Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)

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The Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization, written by James Kahn, is the official novelization of the film of the same name.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Appearances 2.1 Characters 2.2 Creatures 2.3 Droid models 2.4 Locations 2.5 Organizations and titles 2.6 Events 2.7 Vehicles and vessels 2.8 Weapons and technology 2.9 Sentient species 2.9.1 Languages 2.10 Miscellanea 3 Cover gallery 4 Behind the scenes 4.1 Differences from the film 5 Collected in

[edit] Publisher's summary

It was a dark time for the Rebel Alliance… Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.

The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, who had ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Characters

• AdmiralAckbar (First appearance)
• Wedge Antilles
• Barada
• Boushh
• C-3PO
• Chirpa
• Salacious Crumb
• EV-9D9 (First appearance)
• Lando Calrissian
• Chewbacca
• Boba Fett
• Bib Fortuna (First appearance)
• Commander Gherant
• Commander Jhoff
• Moff Jerjerrod (First appearance)
• Beru Whitesun Lars (Mentioned only)
• Owen Lars (Mentioned only)
• Logray
• Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
• General Crix Madine (First appearance)
• Mon Mothma (First appearance)
• Nien Nunb (First appearance)
• Hermi Odle
• Oola
• Galactic Emperor Palpatine
• R2-D2
• Max Rebo
• Anakin Skywalker
• Luke Skywalker
• Captain Han Solo
• Leia Organa
• Paploo
• Jabba Desilijic Tiure
• Teebo
• Darth Vader
• Wicket W. Warrick (First appearance)
• Ree-Yees (First appearance)
• Yoda
• Luke and Leia's mother (Mentioned only)

[edit] Creatures

• Bantha (Mentioned only)
• Rancor (First appearance)
• Sarlacc (First appearance)

[edit] Droid models

• 3PO-series protocol droid
• EV-series supervisor droid (First appearance)
• R2-series astromech droid

[edit] Locations

• Alderaan (Mentioned only)
• Dagobah
  • Yoda's hut
• Death Star I (Mentioned only)
• Death Star II (First appearance)
• Gargon (Mentioned only)
• Kessel (Mentioned only)
• Norulac (Mentioned only)
• Pesmemben IV (First mentioned)
• Sullust system (Mentioned only)
• Tatooine
  • Ben Kenobi's hut (Mentioned only)
  • Great Pit of Carkoon (First appearance)
  • Jabba's Palace (First appearance)
  • Mos Eisley (Mentioned only)

[edit] Organizations and titles

• Bothan Spy (Mentioned only)
• Alliance to Restore the Republic
  • Alliance Navy
    • Admiral
• Galactic Empire
  • Emperor's Royal Guard
  • Imperial Governor (Mentioned only)
  • Imperial Navy
    • Commander
  • Imperial Stormtrooper Corps
    • Scout trooper
    • Stormtrooper
• Jedi Order
  • Jedi Knight
  • Jedi Master (Mentioned only)
• Order of the Sith
  • Darth

[edit] Events

• Subjugation of Bespin (Mentioned only)
• Skirmish at Carkoon
• Battle of Endor

[edit] Vehicles and vessels

• All Terrain Armored Transport
• All Terrain Scout Transport
• BTL Y-wing starfighter
• Death Star I (Mentioned only)
• Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
  • ST321
  • Tydirium
• landspeeder
• RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
• sail barge
• T-65 X-wing starfighter
• TIE/In starfighter
• X-34 landspeeder (Indirect mention only)
• YT-1300 light freighter
  • Millennium Falcon

[edit] Weapons and technology

• Blaster
• Bowcaster
• Jetpack
• lightsaber
• Thermal detonator
  • Class-A thermal detonator

[edit] Sentient species

• Baragwin (First appearance)
• Ewok (First appearance)
• Gran (First appearance)
• Gamorrean (First appearance)
• Human
• Hutt
• Ishi Tib (First appearance)
• Jawa
• Klatooinian
• Kowakian monkey-lizard (First appearance)
• Mon Calamari (First appearance)
• Quarren
• Tusken Raider (Mentioned only)
• Twi'lek (First appearance)
• Unknown tridactyl species
• Weequay
• Wookiee

[edit] Languages

• Ewokese
• Huttese
• Shyriiwook
• Sullustese
• Ubese

[edit] Miscellanea

• The Force
  • Force Lightning
• carbonite
• lithium carbonate

[edit] Cover gallery

This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Special Edition release	Polish - Star Wars: Powrót Jedi. It's a club release, without license	Polish - Powrót Jedi, unknown publisher.	Polish Powrót Jedi published by Interart
Polish - Gwiezdne Wojny: Powrót Jedi	Romanian cover

[edit] Behind the scenes

[edit] Differences from the film

• Obi Wan Kenobi's "From a Certain Point of View" speech states Owen Lars is in fact Kenobi's brother.
• The deleted scene of Vader trying to get into the throne room and being stopped by an officer is included.
• In the opening stages of the Battle of Endor, three of the Red Squadron X-wings are destroyed after hitting the shield.
• Moff Jerjerrod, acting on orders given to him by Emperor Palpatine, orders the Death Star to turn and fire on the sanctuary moon of Endor but is killed when the Death Star's reactor is destroyed before the station can complete its final task.
• At the beginning of the confrontation in Palpatine's throne room, the Emperor reads Luke's mind and discovers that Yoda completed Luke's Jedi training, and that Yoda is now dead. He seems to maintain some memory of him, mentioning almost offhandedly an aged Jedi Master.
• Darth Vader also gave no indication of having memory of Yoda.

[edit] Collected in

• Star Wars Trilogy

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Star Wars film novelizations
Prequel trilogy Episode I: The Phantom Menace · Episode II: Attack of the Clones · Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Trilogy Episode IV: A New Hope · Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back · Episode VI: Return of the Jedi