Star Wars Album

by Ballantine Books

Discusses the creator's inspiration for Star Wars, summarizes this science fiction story, and highlights the technical production of the film.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction

75 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 1978

About the author

Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back.

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 3 out of 5]

This picture book is basically in three parts: (1) roots for the film in movie and sci-fi history, (2) a novella-ization of the story, and (3) behind the scenes stories and pics. Only (3) is of real interest and value, I think. Some of (1) isn't convincing as being real inspiration for Lucas and (2) is just unnecessary.

[Curtiss · Rating 3 out of 5]

A look at the inspiration and development of the movie Star Wars, illustrated with movie stills and behind the scenes photos.