Editing Princess Leia (section)

===Novels===
Leia makes her first literary appearance in ''[[Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker]]'', the novelization of the original 1977 film ''Star Wars'', which was released six months before the film in November 1976. Credited to Lucas but [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] by [[Alan Dean Foster]], the novel was based on Lucas' screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/01/24/weird-differences-between-the-first-star-wars-movie-and-its-preceding-novelization/|title=Weird Differences Between the First ''Star Wars'' Movie and Its Preceding Novelization|first=Ryan|last=Britt|work=[[Tor.com]]|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619170336/http://www.tor.com/2013/01/24/weird-differences-between-the-first-star-wars-movie-and-its-preceding-novelization/|archive-date=June 19, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Leia later appeared in the novelizations ''[[The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) by [[Donald F. Glut]] and ''[[Return of the Jedi (novel)|Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) by [[James Kahn]]. She is also a [[Third-person limited narrative|point-of-view]] character in the [[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|2015 novelization]] of ''The Force Awakens'' by Foster.<ref name="FA novel I">{{cite book |title=[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel)|The Force Awakens]] |first=Alan Dean |last=Foster |author-link=Alan Dean Foster |date=2015 |type=[[e-book]] |isbn= 9781101965504 |chapter=Chapter I |publisher=Random House Worlds }}</ref>

Foster's 1978 novel ''[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye]]'' was commissioned by Lucas as the basis for a potential low-budget sequel to ''Star Wars'' should the film prove unsuccessful.<ref name="fry">{{cite journal |last=Fry |first=Jason |title=Alan Dean Foster: Author of the ''Mind's Eye'' |journal=[[Star Wars Insider]] |issue=50 |date=July–August 2000}}</ref> In the story, Luke and Leia seek a crystal on a swampy planet and eventually face Vader in combat.

Leia appears in the [[Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Journey to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'']] line of novels and comics, which were introduced to connect ''The Force Awakens'' with previous films.<ref name="Journey">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/03/09/star-wars-release-20-books-journey-force-awakens|title=''Star Wars'' to release 20 books in journey to ''The Force Awakens''|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203115543/https://ew.com/article/2015/03/09/journey-force-awakens/|url-status=live}}</ref> She is featured in the young adult novel ''Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure'' (2015) by [[Cecil Castellucci]] and Jason Fry, which is set between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'',<ref name="SFS Target">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/guest-review-star-wars-moving-target-princess-leia-adventure-cecil-castellucci-jason-fry/ |work=[[SF Signal]] |title=''Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure'' by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry |first=Jay |last=Sherer |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503122908/https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/11/guest-review-star-wars-moving-target-princess-leia-adventure-cecil-castellucci-jason-fry/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Deseret Target">{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3503/7/Moving-Target-A-Princess-Leia-Adventure-The-new-canon-books-to-read-before-you-see-Star-Wars-The.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |title=The new canon books to read before you see ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' |first=Freeman |last=Stevenson |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216004331/http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3503/7/Moving-Target-A-Princess-Leia-Adventure-The-new-canon-books-to-read-before-you-see-Star-Wars-The.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Claudia Gray]]'s novels ''[[Star Wars: Bloodline]]'' (2016)<ref name="UT Bloodline">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/02/04/star-wars-bloodline-exclusive-excerpt-cover-reveal/79692922/ |title=Exclusive: Read an excerpt from ''Star Wars: Bloodline'' |first=Brian |last=Truitt |date=February 4, 2016 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |work=USA Today |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222041528/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/02/04/star-wars-bloodline-exclusive-excerpt-cover-reveal/79692922/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tor Bloodline">{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/2016/05/03/book-review-bloodline-claudia-gray/ |title=A Political Thriller with a Personal Core: ''Star Wars: Bloodline'' by Claudia Gray |work=Tor.com |first=Molly |last=Templeton |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407172657/https://www.tor.com/2016/05/03/book-review-bloodline-claudia-gray/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Leia: Princess of Alderaan]]'' (2017). The former is set six years before ''The Force Awakens'', while the latter features a 16-year-old Leia before the events of ''A New Hope''. She also leads in [[Beth Revis]]' ''Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel'' which is set immediately right after ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ross |first1=Dalton |title=Exclusive look at Han and Leia's Star Wars wedding on Endor |url=https://ew.com/books/han-leia-wedding-star-wars-princess-and-the-scoundrel/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 16, 2009 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816153142/https://ew.com/books/han-leia-wedding-star-wars-princess-and-the-scoundrel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>