Famed fantasy novelist terry brooks wrote the novelization of the phantom menace and hook, too. In terms of star wars books, quality isnt really dictated by how closely they follow or connect to the movies. Amy ratcliffe is passionate about star wars and coffee. The person who wrote the original star wars books which the film was based on was george lucas, there have however been a countless amount of other star wars books released and enjoyed by the millions of fans, these authors include jude watson, karen traviss, elizabeth hand, paul and hollace davids and countless others. It was published by del rey to make up for the lack of such a book when the film was made, in contrast with the next five star wars films.
Additionally, it includes audio adaptations of films and original audio stories. Writer of first star wars book says george lucas was. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. It continues a major star wars tradition of book adaptations, which began with 1977s star wars the first issue of marvels millionselling comic adaptation hit shelves on april 12, 1977 before the may 25, 1977, debut of the film but even that was predated by the release. The first volume is written by alain dean foster and the other two were written by. The original star wars was released on may 25, 1977, and a full six. However in december 1976, six months before the first star wars movie hit the theatres, this innocent little paperback novelisation of the forthcoming movie was quietly published. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young. Many of the most interesting stories are entirely or mostly separate from the movies. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. It is a credit to the book s author that upon reading the making of star wars i felt exhausted, yet exhilarated, as if i had participated in the entire process myself, from preproduction to editing.
Marvel comics published a star wars comic book series from 1977 to 1986. Some sources say that alan dean foster was the original writer. Featuring luke skywalker, han solo and leia organa solo, it is set 45 years after the 1977 film star wars. The list is presented in inuniverse chronological order. The art of star wars, episode iv a new hope paperback january 14, 1997 by carol titelman author. Alan dean foster, the author of the very first star wars book, remembers george lucas doing him a huge solid, even when the fledgling director wasnt rich the original star wars. Revenge of the sith, the art and making of monster house, and creating the worlds of star wars, which he coauthored with visualeffects supervisor john knoll. Young readers adaptation of the star wars original trilogy and star wars.
Say you decided youd like to read all the star wars books in existence. Get the best deals on star wars books when you shop the largest online selection at. Lucas, for his part, has been open about the fact that foster ghostwrote the novel, noting this fact in his introduction to later editions of the book. From the adventures of luke skywalker, splinter of the minds eye, and the approaching storm. Star wars by george lucas actually alan dean foster but as a kid i didnt realize that of course and was so excited that george himself must have written the book. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order.
The definitive story behind the original film is a 2007 book detailing the making of star wars. You may be looking for star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. In galactic patrol, a warrior with telepathic powers. Original 1994 art of star wars galaxy vol 2 softcover book from toppsunread. Revenge of the sith, as well as the art of star wars.
The first book to include the expanded star wars universe however was fosters. The closest thing that could be considered was the novelization of a new hope called star wars. While each novel is entertaining in its own way, they are of varying quality. The star war series its formed by three books and has the most famous ever created book characters like luke skywalker, princess leila or the most powerful villain ever, dark vader. Another thing that surprised me about this makingof book is that its incredibly honest and doesnt seem to hold back anything about the ordeal that was making star wars come to life. Its credited to george lucas, but i gather it was actually ghostwritten for him. Order of star wars books star wars is an epic space opera franchise created by american film producer, screenwriter and director george lucas. The han solo trilogy, book 3 the hutt gambit star wars. Alan dean foster, the author of the very first star wars book, remembers. When i started reading star wars books at the tender age of tenorso, there werent so many that i couldnt catch up to what was out.
But taken as a whole, they offer an exciting way of experiencing the star wars saga. Who is the original author of the star wars saga answers. Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books on july 9, 20. Doc smiths galactic patrol the plot of this 1937 pulp novel will sound familiar to any star wars fans, the guardian points out. Dozens of authors wrote hundreds of novels that explored the.
I am a padawan by ashley eckstein, the rise of skywalker by rae carson, star wars. From the adventures of luke skywalker 1976 was ghost written by alan dean foster, with george lucas taking the credit. Foster was the ghostwriter of the original novelization of star wars, which was credited solely to george lucas. How many books are in the original star wars series. It is not for ebooks, comics, short stories, insider stories. Writer of first star wars book says george lucas was generous. List of novels by release date wookieepedia fandom. Star wars the original trilogy stories hardcover november 22, 2016 by george lucas author, brian rood illustrator. This list of audiobooks includes all novels, junior novels, and graphic novels that have been recorded as an audiobook or audio drama, whether abridged or unabridged.
George lucas did not create, write or come up with the star wars series by himself. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Splinter of the minds eye was written as a potential sequel in case they had to do. The first books and comics are set to debut at star wars celebration anaheim in august 2020 with star wars. Just this week, jason frys longawaited novelization of star wars. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Star wars isnt based on books so there arent original books. Original star wars comics were serialized in the marvel magazine pizzazz between 1977 and 1979. Heres 5 things you probably didnt know about star wars books. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. Women of the galaxy and a cohost of the podcast lattes with leia. The first star wars book to emerge was a novel released in 1976 named star wars, it was ghostwritten by alan dean foster and credited to lucas. The original movies each had one novelization, so you had the same number of novels as you did movies 3.
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