Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
The first Star Wars book, published six months before the first Star Wars film.
Original generated cover art
Star Wars: Death Troopers
Star Wars does a zombie novel, entirely straight-faced.
Published by Del Rey in 2009, Joe Schreiber’s horror novel strands the crew of an Imperial prison barge aboard a derelict Star Destroyer carrying a pathogen. It was the first outright horror title in the line and remains the most tonally daring thing Del Rey approved.
This entry is catalogued but not yet reviewed. The publication details above are verified; the write-up is still in the queue.
0 BBY – 4 ABY
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Era overviewSplinter of the Mind’s Eye
The sequel that was written in case the first film flopped.
Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back
Better than its reputation, and the first prose to state the thing out loud.
Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
The one with the extra Anakin, and a surprisingly interior Vader.
