The next morning, Luke found R2D2 searching for Obi-Wan and meets Ben Kenobi, an old hermit, who lives in the hills and reveals himself to be Obi-Wan. While cleaning R2D2, Luke accidentally triggers part of Leia’s message in which she requests help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. The description given was "STAR WARS, by George Lucas (Ballantine/Del Rey, $1.95) The Space fantasy film hit in novel form, written by its director.The droids are captured by jalwa traders, who sell them to moisture farmers Owen and Beru Lars and their nephew Luke Skywalker. The novel appeared in the New York Times Paperback Best Sellers list from Jto October 23, 1977. Additionally, some words are spelled differently " Wookiee" is spelled as "Wookie", and " Hutt" is spelled as "Hut". The book's prologue quotes from the Journal of the Whills, and it says that Emperor Palpatine was merely a figurehead controlled by the Imperial bureaucracy. The novel also has instances that were retconned by later works. At the novel's end, Organa gives Chewbacca a medal.When Skywalker learns that Darklighter had been killed, his eyes begin to water and he reflects, "'We're a couple of shooting stars, Biggs' he whispered huskily, 'and we'll never be stopped.'" Skywalker also makes two attack runs through the Death Star trench. During the Battle of Yavin, Skywalker, Biggs Darklighter, and Wedge Antilles are all in Blue Squadron but in the film, they are all in Red Squadron instead.The garbage chamber's number is 366-17891 instead of 3263827. When the gang dives into the garbage chute, Han Solo dives in before Skywalker. The officer commanding the detention block is killed activating an alarm rather than drawing a blaster.Stormtrooper TK-421 is identified as THX-1138.After the destruction of Alderaan, Vader reports that Alderaan had possessed defensive systems "as strong as that of the Empire." In the novel, Obi-Wan does not feel Alderaan's destruction through the Force.His scars are said to be a sign of his ferocious reputation in combat. Jabba is described as a fat biped with an ugly, shaggy skull and jowls.Ponda Baba is described as having multiple eyes. Kenobi cuts a smaller alien in half and cuts off the arm of another. In the cantina, Skywalker is haggled by a trio of individuals.Chewbacca is described as having bright, yellow eyes.In the film, Organa does not encounter Tarkin until she is taken to the Death Star's Overbridge. In the novel, Tarkin is present during Organa's torture.Skywalker's lightsaber is described as having a jeweled hilt.Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder has an enclosed cockpit unlike the open cockpit seen in the film.Also, it is Tagge who mocks Vader's use of the force and is force-choked by him. Conan Antonio Motti is absent from the conference, instead the argument is between Cassio Tagge and Hurst Romodi. During the scene, Vader uses the Force to summon a cup from the table to his hand. In the film, there are only seven officers.
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