Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (unabridged audiobook)

For other uses, see Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is the unabridged audiobook version of the Star Wars Legends novel of the same name. It was first released by Random House Audio in October 17, 2016 as a German language audiobook narrated by Wolfgang Pampel.^[1]

An unabridged English language edition of this audiobook was never released however an abridged version narrated by Tony Roberts was released by Time Warner AudioBooks in 1994.^[4]

Plot summary

This article's plot summary may be found on the article about the original work, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (novelization).

Legacy

In February, 2023 a French language version of the audiobook narrated by Emmanuel Dekoninck was released by Lizzie Audio.^[5]

Media

Editions

International

ISBN 9783837136531; October 17, 2016; Random House Audio; German language compact disc^[2]
ISBN 9783837136548; October 17, 2016; Random House Audio; German language digital audiobook^[1]
ISBN 9791036623219; February 8, 2023; Lizzie Audio; French language digital audiobook (322 minutes)^[5]

Cover gallery

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Cal Alder (First appearance)
2-1B (First appearance)
Bossk (First appearance)
Lando Calrissian (First appearance)
C-3PO
Chewbacca
Dengar (First appearance)
Bren Derlin (First appearance)
E-3PO (First appearance)
Toryn Farr (First appearance)
Boba Fett
FX-7 (First appearance)
IG-88 (First appearance)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a ghost or spirit)
Derek Klivian (First appearance)
Lobot (First appearance)
M'Kae (First appearance)
Lorth Needa (First appearance)
Nemet (First appearance)
Leia Organa
Kendal Ozzel (First appearance)
Palpatine (First appearance) (Appears in hologram)
Firmus Piett (First appearance)
Corman Quien (First appearance)
R2-D2
Dak Ralter (First appearance)
Tamizander Rey (First appearance)
Carlist Rieekan (First appearance)
Zev Senesca (First appearance)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Darth Vader
Unidentified probe droid (First appearance)
Maximilian Veers (First appearance)
Venka (First appearance)
Yoda (First appearance)
Zuckuss (First appearance)

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only)
Dragonsnake (First appearance)
- King of the Dragonsnakes (First appearance)
Exogorth (First appearance)
Gundark (First mentioned)
Mynock (First appearance)
Tauntaun (First appearance)
Wampa (First appearance)

Droid models

2-1B surgical droid (First appearance)
3PO-series protocol droid
FX-series medical assistant droid (First appearance)
IG-series (First appearance)
Power droid
R2-series astromech droid
Viper probe droid (First appearance)

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
- Mission to Norval II (Indirect mention only)
Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Hoth (First appearance)
- Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only)
- Occupation of Bespin

Locations

Anoat system (First appearance)
Bespin (First appearance)
- Cloud City (First appearance)
  - Carbon-freezing chamber (First appearance)
  - East Platform (First appearance)
  - Cloud City apartment complex (First appearance)
  - Platform 327 (First appearance)
Dagobah (First appearance)
- Yoda's Hut (First appearance)
Darth Vader's meditation chamber (First appearance)
Hoth (First appearance)
- Echo Base (First appearance)
- South Slope (First appearance)
Ord Mantell (First mentioned)
Tatooine (Mentioned only)
- Mos Eisley (Indirect mention only)
  - Mos Eisley Cantina (Indirect mention only)
Triton (First mentioned)
Yavin Prime (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Echo Station 3-8 (First appearance)
- Echo Station 5-7 (First appearance)
- Echo Three (First appearance)
- Echo Seven (First appearance)
Bounty hunter
Commander
Galactic Empire
- Death Squadron (First appearance)
- Galactic Emperor (First appearance) (Appears in hologram)
- Imperial Navy
- Snowtrooper (First appearance)
- Stormtrooper
Jedi
- Jedi Master
Mandalorian
- Mandalorian Protectors (Mentioned only)
Sith
- Order of the Sith Lords
  - Dark Lord of the Sith

Sentient species

Gand (First appearance)
Gank (First mentioned)
Human
- Corellian
- Cyborg
Trandoshan (First appearance)
Ugnaught (First appearance)
Yoda's species (First appearance)
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

All Terrain Armored Transport (First appearance)
Bright Hope (as Transport C One Seven) (First appearance)
Executor-class Star Dreadnought (First appearance)
- Executor (First appearance)
Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft (First appearance)
- Slave I (First appearance)
Imperial II-class Star Destroyer (First appearance)
- Avenger (First appearance)
Luke Skywalker's snowspeeder (First appearance)
Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car (First appearance)
T-65 X-wing starfighter
TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
X-34 landspeeder (Indirect mention only)

Weapons and technology

Alluvial damper (First appearance)
Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
- Stormtrooper armor
Bacta (First appearance)
Bacta mask (as "protective pad") (First appearance)
Blaster
Breath mask
Borg Construct Aj^6 (First appearance)
Comlink
Com-scan (First identified as Com-Scan)
Droid sensorscope (as periscope)
E-Web heavy repeating blaster (First appearance)
Electrobinoculars
Electrorangefinder
Electrotelescope
Fusion furnace
Glowlamp (First appearance)
Hologram
Holoprojector
Hydrospanner (First appearance)
Lightsaber
Macrofuser (First appearance)
Portable scanner (First appearance)
Power lamp (First appearance)
Remote (as seeker)
Sentry marker (First mentioned)
Tractor beam

Miscellanea

Bog tree (First appearance)
Carbonite (First appearance)
Code Force Seven (First appearance)
Code One Five (First appearance)
Dormo-shock (First appearance)
The Force
- Telekinesis (First appearance)
Gimer stick (First appearance)
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Obsidian
Plasma
Plastoid
Sabacc (First mentioned)
Shyriiwook
Water

Notes and references

External links

Star Wars™ - Episode V - Das Imperium schlägt zurück on Penguin Books' official German website (backup link)

Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back

Books
Legends full adaptations Novel · Storybook (1980) · Book-and-record · A Pop-Up Book · Classic Star Wars · Mighty Chronicles Classic Star Wars book-and-tape · A Storybook (1997) · The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Little Golden Book · Junior novelization · Read-Along Storybook and CD The Empire Striketh Back (Non-canonical)
Legends partial adaptations: The Hoth Adventure · Meltdown on Hoth · I Want to Be a Jedi Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure · (Non-canonical)
Canon full adaptations Little Golden Book (audiobook) · The Power of the Dark Side · The Film Novel (French) · So You Want to Be a Jedi? Junior novel (Updated edition) · The Empire Strikes Back (French) · Disney Die-Cut Classics Collector's Classic Board Book · Epic Adventures (Canceled)
Canon partial adaptations: Use the Force! · AT-AT Attack! · From a Certain Point of View
Comics
Legends comics: Marvel: 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · Marvel Illustrated Version Marvel Special Edition 2 · Marvel Super Special 16 · Annual 1980 Classic: 1 · 2 · TPB · The Special Edition Infinities: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB · Manga: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · PhotoComic
Canon comics: Cinestory · Graphic Novel Adaptation · Screen Comix
Video games
1982 video game · 1985 arcade game · 1991 video game Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Official Game Secrets) · Mobile
Activity books
1980 Coloring Book · 1982 Coloring Book · Mix or Match Storybook · Activity Book
Behind the scenes
The Art of · The Making of · Notebook A Journal of the Making of · Portfolio · Sketchbook · Official Collector's Edition
Guide and reference books
Galaxy Guide 3 (Second Edition) · Illustrated Screenplay
Other material and merchandise
Official Collectors Edition · Panorama Book · Radio drama (NPR Dramatization) Soundtrack · Toy line · Trading card game · Widevision · Illustrated Official Poster Monthly: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

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[Der_Horverlag-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 Star Wars™ - Episode V - Das Imperium schlägt zurück on Penguin Books' official German website (backup link)

[Amazon_DE_CD-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Star Wars™ - Episode V - Das Imperium schlägt zurück: Roman nach dem Drehbuch von Leigh Brackett und Lawrence Kasdan und der Geschichte von George Lucas MP3 CD – Unabridged on Amazon.com (backup link)

[TERC-3] The Essential Reader's Companion

[Abridged_version-4] Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back abridged audiobook

[Lizzie_audio-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Star Wars - Episode 5 : L'empire contre-attaque on Lizzie Audio official website (backup link)

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