Don Glut
Author of The Star Wars Trilogy
About the Author
Donald F. Glut is a prolific book and article writer, and movie producer-director
Series
Works by Don Glut
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [movie novelization] (1980) — Author — 2,725 copies, 24 reviews
What If...? [1977] #10 - What If Jane Foster Had Found the Hammer of Thor? (1978) 6 copies, 1 review
What If...? [1977] #9 -- What If The Avengers Had Fought Evil During The 1950s? (1978) 4 copies, 1 review
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction Giant Size Special — Contributor — 4 copies
What If...? [1977] #5 - What If Captain America and Bucky Had Both Survived World War II? (1977) 3 copies, 1 review
Thor, Vol. 1, # 279 3 copies
The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook 3 copies
Two Silver Bullets! 2 copies
Goddess From The Sea 2 copies
Start Exploring: Dinosaurs: A Fact-Filled Coloring Book (Start Exploring (Coloring Books)) (2011) 2 copies
Cobra Queen 2 copies
Gold Key Mystery Comics Digest 21 2 copies
The Dorian Gray Syndrome 2 copies
The Invaders, Vol. 1 #29 — Author — 1 copy
The Invaders, Vol. 1 #31 — Author — 1 copy
Kong Kull: Topaz-tronen! 1 copy
The Invaders, Vol. 1 #38 — Author — 1 copy
Scarlet Countess 1 copy
Origin of a Superhero 1 copy
Mummy's Kiss [movie] 1 copy
Dinosaurs 1 copy
Moonshine! 1 copy
Scaly Death 1 copy
Luna 1 copy
Signs Of Sorcery 1 copy
Monster Bait! 1 copy
The Craft Of A Cat's Eye 1 copy
Ghoul Girl 1 copy
Lair Of The Ice Worm 1 copy
A Birodalom visszavg 1 copy
What If? (1977-1984) #7 1 copy
Kull the Destroyer # 23 — Author — 1 copy
Kull the Destroyer # 22 — Author — 1 copy
Megatron's Master Plan 1 copy
A Martian Odyssey 1 copy
Visitation 1 copy
Addict 1 copy
Devil Woman! 1 copy
Girl On The Red Asteroid 1 copy
Rhapsody In Red! 1 copy
Queen Of Horror! 1 copy
Montezuma's Monster 1 copy
Spaced-out Girls! 1 copy
Last Act: October! 1 copy
Death Boat! 1 copy
Associated Works
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 313: Ghost Rider Volume 3 [#21-35 + Marvel Premiere #28] (2021) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Invaders, Vol. 1 #34 — Author — 2 copies
Mystery Comics Digest #3 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Glut, Donald Frank
- Birthdate
- 1944-02-19
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Southern California (cinema)
- Occupations
- director
actor
screenwriter
author
writer - Short biography
- He created characters and backstory for 'Masters of the Universe'.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Pecos, Texas, USA (birth)
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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The Star Wars Trilogy (Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker; The Empire Strikes Back; The Return of the Jedi) by George Lucas
Star Wars: ****
If it was actually written by Foster, as Lucas admits in his own foreword, it should be credited to him properly. Especially since this book is excellent. It adds quite a bit to the original story, such as fleshing out Luke's life before his adventures began, and is a great read.
The Empire Strikes Back: *1/2
Glut managed to somehow both overwrite and underwrite this story; there is no reason to read this instead of watching the movie. It doesn't work as a good supplement to the show more movie - rather, it reads like Glut (poorly) improvising on the spot as he watches, with no particular insight to the characters or plot and nothing particularly interesting when compared to the final movie script. Terrible. Skip. It's a shame we couldn't get Leigh Brackett's version of what this story could have been as a novel.
The Return of the Jedi: ***
Kahn isn't afraid to actually create a story here, putting his own spin on things in ways that other authors (and the future movies) did differently, and the book reads much better for it. Characters actually have character, and there's more here than just the movie script with unnecessary additions like Glut's. Lando, for example, sees the world as a gambler, which makes sense for his character. Kahn even manages to patch numerous plot holes in the movie's final script, smoothing over some awkward things so they make a (little) more sense with the space he's given. Unfortunately, even he can't save the ewww incest between Luke and Leia from two books ago. show less
If it was actually written by Foster, as Lucas admits in his own foreword, it should be credited to him properly. Especially since this book is excellent. It adds quite a bit to the original story, such as fleshing out Luke's life before his adventures began, and is a great read.
The Empire Strikes Back: *1/2
Glut managed to somehow both overwrite and underwrite this story; there is no reason to read this instead of watching the movie. It doesn't work as a good supplement to the show more movie - rather, it reads like Glut (poorly) improvising on the spot as he watches, with no particular insight to the characters or plot and nothing particularly interesting when compared to the final movie script. Terrible. Skip. It's a shame we couldn't get Leigh Brackett's version of what this story could have been as a novel.
The Return of the Jedi: ***
Kahn isn't afraid to actually create a story here, putting his own spin on things in ways that other authors (and the future movies) did differently, and the book reads much better for it. Characters actually have character, and there's more here than just the movie script with unnecessary additions like Glut's. Lando, for example, sees the world as a gambler, which makes sense for his character. Kahn even manages to patch numerous plot holes in the movie's final script, smoothing over some awkward things so they make a (little) more sense with the space he's given. Unfortunately, even he can't save the ewww incest between Luke and Leia from two books ago. show less
On this second novelization of Star Wars, I am once again left with the same frustrating feeling that I have with most of Star Wars as a whole. A feeling of deep satisfaction, but this feeling almost never culminates into a full climax, leaving me with unfinished emotions so strong that it almost ruins the whole experience, and leaves me very emotionally confused. When I feel this way about a piece of media, it is often a sign that I just experienced something incredibly awful, something new show more and unique, or something that is emotionally powerful.
In attempting to read the novelizations, I was hoping that I would be able to resolve my complicated emotions about Star Wars. After finishing the Empire Strikes Back novelization, I think it is clear that I will not be able to resolve my thoughts about Star Wars, within the original trilogy novelizations. But what I have come away with in reading Star Wars in a written format, is more personal evidence to support my own assumption that it is not a story that should be interpreted in the traditional western lens. Star Wars is not a story written with any internal logical consistency, as most modern storytelling is done, and to interpret it as we would other modern stories often leads you to believe that Star Wars is not a very consistent world at all, which is a totally valid judgement. Skilled authors and film-makers should know how to dress up logical inconsistencies and narrative plot holes in a way so that they don't distract the audience, and I think the film does this well, where the book does not. I am not trying to make some dumb argument about media literacy, saying something along the lines of "Star Wars is good bro, you are just too dumb to understand what makes it a masterpiece". Skilled author's and film-makers should know how to implement literary devices and references to other works or real world ideas without taking the audience out of their immersion in the story, and this is something that I think all of Star Wars struggles to do well. But here is the thing... Obvious references and crudely implemented literary devices persist in almost all of the Star Wars filmography, even after Disney took over. By traditional standards, I look at how Star Wars is written, and I am offended. But the franchise has obviously affected a lot of people, and has become a very important part of the tapestry of modern day culture. So something has to be working right on the literary level for the franchise to have the cultural impact that it has had.
Writing this reflection has been difficult, because what can I say about Star Wars that is interesting, and hasn't been said before? This is what I think I can bring to the table, that I think is an often very overlooked part of Star Wars. George Lucas was a student of anthropology before he was a film-maker, and he has noted on multiple occasions that Star Wars was very inspired by "the Hero's Journey" narrative framework found in Joseph Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." As someone who is reading "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and has studied some anthropology and middle-eastern mythology in an academic setting when I was in school to become a minister, I have a glimpse of George Lucas' unique human perspective. I have merely played with the intellectual toys of anthropology, and it has transformed the entire direction of my life. I can easily imagine how much more transformative and unique your perspective would be if you studied humanity even more as Lucas has. So when I interact with Star Wars, I see something different than most other people. Where most other people see inconsistent worldbuilding, rushed character development, and forced dialogue, I see an intentional tapestry of syncretic mythology, character archetypes, and dialogue emulating ancient styles of storytelling. I see personal flairs that only someone with his background would have, and these personal flairs get even stronger and more pronounced with the prequel trilogy. Do you need to be informed about anthropology to enjoy Star Wars? Absolutely not! Is this interpretation deeper than you think? Yes and no. It is a unique texture applied to the story being told, that highlights certain elements and emotions. It can go deeper than that, but that is basically what I understand is going on.
In the Empire Strikes Back, this mythological metaphor comes into full expressionist display with the words "No, I am your father, search your feelings, you know it to be true." Ch 13 Pg 366. I knew this moment was coming, but when it happened, I was unexpectedly moved. I was reading it through the lens of mythology and spirituality. I did what the text said and searched my feelings, and I was shocked and almost brought to tears as I thought about my difficult relationship with my own family and my father, as well as many thoughts about government, authority, resistance, and power structures. This moment was incredibly therapeutic. With this moment. I fully let go of my want for Star Wars to be a logical... and embraced that Star Wars is a franchise entirely meant to be understood through the lens of empathy. It is a Rorschach, meant to pull out the audience's subjective experience. Everything in the world and story of Star Wars is intentionally designed as an abstracted version of the real world, to help the audience engage with the form of an idea, and not get stuck in it's real world identity. I had a feeling that this empathetic way of interpreting Star Wars was the correct lens to view it through for quite a while, but was just unwilling to accept it until this moment.
To bring things to a conclusion. If a consistent world and logical storytelling is something that you can't get pest when viewing Star Wars. I would say you have a completely valid view of Star Wars. I just have a very niche set of knowledge that leaves me so personally affected that I cannot pretend like I have an objective view. I think it is beautiful and emotionally powerful, based solely on my subjective experience, not by any objective measures.
Title: Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Series: Star Wars Movie Novelizations
Order: 7
Author/Editor: Donald F Glut
Note (Accolades):
Genre/Subject: Star Wars Canon
Pages: 165
Owned/Platform: EPUB
Excitement: 7
Rating: 8
How did I hear about it: Star Wars is pop culture
Finished: Yes
Read over the course of: 2 Weeks
Date Finished: Wed, Jul 2, 2025
Reason Finished: I am interested in reading the Star Wars Novelizations.
Reason Dropped:
Expectations: Mixed
Pacing Feel: Too Short
Style: Narrative
Worth My Time: Yes show less
In attempting to read the novelizations, I was hoping that I would be able to resolve my complicated emotions about Star Wars. After finishing the Empire Strikes Back novelization, I think it is clear that I will not be able to resolve my thoughts about Star Wars, within the original trilogy novelizations. But what I have come away with in reading Star Wars in a written format, is more personal evidence to support my own assumption that it is not a story that should be interpreted in the traditional western lens. Star Wars is not a story written with any internal logical consistency, as most modern storytelling is done, and to interpret it as we would other modern stories often leads you to believe that Star Wars is not a very consistent world at all, which is a totally valid judgement. Skilled authors and film-makers should know how to dress up logical inconsistencies and narrative plot holes in a way so that they don't distract the audience, and I think the film does this well, where the book does not. I am not trying to make some dumb argument about media literacy, saying something along the lines of "Star Wars is good bro, you are just too dumb to understand what makes it a masterpiece". Skilled author's and film-makers should know how to implement literary devices and references to other works or real world ideas without taking the audience out of their immersion in the story, and this is something that I think all of Star Wars struggles to do well. But here is the thing... Obvious references and crudely implemented literary devices persist in almost all of the Star Wars filmography, even after Disney took over. By traditional standards, I look at how Star Wars is written, and I am offended. But the franchise has obviously affected a lot of people, and has become a very important part of the tapestry of modern day culture. So something has to be working right on the literary level for the franchise to have the cultural impact that it has had.
Writing this reflection has been difficult, because what can I say about Star Wars that is interesting, and hasn't been said before? This is what I think I can bring to the table, that I think is an often very overlooked part of Star Wars. George Lucas was a student of anthropology before he was a film-maker, and he has noted on multiple occasions that Star Wars was very inspired by "the Hero's Journey" narrative framework found in Joseph Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." As someone who is reading "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and has studied some anthropology and middle-eastern mythology in an academic setting when I was in school to become a minister, I have a glimpse of George Lucas' unique human perspective. I have merely played with the intellectual toys of anthropology, and it has transformed the entire direction of my life. I can easily imagine how much more transformative and unique your perspective would be if you studied humanity even more as Lucas has. So when I interact with Star Wars, I see something different than most other people. Where most other people see inconsistent worldbuilding, rushed character development, and forced dialogue, I see an intentional tapestry of syncretic mythology, character archetypes, and dialogue emulating ancient styles of storytelling. I see personal flairs that only someone with his background would have, and these personal flairs get even stronger and more pronounced with the prequel trilogy. Do you need to be informed about anthropology to enjoy Star Wars? Absolutely not! Is this interpretation deeper than you think? Yes and no. It is a unique texture applied to the story being told, that highlights certain elements and emotions. It can go deeper than that, but that is basically what I understand is going on.
In the Empire Strikes Back, this mythological metaphor comes into full expressionist display with the words "No, I am your father, search your feelings, you know it to be true." Ch 13 Pg 366. I knew this moment was coming, but when it happened, I was unexpectedly moved. I was reading it through the lens of mythology and spirituality. I did what the text said and searched my feelings, and I was shocked and almost brought to tears as I thought about my difficult relationship with my own family and my father, as well as many thoughts about government, authority, resistance, and power structures. This moment was incredibly therapeutic. With this moment. I fully let go of my want for Star Wars to be a logical... and embraced that Star Wars is a franchise entirely meant to be understood through the lens of empathy. It is a Rorschach, meant to pull out the audience's subjective experience. Everything in the world and story of Star Wars is intentionally designed as an abstracted version of the real world, to help the audience engage with the form of an idea, and not get stuck in it's real world identity. I had a feeling that this empathetic way of interpreting Star Wars was the correct lens to view it through for quite a while, but was just unwilling to accept it until this moment.
To bring things to a conclusion. If a consistent world and logical storytelling is something that you can't get pest when viewing Star Wars. I would say you have a completely valid view of Star Wars. I just have a very niche set of knowledge that leaves me so personally affected that I cannot pretend like I have an objective view. I think it is beautiful and emotionally powerful, based solely on my subjective experience, not by any objective measures.
Title: Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Series: Star Wars Movie Novelizations
Order: 7
Author/Editor: Donald F Glut
Note (Accolades):
Genre/Subject: Star Wars Canon
Pages: 165
Owned/Platform: EPUB
Excitement: 7
Rating: 8
How did I hear about it: Star Wars is pop culture
Finished: Yes
Read over the course of: 2 Weeks
Date Finished: Wed, Jul 2, 2025
Reason Finished: I am interested in reading the Star Wars Novelizations.
Reason Dropped:
Expectations: Mixed
Pacing Feel: Too Short
Style: Narrative
Worth My Time: Yes show less
Super heroes have become a sort of mythology on their own. Who knows if thousands of years from now, our ancestors will look back on our culture and imagine we worshipped a Spider-God who kept the innocent safe, and that some invincible super soldier helped win all wars from WWII to the intergalactic wars with the Kree and Skrulls.
Who knows? I suppose it strongly depends on whether or not Marvel still holds a copyright by
Nevertheless, we’ve been given these modern gods, who have been show more around in one incarnation or another for 60+ years. In a way, this modern mythology has become part of our natural history. We make references to comic book characters, or events in their lives, so naturally and freely that they have become like members of our extended families or household deities or public figures. It’s interesting, then, to see sways to this natural history. “What ifs”, if you will.
This is one of the major reasons I enjoy series like What If? (and DC’s Elseworlds, as well as any other alternate reality story of this genre). That, added to the fact that I grew up reading comics, makes this tweak of established story even more interesting.
In the trade paperback What If? Volume 2 are collected several issues (minus the ads) of one of my favorite comic book series, following the original series where Volume 1 left off. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to read these issues without having to take my original copies out of their plastic and board sanctuaries (not to mention being able to read intermediate issues I might have not been able to find). However, my biggest complaint is the lack of touch-ups. The touched up cover (based on What If the Avengers had Assembled in the 1950s?) doesn’t alter the drawings, but does add a sense of depth to an originally flat cover. It would have been nice if at least some touching up were done to the rest of the issue. For example, the backup story “What if the Spider were Bitten by a Radioactive Human?” has some panels that are so in need of a cleaning up that the Roy Thomas/Uatu mash-up’s face is sometime indistinguishable from a pink blob.
Other than the occasional poor transfers from pulp to gloss, the rest of the issue is wonderful, including the letters to the editor. I particularly enjoyed the one berating the What if Jane Foster found Mjollnir?, criticizing the What If? staff for messing around too much with Celtic mythology. I bet his face was red when they explained that Thor et al. was actually from Norse mythology. I laughed out loud at that one.
Nevertheless, this is a wonderful series and worth getting for any person who like me enjoys recollecting his old comics as graphic novels so he can actually read them (or her/she if you’re female). My biggest request is to do just a little bit of touch up on future issues (maybe a rerelease?), and my second biggest request is to do the same thing with the second What If? series (as, to my knowledge, it has not been released in a serial book form).
I’ll keep buying them as long as Marvel/Disney/etc. keeps printing them! show less
Who knows? I suppose it strongly depends on whether or not Marvel still holds a copyright by
Nevertheless, we’ve been given these modern gods, who have been show more around in one incarnation or another for 60+ years. In a way, this modern mythology has become part of our natural history. We make references to comic book characters, or events in their lives, so naturally and freely that they have become like members of our extended families or household deities or public figures. It’s interesting, then, to see sways to this natural history. “What ifs”, if you will.
This is one of the major reasons I enjoy series like What If? (and DC’s Elseworlds, as well as any other alternate reality story of this genre). That, added to the fact that I grew up reading comics, makes this tweak of established story even more interesting.
In the trade paperback What If? Volume 2 are collected several issues (minus the ads) of one of my favorite comic book series, following the original series where Volume 1 left off. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to read these issues without having to take my original copies out of their plastic and board sanctuaries (not to mention being able to read intermediate issues I might have not been able to find). However, my biggest complaint is the lack of touch-ups. The touched up cover (based on What If the Avengers had Assembled in the 1950s?) doesn’t alter the drawings, but does add a sense of depth to an originally flat cover. It would have been nice if at least some touching up were done to the rest of the issue. For example, the backup story “What if the Spider were Bitten by a Radioactive Human?” has some panels that are so in need of a cleaning up that the Roy Thomas/Uatu mash-up’s face is sometime indistinguishable from a pink blob.
Other than the occasional poor transfers from pulp to gloss, the rest of the issue is wonderful, including the letters to the editor. I particularly enjoyed the one berating the What if Jane Foster found Mjollnir?, criticizing the What If? staff for messing around too much with Celtic mythology. I bet his face was red when they explained that Thor et al. was actually from Norse mythology. I laughed out loud at that one.
Nevertheless, this is a wonderful series and worth getting for any person who like me enjoys recollecting his old comics as graphic novels so he can actually read them (or her/she if you’re female). My biggest request is to do just a little bit of touch up on future issues (maybe a rerelease?), and my second biggest request is to do the same thing with the second What If? series (as, to my knowledge, it has not been released in a serial book form).
I’ll keep buying them as long as Marvel/Disney/etc. keeps printing them! show less
Yeah, let's be real I would not be giving this five stars if it wasn't Star Wars. The writing isn't very good. All tell, no show. Doesn't really bring much more depth to any of the characters. But hey, it's Star Wars, so I love it. Let's discuss some of the quotes!
Like oh my fucking gods, if this isn't the best example of less is more I've ever seen then I don't know what is. Why was those last lines necessary? Ruined one of the best exchanges in cinematic history with some casual sexism and whatnot. I'm sorry, but this is so not Han!? He shouts "you could use a good kiss" and then runs away because he's piiiiissed that Leia doesn't wanna kiss him, not because she's not woman enough wtf????? Idk, at no point do I ever get the feeling that Han considers himself gods gift to women (that's so fanon) and that Leia should be lucky to have him. At the most he makes jokes about being good-looking, but I doubt he ever gets over that "a princess and a guy like me"-thing. Fuck off with this.
(Yeah, the Leia/Han scenes kept bothering me in this book. Get used to hearing about it.)
Once, again, UGH. Here's some good meta on the scene as it appears in the movie, and having read that this part irks me even more. ESPECIALLY since Han says "I hope you didn't expect more" in the book rather than the excellent "sorry, sweetheart, I don't got time for anything else". Also why would he ruin everything with the "and excited"-line here? Like it's fucking obvious he wants to hold Leia and kiss her and then it's all romantic and then he ruins it for no reason??? Nah, I'm not buying it.
YODA IS FUCKING BLUE.
I'm nitpicking, but I don't like that he draws her to him. I like it in the movie better where they kiss each other, rather than having "this time she didn't resist" pointed out to me. And they're not interupted by 3PO which means they have to end it by themselves and it gets weird. I don't like it.
Darth Vader has a blue light saber!!! I think this is the first time in the novels the color is described on any light saber, and it does make it sound like they are all blue. Was that originally planned?
I've heard that this is how the line originally appeared in the script, but I've also heard - I think - that he was meant to say "I love you too". I know the story of why it was changed, and I can't believe that exchange would've even close to as famous if it had stayed this way. It's cute, in a way, but not as epic as "I know".
Then again some things are exactly as in the movie and those are kinda the best parts. So far. show less
"She began to laugh harder now. "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee."show more
"I can arrange that." He moved closer to her, and she looked radiant even in the cold light of the ice chamber. "Believe me, you could use a good kiss. You've been
so busy giving orders, you've forgotten how to be a woman. If you'd have let go for a moment, I could have helped you. But it's too late now, sweetheart. Your big opportunity is flying out of here."
[...]
"You're as cold as this planet!"
"And you think you're the one to apply some heat?"
"Sure, if I were interested. But I don't think it'd be much fun."
Like oh my fucking gods, if this isn't the best example of less is more I've ever seen then I don't know what is. Why was those last lines necessary? Ruined one of the best exchanges in cinematic history with some casual sexism and whatnot. I'm sorry, but this is so not Han!? He shouts "you could use a good kiss" and then runs away because he's piiiiissed that Leia doesn't wanna kiss him, not because she's not woman enough wtf????? Idk, at no point do I ever get the feeling that Han considers himself gods gift to women (that's so fanon) and that Leia should be lucky to have him. At the most he makes jokes about being good-looking, but I doubt he ever gets over that "a princess and a guy like me"-thing. Fuck off with this.
(Yeah, the Leia/Han scenes kept bothering me in this book. Get used to hearing about it.)
[Leia falls into Hans arm while aboard the Millenium Falcon.]
"Why, Princess," he said, pleasantly surprised, "this is so sudden."
At that, she began to pull back. "Let go," she insisted, trying to move out of his arms. "I'm getting angry."
"Han saw the old familiar expression of arrogance beginning to return to her face. "You don't look angry," he lied.
"How do I look?"
"Beautiful," he answered truthfully, with an emotion that surprised him.
Leia felt suddenly, unexpectedly shy. Her cheeks flushed pink and, when she realized she was blushing, she averted her eyes. But she still did not really try to get free.
Han somehow couldn't let the tender moment last. "And excited," he had to add.
Leia became infuriated. once again the angry princess and haughty senator, she quickly moved away from him and drew herself up to her most regal bearing. "Sorry, Captain," she said, her cheeks now reddened in anger, "being held by you isn't enough to get me excited."
"Well, I hope you don't expect more," he grunted, angrier at himself than at her stinging words."
Once, again, UGH. Here's some good meta on the scene as it appears in the movie, and having read that this part irks me even more. ESPECIALLY since Han says "I hope you didn't expect more" in the book rather than the excellent "sorry, sweetheart, I don't got time for anything else". Also why would he ruin everything with the "and excited"-line here? Like it's fucking obvious he wants to hold Leia and kiss her and then it's all romantic and then he ruins it for no reason??? Nah, I'm not buying it.
Long white hair was parted down the middle and hung down on either side of the blue-skinned head.
YODA IS FUCKING BLUE.
[Leia and Han have their "dialogue before their first kiss, v similar to the movie except Han doesn't use Leia hurting herself as an excuse to take her hand, he just does it]
"Before she could finish, Han Solo drew her to him and felt her body tremble as he pressed his lips to hers."
I'm nitpicking, but I don't like that he draws her to him. I like it in the movie better where they kiss each other, rather than having "this time she didn't resist" pointed out to me. And they're not interupted by 3PO which means they have to end it by themselves and it gets weird. I don't like it.
Out of the darkness a light appeared - the blue flame of a just-ignited laser sword. In its illumination Luke saw the looming figure of Darth Vader raise his lighted weapon to attack, and then lunge.
Darth Vader has a blue light saber!!! I think this is the first time in the novels the color is described on any light saber, and it does make it sound like they are all blue. Was that originally planned?
"I love you," she said softly. "I couldn't tell you before, but it's true."
He smiled his familiar cocky smile. "Just remember that, because I'll be back."
I've heard that this is how the line originally appeared in the script, but I've also heard - I think - that he was meant to say "I love you too". I know the story of why it was changed, and I can't believe that exchange would've even close to as famous if it had stayed this way. It's cute, in a way, but not as epic as "I know".
"No," Vader replied calmly. "I am your father."
Then again some things are exactly as in the movie and those are kinda the best parts. So far. show less
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