Inspired by the mimban crawler from splinter of the minds eye. It ends up that the realm is using the earth to mine dolovite. Jan 01, 2018 this was the idea behind the firstever star wars spinoff, splinter of the mind s eye, by alan dean foster. Splinter of the mind s eye is a novel set in the star wars expanded universe. This was the idea behind the firstever star wars spinoff, splinter of the minds eye, by alan dean foster. Star wars, luke must keep empowering magic crystal from the empire. Inspired by the mimban crawler from splinter of the mind s eye. Written by alan dean foster who also ghostwrote the novelization of a new hope, it is set chronologically between the events of a new hope and the empire strikes back. Alan dean foster did a great job with the material with which he had to work.
Splinter of the minds eye is an artifact from a bygone era and a star wars universe without the empire strikes back. A look back at splinter of the minds eye the first star. This is to be expected, as the novel was written as a lowbudget sequel to the 1977 film. Splinter of the minds eye is a sciencefiction novel written by alan dean foster as a sequel to the film star wars 1977. Ill share more details and images of the vehicle soon, for now heres the crew. Story of the lost star wars sequel splinter of the minds eye. Luckily, this wasnt the case, with the empire strikes back establishing the series official canon while splinter of the minds eye took the. Splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I enjoyed the story and surprised myself by reading the whole thing in two days. May 24, 2018 mimban should ring a bell for fans of the original eu novel from 1978, splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster, who also ghost wrote the novelization of a new hope and recently penned the. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book.
Splinter of the mind s eye is an artifact from a bygone era and a star wars universe without the empire strikes back. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. He is the author of the new york times bestseller star wars. Star wars legends star wars legends kindle edition by foster, alan dean. Jun 21, 20 star wars, luke must keep empowering magic crystal from the empire. With the splinter of the minds eye pinup however, i think lukes lightsaber was left out. Splinter of the mind s eye, formerly subtitled from the adventures of luke skywalker, is a legends novel written by alan dean foster. A star wars story connects to splinter of the mind. Luke skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to. Editions of splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read splinter of the minds eye. Many fans regard it with puzzlement and frustration due to its characterization and deviance from even the most rudimentary star wars canon.
It is set in 2 aby, and it follows luke skywalker and leia organa to the planet mimban, where they seek out the powerful kaiburr crystal and encounter darth vader. A look back at splinter of the minds eye the first. Written by alan dean foster who also ghostwrote the novelization of. Splinter of the minds eye 2 is the second issue of dark horse comicss adaptation of the novel splinter of the minds eye. Star wars splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster. May 16, 2019 splinter of the mind s eye by alan dean foster, 1978, ballantine books edition, in english.
Originally published in 1978 by del rey, a division of ballantine books, it was the first original. Splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster, 9780345320230, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Splinter of the minds eye by foster, alan dean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thankfully, star wars broke the box office bank and alan dean fosters splinter of the minds eye was never a film. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Mimban should ring a bell for fans of the original eu novel from 1978, splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster, who also ghost wrote the novelization of. Jun 15, 2018 splinter of the mind s eye is fairly straightforward and offers little in the face of building the star wars mythos. Splinter of the mind s eye is the first star wars tiein novel. Star wars author alan dean foster on splinter of the mind.
Oct 12, 2014 splinter of the minds eye had a feel of an epic adventure although it was fairly limited in its actual scale. Splinter of the minds eye is a novel set in the star wars expanded universe. Splinter of the minds eye luke has the hots for his. Its fun to go back and read one of the original star wars books again. Below is jeremy messersmiths song tatooine made into a beautiful and innocent paper animated short by eric power.
It is by alan dean foster many fans regard it with puzzlement and frustration due to its characterization and deviance from even the most rudimentary star wars canon. This is the alternate universe we might have lived in. Splinter of the minds eye author alan dean foster theres another memorable darth vader moment where he casually kills off grammel, who has been the main villain up to that point. Splinter of the minds eye was the first ever star wars expanded universe novel, published the year after the blockbuster release of star wars a new hope in 1978. Embed embed for hosted blogs and item splinter of the mind s eye is a 1978 science fiction novel written by alan dean foster. Originally published in 1978 by del rey, a division of ballantine books, it was the first original fulllength star wars novel to be published after the release of the 1977 star wars film, retroactively. The biggest changes splinter of the minds eye made to star wars. The plot of splinter of the minds eye focuses on the kaiburr crystal, a shiny red treasure that essentially enhances the force. Splinter of the minds eye had a feel of an epic adventure although it was fairly limited in its actual scale. Splinter of the mind s eye wookieepedia is a novel of the star wars legends continuity. While splinter of the minds eye didnt absolutely blow me away, it was an interesting read.
Splinter of the minds eye luke has the hots for his sister. Star wars author alan dean foster on splinter of the. Even before star wars was released in theaters, george lucas was looking ahead to a sequel. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. There always seemed to be danger on the horizon, or some evil, unseen force lurking in the misty haze ahead. Mar 16, 2015 splinter of the minds eye author alan dean foster theres another memorable darth vader moment where he casually kills off grammel, who has been the main villain up to that point. Assuming that indeed is a lightsaber luke is reaching for in the.
Splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster goodreads. In our first episode of journey through star wars legends, we tackle the first star wars novel ever written, splinter of the mind s eye. Nov 27, 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. It is set in 2 aby, and it follows luke skywalker and leia organa to the planet mimban, where they seek out the powerful kaiburr crystal and encounter darth. Certain creative choices were designed to work around the potential production of a. Splinter of the minds eye is the story that lucas was thinking about filming as a chap sequel to star wars in the chance that star wars turned out. Written by alan dean foster who also ghostwrote the novelization of a new hope, it is set chronologically between the events of a new hope and the empire. Luke and also leia, whilst heading for a world that they intend to hire for the rebel partnership, crashland one rock over on mimban. It sees luke, leia, and the droids stranded on mimban, a dark, foggy mining world that contains a powerful crystal also sought by the empire. Its fun to pick out what shouldnt be there, but the most enjoyable part to me was seeing things that turned up later in the saga.
Splinter of the minds eye all the tropes wiki fandom. Splinter of the minds eye is a 1978 science fiction novel written by alan dean foster. Splinter of the minds eye part 11 blue milk special. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. In our first episode of journey through star wars legends, we tackle the first star wars novel ever written, splinter of the minds eye. With anthony daniels, ingvild deila, bobby shane ellis, william wayne. Leia is in the throes of ptsd and being a jerkass because of it. Splinter of the minds eye, formerly subtitled from the adventures of luke skywalker, is a legends novel written by alan dean foster. Many fans regard it with puzzlement and frustration due to its. Mar 05, 2018 while splinter of the minds eye didnt absolutely blow me away, it was an interesting read. Splinter of the mind s eye was the first fulllength star wars novel with an original storyline to be published after the release of the original film, and is thus considered, alongside marvel s initial comic series, to mark the beginning of the star wars expanded universe. Assuming that indeed is a lightsaber luke is reaching for in the original cover art. Luke skywalker bobby shane ellis and princess leia ingvild deila are marooned together on the world of mimban, where they encounter the locals and struggle against the forces of the evil galactic empire, including darth vader. Thanks to bmser javier for turning us on to this great.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading splinter of the minds eye. Star wars splinter of the minds eye audiobook audiobooks. Now they are kyber crystals, and also they are what powers lightsabers and additionally what powers the death star as well as starkiller base, but i swerve. In effect, the first original fulllength expanded universe works and was published shortly after the release of the original movie. On their way to a conference, luke skywalker, princess leia r2d2 and c3po crashland on a swamp planet named mimban, which is crawling with. Alan dean foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them.
Splinter of the minds eye is a classic star wars novel written by alan dean foster it takes place between a new hope and the empire strikes back. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. All songs recorded at shark bite studios except allabasi which was recorded at studio apogee. Splinter of the minds eye by alan dean foster, 1978, ballantine books edition, in english. Splinter of the mind s eye was the first ever star wars expanded universe novel, published the year after the blockbuster release of star wars a new hope in 1978. Science fiction, juvenile fiction, fiction in english, luke skywalker fictitious character, fiction. Splinter of the minds eye is fairly straightforward and offers little in the face of building the star wars mythos. Released in 1978, the novel picked up where a new hope left off. Ill share more details and images of the vehicle soon, for now here s the crew. Star wars legends ebook written by alan dean foster.
The history of splinter of the minds eye is an interesting one. The plot of splinter of the minds eye revolves around the kaiburr crystal, a shiny red gem that basically amplifies the force. Splinter of the minds eye 1978 edition open library. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading splinter of the mind s eye. Splinter of the minds eye wookieepedia is a novel of the star wars legends continuity. Splinter of the mind s eye was the first fulllength star wars novel with an original storyline to be published after the release of the original film, and is thus considered, alongside marvels initial comic series, to mark the beginning of the star wars expanded universe. I read one of the new disney star wars books recently and it just didnt work for me. Today i give you a glimpse of what could have been the sequel to the original star wars called star wars splinter of the minds eye. The novel was the first installment in the star wars expanded universe, and it was first.
Feb 07, 20 this is the alternate universe we might have lived in. Splinter of the minds eye has had a bad shake in the years following its release, but in this classic star wars tale youll find a lot you can take away and, in the spirit of brian daley and his iconic han solo trilogy, a standalone story unencumbered by tight chronology and outside influences. Splinter of the minds eye is the first star wars tiein novel. Splinter of the minds eye is the first legends star wars novel i have read since the creation of the legends books.
141 1440 1295 1037 1006 1016 1591 787 472 1250 647 302 1105 1480 551 1176 1608 7 1564 1141 1064 1387 952 389 913 757 764 377 562 295 1229 120 915 811 826 327 161 36 310 707 271 1178 515 1275