Book info

• Title Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
• Author George Lucas
• Year 1976
• Genre Science Fiction

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Luke Skywalker was a twenty-year-old who lived and worked on his uncle's farm on the remote planet of Tatooine...and he was bored beyond belief. He yearned for adventures that would take him beyond the farthest galaxies. But he got much more than he bargained for...

Thoughts

I’m always intrigued by a novelisation of a film and this must be the ultimate, no? It’s really well written, considering it’s in a galaxy far, far away where things aren’t quite the same as here on Earth. It’s pretty close to the film, scene by scene, but it does expand occasionally to give more substance to moments. It does suffer slightly, however, from leaning too much to the now-not-correct Luke’s father content, and attraction between Luke and Leia. But ultimately, I really enjoyed reading it.

Rating: 5 / 5