The Rise of a Hero is a
canon storybook that retells the adventure of
Luke Skywalker in the
original trilogy film
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It was written by
Louise Simonson and published by
Disney–Lucasfilm Press on
May 30,
2017 in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of
Star Wars: A New Hope.
Publisher's summary
Blast into hyperspace and relive Luke Skywalker's exciting adventure as he goes from being a farm boy on the dusty desert planet of Tatooine to the rebel pilot and hero who destroys the Empire's most powerful weapon--the Death Star!
Star Wars: The Rise of a Hero reunites legendary Star Wars comic book creators Louise Simonsson, Walter Simonsson, and Tom Palmer, along with Laura Martin, they deliver an all-new, action-packed retelling of A New Hope just in time to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of that landmark science fantasy epic.
May the Force be with you!
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| Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
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| Books
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Legends full adaptations:
Novel · The Star Wars Storybook · Book-and-record (1979) · Classic Star Wars book-and-tape
Classic Star Wars (Bullseye Book) · Classic Star Wars (Flap Book) · Mighty Chronicles
Shimmer Book · A Storybook (1997) · A New Hope Read-Along · Golden Book
Junior novelization · Verily, A New Hope (Non-canonical)
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Legends partial adaptations:
Luke's Fate · Heroes in Hiding · Darth Vader's Mission · R2-D2's Mission · Journey to Mos Eisley
Journal: Captive to Evil · Journal: Hero for Hire · Journal: The Fight for Justice · R2-D2 and Friends
The Life of Luke Skywalker · Death Star Battles · Join the Rebels · A Droid's Tale
Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure (Non-canonical)
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Canon full adaptations:
Read-Along Storybook and CD · Little Golden Book (audiobook) · The Film Novel (French)
The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (audiobook) · Big Golden Book · Junior novelization (Updated)
The Rise of a Hero · A New Hope (French) · Disney Die-Cut Classic · My Adventures in · Collector's Classic · Epic Adventures (Canceled)
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Canon partial adaptations:
Escape from Darth Vader · Death Star Battle · Trapped in the Death Star! · Trouble on Tatooine (audiobook) · From a Certain Point of View
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| Comics
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| Original adaptation: Marvel Comics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Other Legends adaptations:
Contemporary Motivators · Droids: 6, 7, 8 · The Special Edition: 1, 2, 3, 4, TPB · Manga: 1, 2, 3, 4
PhotoComic · Infinities: 1, 2, 3, 4, TPB (Non-canonical)
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| Canon adaptations: Cinestory Comic · Graphic Novel Adaptation
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| Video games
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| 1987 video game · 1991 video game · Super Star Wars (Official Game Secrets) · Heroes Path
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| Behind the scenes, guides, and reference books
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The Making of (TV) · Sketchbook · Blueprints · Album · Portfolio · The Art of · The Making of the Movie (1980)
Galaxy Guide 1 (Second Edition) · Illustrated Screenplay · The Making of (Rinzler's 2007) · Official Celebration Special · Cinematic Classics
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| Other material and merchandise
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| Toy line · Soundtrack · Official Poster Monthly · Radio drama (Script book) · Activity Book
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SWCO 2017: First Look at Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi Covers and More Reveals from Lucasfilm's Writers Roundtable Discussion on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars: The Rise of a Hero on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)