Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
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| Author | Alan Dean Foster (Credited to George Lucas) |
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| Cover artist | Ralph McQuarrie |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Film novelizations Canon G |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine |
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Publication date
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November 12, 1976 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 272 |
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| Followed by | Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) |
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 Star Wars film -A New Hope. Credited to George Lucas, but ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, it was first published on November 12, 1976 by Ballantine Books.
The book was written by Foster and based upon Lucas's original screenplay for the first Star Wars film. On how he got the job, Foster said, "My agent got a call from Lucas's lawyer of the time, Tom Pollock (now one of the most powerful men in Hollywood). Someone had read a book of mine, Icerigger, knew that I had already done novelizations, and thought I might be the writer to do the novelization of Lucas’ new film. I already knew his work through THX 1138 and American Graffiti. I accepted the offer to meet with George, and did so at Industrial Light and Magic, then in a small warehouse in Van Nuys, California (part of greater Los Angeles, and conveniently near my family home). We hit it off well, I got the assignment (for two books), and that’s how it happened."
Foster not only adapted the film's events, but also fleshed out the backstory of time, place, physics, planets, races, languages, history and technology. When asked if it was difficult for him to see Lucas get all the credit for the novelization, Foster said, "Not at all. It was George's story idea. I was merely expanding upon it. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a Frank Lloyd Wright house." Lucas, for his part, has always been open about the fact that Foster ghost-wrote the novel, noting this fact in his introduction to later editions of the book.
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