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| Author | Donald F. Glut |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Film novelizations Canon G |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
Publication date | Hardcover: August 21, 1995 Paperback: April 12, 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover & Paperback |
| Pages | Hardcover: 224 Paperback: 224 |
| ISBN | 0-345-28392-9 |
| Preceded by | Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) |
| Followed by | Shadows of the Empire (1996) |
The Empire Strikes Back is a science-fiction novelization written by Donald F. Glut and first published by Del Rey. It is based on the screenplay to the film of the same name by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. Along with the film, it introduces new characters, most notably Lando Calrissian and Boba Fett (though Fett had been seen in the earlier low-canon Star Wars Holiday Special, which was made completely apocryphal in 2014).
The novelization was released on April 12, 1980, over one month before the film's theatrical release on May 21. It was originally released in two forms; a standard edition and a special Young Readers' Edition that was condensed into 150 pages. Initial printings of both versions contained 8 pages of color photographs in the middle of the book.