Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel)

Star Wars: A New Hope
Attribution information
Author(s)	Ryder Windham edited by Emil Fortune
Publication information
Publisher	Egmont UK Ltd
Release date	May 4, 2017
Media type	Paperback
Pages	192
ISBN	978-1405285421
Chronology
Timeline	0 BBY–0 ABY
Preceded by	Star Wars: Rogue One
Followed by	Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: A New Hope is a paperback junior novelization of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It was released on May 4, 2017, in honor of the 40th anniversary of A New Hope's theatrical release.

The book updates the Star Wars Legends A New Hope junior novelization, which was written by Ryder Windham. Egmont editor Emil Fortune edited the book to make it fit with the current canon.

Publisher's summary

2017 sees the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: A New Hope, the film that launched the greatest space fantasy epic in history. To celebrate this, Egmont are publishing a set of junior novel adaptations of the original trilogy.

Continuity

In Chapter 8, Admiral Motti is just called "Mott."

Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

A'Koba A'Vor A'Vor's twin Cassian Jeron Andor (Indirect mention only) Raymus Antilles Wedge Antilles Ponda Baba Moradmin Bast Bolvan BoShek John D. Branon Ront Byrnloo C-3PO Siward Cass Chewbacca Shann Childsen Crag CZ-1 Biggs Darklighter Dathcha Garven Dreis Jyn Erso (Indirect mention only) Cornelius Evazan Davin Felth Boba Fett Del Goren (Voice only) Greedo Hija Jabba Desilijic Tiure

Daine Jir Obi-Wan Kenobi Edmos Khurgee Davish Krail Garouf Lafoe Tarvyn Lareka Beru Whitesun Lars Owen Lars Shmi Skywalker Lars (Mentioned only) Conan Antonio Motti MSE-6-G735Y Puck Naeco (Voice only) Nozzo Naytaan (Voice only) Theron Nett (Voice only) Omi Bail Organa (Mentioned only) Leia Organa Sheev Palpatine (Mentioned only) Jek Tono Porkins Praji (First identified as Praji) R1-G4 R2-D2 R5-D4

Sardis Ramsin Luke Skywalker Han Solo Ralo Surrel (Voice only) (Retcon) Cassio Tagge Tank (Mentioned only) Wilhuff Tarkin TD-787 Tintop Dex Tiree TK-421 TK-710 TK-9091 Toos (Voice only) Treidum Unidentified Imperial Navy Trooper Unidentified sandtrooper captain Darth Vader Jon Vander Evaan Verlaine (Fighter only) Wanten Vanden Willard (First identified as Vanden) Wioslea Wuher Garindan ezz Zavor

Creatures

Bantha Fish (Mentioned only) Houjix (as dejarik piece) Kintan strider (as dejarik piece) Krayt dragon (Skeleton only) Mantellian Savrip (as dejarik piece) Reptile Dewback Rat (Mentioned only) Womp rat (Mentioned only) Ronto Sando aqua monster (Mentioned only) Slug (Mentioned only) Snake (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R1-series astromech droid R2 series astromech droid R5 unit Binary loadlifter (Mentioned only) Interrogator droid IT-O Interrogation Unit Mining droid LIN demolitionmech autonomous minelayer Power droid GNK-series power droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid RA-7 protocol droid

Repair droid MSE series MSE-6 series repair droid WED Treadwell repair droid WED-15 Septoid Treadwell Secretary droid CZ-series secretary/business communications droid Security droid IMG-099 Imperial Mark IV patrol droid Training droid Marksman-H training remote

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only) Imperial Era Dissolution of the Imperial Senate (Mentioned only) Galactic Civil War Battle of Scarif (Mentioned only) Battle of Yavin The Disaster Rescue of Princess Leia Royal Award Ceremony Secret mission to Tatooine Great Jedi Purge (Indirect mention only) Duel on Mustafar (Indirect mention only) Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Core Worlds Alderaan sector Alderaan system Alderaan Aldera (Indirect mention only) Alderaanian Graveyard Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system (First identified as Tatooine system) Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Anchorhead (Mentioned only) Beggar's Canyon (Mentioned only) Dune Sea Great Mesra Plateau Mos Eisley Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina Docking Bay 94 Jundland Wastes Ben Kenobi's home Great Chott salt flat Lars Homestead Mos Espa (Mentioned only) Tosche Station (Mentioned only) Dantooine (Mentioned only) Dantooine base (Mentioned only) Gordian Reach Yavin system Yavin Prime Yavin 4 Wetyin Massassi Site Great Temple Grand Temple's throne room Kessel (Mentioned only) Spice mines of Kessel (Mentioned only) Scarif (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Adjutant Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Alderaanian consular security Rebel Alliance Navy Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps Gold Squadron Gold Five Gold Leader Gold Two Rebel pilot Red Squadron Red Eleven Red Five Red Four Red Leader Red Nine Red Seven Red Six Red Ten Red Three Red Twelve Red Two Massassi Group Rebel trooper Rogue One (Indirect mention only) Rebel sentry Rebel technician Ambassador (Mentioned only) A'Yark's tribe Band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes Bartender Bounty hunter Bureaucrat Chief Controller Corellian Engineering Corporation (Mentioned only) Crime lord Doctor Farmer Moisture farmer

First Mate Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Governor Grand Moff Imperial Academy (Mentioned only) Imperial Military Imperial Army Chief of the Imperial Army Death Star's Imperial Army garrison Stormtrooper Corps 501st Legion Foot Patrol 7 Sandtrooper Dewback trooper Stormtrooper Stormtrooper Commander Imperial Navy Chief of the Imperial Navy Gunnery captain Gunnery officer Chief gunnery officer Imperial Navy Trooper Death Star Trooper Imperial Starfighter Corps TIE fighter pilot Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Imperial Navy's officer corps Imperial Senate (Mentioned only) Senator Scanning crew BT-445

Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) Jedi General (Mentioned only) Gangster Garindan ezz Zavor's clan Hermit House of Organa Princess Hutt Clan Information broker Interpreter (Mentioned only) Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire Jedi Jedi Order (Indirect mention only) Jedi Knight (Mentioned only) Jedi Master Padawan Lars family Lord Mercenary (Mentioned only) Musician Navigator (Mentioned only) Nebit's tribe Officer Admiral Captain Commander Commanding officer Ensign (Voice only) General Lieutenant Major Philosopher (Mentioned only) Pilot Pirate Scanning crew Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Skywalker family Smuggler Soldier Spacer Spy Squad leader Tarkin family Technician Thief (Mentioned only) Wingmate

Sentient species

Aqualish Quara Bith Chadra-Fan Dianoga Duros Human Alderaanian Clone Corellian Cyborg Onderonian Hutt Ithorian Jawa Kubaz Massassi (Mentioned only) Rodian Talz Tusken Raider Vuvrian Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod Repulsorcraft Speeder Airspeeder T-16 skyhopper Landspeeder V-35 Courier X-34 landspeeder XP-38 (Mentioned only) Swoop Transport speeder Sandcrawler Space station Battle station Death Star DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station Control Room 327 Death Star conference room Detention Level Detention Block AA-23 Cell 2187 Docking Bay 327 Equatorial trench Garbage masher 3263827 Meridian trench Northern Polar Command Sector Overbridge Starship Bomber Consular ship Corvette CR90 corvette Tantive IV Cruiser (Mentioned only) Bulk cruiser (Mentioned only) Freighter Light freighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Scout ship (Mentioned only) Shuttle Sentinel-class landing craft Spice freighter (Mentioned only) Starfighter TIE line TIE/ln space superiority starfighter TIE Advanced x1 Darth Vader's TIE Advanced X-wing starfighter T-65B X-wing starfighter Red Five Y-wing starfighter BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber Gold One Warship Capital ship Star Destroyer Imperial-class Star Destroyer Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator Transport

Weapons and technology

Armor Mandalorian armor Macrobinocular viewplate Pauldron Stormtrooper armor Vader's armor Astromech socket Blaster Blaster pistol Defender sporting blaster pistol Satine's Lament Heavy blaster pistol DT-12 heavy blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Han's heavy blaster pistol Ion blaster Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Bowcaster Chewbacca's bowcaster Caller Cannon Comlink Computer Navigation computer Targeting computer Data-tape (Mentioned only) Datacard Deflector shield Deflector shield generator Droid Droid detector Engine Hyperdrive Repulsorlift Sublight engine Ion engine

Fire extinguisher Grappling hook Headset Hologram Holorecorder Homing beacon (Mentioned only) XX-23 S-thread tracker (Mentioned only) Laser cannon Quad laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon Laser turret Life support Lightsaber Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Skywalker's lightsaber Macrobinoculars Magnet Magnetic seal Magnetic field Magnetic paralyzing pincer lock (First identified as magnetic paralyzing pincer lock) Melee weapon Ax (Mentioned only) Club (Appears in hologram) Gaderffii stick Mind probe (Mentioned only) Moisture vaporator Motivator Needle Photoreceptor

Power converter (Mentioned only) Proton torpedo Ray shield Reactor Rectenna Restraining bolt Rifle S-foils Sensor Sensor array Solar collector Stabilizer (Mentioned only) Stuncuffs Superlaser Superweapon Thermal exhaust port Tractor beam Transmitter Turbolaser Turbolift Vocoder

Miscellanea

Alien Anti-droid sentiment Army Asteroid Asteroid field Atmosphere Bandolier Bath (Mentioned only) Blanket Bracelet Bone Brain (Mentioned only) Cantina Capital (Mentioned only) Carbon scoring Centimeter Chalcedony Class IV moon (First mentioned) Clothing Belt Utility belt Boot Cape Cloak Flight jacket Flight suit Flight helmet Glove Holster Imperial military uniforms Robe Cockpit Color Convoy Cremation Death Death Star plans Dejarik Desert Dismemberment Distress signal (Mentioned only) Duracrete Durasteel Dust contamination Emerald (Mentioned only) Entry dome Eye Farm Moisture farm Fire Foodstuff The Force Dark side of the Force Disturbance in the Force Force power Force choke Mind trick Force spirit (As a disembodied voice)

Fortress (Mentioned only) Garbage compactor Gas giant Goggles Gold Hair Hangar Heart Homeworld Hull Humanoid Hyperspace Immortality Insectoid Jedi training Jungle Kessel Run (Mentioned only) Kilometer Kilometer per hour (Mentioned only) Language Aqualish Binary Bocce (Mentioned only) Galactic Basic Standard Huttese Shyriiwook Trade language Jawa Trade Talk Laser Leather Lightsaber combat Lightsaber duel Lightspeed Lung Maker (Mentioned only) "May the Force be with you" Medal Medal of Bravery Mesa Meter Meteor shower (Mentioned only) Mineral Ore Moon Money Credit Mountain Music Musical instrument Trumpet Navy Necklace Chalcedony waves Nose Oil Oil bath Operating number

Orbit Order 66 (Indirect mention only) Parsec (Mentioned only) Planet Plant Grass Tree Podracing (Mentioned only) Politics Democracy Pourstone Prison Prisoner Quadanium steel Rebel Alliance starbird Skeleton Sleep Smuggling compartment Snubfighter Spaceport Spice Squad Star Star system Stun Suicide (Mentioned only) Supernova (Mentioned only) Temperature Time Second Standard day Standard decade Standard hour Standard minute Standard year Time travel (Mentioned only) Torture Universe Viewport Viewscreen Volcano (Mentioned only) Watchtower Water Ziggurat

Media

Cover gallery

Cover with the 40th anniversary sticker

Without the sticker

Notes and references

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