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 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] Cover gallery

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

First Edition paperback	Special Edition release	Japanese	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	Polish variant
Romanian cover	Russian Hardcover - Возвращение Джедая

[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 Tiaan 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