Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)

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The Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization, written by Donald F. Glut, is the official novelization of the film of the same title.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Editions 2.1 Foreign 3 Appearances 4 Cover gallery 5 Behind the scenes 5.1 Differences from the film 6 Collected in

[edit] Publisher's summary

Although they had won a significant battle, the war between the Rebels and the Empire had really just begun. Soon, Luke, Han, the princess and their faithful companions were forced to flee, scattering in all directions…the Dark Lord's minions in fevered pursuit…

[edit] Editions

ISBN 0722156537; 1980, Sphere, 215-page paperback (with color photos)

[edit] Foreign

• ISBN 5699126643; Eksmo Publishing, 352-page Russian hardcover (Империя наносит ответный удар)

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Cover gallery

This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

First Edition paperback	Special Release paperback	Japanese	Japanese
Polish - Imperium kontratakuje. It's a club release, without license.	Cover of polish Fikcje, which includes Imperium kontratakuje	Polish - 1990 release	Polish - Gwiezdne Wojny: Imperium kontratakuje. Special Edition release
Polish variant	Romanian cover	Russian Hardcover - Империя Наносит Ответный Удар

[edit] Behind the scenes

[edit] Differences from the film

• Yoda is a blue-skinned creature.
• Han never says "And I thought they smelled bad... on the outside."
• E-3PO never says "E chu ta!".
• During the Battle of Hoth, Hobbie crashes his snowspeeder into the head of General Maximilian Veers's All Terrain Armored Transport walker, killing both.
• Lorth Needa's death is not directly described. At the beginning of one paragraph all it says is: "A pair of white-armoured stormtroopers lifted Captain Needa's lifeless form from the floor of Darth Vader's Imperial Star Destroyer".
• Lando says "I have a bad feeling about this."
• Luke never bumps his head in his hurry to tell Obi-Wan and Yoda he is ready to become a Jedi.
• It says Luke saw scrolls of what looked like hand written manuscripts.
• Han never says "I know" in response to Leia's "I love you," which was due to Harrison Ford ad-libbing the line.
• Luke falls towards the clouds from the weather vane at the bottom of Cloud City before the Millennium Falcon intercepts him.
• The nebula at the end of the film is now a red-orange star in the book.
• There are only 5 bounty hunters present aboard the Executor.
• Zuckuss is described as a human.

[edit] Collected in

• Star Wars Trilogy

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Star Wars film novelizations
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