A collection of the novelizations of the first three Star Wars movies presents the adventures of Luke Skywalker and his Rebel friends as they battle the might of the evil Empire.

Star Wars: a new hope, Star Wars: the Empire strikes back, and Star wars: return of the Jedi were originally published in paperback in the United States by The Ballantine Publishing Group, in 1976, 1980, and 1983, respectively.

Introduction /George Lucas -- Star wars : a new hope / by George Lucas -- The empire strikes back / by Donald F. Glut -- Return of the Jedi / by James Kahn.