The Force Awakens

TheofficialnovelizationofStarWars:TheForceAwakens,theblockbusterfilmdirectedbyJ.J.Abrams,featuringan8-pagecolorphotoinsertofthrillingimagesfromthehitmovie.Morethanthirtyyearsago,StarWarsburstontothebigscreenandbecameaculturalphenomenon.Nowthenextadventuresinthisblockbustersagaarepoisedtocaptivateoldandnewfansalike—beginningwiththehighlyanticipatedStarWars:TheForceAwakens.AndalongsidethecinematicdebutcomesthethrillingnoveladaptationbyNewYorkTimesbestsellingsciencefictionmasterAlanDeanFoster.SetyearsafterReturnoftheJedi,thisstunningnewaction-packedadventurerocketsusbackintotheworldofPrincessLeia,HanSolo,Chewbacca,C-3PO,R2-D2,andLukeSkywalker,whileintroducingahostofexcitingnewcharacters.DarthVadermayhavebeenredeemedandtheEmperorvanquished,butpeacecanbefleeting,andevildoesnoteasilyrelent.Yetthesimplebeliefingoodcanstillempowerordinaryindividualstoriseandmeetthegreatestchallenges.Soreturntothatgalaxyfar,faraway,andprepareyourselfforwhathappenswhentheForceawakens....PraiseforStarWars:TheForceAwakens“Likeallthebestnovelizations,AlanDeanFoster’sadaptationofStarWars:TheForceAwakensenrichesthemovieexperience.Thenovelgoesbeyondsimplygivingusinsightintothecharacters’thoughts,withplentyofadditionalscenespaintingabroaderpictureofthegalaxy.”—NewYorkDailyNews“Fast-moving,atmosphericandraisesgoose-bumpsatjusttherightmoments.[Foster]notonlyevokesentireonscreenworlds...healsogivesusglimpsesofanevenmorevast,unseenuniverse.”—TheWashingtonPost“Wasmyexperienceofthefilmenrichedbythebook?Yes.Noquestion.Isthenovelizationworthreading?Yes....Fosterhaswrittenabookthatcapturesthespiritofthefilm,whilepresentingadditionalinformationthathelpsanswersomeofthequestionsthatlinger.”—CoffeewithKenobi