LEGENDS
Written by: Alan Dean Foster (as George Lucas)
Published on: November 12, 1976
Published by: Ballantine Books
Pages: 224
Timeline: 0 BBY
Key characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader
Era: Rebellion
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Publisher’s Summary
Luke Skywalker challenged the stormtroopers of a distant galaxy on a daring mission—where a force of life became the power of death!
Farm chores sure could be dull, and Luke Skywalker was bored beyond belief. He yearned for adventures out among the stars—adventures that would take him beyond the furthest galaxies to distant and alien worlds.
But Luke got more than he bargained for when he intercepted a cryptic message from a beautiful princess held captive by a dark and powerful warlord. Luke didn’t know who she was, but he knew he had to save her—and soon, because time was running out.
Armed only with courage and with the light saber that had been his father’s, Luke was catapulted into the middle of the most savage space war ever…and he was headed straight for a desperate encounter on the enemy battle station known as the Death Star!
Quick Summary
The story of George Lucas’s original Star Wars film is retold in a detailed, foundational novelization.
Book Details
Audience: Adult
Author: Alan Dean Foster (as George Lucas)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: November 12, 1976
Language: English
ISBN-10: 345341465
ISBN-13: 978-0345341464
Pages: 224 (hardcover)