The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure

The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure is a junior novel that was released as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens book series. The novel, written by Jason Fry, follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker between Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. It was published by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on September 4, 2015, and comprises 192 pages. An animated comic adaptation of the novel was created by Nestlé as part of a licensed Star Wars–themed promotional campaign. The animation can be viewed on the Nestlé Comics website by typing a digital code featured on every box of Nestlé cereals. In 2017, a four-part comic adaptation written by Alec Worley and drawn by Ruairí Coleman was published in the German Star Wars Magazin.
==Description==
In this story, set between Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke finds himself drawn to a mysterious planet, where he must use the Force to save a young girl—and survive in a dangerous duel against a strange new villain.
==Plot summary==
==Development==
Author Jason Fry described getting the chance to write Luke Skywalker as "a huge thrill and an awesome responsibility," noting that he felt that "he's eluded some authors." He finished writing the book with a deeper appreciation of Skywalker than he had previously. There is also a new character in the book that he hopes fans will take a liking to. Fry would later write the novelization of the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi.Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition Fry considers The Weapon of a Jedi and The Last Jedi novelization to be bookends of each other. Both novels frame the Force as if it is a character of its own, and the experiences characters have with the Force in both are directly linked in Fry's mind.
==Continuity==
Cornelius Evazan was stated to be an alien. However, the 2016 reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded then revealed that Evazan was a human.Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
==Media==
===Editions===
*; September 4, 2015; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover
===Cover gallery===
File:Weapon of a Jedi Cover.jpg|Temporary cover
File:TheWeaponofaJedi.png|Cover
File:TWoaJ_Back_cover_final.jpg|Back cover
File:The Weapon of a Jedi Egmont Paperback Cover.png|Egmont paperback cover
File:A Arma de um Jedi.jpg|Brazilian cover for A Arma de um Jedi
File:Weapon_of_a_Jedi_czech_cover.jpg|Czech cover for Zbraň rytíře Jedi
File:Weapon_of_a_Jedi_Cover_RU.jpg|Russian cover for Оружие джедая. Приключение Люка Скайуокера
File:Weapon_of_a_Jedi_Japanese_Cover.jpg|Japanese cover
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Category:Canon middle-grade novels
Category:Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens