Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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	978-1405285445
Chronology
Timeline	4 ABY
Preceded by	Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Followed by	Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a paperback junior novelization of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. 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 Return of the Jedi junior novelization, which was written by Ryder Windham. Egmont editor Emil Fortune has 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.

Appearances

By type 

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

Characters

Gial Ackbar Sim Aloo Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only) Wedge Antilles 8D8 Nizuc Bek Blanaid Kren Blista-Vanee Boushh (Impersonated) C-3PO Landonis Balthazar Calrissian Chewbacca Chirpa Salacious B. Crumb Kes Dameron Bren Derlin Dyer Endicott EV-9D9 Boba Fett Grizz Frix Bib Fortuna Yarna d'al' Gargan Gherant Giran Gray Leader (Voice only) Janus Greejatus Green Leader (Starfighter only) Hewex Igar Jabba Desilijic Tiure Jabba's interpreter (Indirect mention only) Tiaan Jerjerrod Qui-Gon Jinn (Mentioned only) Jubnuk Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a ghost or spirit)

Sila Kott Bidlo Kwerve (Skull only) Shmi Skywalker Lars (Mentioned only) Logray Crix Madine Malakili Mon Mothma Newland Nien Nunb Oola Leia Organa Paploo Pateesa Firmus Piett R2-D2 Rappertunie Max Rebo Ree-Yees Renz Pagetti Rook Rystáll Sant Darth Sidious Luke Skywalker Sy Snootles Han Solo Teebo Gureni Telsij Darth Vader Vedain Yoda Wicket Wystri Warrick Norra Wexley (Starfighter only) Ekelarc Yong Joh Yowza

Creatures

Bantha Bird Frog (Mentioned only) Kowakian monkey-lizard Reptile Rancor Rodent (Appears as a corpse) Verkle (Appears as a corpse) Sarlacc Spider (Mentioned only) Worm (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2 series astromech droid Brain walker Power droid GNK-series power droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid Security droid TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid Smelter droid 8D-series smelter droid Supervisor droid EV-series supervisor droid

Events

Imperial Era Battle of Taanab (Mentioned only) Galactic Civil War Battle of Endor Battle of Hoth (Mentioned only) Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only) Duel on Cloud City (Mentioned only) Escape from Cloud City (Mentioned only) Funeral of Anakin Skywalker Operation Yellow Moon (Mentioned only) Rescue of Princess Leia (Indirect mention only) Riot in Monument Plaza (Indirect mention only) Great Jedi Purge (Indirect mention only) Parades on Tatooine (Mentioned only) Rally on Naboo (Mentioned only) Rescue of Han Solo

Locations

Chandrila (Mentioned only) Coruscant (Mentioned only) Naboo (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Dune Sea Great Pit of Carkoon Northern Dune Sea Jabba's Palace Western Dune Sea (Mentioned only) Bespin (Mentioned only) Cloud City (Mentioned only) Hoth (Mentioned only) Moddell sector Endor system Endor Bright Tree Village Death Star's shield generator Endor (planet) Sluis sector Dagobah system Dagobah Yoda's Hut Sullust sector Sullust system Sullust (Mentioned only) Yavin Prime (Mentioned only) Taanab system (Mentioned only) (First identified as Taanab system) Taanab (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Advisor Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance High Command Chancellor Alliance Military Alliance Fleet Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps Gold Squadron Gold Leader Gray Squadron Gray Leader (Voice only) Green Squadron Green Leader (Voice only) Rebel pilot Red Squadron Red Leader Red Three Red Two Supreme commander of the Alliance fleet Commander-in-Chief Alliance Army Rebel Alliance Special Forces Endor strike team Pathfinders Rebel trooper Alliance officer Bothan spynet (Indirect mention only) Aloo family Assassin (Mentioned only) B'omarr Order Band Max Rebo Band Beastmaster BlasTech Industries (Mentioned only) Bodyguard Bounty hunter Bright Tree tribe Chief Council of Elders Controller Corellian Engineering Corporation (Mentioned only) Crime lord Dameron family Desilijic Fortuna family Galactic Empire Emperor's Royal Guard Galactic Emperor Imperial Military Imperial Army Imperial combat driver AT-ST driver Stormtrooper Corps Scout trooper Stormtrooper Imperial Navy Death Squadron Imperial Navy Trooper Death Star Trooper Imperial Starfighter Corps TIE fighter pilot Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Imperial Navy's officer corps Imperial Ruling Council Emperor's adviser Moff Senator (Mentioned only)

Gallofree Yards, Inc. (Mentioned only) Gamorrean Warrior Gangster Gunner House of Organa Princess Hutt Clan Majordomo Interpreter Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire Jedi Jedi Order Jedi Knight Jedi Master Padawan Jerjerrod family Jester Jizz-wailer (First mentioned) King (Mentioned only) Lord Monk Musician Navigator Officer Admiral Captain Colonel Commander Commanding officer Fleet Commander General Lieutenant Major Pilot Pirate (Mentioned only) Scout Shaman Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Sith Master Skywalker family Smuggler Soldier Spy (Mentioned only) Squad leader Weapons master Wexley family (Fighter only)

Sentient species

Askajian Bothan (Mentioned only) Ewok Wokling Gamorrean Gran Human Alderaanian Chandrilan Clone Corellian Cyborg Naboo Hutt Jawa Mon Calamari

Nikto Kadas'sa'Nikto Kajain'sa'Nikto Ortolan Pa'lowick Shawda Ubb Sullustan Theelin (Half-human hybrid) Twi'lek Ubese (Impersonated) Weequay Wookiee Yoda's species Yuzzum

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft Hoversled Jabba the Hutt's dais Speeder Speeder bike 74-Z speeder bike Sail barge LO-KD57 Khetanna Skiff Bantha-II cargo skiff Space station Battle station Death Star DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station Death Star control room (First identified as Death Star control room) Emperor's Tower Emperor's Throne Room Equatorial trench DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only) Starship Battleship Bomber Capital ship Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Star Cruiser MC80 Star Cruiser MC80 Liberty Type Heavy Star Cruiser Liberty MC80A Home One Type Heavy Star Cruiser Home One Nautilian Star Destroyer Imperial-class Star Destroyer Shieldmaiden (Mentioned only) Cruiser Freighter Light freighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Frigate EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Gunship Dornean gunship Hospital ship Shuttle Abecederian line Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Emperor Palpatine's shuttle ST 321 Tydirium Starfighter A-wing starfighter RZ-1 A-wing interceptor B-wing starfighter A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter Interceptor TIE line TIE/IN interceptor TIE/ln space superiority starfighter X-wing starfighter T-65B X-wing starfighter Red Five Y-wing starfighter BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber Transport GR-75 medium transport Walker All-terrain vehicle All Terrain Armored Transport All Terrain Armored Transport (Galactic Civil War) All Terrain Scout Transport

Weapons and technology

Arc welder Armor Mandalorian armor Macrobinocular viewplate Mandalorian vambrace Stormtrooper armor Tantel armor Vader's armor Arrow Astromech socket Binders Blaster Blaster cannon Blaster pistol Defender sporting blaster pistol Satine's Lament DL-18 blaster pistol Nizuc Bek's DL-18 blaster pistol Heavy blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Han's heavy blaster pistol Hold-out blaster EC-17 hold-out blaster Blaster rifle Blaster carbine EE-3 carbine rifle E-11 blaster rifle Boba Fett's wrist gauntlets Bola Bow Bowcaster Chewbacca's bowcaster Cannon Carbon-freeze chamber (Mentioned only) Catapult Circular saw Buzz saw Comlink Computer Targeting computer Concussion grenade launcher Cybernetics Mechno-arm

Deflector shield Deflector shield generator SLD-26 planetary shield generator Planetary shield Detonator Droid Engine Sublight engine Ion engine Twin ion engine Force field Force pike Grappling hook Grenade Thermal detonator Class-A thermal detonator Hologram Holoprojector Hyperdrive (Mentioned only) Jetpack Z-6 jetpack Knee-pad rocket-dart launcher Laser cannon Laser torch Lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Skywalker lightsaber (Mentioned only) Magnet Electromagnet Melee weapon Ax Vibro-ax Club Knife Dagger (Mentioned only) Lance Shock blade (First identified as shock blade) Spear Missile Photoreceptor Pipe Hookah pipe Pistol

Rangefinder Ray shield Reactor Rectenna Repulsorlift Restraining bolt Rope S-foils Sensor Speech scrambler (First identified as Speech scrambler) Stabilizer Superweapon Superlaser Tractor beam (Mentioned only) Turbolaser Turbolift Viewscreen Vocabulator Whipcord thrower

Miscellanea

Alcohol Bantha blaster (First mentioned) Flameout (First mentioned) Alien Amphibian Atmosphere Blanket Blood Bone Skeleton Bounty Brain Bridge Cane Emperor Palpatine's cane Carbon-freezing Carbonite Centimeter Chronometer City (Mentioned only) Clothing Belt Body glove Boot Cape Cloak Glove Holster Imperial military uniforms Pants Robe Jedi robes Qui-Gon Jinn's cloak Tunic Cockpit Color Command ship Commando Communications tower Credit (Mentioned only) Death Deity (Mentioned only) Desert Dismemberment Durasteel Ear Eye Fire Fireworks Flagship Foodstuff Ration bar

The Force Chosen One Dark side of the Force Force power Force choke (Indirect mention only) Force lightning Force spirit Force vision Mind probe Mind trick Telekinesis Force-sensitive Forest Fortress Funeral Jedi funeral Gas giant Gimer stick Glitterstim (Mentioned only) Gold Hair Hand-to-hand combat Hangar Hanna pendant Hibernation sickness Holographic amphitheater (First identified as Holographic amphitheater) Hull Humanoid Hybrid Hyperspace Immortality Iron Jedi training (Mentioned only) Kilometer Language Ewokese Galactic Basic Huttese Shyriiwook Sullustese Ubese Laser Leather Legion Lekku Lightsaber combat Lightsaber duel Lightspeed Limb "May the Force be with you" Mesa (Mentioned only) Meter Moon

Mouth Music Jedi Rocks Jizz (First mentioned) Musical instrument Drum Growdi Harmonique Red ball jett organ Naal thorn burner (First identified as Naal thorn burner) Orbit Parade (Mentioned only) Parent Pillow Planet Plant Bush Grass Moss Tree Fern Gnarltree Redwood tree Vine Plastoid Poison (Mentioned only) Porcine Prison Prisoner Rebel command insignia Rule of Two (Indirect mention only) Sabacc (Mentioned only) Slavery Sleep Special forces Spice (Mentioned only) Squad Star Stomach Stone Super Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) Swamp Tarpaulin Telepathy (Mentioned only) Throne Time Second Standard day Standard hour Standard minute Standard year Tongue Tooth Torture Twin Viewport Volcano (Mentioned only) Water Zeyd cloth

Notes and references

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