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The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure

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The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure is a junior novel that was released as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens book series. The novel, written by Jason Fry, follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker between Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[5] It was published by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on September 4, 2015, and comprises 192 pages.[3] An animated comic adaptation of the novel was created by Nestlé as part of a licensed Star Wars–themed promotional campaign. The animation can be viewed on the Nestlé Comics website by typing a digital code featured on every box of Nestlé cereals.[6] In 2017, a four-part comic adaptation written by Alec Worley and drawn by Ruairí Coleman was published in the German Star Wars Magazin.[7]

DescriptionEdit

In this story, set between Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke finds himself drawn to a mysterious planet, where he must use the Force to save a young girl—and survive in a dangerous duel against a strange new villain.[8]

Plot summaryEdit

THE WEAPON OF A JEDI: A LUKE SKYWALKER ADVENTURE 
The REBEL ALLIANCE has destroyed the Empire's dreaded
DEATH STAR, but the galaxy remains convulsed by civil war,
and the Imperial starfleet is hunting the rebels throughout the
galaxy.

LUKE SKYWALKER, the pilot who destroyed the Death Star,
is now hailed as a hero. But Luke seeks only to support the
freedom fighters, serving the Rebellion behind the controls of
his X-wing fighter.

Even as he flies alongside the pilots of Red Squadron, Luke
feels stirings in the mystical energy field known as the Force.
And this farm boy turned fighter pilot begins to suspect that his
destiny lies along a different path...

DevelopmentEdit

Author Jason Fry described getting the chance to write Luke Skywalker as "a huge thrill and an awesome responsibility," noting that he felt that "he's eluded some authors." He finished writing the book with a deeper appreciation of Skywalker than he had previously. There is also a new character in the book that he hopes fans will take a liking to.[9]

ContinuityEdit

Cornelius Evazan was stated to be an alien. However, the 2016 reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded then revealed that Evazan was a human.[10]

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Characters

Creatures

Droid models

Events

Locations

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea


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Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (March 10, 2015). Star Wars to release 20 books in journey to The Force Awakens -- exclusive. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on March 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Here are the covers I did for the upcoming Star Wars YA novels. Your Nice New Outfit – Phil Noto Tumblr (2015-07-09). Retrieved on July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Weapon Of A Jedi A Luke Skywalker Adventure. Hachette Book Group. Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Disney favicon The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure on Disney.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Amazon favicon Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure on Amazon.com
  6. ↑ Nestlé Comics website
  7. ↑ Panini adaptiert den Roman Die Waffe eines Jedi als Comic on Jedi-Bibliothek.de
  8. ↑ SWCustom-2011 Coming Soon to Your Personal Jedi Archives: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Sneak Peek! on StarWars.com
  9. ↑ Live the Force Interview with Jason Fry (June 2, 2015). Retrieved on June 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded

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