Q&As About 'Star Wars': Which of the Star Wars books tell the stories of the movies?

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© 2002 Del Rey Books (Ballantine) and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) 

Which of the Star Wars books tell the stories of the movies?
It depends on what you mean by “the stories of the movies,” and in what context.
If you mean the stories, characters, situations, and settings of the films themselves, then you’re probably asking about:
Dust jacket of the 1977 hardcover. Art by John Berkey. © 1977 20th Century Fox Film Corp. 


  • Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, credited to George Lucas but actually written by Alan Dean Foster. (Del Rey Books, 1976)
  • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, by Donald F. Glut. Story by George Lucas. Based on the screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. (Del Rey Books, 1980)
  • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, by James Kahn. Story by George Lucas. Based on the screenplay by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. (Del Rey Books, 1983)
    Original 1980 paperback edition of The Empire Strikes Back novelization. Cover art by Roger Kastel.  © 1980 Del Rey Books and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL)

  • Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace, by Terry Brooks. Story and Screenplay by George Lucas. (Del Rey Books, 1999)
  • Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones, by R.A. Salvatore. Story by George Lucas. Based on the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales. (Del Rey Books, 2002)
  • Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover. Story and screenplay by George Lucas. (Del Rey Books, 2005)
    © 2016 Del Rey Books and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens, by Alan Dean Foster. Based on a screenplay by Michael Arndt, J.J. Abrams, and Lawrence Kasdan. (Del Rey Books, 2016)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, by Alexander Freed. Based on a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. Screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. (Del Rey Books, 2016)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi, by Jason Fry. Based on the screenplay and story by Rian Johnson. (Del Rey Books, 2018)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story, by Mur Lafferty. Based on the screenplay and story by Jon and Lawrence Kasdan. (Del Rey Books, 2018)
If you mean how the movies themselves were made, there are many “Making of Star Wars” and Art of Star Wars volumes available.

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