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.

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.''

Characters

 * AdmiralAckbar
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Barada
 * Boushh
 * C-3PO
 * Chirpa
 * Salacious Crumb
 * EV-9D9
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Chewbacca
 * Boba Fett
 * Bib Fortuna
 * Commander Gherant
 * Commander Jhoff
 * Moff Jerjerrod
 * Beru Whitesun Lars
 * Owen Lars
 * Logray
 * Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * General Crix Madine
 * Mon Mothma
 * Nien Nunb
 * Hermi Odle
 * Oola
 * Galactic Emperor Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * Max Rebo
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Captain Han Solo
 * Leia Organa
 * Paploo
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure
 * Teebo
 * Darth Vader
 * Wicket W. Warrick
 * Ree-Yees
 * Yoda
 * Luke and Leia's mother

Creatures

 * Bantha
 * Rancor
 * Sarlacc

Droid models

 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * EV-series supervisor droid
 * R2-series astromech droid

Locations

 * Alderaan
 * Dagobah
 * Yoda's hut
 * Death Star I
 * Death Star II
 * Gargon
 * Kessel
 * Norulac
 * Pesmemben IV
 * Sullust system
 * Tatooine
 * Ben Kenobi's hut
 * Great Pit of Carkoon
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Mos Eisley

Organizations and titles

 * Bothan Spy
 * Alliance to Restore the Republic
 * Alliance Navy
 * Admiral
 * Galactic Empire
 * Emperor's Royal Guard
 * Imperial Governor
 * Imperial Navy
 * Commander
 * Imperial Stormtrooper Corps
 * Scout trooper
 * Stormtrooper
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Order of the Sith
 * Darth

Events

 * Subjugation of Bespin
 * Skirmish at Carkoon
 * Battle of Endor

Vehicles and vessels

 * All Terrain Armored Transport
 * All Terrain Scout Transport
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * Death Star I
 * Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
 * ST321
 * Tydirium
 * landspeeder
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * sail barge
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * TIE/In starfighter
 * X-34 landspeeder
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

 * Blaster
 * Bowcaster
 * Jetpack
 * lightsaber
 * Thermal detonator
 * Class-A thermal detonator

Sentient species

 * Baragwin
 * Ewok
 * Gran
 * Gamorrean
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Ishi Tib
 * Jawa
 * Klatooinian
 * Kowakian monkey-lizard
 * Mon Calamari
 * Quarren
 * Tusken Raider
 * Twi'lek
 * Unknown tridactyl species
 * Weequay
 * Wookiee

Languages

 * Ewokese
 * Huttese
 * Shyriiwook
 * Sullustese
 * Ubese

Miscellanea

 * The Force
 * Force Lightning
 * carbonite
 * lithium carbonate

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

Differences from the film

 * 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 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.
 * 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 seems to maintain some memory of him, mentioning almost offhandedly an aged Jedi Master.
 * Darth Vader also gave no indication of having memory of Yoda.

Collected in

 * Star Wars Trilogy

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