…a big difference is that Hobbie (one Rogue Squadron fighter pilot) crashes his snowspeeder against General Veers’ AT-AT, killing all there. And there are A LOT of more wampas in the novelization than the just one in the film, actually Echo Base is attacked by wampas! …the novelization started already on Hoth with Luke and Han, instead on space with the Imperial Starfleet. …once again, if you passed the last 40 years or so, frozen in carbonite, and you hadn’t watched the film, please be warned that you may find some spoilers ahead… However, certainly there are some changes here and there in the novelization, since it’s normal that during actually making the film, there are last minute modifications or special effects troubles and the assigned writer isn’t informed on time to make the adjustment on the prose novelization as well. It wasn’t a surprise that there are few relevant additions to this novelization, since you have to admit that Empire Strikes Back is Star Wars at its best and even good ol’ Georgie couldn’t add much to the Special Edition of the film, just a couple of CGI brief scenes, to justify the existence of a special edition of that superb film.

LT9.I have bought the Omnibus edition with the three original “Star Wars” movie novelizations but I’ve chosen this edition to make a better focused review of each single book. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course not a bag. The first three titles in The Mythos (in real time, that is), in a show-off, eye candy First Edition / Third Printing. That remnant shrinkwrap accompanies the book. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap only for scanning and description here. An extraordinarily handsome decorative edition, the equal of any such presentation, anywhere. Octavo, black background leather boards with gilt illustrations and decorations on both covers and spine (Jo Obarowski) spine ribbed All Edges Silver illustrated endpapers (2 different, front and back, by Ralph McQuarrie) satin page-marker ribbon (2+) 260 pp. Early printing of a very popular decorating piece.

Glut (The Empire Strikes Back) James Kahn (Return of the Jedi). The Star Wars Trilogy, by the stellar trio of George Lucas (Star Wars) Donald F. Jo Obarowski Ralph McQuarrie (illustrator).

Star Wars by Donald F. Glut