A hardcover first edition was published on January 5, 2016. The novelization was first published as an eBook on December 18, 2015, the same day as the film itself. Certainly not some forty years.' ―Alan Dean Foster įoster stated that working on the book was 'as much fun as the script itself, which harkens back to the spirit of the first three films' and that it feels as if no time had passed since he wrote the novelization of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye. It's as if no time at all has passed since I novelized the first film and then wrote Splinter of the Mind's Eye.

I'm doing my darndest to maintain that feeling throughout the book.

' I must say that working on the book has been as much fun as the script itself, which harkens back to the spirit of the first three films. So return to that galaxy far, far away, and prepare yourself for what happens when the Force awakens. Yet the simple belief in good can still empower ordinary individuals to rise and meet the greatest challenges. Darth Vader may have been redeemed and the Emperor vanquished, but peace can be fleeting, and evil does not easily relent. Set years after Return of the Jedi, this stunning new action-packed adventure rockets us back into the world of Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Luke Skywalker, while introducing a host of exciting new characters. And alongside the cinematic debut comes the thrilling novel adaptation by New York Times bestselling science fiction master Alan Dean Foster. Now the next adventures in this blockbuster saga are poised to captivate old and new fans alike-beginning with the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

More than thirty years ago, Star Wars burst onto the big screen and became a cultural phenomenon.

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