Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, also referred to as Star Wars Trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back, is a Legends junior novel written by Ryder Windham, based on a story by George Lucas and a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. It adapts the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and it was first published on October 1, 2004 by Scholastic.
The novel was later collected in Star Wars Trilogy: Collector's Edition (2005), Star Wars Boxed Set: Episodes I–VI (2007), and Star Wars: Classic Trilogy (2014). A revised, canon edition of the novel, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, was published in 2017.
Publisher's summary[]
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
An Empire grows stronger. A rebellion is threatened. A young apprentice learns from a wise master. An identity is revealed. The journey takes a dark turn.
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Editions[]
- ISBN 9780439681247; October 1, 2004; Scholastic Inc.; US paperback[1]
- ISBN 9781484717592; May 4, 2014; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US eBook[2]
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Sources[]
- The Essential Reader's Companion
How Book and Comic Adaptations Expanded (and Changed) the Star Wars Films, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
