What is the name of the original Star Wars novel?

Answer 1

The films did in fact come before the books. Obviously, the first three Star Wars Movies were made in the 1970s and 1980s. After they were released, several books began appearing in stores for people to buy. If I am not mistaking I believe that the first book of the Thrawn Trilogy was the first Star Wars novel to be released.

This answer is so wrong. I still own the first Star Wars book that I purchased in 1976 (a year before the Star Wars movie first came out).

Answer 2

The original novel, titled simply Star Wars, was based on the screenplay by George Lucas and ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster. When it was originally released, it said "Soon to be a major motion picture" on the back cover, I believe. So, the book came out first, but it was based on the soon to be released movie, not the other way around.

Answer 3

originaly it was just called star wars but it changeed to star wars a new hope

Answer 4

The movies were created first and then the EU books

Answer 5

November 12th, 1976

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_From_the_Adventures_of_Luke_Skywalker

Answer 6

A New Hope was the first Star Wars book to be published. The first non-movie based book was Heir to the Force (part of the Thrawn Trilogy).

Answer 7

First George Lucas directed the movie A New Hope

Answer 8

The novelisation of A new Hope. If you were looking for for the first EU book, that would be Splinter of The Mind's eye.