War
14) Wraith Squadron
15) Iron Fist
16) Solo Command
17) The Courtship of Princess Leia
17) Tatooine Ghost
18) Heir to the Empire
19) Dark Force Rising
20) The Last Command
21) Isard's Revenge
22) Jedi Search
23) Dark Apprentice
24) Champions of the Force
25) I, Jedi
26) Children of the Jedi
27) Darksaber
28) Planet of Twilight
29) Starfighters of Adumar
30) Before The Storm
31) Shield of Lies
32) Tyrant's Test
33) The New Rebellion
34) Ambush at Corellia
35) Assault at Selonia
36) Showdown at Centerpoint
37) Specter of the Past
38) Vision of the Future
39) Survivor's Quest
40) Vector Prime
41) Dark Tide I: Onslaught
42) Dark Tide II: Ruin
43) Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
44) Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
45) Balance Point
46) Recovery
47) Edge of Victory I: Conquest
48) Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
49) Star by Star
50) Dark Journey
51) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
52) Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
53) Traitor
54) Destiny's Way
55) Ylesia
56) Force Heretic I: Remnant
57) Force Heretic II: Refugee
58) Force Heretic III: Reunion
59) The Final Prophecy
60) The Unifying Force
61) The Joiner King
62) The Unseen Queen
63) The Swarm War
64) Betrayal
65) Bloodlines
66) Tempest
67) Exile
68) Sacrifice
69) Inferno
70) Fury
71) Revelation
72) Invincible
77) Millennium Falcon
78) Outcast
79) Omen
80) Abyss
81) Backlash
82) Allies
82) Vortex
83) Conviction
84) Ascension
85) Apocalypse

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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 16-Feb-2023

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01-Jul-1977

Del Rey

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jul-1977

Pages*:

220

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Internal ID:

172

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-26079-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-26079-6

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Country:

United States

Language:

English

LUKE SKYWALKER CHALLENGED THE STORMTROOPERS OF A DISTANT GALAXY ON A DARING MISSION - WHERE A FORCE OF LIFE BECAME THE POWER OF DEATH!

Luke Skywalker was a twenty-year-old who lived and worked on his uncle's farm on the remote planet of Tatooine... and he was bored beyond belief. He yearned for adventures that would take him beyond the farthest galaxies to distant and alien worlds.

But Luke got more than he bargained for when he intercepted a cryptic message from a beautiful princess held captive by a dark and powerful warlord. Luke didn't know who she was, but her knew ha had to save her - and soon, because time was running out.

Armed with courage and with the light saber that had been his father's, Luke was catapulted into the middle of the most savage space war ever... and he was headed straight for a desperate encounter on the enemy battle station known as the Death Star!

FEATURING 16 PAGES OF FABULOUS FULL-COLOR PHOTOS FROM THE SPECTACULAR SPACE-FANTASY MOTION PICTURE!

THE GREATEST SF MOVIE EVER FROM
20^TH CENTURY FOX

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The Empire Strikes Back

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1986

Pages*:

220

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Internal ID:

175

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-34146-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-34146-4

Country:

United States

Language:

English

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The Empire Strikes Back

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1995

Format:

Hardback

Pages*:

260

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Internal ID:

176

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-40077-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-40077-2

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Star Wars was the ultimate movie experience of the 1970s. Now, appearing in hardcover nearly twenty years since its first publication, here is the first thrilling novel in the epic that lives on as one of the most-loved science fiction sagas of all time.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

Luke Skywalker lived and worked on his uncle's farm on the remote planet of Tatooine - but he yearned for adventures out among the stars, adventures that would take him beyond the farthest galaxies to distant and alien worlds.

But Luke got more than he bargained for when he intercepted a cryptic message from a beautiful princess held captive by a dark and powerful warlord. Luke didn't know who she was, but her knew ha had to save her - and soon, because time was running out. Armed only with courage and the lightsaber that had been his father's, Luke was catapulted into the middle of the most savage space war ever... and he was headed straight for a desperate encounter on the enemy battle station known as the Death Star...

Luke Skywalker. Han Solo. Princess Leia. Artoo-Detoo. See-Threepio. Darth Vader. They're all here in an adventure that ignited the imagination of a generation…

A New York Times bestseller when it was first published, this hardcover collector's edition has a new introduction by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. It is a must for anyone who wants to relive the excitement of the Star Wars legend again and again.

George Lucas, who began his career as a filmmaker when he directed his first feature film THX 1138, achieved success in 1973 with American Graffiti, which he cowrote and directed. In 1977, with the release of Star Wars, he changed the way movies are made. This success was followed with The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, which were episodes V and VI of a continuing series of Star Wars films. He then continued with the creation of the Indiana Jones films, Willow, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, and the television series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles." Currently he is working on the screenplays to Star Wars episodes I, II, and III. Mr. Lucas lives in Marin County.

STAR WARS
A NEW HOPE

The world's first glimpse of Star Wars happened with little fanfare, and the first edition of the novel sold modestly. It wasn't until the official "tie-in" version of the book that it sold millions of copies and broke records, much like the film was doing in theaters. In a way, the original book performed as I expected the film to do - a respectable showing, certainly nothing to set the world on fire, but hopefully enough to allow me to follow up with the further stories in the saga. Happily, Star Wars exceeded my expectations.

- From the new introduction by George Lucas

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Alan Dean Foster
Birth: 18 Nov 1946 New York, New York, USA

Notes:

Alan Dean Foster (1946 - ) was born in New York City but was raised in Los Angeles, California. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Masters of Fine Arts in Cinema from UCLA. He worked for a while as a copywriter for a small advertising firm. His writing career began in 1968 and when a letter of his was published as a short story in the bi-annual magazine The Arkham Collector. His first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, was published by Ballantine Books in 1972.

Foster's work includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery and western fiction. He has also written novelizations of many films including Star Wars and Alien.

His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first time for a science fiction writing work.

George Lucas
Birth: 14 May 1944 Modesto, California, USA

Notes:

George Lucas (May 14, 1944 - ) was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father owned a stationery store. During his late teens George Lucas went to Downey High School and was interested in car racing. He wanted to be a professional racecar driver but, an automobile accident after graduation ended his dream.

He attended Modesto Junior College and then went on to the University of Southern California film school. As a student he made the film THX-1138 which won first prize at the National Student Film Festival. In 1967 he was awarded a scholarship by Warner Brothers to observe the making of Finian's Rainbow which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas and Coppola formed American Zoetrope in 1969 and made Lucas' THX-1138 into full-length feature in 1971.

Lucas later formed his own company, Lucasfilm Ltd. In 1973 he wrote and directed American Graffiti which won a Golden Globe and received five Academy Award nominations. He began writing the screenplay for Star Wars. In 1975 he established Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to produce the visual effects needed for the movie. Star Wars broke box office records and earned seven Academy Awards. It also redefined the term "blockbuster."

George Lucas was honored with the Irving G Thalberg Award in 1992 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for lifetime achievement.

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