| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | |
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| Publisher's info | |
| Title: | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |
| Author: | Donald F. Glut |
| Publisher: | Ballantine Books |
| 1st printing: | April 12th, 1980 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0345320220 |
| Page count: | 224 pages |
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Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back is an American novel of the science fiction and fantasy genres. It is the official adaptation of the feature film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, produced by Lucasfilm, Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The book was written by Donald F. Glut based on a script by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. It was published in hardcover and paperback formats by Ballantine Books and released on April 12th, 1980.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Darth Vader
- Boba Fett
- Firmus Piett
- Kendal Ozzel
- Lorth Needa
- M'Kae
- Maximilian Veers
- Darth Sidious
- Venka
Droids
- 2-1B
- C-3PO
- E-3PO
- FX-7
- IG-88
- R2-D2
- Viper probe droid
Minor characters
- Bialar Selis
- Bossk
- Cal Alder
- Corman Quien
- Dak Ralter
- Dengar
- Derek Klivian
- Helder Spinoza
- Pedar Solardo
- Tamizander Rey
- Toryn Farr
- Zev Senesca
- Zuckuss
Organizations
Races & Creatures
- Tauntauns
- Trandoshans
- Ugnaughts
- Mynocks
- Wampas
- Wookiees
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Slave I
- T-47 airspeeder
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/In starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- YT-1300 light freighter
Vocations
- Admiral
- Baron Administrator
- Bounty hunter
- Captain
- Commander
- Emperor
- General
- Major
- Princess
- Sith Lord
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Star Wars was created by writer, director and executive producer George Lucas. It first captured the imaginations of movie goers in May, 1977 with its inaugural installment, which has since come to be identified by its full title, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The movie led to two sequels, a prequel trilogy, a third trilogy, several spin-off films, and numerous television programs, animated projects, novels, comic books, and video games, as well as developing into a merchandising giant.
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