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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (novelization)
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, written by James Kahn, is the official novelization of the film of the same name. Its first edition was published on May 12, 1983.
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Facts
- Title
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- Author
- James Kahn
- Released
- May 12, 1983
- Media type
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- Isbn
- 0345307674
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Unabridged
- Timeline
- 4 ABY
- Series
- The Star Wars Trilogy
- Preceded by
- Tales from the Empire
- Followed by
- Tales from Jabba's Palace
Who turns up here
Characters: 78
- Gial Ackbar (first appearance)
- Sim Aloo (first appearance)
- Padmé Amidala (indirect mention)
- Wedge Antilles
- Barada (first appearance)
- Nizuc Bek (first appearance)
- Jad Bean (retconned, first appearance)
- Kren Blista-Vanee (first appearance)
- Boushh (first mentioned)
- C-3PO
- Chirpa (first appearance)
- Chirpa's iguana (first appearance)
- Salacious Crumb (first appearance)
- Arvel Crynyd (first appearance)
- Delevar (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Dustbin Droid (first appearance)
- EV-9D9 (first appearance)
- Lando Calrissian (first appearance)
- Chewbacca
- Endicott (first appearance)
- Boba Fett
- Bib Fortuna (first appearance)
- Gherant (first appearance)
- Janus Greejatus (first appearance)
- Jabba's rancor (first appearance)
- Tiaan Jerjerrod (first appearance)
- Jhoff (first appearance)
- Jubnuk (first appearance)
- Derek Klivian
- Bidlo Kwerve (first appearance, retconned)
- Beru Whitesun Lars (mentioned only)
- Owen Lars (mentioned only)
- Logray (first appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (as a Force spirit)
- Sila Kott (first appearance)
- Crix Madine (first appearance)
- Malakili (first appearance)
- Misik (first appearance)
- Ephant Mon (first appearance)
- Mon Mothma (first appearance)
- Nien Nunb (first appearance)
- Hermi Odle (first appearance)
- Oola (first appearance)
- Breha Organa (indirect mention)
- Leia Organa
- The Emperor
- Paploo (first appearance)
- Firmus Piett
- R2-D2
- Max Rebo (first appearance)
- Red Two (first appearance)
- Ree-Yees (first appearance)
- Romba (first appearance)
- Saelt-Marae (first appearance)
- Horton Salm (retconned)
- Keir Santage (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure
- Teebo (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial Advisor (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial Advisor (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial Advisor (first appearance)
- Unidentified stormtrooper (first appearance)
- Wallen (first appearance)
- Wicket W. Warrick (first appearance)
- Warwick (first appearance)
- Yoda
- Yorr (first appearance)
- Blue Wing (first appearance)
- Gold Wing (first appearance)
- Green Wing (first appearance)
- Red Wing
- House of Organa
- Skywalker family
- Warrick family (first appearance)
- Golden One (first appearance, first mentioned)
Species: 29
- Bantha (mentioned only)
- Iguana (first appearance)
- Rancor (first appearance)
- Sarlacc (first appearance)
- Unidentified tusked creature (first appearance)
- Baragwin (first appearance)
- Chevin (first appearance)
- Ewok (first appearance)
- Gamorrean (first appearance)
- Gran (first appearance)
- Human
- Alderaanian
- Naboo
- Hutt
- Ishi Tib (first appearance)
- Jawa
- Klatooinian (first appearance)
- Kowakian monkey-lizard (first appearance)
- Mon Calamari (first appearance)
- Nikto
- Quarren (first appearance)
- Sullustan (first appearance)
- Tusken Raider (mentioned only)
- Twi'lek (first appearance)
- Yarkora (first appearance)
- Yoda's species
- Weequay (first appearance)
- Wookiee
- Rwook
Planets: 12
Places: 14
- Yoda's Hut
- Bright Tree Village (first appearance)
- Royal Hut (first appearance)
- Emperor's Throne Room (first appearance)
- Endor shield generator bunker (first appearance)
- Spice vaults of Gargon (first mentioned)
- Dune Sea
- Ben Kenobi's home (mentioned only)
- Northern Dune Sea (first appearance)
- Great Pit of Carkoon (first appearance)
- Jabba's Palace (first appearance)
- Lars homestead
- Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
- Great Tree (first mentioned, first appearance)
Galaxy: 3
- Outer Rim Territories
- Dagobah system
- Sullust system (first mentioned)
Starships: 27
- Death Star I (mentioned only)
- Death Star II (first appearance)
- Alliance Fleet
- Death Squadron
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- Redemption
- GR-75 medium transport
- CR90 corvette (first appearance)
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
- Pride of Tarlandia (first appearance)
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (first appearance)
- Emperor Palpatine's shuttle (first appearance)
- ST 321 (first appearance)
- Tydirium (first appearance)
- Mon Calamari Star Cruiser (first appearance)
- MC80 Liberty Type Heavy Star Cruiser
- Liberty (first appearance)
- MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser (first appearance)
- Home One (first appearance)
- Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Executor
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptor (first appearance)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
Vehicles: 10
- X-34 landspeeder (indirect mention)
- Luxury sail barge (first appearance)
- Khetanna (first appearance)
- Bantha-II cargo skiff (first appearance)
- Skin glider (first appearance)
- 74-Z speeder bike (first appearance)
- All Terrain Armored Transport
- Tempest 1 (first appearance)
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- Jabba the Hutt's dais (first appearance)
Organizations: 36
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Army
- Alliance Special Forces
- Endor strike team (first appearance)
- Wilderness Fighters
- Rebel trooper
- Aggressor Wing (first appearance, retconned)
- Blue Squadron (first identified)
- Blue Squad (first appearance)
- Gold Squadron (first identified)
- Gray Squadron (first appearance)
- Green Squadron (first identified)
- Rebel pilot
- Red Squadron (first identified)
- Alliance High Command
- Bothan Spynet (first mentioned, retconned)
- Corellian Engineering Corporation (mentioned only)
- Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard (first appearance)
- Imperial Military
- Imperial Army
- Imperial Army pilot
- Imperial Navy
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Scout trooper (first appearance)
- Stormtrooper
- Tempest Force (first appearance)
- Hutt Cartel
- Desilijic (first appearance)
- Jabba's criminal empire (first appearance)
- Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Mandalorian
- Sith
- Order of the Sith Lords
- Corellian
Events: 12
- Battle of Taanab (first mentioned)
- Declaration of a New Order (mentioned only)
- Funeral of Anakin Skywalker (first appearance)
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Endor (first appearance)
- Duel on Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Rescue of Han Solo (first appearance)
- Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (first appearance)
- Siege of Jabba's Palace (first appearance)
- Great Jedi Purge (indirect mention)
- Duel on Mustafar (mentioned only)
- Starfighter combat
Technology: 52
- R2-series astromech droid
- GNK power droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- EV-series supervisor droid (first appearance)
- TT-8L/Y7 gatekeeper droid (first appearance)
- Darth Vader's armor
- |Mandalorian armor
- Stormtrooper armor
- Tantel armor (first appearance)
- Ubese raider armor (first appearance)
- Binders
- Blaster cannon
- Blaster carbine
- EE-3 carbine rifle
- Blaster pistol
- Heavy blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- Bowcaster
- Concussion missile (first appearance)
- Deflector shield generator
- SLD-26 planetary shield generator (first appearance)
- Electrojabber (first mentioned)
- Fire-knives (first appearance)
- Grappling hook
- Hologram
- Hoversled
- Jammer
- Jetpack
- Z-6 jetpack
- KX9 laser cannon
- Lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber (mentioned only)
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber (first appearance)
- Sith lightsaber
- Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Magnetic grapple
- Net
- Proton bomb
- Proton grenade
- Security collar (first appearance)
- Sling (first appearance)
- Spear
- Superlaser
- Concave Dish Composite Beam Superlaser
- Thermal detonator
- Class-A thermal detonator (first appearance)
- Cape
- Curtain (first appearance)
- Galactic Credit Standard (mentioned only)
- Gimer stick
- Man in Carbonite
Lore: 32
- Blue Leader
- Gold Leader
- Gray Leader (first appearance)
- Green Leader (first appearance)
- Red Leader
- Red Two
- Red Three
- Galactic
- Imperial officer
- Crime lord (first appearance)
- Grand Master
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master (as a Force spirit)
- Prisoner
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master
- Alcohol
- Flameout
- Force lightning (first appearance)
- Farsight
- Force empathy
- Force vision
- Mind trick
- Telekinesis
- Tutaminis
- Huttese
- Cho mai
- Dun Möch
- Rule of Two
- Wine
Real world: 1
- Max Rebo Band (first appearance)
Everything else: 177
- Elephant (mentioned only)
- Pit-boar (first mentioned)
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Power droid
- Protocol droid (first identified)
- Supervisor droid (first appearance)
- Commando
- Admiral
- Colonel
- Rebel Command Fleet (first appearance)
- General
- Martyrs (first mentioned)
- Band
- Bounty hunter
- Captain
- Chief
- Corporal
- Governor (mentioned only)
- Commander
- Controller
- Moff
- Princess
- Bodyguard
- Cyborg Operations (first appearance)
- Gangster (first appearance)
- Translator
- Lieutenant
- Majordomo (first appearance)
- Skiff guard (first appearance)
- Jedi hunter
- Minister of Education
- Pilot
- Saboteur
- Shaman (first appearance)
- Sith apprentice
- Special forces (first appearance)
- Spy
- Alderaanian gunship (first appearance)
- Battleship
- Communications ship (first appearance)
- Cruiser
- Destroyer
- Flagship
- Frigate
- Landspeeder
- Light freighter
- Man-of-war (first appearance)
- Sail barge (first appearance)
- Shuttle
- Skiff (first appearance)
- Skyhopper
- Speeder bike (first appearance)
- Star Cruiser (first appearance)
- Star Destroyer
- Starfighter
- TIE series
- Starship
- Walker
- AT-series
- Armor
- Arrow
- Blaster
- Carbon-freezing
- Comlink
- Computer terminal
- Death Star II plans (first appearance)
- Deflector shield
- Planetary shield
- Ray shield
- Droid sensorscope
- Emergency siren
- Entry ramp
- Holoprojector
- Laser cannon
- Me/7 heavy repeating dual laser cannon (first appearance)
- Quad laser cannon
- Lightsaber crystal
- Lightsaber hilt
- Photoreceptor
- Reactor core
- Restraining bolt (mentioned only)
- Rifle
- S-foils
- Scomp link (first appearance)
- Sensor
- Shock collar
- Throwing spear (first appearance)
- Sublight engine
- Composite-beam laser
- Proton beam cannon
- Traction-test bed (first appearance)
- Turbolaser
- Turbolift
- Whipcord launcher (first appearance)
- Fibercord whip
- Bantha blaster
- Bantha fodder (first mentioned)
- Binary
- Bounty
- Brain (mentioned only)
- Bridge
- Broadside battle (first appearance)
- Callsign
- Carbonite
- Cockpit
- Death
- Deity (mentioned only)
- God (mentioned only)
- Desert
- Drum (first appearance)
- Exile
- Fire
- First Tree (first mentioned)
- Fleet
- The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Dark side burst (first appearance)
- Drain Knowledge (first appearance)
- Force power
- Force sense
- Force stealth
- Force-sensitive
- Wound in the Force
- Funeral (first appearance)
- Jedi funeral (first appearance)
- Ground warfare
- Hangar
- Hat
- Hibernation sickness (first appearance)
- Hookah pipe
- Hyperspace
- Jedi apparel
- Language
- Ewokese (first appearance)
- Shyriiwook
- Sullustese (first appearance)
- Ubese (first appearance)
- Leafbrothers (first mentioned)
- Leather
- Lekku (first appearance)
- Lightsaber combat
- Cho mok
- Cho sun
- Sun djem
- Lightsaber duel
- Lightspeed
- Lithium (first mentioned)
- Lithium carbonate (first mentioned)
- Luck (mentioned only)
- Magic
- May the Force be with you
- Moon
- Music
- Jizz (first identified)
- New Order
- Oxygen
- Ozone
- Photon
- Planet
- Gas giant
- Plasma
- Plastoid
- Quark (first mentioned)
- Rope
- Sentience
- Sith apparel
- Skeleton
- Sleep
- Star
- Terrain-following flying
- Stomach (first mentioned)
- Suspended animation
- Tooth
- Torture
- Tree
- Twin (first appearance)
Not in the archive: 1
- Rebel carrier (first appearance)
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