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of the film; however, in this novelization he is written as a fat biped with an ugly, "shaggy skull" and "jowels" that shake with his head, and he has scars that are a sign of his ferocious reputation in combat. This differs both from the script's version of Jabba (which is described as a creature
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Republic. Once secure in office he declared himself
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is killed outright by the pursuing Vader and his fighters. In the novelization, Biggs is killed, and then Wedge must retreat, due to a malfunction caused in the battle with the enemy fighters. At the end of the novel, in addition to
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chokes in the conference room in the movie, is not included in the novel, instead replaced by a character named Romodi, who has severe facial scarring. The call sign of the stormtroopers guarding the
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Not at all. It was George's story idea. I was merely expanding upon it. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a
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did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the
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A Galaxy Here and Now: Historical and
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by Obi-Wan, which leads Luke to ask, "What's a duck?". In
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Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling
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214:of a subtitle to the film in 1981.
2359:Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
1634:The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1583:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1458:Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB
1025:Lee, Peter W. (January 15, 2016).
822:from the original on June 16, 2017
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763:"Interview with Alan Dean Foster"
131:Print (hardcover & paperback)
1194:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
1061:Britt, Ryan (January 24, 2013).
910:Burns, Kevin (director) (2004).
2011:The Lando Calrissian Adventures
1100:The Secret History of Star Wars
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