They were essential reading during the pre-internet days, giving us an insight both visual and written into the plot of the film. Head on over to StarWars.com as Jamie Greene takes a look at the much-loved storybooks from the original trilogy.
Star Wars fans of a certain age know exactly what these are. We had each of them on our bookshelves, we spent hours poring through them, and many of us still own them. It’s an incredible understatement to call the library of Star Wars books that have been published over the past 40 years vast. Of the hundreds of Star Wars books out there, dozens of them are just novelizations, abridgments, and retellings of the original trilogy. Yet none hold quite so special a place in our hearts than the oversized storybooks that were released along with each film. These books. They’re classics of the genre and a favorite of collectors. But they hold up surprisingly well, and I’d argue that they still deserve a place on your bookshelf — especially if you have little ones at home. Here are five reasons why they’re still most impressive.
