Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a paperback junior novelization of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. It was released on May 4, 2017, in honor of the 40th anniversary of A New Hope's theatrical release.[1]
The book updates the Star Wars Legends Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization, which was written by Ryder Windham. Egmont editor Emil Fortune has edited the book to make it fit with the current canon.
Publisher's summary
2017 sees the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: A New Hope, the film that launched the greatest space fantasy epic in history. To celebrate this, Egmont are publishing a set of junior novel adaptations of the original trilogy.
Plot summary
Continuity
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back states that Luke Skywalker hadn't heard Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice since the Battle of Yavin. However, he hears from Kenobi in The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure,[3] Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure,[4] Star Wars (2015) 1,[5] and Star Wars (2015) 14,[6] which are set between these two events.
Appearances
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Organisms
Droid models
Events
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Locations
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
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Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Junior Novel on Egmont's official United Kingdom website (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which this novel adapts, in 3 ABY.
- ↑ The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
- ↑ Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 1
- ↑ Star Wars (2015) 14
External links
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Junior Novel on Egmont's official United Kingdom website (original link is obsolete)