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Galaxy Of Fear
''Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear'' is a series of 12 young adult, science fiction horror novels set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy six months after '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope''. The series was written by John Whitman, and released from February 1997 through to October 1998. The books ranged from 100 pages to 200 pages in large print. Summary The books tell the stories of three people and a droid: Tash Arranda, Zak Arranda, their Shi'ido uncle Mammon Hoole, and his droid DV-9. Tash and Zak are young survivors of the destruction of Alderaan, two Force-sensitive children who are trying to hide from the Galactic Empire while investigating the lost histories of the Jedi. The first six books form an arc. The protagonists discover pieces of a large Imperial experiment in biological weapons, codenamed ''Project Starscream''. The first six books deal with the heroes discovering the various components of ''Project Starscream'', each dangerous in its own right. The next six boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel Alliance
The Alliance to Restore the Republic (colloquial: Rebel Alliance; the Rebellion; the Alliance; or the Rebels) is a fictional stateless interstellar coalition of republican dissidents, imperial defectors, revolutionary factions and anti-imperialist clandestine cell systems in a resistance movement against the imperialist Galactic Empire. The Alliance's goal is to restore the liberal governance of the previous Galactic Republic, which had been dissolved after its leader Palpatine seized absolute power and declared himself emperor. It is the main protagonist faction of the original Star Wars trilogy, parallel to the mostly fallen Jedi Order survived by Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and later Luke Skywalker. As a direct reactionary movement to the formation of the Empire, the Rebel insurgency conducted covert operations on Imperial garrison-worlds and utilized a stateless strategy in conjunction with wolfpack- guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Fleet throughout the galaxy. Capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-3PO
C-3PO () or See-Threepio is a humanoid robot character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise who appears in the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. Built by Anakin Skywalker, was designed as a protocol droid intended to assist in etiquette, customs, and translation, boasting that he is "fluent in over six million forms of communication". Along with his astromech droid counterpart and friend , provides comic relief within the narrative structure of the films, and serves as a foil. Anthony Daniels has portrayed the character in eleven of the twelve theatrical ''Star Wars'' films released to date, with the exception of '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'', where the character does not appear. Despite his oblivious nature, has played a pivotal role in the galaxy's history, appearing under the service of Shmi Skywalker, the Lars homestead, Padmé Amidala, Bail Organa, Raymus Antilles, Luke Skywalker, Jabba the Hutt, and Leia Organa. In the majority of depictions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). Over three decades later, Hamill returned as Luke in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy, cameoing in ''The Force Awakens'' (2015) before playing a major role in ''The Last Jedi'' (2017) and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). He later played a digitally de-aged version of the character in the Disney+ series ''The Mandalorian'', appearing in the second-season finale, which premiered in 2020, and ''The Book of Boba Fett'', in the sixth episode, released in 2022. Originally a farmer on Tatooine living with his uncle and aunt, Luke becomes a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. The son of fallen Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (turned Sith Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chewbacca
Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's spaceship, the ''Millennium Falcon''; together they help the Rebel Alliance defeat the Galactic Empire and restore freedom to the galaxy. In the original trilogy, Chewbacca is portrayed by Peter Mayhew. Mayhew shares the role with his body double, Joonas Suotamo, in the first episode of the sequel trilogy, '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. Suotamo took over the role in the next episode, ''The Last Jedi,'' and reprised it in the anthology film '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' and the final sequel trilogy film, ''The Rise of Skywalker''. The character has also appeared in numerous works within the Expanded Universe, consisting of television series, books, comics, and video games. Characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Leia
Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the Star Wars (film), original ''Star Wars'' film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Galactic Empire (Star Wars), Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love with the smuggler Han Solo. In ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), Leia helps in the operation to rescue Han from the crime lord Jabba the Hutt and is revealed to be Vader's daughter and the twin sister of Luke Skywalker. The Star Wars prequel trilogy, prequel film ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) establishes that the twins' mother is Senator ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Empire
''Dark Empire'' is a ''Star Wars'' comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue Limited series (comics), limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy, followed by a second six-issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy, followed in turn by a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn by Jim Baikie. The initial series is notable for being one of the first ''Star Wars'' comics to be produced by Dark Horse Comics, who had acquired the comic rights to the ''Star Wars'' franchise in the early 1990s. Part of the Star Wars in other media, ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe, the trilogy follows events in the ''Star Wars'' franchise six years after ''Return of the Jedi'', specifically the aftereffects of Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, ''Thrawn'' trilogy. The story deals with the return of the villainous Palpatine, having successfully cheated death by transferring his spirit into a succession of cloned bodies. Other themes include L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jedi Order
''Star Wars: The New Jedi Order'' (or ''New Jedi Order'' or ''NJO'') is a series of 19 science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the Star Wars in other media, ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of Star Wars galaxy, the galaxy 21–25 years after the events depicted in ''Return of the Jedi''. The New Jedi Order was the restored and reformed Jedi organization, following the Great Jedi Purge and subsequent fall of the Galactic Empire (Star Wars), Galactic Empire. The Jedi Knights, reduced in number to only a handful, were slowly restored, primarily under the leadership of Luke Skywalker. Additional related stories were published, some as e-book novellas (as recently as 2006) and others as comic books (as recent as 2010/2011); these increase the total number of published ''NJO''-related stories to 26. Following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, in 2014, most existing ''Star Wars'' spin-off works—including those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas planet Bespin. Prior to the events of the film, Lando made a career as a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman, and was the owner of the ''Millennium Falcon'' until losing the ship to Han in a bet. In the film, when Cloud City is threatened by the Galactic Empire, Lando reluctantly betrays Han to Darth Vader, but later redeems himself by helping Han's friends escape from the Empire. In ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), after becoming a general in the Rebel Alliance, Lando helps rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt and leads the attack on the second Death Star. Lando is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy, as well as the sequel film ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), marking one of the longest intervals be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedi Prince Series
''Jedi Prince'' is a series of science fiction young-reader novels set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, written by Paul and Hollace Davids. They were published by Bantam Skylark between 1992 and 1993. The series takes place about a year after '' Return of the Jedi'', between the events of the books ''The Truce at Bakura'' (1993) and ''Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor'' (2008). Overview ''The Glove of Darth Vader'' After the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor, the Galactic Empire is left without a true leader. The Supreme Prophet Kadann has prophesied that the next leader of the Empire would wear the indestructible right hand glove of Darth Vader, so Imperial senator Timothy Barclay sends Captain Dunwell to find the glove. The Rebel Alliance and the Senate's Planetary Intelligence Network, hoping to find information on the new emperor, send C-3PO and R2-D2 to the planet Kessel. There they discover Grand Moff Hissa introducing Trioc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedge Antilles
Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy. He is also featured in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, most notably as the lead character in most of the ''X-Wing'' novels. Wedge has also appeared in the sequel trilogy film ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), with Lawson reprising his role, and the 2014 animated series ''Star Wars Rebels'', voiced by Nathan Kress. Before defecting to the Rebel Alliance, Antilles was an Imperial cadet (callsign: TIE SS25) of the Skystrike Academy. Antilles founded Rogue Squadron with his friend Luke Skywalker. His superior piloting skills, in-depth knowledge of Imperial military doctrine, and tactical leadership quickly propelled him though the ranks to become Marshal of the Alliance Starfighter Corps. Wedge is notable for having participated in more starfighter battles ending with decisive victories than any other character: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Evazan
This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film ''Star Wars'' as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise. As such, the list contains only information from the Skywalker Saga films, the 2008 animated TV series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and other films, shows, and video games published or produced after April 2014. The list is organized in humans and various alien species. No droid characters are included, so for those, see the list of ''Star Wars'' droid characters. Some of the characters featured in this list have additional or alternate plotlines in the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. To see those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
