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Star Wars: A New Hope (novelization)

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Star Wars: A New Hope, formerly titled Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, is a Legends novel ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster and credited to George Lucas. It adapts the film of the same name, and it was based on the screenplay by Lucas. The novelization was first published on November 12, 1976 by Ballantine Books, prior to the film's 1977 release.

A sequel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, was written by Foster and published in 1978. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was later collected in The Star Wars Saga (1983) and The Star Wars Trilogy (1987).

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Title: Star Wars: A New Hope
Author: Alan Dean Foster George Lucas
Cover artist: Ralph McQuarrie
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Released: November 12, 1976 (Paperback)
Media type: Hardcover; Paperback; eBook
Pages: 224
Isbn: 9780345260611
Audiobook: Abridged; Unabridged
Timeline: 0 BBY–0 ABY
Series: Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
Followed by: Splinter of the Mind's Eye; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Who turns up here

Characters: 64

Raymus Antilles (first appearance)
Wedge Antilles (first appearance)
Ponda Baba (first appearance)
Moradmin Bast (first appearance)
Bolvan (first appearance)
BoShek (first mentioned, indirect mention)
John D. Branon (first appearance, voice only)
C-3PO (first appearance)
Siward Cass (first appearance)
Chewbacca (first appearance)
Biggs Darklighter (first appearance)
Deacon (first appearance)
Jan Dodonna (first appearance)
Garven "Dave" Dreis (first appearance)
DV-692 (first appearance)
Cornelius Evazan (first appearance)
Davin Felth (first appearance)
Garindan (first appearance)
Del Goren (first appearance)
Greedo (first appearance)
Hija (first appearance)
Jenny (first appearance)
Daine Jir (first appearance)
Kabe (first appearance)
Kitik Keed'kak (first appearance)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (first appearance)
Davish "Pops" Krail (first appearance)
Beru Whitesun Lars (first appearance)
Owen Lars (first appearance)
Camie Loneozner (first appearance)
Laze Loneozner (first appearance)
Conan Antonio Motti (first appearance)
Bail Prestor Organa (first mentioned)
Leia Organa (first appearance)
Palpatine (first mentioned)
Jek Tono Porkins (first appearance)
Nahdonnis Praji (first appearance)
Hurst Romodi (first appearance)
R2-D2 (first appearance)
R5-D4 (first appearance)
Luke Skywalker (first appearance)
Han Solo (first appearance)
Windy Starkiller (first appearance)
Cassio Tagge (first appearance)
Tanbris (first appearance)
Wilhuff Tarkin (first appearance)
Tiree (first appearance)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (first appearance)
TK-421 (first appearance)
Tocneppil (first mentioned)
Pol Treidum (first appearance)
Unidentified 501st stormtrooper (first casualty) (first appearance)
Unidentified female (Anchorhead) (first appearance)
Unidentified gantry officer (first appearance)
Unidentified Dianoga (first appearance)
Unidentified Imperial (first appearance, voice only)
Darth Vader (first appearance)
Jon "Dutch" Vander (first appearance)
WED-15-77 (first appearance)
Vanden Willard (first appearance)
Wioslea (first appearance)
Wuher (first appearance)
IT-O interrogation droid (first appearance)
House of Organa (first appearance)

Species: 22

Bantha (first appearance)
Bonegnawer (first mentioned)
Dog (first appearance)
Duck (first mentioned)
Dianoga (first appearance)
Gravel-maggot (first mentioned)
Krayt dragon (first mentioned)
Sandfly (first mentioned)
Womp rat (first mentioned)
Aqualish (first appearance)
Chadra-Fan (first appearance)
Human (first appearance)
Hutt (first appearance)
Jawa (first appearance)
Kubaz (first appearance)
Kumumgah (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Massassi (first mentioned)
Rodian (first appearance)
Tusken Raider (first appearance)
Vuvrian (first appearance)
Wookiee (first appearance)
Yam'rii (first appearance)

Planets: 14

Alderaan (first appearance)
Bestine (first mentioned)
Commenor (first mentioned)
Corellia (first mentioned)
Dantooine (first mentioned)
Fornax (first mentioned)
Kessel (first mentioned)
Tatoo I (first appearance)
Tatoo II (first appearance)
Tatooine (first appearance)
Yavin Prime (first appearance)
Yavin 4 (first appearance)
Yavin 8 (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Yavin 13 (first mentioned, indirect mention)

Places: 18

Death Star conference room (first appearance)
Detention Block AA-23 (first appearance)
Garbage Compactor 3263827 (first appearance)
Anchorhead (first appearance)
Tosche Station (first appearance)
Beggar's Canyon (first mentioned)
Bestine (first mentioned)
Dune Sea (first appearance)
Ben Kenobi's home (first appearance)
Western Dune Sea (first appearance)
Lars homestead (first appearance)
Jundland Wastes (first appearance)
Mos Eisley (first appearance)
Docking Bay 94 (first appearance)
Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina (first appearance)
Great Temple (first appearance)
Grand Audience Chamber (first appearance)
Strategy Center (first appearance)

Galaxy: 3

Alderaan system (first appearance)
Outer Rim Territories (first appearance)
Yavin system (first appearance)

Starships: 14

Death Star I (first appearance)
Black 2 (first appearance)
Black 3 (first appearance)
Black 4 (first appearance)
BTL Y-wing starfighter (first appearance)
CR90 corvette (first appearance)
Tantive IV (first appearance)
Imperial I-class Star Destroyer (first appearance)
Devastator (first appearance)
Rand Ecliptic (first mentioned)
T-65 X-wing starfighter (first appearance)
TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (first appearance)
YT-1300 light freighter (first appearance)
Millennium Falcon (first appearance)

Vehicles: 4

Sandcrawler (first appearance)
T-16 skyhopper (first mentioned)
X-34 landspeeder (first appearance)
XP-38 (first mentioned)

Organizations: 18

Alliance to Restore the Republic (first appearance)
Blue Squadron (first appearance, non-canon)
Gold Squadron (first appearance)
Green Squadron (first mentioned)
Red Squadron (first appearance)
Yellow Squadron (first mentioned)
Galactic Empire (first appearance)
Black Squadron (first appearance)
Stormtrooper (first appearance)
Gunnery captain (first appearance)
Galactic Republic (first mentioned)
Galactic Senate (first mentioned)
Incom Corporation (first mentioned)
Jedi (first appearance)
Sith (first appearance)
Order of the Sith Lords (first appearance)
Scanning crew BT-445 (first appearance)
Whill (first mentioned)

Events: 10

Clone Wars (first mentioned)
Great Jedi Purge (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Order 66 (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Supreme Chancellor election, 32 BBY (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Declaration of a New Order (first mentioned, indirect mention)
Galactic Civil War (first appearance)
Battle of Yavin (first appearance)
Destruction of Alderaan (first appearance)
Rescue of Princess Leia (first appearance)
Royal Award Ceremony (first appearance)

Technology: 15

3PO-series protocol droid (first appearance)
R2-series astromech droid (first appearance)
WED Treadwell repair droid (first appearance)
Darth Vader's armor (first appearance)
Binders (first appearance)
Computer (first appearance)
Navigation computer (first appearance)
Gaderffii (first appearance)
Lightsaber (first appearance)
Hologram (first appearance)
Imperial holotable (first appearance)
Clothing (first appearance)
Credit (first appearance)
Durindfire (first appearance)
Sun shawl (first appearance)

Lore: 38

Imperial Era (first appearance)
0 BBY (first appearance)
0 ABY (first appearance)
Blue Leader (first appearance, non-canon)
Blue Two (first appearance, non-canon)
Blue Three (first appearance, non-canon)
Blue Four (first appearance, non-canon)
Blue Five (first appearance, non-canon)
Gold Leader (first appearance)
Gold Two (first appearance)
Gold Five (first appearance)
Red Leader (first appearance)
Red Two (first appearance)
Red Three (first appearance)
Red Four (first appearance)
Red Five (first appearance)
Red Six (first appearance)
Galactic Emperor (first mentioned)
Grand Moff (first appearance)
Chief gunnery officer (first appearance)
Supreme Chancellor (first mentioned)
Jedi Knight (first appearance)
Jedi Master (first appearance)
Sith Lord (first appearance)
Dark Lord of the Sith (first appearance)
Chrysopaz (first appearance)
Mind trick (first appearance)
Telekinesis (first appearance)
Gypsum (first mentioned)
Helicite (first mentioned)
Aqualish (first appearance)
Bocce (first appearance)
Galactic Basic Standard (first appearance)
Huttese (first appearance)
Rodese (first appearance)
Bronse (first appearance)
Prisoner (first appearance)
Shang stew (first appearance)

Media: 1

Journal of the Whills (first mentioned)

Everything else: 64

Cat (first mentioned)
Tree (first appearance)
Class three droid (first appearance)
Loader droid (first mentioned)
Binary loadlifter (first mentioned)
Remote (first appearance)
Repair droid (first appearance)
Cell 2187 (first appearance)
Cell Block 1138 (first mentioned)
Thermal exhaust port (first appearance)
Fire Rings of Fornax (first mentioned)
Spice mines of Kessel (first mentioned)
Blue Six (first appearance, non-canon)
Red Ten (first appearance)
Red Twelve (first appearance)
Bureaucrat (first mentioned)
Black Leader (first appearance)
Governor (first appearance)
System crest of Alderaan (first mentioned)
Pirate (first appearance)
Senator (first appearance)
Armor (first appearance)
Blaster (first appearance)
Cogitative theory unit (first appearance)
Comlink (first appearance)
Deflector shield (first appearance)
Phototropic shielding (first appearance)
Droid (first appearance)
Freeze-floating control (first appearance)
Gravitonic construction (first mentioned)
Holoprojector (first appearance)
Holotable (first appearance)
Information retrieval system (first mentioned)
Obedience-rational module (first appearance)
Doppler distortion (first appearance)
Robe (first appearance)
Color (first appearance)
Cremation (first appearance)
Death (first appearance)
Electronic hallucination (first mentioned)
Fire (first appearance)
The Force (first appearance)
Galaxy (first appearance)
Hunting (first mentioned)
Jungle (first appearance)
Language (first appearance)
Shyriiwook (first appearance)
Lightsaber combat (first appearance)
Lightsaber duel (first appearance)
Metal (first appearance)
Durasteel (first mentioned)
New Order (first mentioned)
Planet (first appearance)
Plasma (first appearance)
Plastoid (first appearance)
Pool (first appearance)
Proof (first appearance)
Star (first appearance)
Star system (first appearance)
Binary star system (first appearance)
Sunscreen oil (first appearance)
Time (first appearance)
Standard Time Part (first mentioned)
Transatomic physics (first mentioned)

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