The Empire Strikes Back (Golden Book)

The Empire Strikes Back
Attribution information
Author(s)	Geof Smith
Illustrator	Chris Kennett
Publication information
Publisher	Golden Books
Release date	July 28, 2015 (Hardcover) August 25, 2015 (eBook)
Media type	Hardcover eBook
Pages	24
ISBN	9780736435444
Chronology
Timeline	3 ABY
Preceded by	A New Hope
Followed by	Return of the Jedi

The Empire Strikes Back is a canon young-readers adaptation of the original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. It was written by Geof Smith and published by Golden Books on July 28, 2015.

Publisher summary

Just in time for the release of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens…the first six Star Wars films are finally retold in Little Golden Books!

The epic space saga, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, is finally retold in the iconic Little Golden Book format! After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped—with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. Featuring stunning retro illustrations, this book is perfect for Star Wars—and Little Golden Book—fans of all ages!

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780736435444; July 28, 2015; Golden Books; US hardcover
• ISBN 9780736435451; August 25, 2015; Golden Books; US eBook
• ISBN 9781484780411; December 15, 2015; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US eBook
• ISBN 9780603574191; 2017; Egmont UK Ltd; UK hardcover

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

4-LOM Bossk Lando Calrissian Dengar C-3PO Chewbacca Boba Fett IG-88B Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a ghost or spirit) Leia Organa R2-D2 Luke Skywalker Han Solo Darth Vader XJ9-CS14 Yoda Zuckuss

Creatures

Wampa

Droid models

Astromech droid R2 series astromech droid

Events

Imperial Era Galactic Civil War Battle of Hoth Duel on Cloud City Escape from Cloud City

Locations

The galaxy Outer Rim Territories Anoat sector Hoth system Hoth Clabburn Range Echo Base Sluis sector Dagobah system Dagobah

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Alliance officer Baron Administrator Bounty hunter Findsman Galactic Empire Imperial Military Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps 501st Legion Blizzard Force Cold weather assault stormtrooper Stormtrooper House of Organa Princess Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Skywalker family Smuggler Soldier

Sentient species

Gand Breathing Gand Human Alderaanian Clone Corellian Trandoshan Ugnaught Wookiee Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft Cloud car Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car Speeder Airspeeder T-47 airspeeder Snowspeeder Starship Capital ship Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Frigate EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Redemption Star Destroyer Imperial-class Star Destroyer Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I Freighter Light freighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Starfighter TIE line TIE/ln space superiority starfighter X-wing starfighter T-65B X-wing starfighter Red Five Walker All-terrain vehicle All Terrain Armored Transport All Terrain Armored Transport (Galactic Civil War) All Terrain Scout Transport

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Mandalorian armor Macrobinocular viewplate Mandalorian vambrace Stormtrooper armor Vader's armor Blaster Blaster carbine EE-3 carbine rifle Blaster pistol Heavy blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Han's heavy blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 medium blaster rifle Relby-v10 micro grenade launcher Bossk's Relby-v10 Mortar Gun Breath mask Roamer-6 emergency breathing mask Carbon-freeze chamber Cybernetics Cyborg Jetpack Z-6 jetpack Life support Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Skywalker lightsaber S-foils

Miscellanea

Clothing Cape Flight suit Flight helmet K-22995 light flight helmet The Force Force power Force spirit Force-sensitive Hangar

External links

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Random House Children's Books' official website (backup link)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

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