Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (novelization)

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is a novel written by Matthew Stover and published on April 2, 2005 by Del Rey. It is based on the script of the movie of the same name. Narration for the unabridged and abridged audio version was performed by Jonathan Davis.

The book's plot corresponds much to that of the movie, though there are several added elements not seen in the film (the appearance of Lorth Needa as commander of the Integrity during the Battle of Coruscant, for example), while several sections of the movie's plot (most notably the Kashyyyk sequence) have been removed for the sake of the story's pacing. Moreover, the there are numerous divergences from the film in dialogue and the major lightsaber duels differ. All of the deleted scenes with the founders of the Rebel Alliance are included, and Stover heavily references the previous chronological novel, James Luceno's Labyrinth of Evil, something uncommon in film novelizations. Events from other Expanded Universe publications are also referenced, including the Star Wars: Republic comic book series, the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series, and the novels The Approaching Storm, Shatterpoint, The Cestus Deception, and Yoda: Dark Rendezvous.

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