![]() ![]() Published in 1978, Foster’s book imagines a very distinct adventure for Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker. Who knows how the stars would have aligned for franchise success if the Star Wars sequel had been based on Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. ![]() It should be noted that Lucas regularly credited Foster as the ghostwriter. Splinter of the Mind’s Eye was part of a two-book deal that included writing the novelization of the original Star Wars. The only restriction placed on Foster was that his follow-up had to be filmable on a low budget. This was a precaution in case Star Wars flopped at the box office. Of course, the movie far from flopped, but the film’s astronomical success encouraged Lucas to dream bigger while Foster kept those restrictions in mind as he conceived the origins of Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. In Splinter, Foster began developing a story that takes place almost entirely on Mimban, the planet where Luke and Leia crash-landed en route to an assembling of key members of the Rebel Alliance. ![]() The book initially opened with an elaborate aerial battle that forced Luke and Leia to crash-land. Unfortunately, complexities would have eaten into the film budget, so Lucas had Foster cut the scene out. Other than that, Foster has been quoted as saying he and Lucas had minimal contact during his writing process, allowing him the freedom he needed. ![]()
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