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The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? is the unabridged audio version of the canon young-readers novel of the same name, written by Adam Gidwitz. The audiobook was performed by Marc Thompson and was released by Listening Library on September 22, 2015.

Publisher's summary

Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga.'^[1]

Plot summary

This article's plot summary may be found on the article about the original work, The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?.

Development

The audiobook was performed by Marc Thompson and was released by September 22, 2015 as both a digital audiobook and a four compact disc set.^[4] It was directed by Kevin Thomsen with Aaron Blank serving as executive producer.^[2]

Media

Editions

ISBN 9781101892053; September 22, 2015; Listening Library; Compact disc^[4]
ISBN 9781101892060; September 22, 2015; Listening Library; Digital download^[1]

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

2-1B
Wedge Antilles
Bossk
C-3PO
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
Chewbacca
Chuang (First mentioned)
Chuang's apprentice (First mentioned)
CR978 (Starfighter only)
Dengar
E-3PO
Boba Fett
JA189 (Starfighter only)
Tigran Jamiro
Wes Janson
K'ungfu (First mentioned)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a ghost or spirit)
Derek Klivian
Owen Lars (Mentioned only)
Lobot
Lorth Needa
Nemet
OL701 (Starfighter only)
Leia Organa

Organisms

Alderaanian wolf-cat (First mentioned)
Arachnid
Bird
Cat (Mentioned only)
Chicken (Mentioned only)
Cow (First mentioned)
Dog (Mentioned only)
Elephoth (First appearance)
Exogorth
Fish (Mentioned only)
Fly (Mentioned only)
Frog (Mentioned only)
Mouse (First appearance)
Mynock
Nerf (Mentioned only)
Rabbit (First mentioned)
Rattatakian redjacket (First mentioned)
Reptile
- Dragonsnake
- Lizard
  - Tauntaun
Slug (Mentioned only)
Snake
Tiger (Mentioned only)
Toad (Mentioned only)
Wampa
Whale (Mentioned only)
- Starwhale (Mentioned only)
Worm (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid
Medical droid
- 2-1B surgical droid
Probe droid (Mentioned only)
- Viper probe droid (Indirect mention only)
Protocol droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
Service droid (Mentioned only)

Events

Ice age (First mentioned)
Imperial Era
- Culroon III campaign (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Zaloriis campaign (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Galactic Civil War
  - Battle of Hoth
  - Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only)
  - Destruction of Alderaan (Indirect mention only)
  - Duel on Cloud City
  - Escape from Cloud City
Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Alderaan (Indirect mention only)
Backup Rendezvous Point Gamma-Nine
Betthanie system (First mentioned)
Culroon III (First mentioned)
The galaxy
Melchior 5 (First mentioned)

Outer Rim Territories
- Greater Javin
  - Anoat sector
    - Anoat system
      - Bespin system
        Bespin
        Cloud City
        Administrator's Palace
        
        East Platform
        
        Platform 327
    - Hoth system
- Juris sector
- Sluis sector
  - Dagobah system
    - Dagobah
- Tatooine (Mentioned only)
  - Jundt Massif (Indirect mention only)
  - Lars Homestead (Mentioned only)
- Yavin Prime (Indirect mention only)
- Yavin 4 (Indirect mention only)
  - Great temple (Indirect mention only)
Unidentified rendezvous point (Mentioned only)
Uthura (First mentioned)
Zaloriis (First mentioned)

Organizations and titles

Administrator
- Baron Administrator
Adviser (Mentioned only)
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps
      - Rebel pilot
      - Rogue Squadron
        Rogue Four
        
        Rogue Leader
        
        Rogue Seven (First mentioned)
        
        Rogue Two
        
        Rogue Three
  - Echo Three
  - Echo Seven
  - Alliance Army
    - Rebel trooper
    - Tauntaun Rider
  - Alliance officer
Bespin Wing Guard
Bounty hunter
Culroonian (First mentioned)
Engineer
Findsman
First Mate
Galactic Empire

Galactic Republic (Mentioned only)
- Senator (Mentioned only)
Gambler (Mentioned only)
Gunner
House of Organa
- Princess
Jedi
- Jedi Order
  - Jedi Knight (Mentioned only)
  - Jedi Master
  - Jedi youngling (Indirect mention only)
  - Padawan
King (Mentioned only)
Lord
Officer
Pilot
Pirate (Mentioned only)
Professor (Mentioned only) (as insult)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master (Appears in hologram)
Skywalker family
Smuggler
Soldier
Teacher
Technician
Zalorian (First mentioned)

Sentient species

Gand
- Breathing Gand
Human
- Alderaanian
- Clone
- Corellian
- Cyborg
- Lothalite (Starfighter only)
- Naboo (Appears in hologram)
Hutt (Mentioned only)
Trandoshan (First identified as T'doshok)
Wookiee
Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft
- Speeder
  - Airspeeder
    - T-47 airspeeder
      - Snowspeeder
Space station (Mentioned only)
- Battle station (Mentioned only)
  - Death Star (Mentioned only)
    - DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only)
Starship
Walker
- All-terrain vehicle
  - All Terrain Armored Transport
    - All Terrain Armored Transport (Galactic Civil War)
      - Blizzard 2
      - Blizzard 4

Weapons and technology

Armor
Bacta tank
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Heavy blaster pistol
    - DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
      - Han's heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
Bowcaster
- Chewbacca's bowcaster
Breath mask
- Roamer-6 emergency breathing mask
Cannon
- Ion cannon
  - v-150 Planet Defender
Comlink
Computer
- Navigation computer
Crossbow (Mentioned only)
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Engine
Grenade
Harpoon gun (First identified as Harpoon gun)
Headset
Hologram

Hyperdrive (Mentioned only)
- Hyperdrive motivator (Mentioned only)
Knife (Mentioned only)
Laser
Laser-pinball machine (First mentioned)
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Skywalker's lightsaber
Magnet
Magnetic harpoon
Meditation chamber
- Darth Vader's meditation chamber
Memory core (Mentioned only)
Oxygen mask
Power generator
Processor (Mentioned only)
Quarrel (Indirect mention only)
Reactor
Reactor shaft
Rocket launcher
Sensor
Sword (Mentioned only)
Tractor beam
Transmitter
Viewscreen
Weather scanner vane

Miscellanea

Foodstuff
- Cake (Mentioned only)
- Fruit (Mentioned only)
  - Grapefruit (First mentioned)
- Ration bar (as Protein stick)
- Stew
  - Rootleaf stew (First identified as root-leaf stew)
- Toast (Mentioned only)
- Vegetable
  - Rootleaf (First identified as root-leaf)
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Disturbance in the Force
- Force power
- Meditation
- Vergence
Forest (Mentioned only)
Fortress (Mentioned only)
Galaxy
Gas
- Oxygen
- Ozone
- Rethen (First identified as rethen)
Gas giant
Gimer stick
Gold
Gravity
Hair
Hangar
Heart (Mentioned only)
Holster
Hornbeam (First mentioned)
Hull
Hunting (Mentioned only)
Hyperspace
Hypothermia
Ice
Ice age
Jedi training
Jungle
Kilogram
Kilometer
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Laser brain"
  - "May the Force be with you"
- Huttese
  - "E chu ta"
- Shyriiwook
Life Zone
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Lightspeed
Limb
Lithium

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to be a Jedi? on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Audiobook download)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook
↑ The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to be a Jedi? on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Compact disc)
↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which this novel adapts, in 3 ABY.

External links

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to be a Jedi? on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

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