Splinter of the Mind's Eye

Splinter of the Mind's Eye is a science fiction novel; it is a sequel to both Star Wars and its novelization Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. Written by Alan Dean Foster and originally published in 1978 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books, it was the first original full-length Star Wars novel to be published after the release of the 1977 Star Wars film, retroactively making it one of the earliest Expanded Universe works. T... more

Splinter of the Mind's Eye is a science fiction novel; it is a sequel to both Star Wars and its novelization Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. Written by Alan Dean Foster and originally published in 1978 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books, it was the first original full-length Star Wars novel to be published after the release of the 1977 Star Wars film, retroactively making it one of the earliest Expanded Universe works. The principal characters are Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Darth Vader. The book was originally written to be filmed as a low-budget sequel to Star Wars if the original film was not a success. Luke and Leia are traveling to Circarpous IV for an underground meeting in an attempt to take the Circarpousians into the Rebel Alliance. Leia's ship experiences problems; she and Luke are forced to land on Mimban, a foggy, swampy planet. A strange, colorful energy storm caused by energy mining forces their ships down in a crash landing... less