Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)

The Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization, written by James Kahn, is the official novelization of the film of the same name.

Editions

 * ISBN 0-345-30767-4, June 1983, First Edition, Del Rey, 181-page Mass-market Paperback
 * ISBN 2144; 1983, Book Club Del Rey, 184-page Hardcover
 * ISBN 0-345-40079-8; September1995,Del Rey, 229-page Hardcover

Foreign

 * ISBN 0-316-88204-6; 1996 British Little Brown Publishing, 211-page Hardcover
 * ISBN 1-85723-944-X; 1999 British Orbit Publishing, 211-page Hardcover
 * ISBN 9545289228; 2009, Trud, 200-page Bulgarian paperback (Завръщането на Джедаите)
 * ISBN 9789545289231; 2009,Trud, 200-page Bulgarian hardcover (Завръщането на Джедаите)

Publisher's summary
''It was a dark time for the Rebel Alliance&hellip; Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.''

''The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, who had ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all.''

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Differences from the film
Ironically, in the prequels where the relationship is overruled, Owen was played by Joel Edgerton and Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan stunt double was Nash Edgerton, and they are brothers.
 * Tatooine is called "Tattoine"
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi's "From a Certain Point of View" speech states Owen Lars is in fact Kenobi's brother.
 * The deleted scene of Vader trying to get into the throne room and being stopped by an officer is included.
 * In the opening stages of the Battle of Endor, three of the Red Squadron X-wings are destroyed after hitting the shield.
 * Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod, acting on orders given to him by Emperor Palpatine, orders the Death Star to turn and fire on the sanctuary moon of Endor but is killed when the Death Star's reactor is destroyed before the station can complete its final task.
 * The Battle of Endor is expanded significantly, both in space and on the ground.
 * At the beginning of the confrontation in Palpatine's throne room, the Emperor reads Luke's mind and discovers that Yoda completed Luke's Jedi training, and that Yoda is now dead. He does maintain some memory of him, mentioning almost offhandedly an aged Jedi Master.
 * Darth Vader gives no indication of having memory of Yoda.
 * While Luke is hiding from Vader in the throne room, he offers Vader a chance to talk to him, but rejects it saying he won't give him that kind of advantage, then Luke throws his lightsaber to him, and Vader realizes he is protecting Leia, then Luke uses the Force to get his saber.
 * When Palpatine starts using Force Lightning against Luke, he is able to absorb it in the same manner as Yoda in AOTC.
 * Green Leader destroys the Executor's bridge with Proton Torpedoes, rather than ramming it, although he still perishes in the subsequent explosion.

Collected in

 * Star Wars Trilogy