UPDATE: Four Titles for The Force Awakens-Related Books Revealed.

Star Wars Books

A while ago, it was discovered by Jedi-Bibliothek that four young adult novels would be hitting the shelves in September to kickstart the hype train for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens for a younger audience. While one of these was already given a title (The Fall Of The Empire/The Rise Of The Rebellion), the other three weren’t given names. Today, the J-B crew found out what the remaining titles were…

 

Jedi-Bibliothek claims that the three books are going to be called The Weapon Of A Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure and Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure, and Smuggler’s Run: A Han Solo Adventure. The books are written to catch younger Star Wars fans up on the stars of the Original Trilogy – along with a new Rebellion/Empire war narrative that also doubles as a love story – which will also detail a bit of information about the interim between Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens.

 

In any case, if Luke’s getting an entire lead-up book to his appearance in the movie, it does not seem likely that his role will be limited to a single scene cameo like some recent rumors suggested. This also indicates that Leia’s not going to sit the movie out, even though there haven’t been a lot of rumors concerning her role in the film. The website also reported that a young adult novel starring a character introduced in The Force Awakens would be released in December.

 

Chewie Luke Leia and Han

I personally find it exciting that the actual merchandise for The Force Awakens is going to hit three months in advance of the release of the movie – not just these books, but action figures, costumes, and other delightful trinkets. So much for that mystery box, eh?

 

UPDATE!

 

A new update from Jedi-Bibliothek.

Journey to Episode VII: The Fall of the Empire / The Rise of the Rebellion is no more. The book, which is expected to be written by the bestselling author Claudia Gray, now called Star Wars: Lost Stars. Unlike the books on Luke, Han and Leia (8-12 years), this book is addressed to the 10- to 14-year-old readers and thus a normal young adult novel. The book has been described as “Romeo and Juliet meets Star Wars” and the story of two friends on different sides of the Galactic Civil War – Rebels pilot and imperial officer.

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

30 thoughts on “UPDATE: Four Titles for The Force Awakens-Related Books Revealed.

  • February 27, 2015 at 8:20 pm
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    I hope they dont reveal too much of the movie through merch. I cant keep myself from looking!

  • February 27, 2015 at 8:33 pm
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    Last time I took a chance at buying merch before a Star Wars movie was released…I bought the soundtrack to TPM, and on the back, the final track on the CD was titled “Qui-Gon’s Noble End”….which pissed me off really badly. How do you release something like that BEFORE the movie comes out, with such an obvious spoiler?! That was it for me…I won’t ever buy product before a movie’s release again.

    • February 27, 2015 at 10:56 pm
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      Agreed on that one. I remember I put it in my CD player in my car and was listening to it on the way back to my house. At a stop light, I read the back of the CD and saw that track. I thought “son of a ….”. Not sure how that title made it.

  • February 27, 2015 at 8:51 pm
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    RIP Spock

    • February 27, 2015 at 9:08 pm
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      May he rest in peace in the great Starship Enterprise in the sky. Beam him up, Goddie.

    • February 28, 2015 at 12:49 am
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      “We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted that in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human.”

    • February 28, 2015 at 9:53 am
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      R.I.P.

  • February 27, 2015 at 9:06 pm
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    Agree with Dartholomew about spoilers on products…at least spoilers to that extent….also RIP Spock as someone stated. I know is a star wars site…….but 🙂
    Ps..unrelated star wars star news….Lupita who will be in THE Force Awakens had her Oscar dress stolen from her hotel room wed. It was cover in real pearls and valued at 150,000.

  • February 27, 2015 at 9:12 pm
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    So are all the new novels going to just be YA releases? Are we trading the rich tapestry of the old EU for a blurb about each character? “Luke started an Academy, then went into hiding for 20 years.” “Han and Leia got married, had some kids, got divorced; she now leads the Republic while Han went back to his old smuggler ways.” To say the least, I am not excited about how this is shaping up.

    • February 28, 2015 at 1:00 am
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      Uh, no. These are just the Episode VII books we know about right now.

  • February 27, 2015 at 9:38 pm
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    I think the only one suggesting Luke only appears at the end of the movie is Making Star Wars.

  • February 27, 2015 at 9:46 pm
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    I just recently checked out that old script read black and white pic of the SW7 cast…the one with r2 in a box etc…
    anyways i dont know mabey its just coinidence or w/e but notice the seating arangement?
    heres what it tells my ….kinda….

    That mabey there in that order as they apear in relation to the script readings…sorta like han and leia and inbetween them is their daughter ( Daisy Ridly ) then ofcourse chewie.
    Then the Producer and Pres.

    Then Domhnall Gleason ( lukes son i’d bet )
    c3po, luke…these guys are grouped together for the read possibly.

    then we have some baddies and stormtroopers ..as follows

    Serkis ( baddie i’m sure )
    Oscar Issac, John Boyega and Adam Driver..Boyega is a stormtrooper we know, I dont remember who the other two were…cant remember who played Kylo Ren but You see the trend there?
    It’s like these guys are kinda ‘grouped’ in a way? is it just me or?

    Like Han and Leia and daughter( Daisy) with chewie are together at some point
    Luke and c3po and possibly luke’s son ( Gleason ) are together at some point

    Then the baddies and or storm troopers are kinda “grouped” that way because their characters interact alot during the film?

    Then again the writter has changed since then correct? Lawrence Kasdan no longer it?

  • February 27, 2015 at 10:02 pm
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    Love story. Who’s parents then?

  • February 27, 2015 at 11:17 pm
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    OH NO!!! With all this copying twighlight and hunger games this is going to be Anikin and Padme meets Bella and Edward!! Please let this not be a stupid love story book aimed at ÿoung adults”! That has no place in star wars and dont start talking about han and leia because that was more realistic not some stupid star struck teenage dream! This is the worst rumor iv heard about star wars since the disney buyout!

    • February 27, 2015 at 11:37 pm
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      romeo and juliet is quite different than that stuff youve said…. hopefully means it will be better in that case…

  • February 27, 2015 at 11:44 pm
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    Don’t bother reading them. They will just wait a few years and declare them non canon and rewrite them yet again. Don’t waste your time and money.

    • March 2, 2015 at 8:53 am
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      Oh my god get OVER IT. Where in the hell could Star Wars have gone if they didn’t scrap the old EU?!? It was a jumbled mess anyways. At least there’s endless possibilities of new stories and movies coming out. Lucasfilm and the EU was a cash co, and all Disney is doing is reinventing another universe to get sucked into all over again. More Star Wars can’t be a bad thing. Unless it all sucks, then oh well. Everything loses it’s appeal and dies eventually anyways.

  • February 27, 2015 at 11:48 pm
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    Truthfully this is not intended to be click bait in no way at all. That`s in all honesty.

    But maybe the owner(s) of this site are wondering to their self, should they maybe include a little tribute page or something to Leonard Nimoy ? Would be really nice if you did.

    All sci-fi fans what ever taste would feel sad at his passing, even if star trek isn`t at the top of your list.

    Up to you but I reckon you should. In fact maybe I should just hold up right there cause ones already in the making.

    • February 28, 2015 at 1:10 am
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      We are going to release a piece on him, even though (unlike a couple of other Star Trek actors) Leonard Nimoy did not have a role in Star Wars.

      He lived long, and he prospered. May he rest in peace.

  • February 28, 2015 at 12:09 am
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    “Romeo and Juliet meets Star Wars”? Wasn’t that already made? I think its called Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

    • February 28, 2015 at 12:12 am
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      no cause in romeo and juliet they both kill themselves

      • February 28, 2015 at 7:48 am
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        Lol

  • February 28, 2015 at 12:39 am
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    My sources say this “love story” between a rebel and imperial is a throwback to the classic love story ‘Brokeback Mountain.’

  • February 28, 2015 at 4:23 am
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    The thrawn trilogy was my childhood. Please Disney, don’t do away with it.

    • February 28, 2015 at 7:51 am
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      They did sadly :

  • February 28, 2015 at 7:26 pm
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    Excellent. Everything is proceeding according to my desires

  • February 28, 2015 at 11:33 pm
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    i own all the books from 78-05 and i am glad they wiped out the EU and if any of us live long enough to see it, they will do the same again…how can they not? SW will be around long past any of us, how can you cram 80+ years into EU and keep it straight without stepping all over something already written 40 years ago? every few years should be reset around the movies and started over…not like you can’t reread material already written, and NO it doesn’t ruin your childhood, the movies, or the past…lets keep it between the lines, its only entertainment, not enlightenment. i wish they would still write the EU for those interested, give the heroes a “finish”…some dieing heroically, others running the galaxy afterward, the end…all without being part of this timeline. just my opinion, but that is all it is..to each his own. 🙂

    • March 1, 2015 at 7:45 am
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      Hell ya! Im not a big fan of the EU but they should have at least given “legends” an ending!

  • March 1, 2015 at 3:48 pm
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    Canceling The Fall Of The Empire/The Rise Of The Rebellion to bring a Romeo&Juliet in Space story!!??? FRAKK YOU DISNEY!! >:(

  • March 1, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    If they split following this era, Leia left Han for another woman. He’s okay with it. Another movie takes on today’s biting social issues.

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