Soon he was controlled by the very assistants and boot-lickers he had appointed to high office, and the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears.Several other portions of the novel deviate from the film, including scenes that were filmed but not inserted into the final cut of the movie. Once secure in office he declared himself Emperor, shutting himself away from the populace. He promised to reunite the disaffected among the people and to restore the remembered glory of the Republic. Lucas later explained that the first film was written in the era of, when the story was intended to explore 'how a democracy turns itself over to a dictator-not how a dictator takes over a democracy.' The book's introduction reads:Aided and abetted by restless, power-hungry individuals within the government, and the massive organs of commerce, the ambitious Senator Palpatine caused himself to be elected President of the Republic. It contains the first reference to the Emperor's name, though his description is somewhat at odds with his depiction as a in, and the. Differences from the film The words that open each Star Wars film, 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.' Are absent from the novelization, substituted by the similar 'Another galaxy, another time.' In place of the opening crawl describing the events just preceding the film, the novelization includes a prologue explaining the political backstory 'From the First Saga: Journal of the Whills' (referencing the title of Lucas' first story outline for the saga). Later editions of the novelization were published under altered titles to reflect the retitling of the film, such as Star Wars: A New Hope, and Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Some later editions contain sixteen pages of full-color photos from the motion picture. In the next three months, Ballantine had sold 3.5 million copies.
Sphere reportedly paid $225,000 for the British publishing rights.By February 1977, still three months before the film was released, the novelization sold out its initial print run of 125,000 copies. On the back of the book was written, 'Soon to be a spectacular motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox'.In the United Kingdom, the novelization was published by, and featured cover art. The cover depicted Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 standing in front of an enlarged head of Darth Vader. The was by Star Wars, who was commissioned by Ballantine Books executive Judy Lynn Del Rey while he was working on visualization work for Lucas's forthcoming film. Publishing history The paperback book was first published in the US as Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker in December 1976 by Ballantine Books, six months before the theatrical release of the film. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a house.' Lucas, for his part, has been open about the fact that Foster ghostwrote the novel, noting this fact in his introduction to later editions of the book. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. When asked whether it was difficult for him to see Lucas get all the credit for the novelization, Foster said:'Not at all. 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.
I accepted the offer to meet with George, and did so at, then in a small warehouse in, (part of greater, and conveniently near my family home). Someone had read a book of mine, knew that I had already done novelizations, and thought I might be the writer to do the novelization of Lucas' new film. On how he got the job, Foster said:'My agent got a call from Lucas's lawyer of the time, (now one of the most powerful men in Hollywood). Ghostwriter (2007, age 60)The book was written by Foster and based upon Lucas's screenplay for the first Star Wars film. In later years, it was republished under the title Star Wars: A New Hope to reflect the of a subtitle to the film in 1981.Although the book contains some differences from the film, it also includes references to Palpatine and his rise to power in the prologue, setting up the backstory for future films. By, but credited to, it was first published on November 12, 1976.
Publication dateNovember 12, 1976Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)Pages272Followed by(1978)Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the original title of the of the 1977 film.
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