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GHOOSE YOUR OWN
SARWARS Tbe fate of tbe Rebel Alliance ie in your
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Illustrated by Eric Cherry
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A NEOT HOPE
All rights reseraed. I would like to gratefully acknowledge rhe support and
@, rM, 4r @ 1998 fu Lacasfiln Ltd.
Couer art copyright @ 1998 by Lucasfilm Ltd.
contributions of my agent, Lori Perkins; the ream at
Illastrationt co?light @ 1998 by Bantam Doubbday Dell Books for Young Readns. Bantam, especially Diana Capriotti, Karen Meyers, and
Beverly Horowitz; Sue Rostoni at Lucasfilm; radio
No part ofthis book may be reprod*ced or transmitted in any fom or b7 any meln, ebctronic
or mechanical, includingphotocopying, recording or by any ifbrmation *orage and retinal scribe Brian Dale/; the Jedi Master George Lucas, and
system, without permission in witing from the publhher. every person whose hard work went inro making the
For information address: Bantam Doubkdzy Dell Books for Young Readets.
original film; and of course, as always, my wonderful
wife, Connie, who knows this stuff even better than I
do.
ISBN 0-553-48651-9
Pablished simubaneous$ in the United States and Canada
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A FIEW HOPE
Do not read this book straight through from be-
ginning to end. These pages contain many different
adventures that you may have as Luke Skywalkert
best friend. From time to time as you read along,
you will be asked to make a choice. tWhat you de-
cide may mean the difference between a victorious
Rebel army and a long reign of Imperial terror under
the Emperor and his minion, Darth Vader.
The adventures you have are the results of your
choices. You are responsible because you choose. Af-
ter you make a decision, follow the instructions to
find out what happens to you next.
Think carefrrlly before you act. The Force is in
you, and you may harness your power for the good
of the Rebel Alliance, or you may be seduced by the
dark side. It will not always be easy to see the differ-
ence between good and evil. You may be forced to
sacrifice yourself or your friends for a greater goal.
Your life, and indeed the future of the galaxy, depend
on the choices you make.
Good luck!
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You live on your parent's moisture farm on the
planetTatooine, a dustball covered with wind-driven
sands and rolling dunes.
You hear the exciting stories qf the Empire and the
Rebellion, and you dream that soon youll get off
Thtooine. As your best friend, Luke Slcywalker, often
says, "If there's a bright center to the universe,
Thtooine is the planet farthest from it." Luke also
wants to get off Thtooine, to do what so many of
your friends have done: attend the Imperid Space
Academy and become a pilot.
Late one night you are lying in bed thinking about
becoming a fighter pilot. Though you know you
should be thinking about the Imperial Navy, your
thoughts are more and more of the Rebels. Theret
something cool about the Rebels. And everyone
knows that the Emperor is evil.
Suddenly you hear a whisper outside your win-
dow.
nHrr."
IttLuke. He lives with his uncle Owen and aunt
Beru, who have their own moisture farm not far
ewey.
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of hyperspace.
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You are terrified. But you can,r berray Luke.
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As soon as the shipt navigational controls are
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changed, Han makes the jr-p to lightspeed, and
you're on course back to Yavin 4. But the scene when
you arrive is enough to make your hair stand on end.
"The Force?" you whisper. "fn me?,,
The Rebels are getting massacred. Most of the
X-wings have been blown out of space by Imperial
TIE fighters or by the Death Star's own defensive
I systerns.
You stare at Thrkin in shock!
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Suddenly you spot smoke on the horizon. Luke "I guess theret no reason for all of us to die," you
pilots the landspeeder in that direction. It's a huge say grimly.
Jawa sandcrawler, and it's on fire. It has been at- Han nods. Soon you board the Millenium Falcon,
tacked, and all the Jawas have been killed. At first it and withour any more good-byes,
/ou leave yavin 4
seems as though the Sand People have done it, but behind. You feel an incredible relief as the ship
on investigation you discover clues that point to the moves away from the moon.
Imperial soldiers Ben says are called stormtroopers. Still, you feel more and more guilry as you move
The stormtroopers probably destroyed the sand- awey from Yavin 4. You dont bring it up, because
crawler because they were looking for R2 and C- you dont think you can change Hant mind.
3PO. You sense great danger. A short time later, you catch Chewbacca staring at
"Oh, no!" Luke exclaims. "They must know by you. He looks as upset as you feel. After a moment,
now the Jawas sold the droids to Uncle Owen. And he turns to Han and growls something.
that would lead them back . . ." "Look, Chewie," Han says. "I know what I m do-
Luke turns and runs to the landspeeder. You have ing, okay?'We can use this reward ro pay offJabba
only a moment to decide whether to go with him or the Hutt, then we're in the clear. No more price on
stay with Ben and the droids. our heads, no more bounry hunters. If we go back
wete as dead as the rest of rhem."
IF YC)U STAY WITH BEN, IF YoU THINK THAT YoU sHoULD KEEP
TURN TC) PAGE 26. GotNG, TURN to plce 97.
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You want to stay with Ben and learn about the A short while later, you watch rhe Millenium Fal_
Force. Maybe someday you'll become a Jedi yourself, con rake off and leave the planet.
But even though R2's safery is vital to the Rebellion, You wander around Mos Eisley, looking for some-
you know you have to go home with Luke. He's your one ro take you back to your parents. But you have
best friend, and he and his family come first. no money, and no one will help you. Soon the two
You jump into the landspeeder with Luke and race suns begin ro set, and the sffeets grow dark.
across the desert. From far away you can see smoke Finally you m et a courier named Capri Otti. She
rising from his aunt and unclet moisture farm. doesn't have room for a passenger in her loaded mes_
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\7hen you arrive: /ou stare at the burning buildings senger vehicle, but she will take a message to your
of the farm in shock. parenrs and bring back whatever money they send,.
Luke jumps out. You go after him. Capri Otti leaves, and there is nothing you can do
"LJncle Owen!" he shouts. 'Aunt Beru!" but wait for her. You go back into the cantina and
You shout with him. \,X/hen no one answers, you
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"You're hired, then," the bartender says. .,Maybe
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seems nice enough, but later that night you
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"Hi, Luke," you answer quietly. "What brings you Ben then explains about the Force, the energy
here this late? If your uncle finds out you left the field that connects all living things and from which
farm, he'll be pretty mad." Jedi Knights get their power. But the Force, he ex-
"I'11 be in bigger trouble if I dont get our new plains, has a dark side, to which some Jedi, like his
droid back," Luke mutters. former student Darth Vader, have fallen prey.
"\(hat do you mean?" you ask. "Vhat happened Suddenly R2 begins to beep urgently.
with the new droid? And which one? That gold pro- "Go on, R2," you say. "Show us this urgent mes-
tocol droid, C-3PO?" sage."
"No, the little R2 unit," Luke explains. "It was the "General Kenobi," begins a holograph of a beauti-
strangest thing. Uncle Owen had me clean them up, ful girl, "years ago you served my father in the Clone
and I triggered a holorecording. The little droid just \7ars. Now we beg you to help us in our struggle
kept repeating part of the holovid over and over'" against the Empire. I have placed information vital
"\7hat was it?" you ask. to the securiry of the Rebellion into the memory sys-
"\(ho was it, is more like it," Luke answers. "This tem of this R2 unit. You must see this droid safely to
girl, the prettiest girl I ve ever seen, with a message my father on Alderaan. Please help me, Obi-'Wan
for someone named Obi-\7an Kenobi. I couldnt get Kenobi. You're my only hope."
the whole message to PlaY."
"\(ho is she?" Luke asks, and you can see that he
"Did you try taking off the restraining bolt?" you is intrigued by the girl.
"She is Princess Leia Organa of the Royal House
ask. "sometimes those bolts can botch other droid
functions." of the planet Alderaan," Ben explains. "Officially she
"I did that, but that made the droid even more ex- is an Imperial Senator, but secretly she is a leader of
cited, and then the message disappeared com- the Rebel Alliance.
pletely," Luke says.
go get help!" Vader to cast your lot with your friends, at least for
Luke calls for you to wait, that you ll have a better the moment. At the same time you feel so guilqy
chance if you stick together, but you dont listen' fu about your earlier betrayal that you cant bring your-
you run away,you can hear the savage screams of the self to betray them again.
Sand People as they knock your best friend to the The battle continues. Several stormtroopers have
ground. Still, you convince yourself that running for worked their way into the landing bay, trying to get
help is the only way either of you will live. around behind Luke to surprise him. You see that
You dodge one of the Tusken Raiders who comes het taken cover behind a TIE fighter. If the
after you and reach the edge of the hill, where you stormtroopers sneak up on him, Luke is dead for
quickly scramble down. At the bottom you risk a sure.
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most terrifring being you have ever seen. You're so
scared you can't even look at him.
THE EXP
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"W'e're sending a squad down to your location In the distance, you hear a terrifring roar that
rlght no\M," the officer says. frightens even the Tirsken Raider. But it doesnt stop
"Oh, negative, negative," Han says, fumbling. your attacker from hitting you with its club.
"'We had a . . . a reactor leak down here. Give us a You fall to the sand. The Raider continues to hit
few minutes to lock it down. Large leak. . . very you. A few seconds later, the Sand People are fright'
dangerous." ened off by some kind of bizane creature approach-
"\7ho is this?" the officer barks. "\Mhat's your op- irg. Up on the ridge, Luke catches his breath,
erating number?' bruised and battered from the fight but too weak to
You see that Han has nJn out of patience, but you run from the noise. He'[l be all right. But it is too
need to keep the stormtroopers away for a few more late for you. You pass out on the desert floor, un-
minutes. Your actions may spell the difference be- conscious and fatally wounded.
tween getting everyone off the space station dive
and getting everyone killed. Txe END
THE Exo
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"You're alive, Luke," you say softly. "Isn't that
whatt important?"
"Is it?" Luke asks.
You cant meet Luket gaze anymore, so you signal
for him to be taken away.
Later, you are called to the command deck by
Thrkin and Vader. They inform you that the Rebel
attack has been repulsed and a flaw in the design of
the Death Star repaired so that the station is now in-
vulnerable.
"You have done well, Lieutenant," trkin says. "I
have decided to promote you to captain. In addition,
you will have a special assignment. You are to begin
training in the ways of the Force. Lord Vader will
train you himself."
You are relieved that you are not to be executed
but feel sick as viewscreens shimmer to life showing
Yavin 4, where the Rebel base is. Luke, Leia, Ben,
Han, and Chewbacca are brought to the bridge, and
you all watch in horror as the Death Start laser
weapon obliterates the entire moon of Yavin 4.The
Rebellion has suffered a terrible setback.
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Ben leaves. Han shakes his head. ..\ftrere did
you You completely lose your cool.
two dig up that old fossil?" he asks, Iaughing. "Give me that thing!" you shout, slogging through
"Ben is a great man!" Luke snaps.
the sewage to reach for the comlink.
"Yeah, great at getting us into trouble,,, Han "No, I'm trying-just give it a iecond," Luke says.
replies.
"\7e dont have a second," you shout in a panic,
"\W'ell,
I didnt hear you coming up with any ideas, and grab at the small device.
Captain," you say. angrily, joining Luke to defend "'W'ait, stop!" Luke snaps.
Ben.
Too late. You accidentally knock the comlink out
"Hey." Han shrugs. 'Anything would be better
of Luket hands into the sewer water. The uvo of you
than hanging around here waiting for stormtroopers
fall to your knees in the sewage, searching for the
to pick us up."
small metal cylinder. But time has run out. Amid
R2 begins beeping excitedly again, his high_ screams of pain and the crunch of garbage, you and
pitched whistles hurting your ears.
all your friends are crushed to death inside the trash
"Master Luke!" 3PO says excitedly, ,,R2 says
het compactor, simply because you lost your cool.
found her! This is exrraordinary. She,s here on the
\Tithout the plans for .h. Death Star, and the
space station, sir! Detention Block AA_23!,,
leadership of Princess Leia and Ben Kenobi, the Re-
bellion suffers a serious setback, and the war drags
on for decades.
THE END
IF YOU RUN,
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You know better than to say anything else. Let You decide that you must tell Leia about the deal
Vader think what he wants. If youre alive, no marter you made with trkin and that you plan to betray
where you are, itt got to be better than being exe- him by providing false information.
cuted. "This is perfect," Leia says excitedly. "Tell them
Or at least thatt what you think, until an Imper- 'We
the Rebel base is on Dantooine! actually had a
id transport delivers you ro Kessel. Immediately you base there, but now itt
abandoned. Thrkin will be-
are put to work in the darkest, most dangerous part lieve you, but fooling Vader might be another stoty."
of the mine. You can barely breathe. You've gor ro You nod, realizing the danger you are both in. You
watch your back at all times for fear that another begin pounding on the door while Leia shouts at
prisoner mey try to rob or kill you. And you never, you, pretending to be furious.
ever get to breathe fresh air or see the light of day. "'!V'hat are you doing?" she yells. "You cant tell
It's horrible. Hellish. After a few years, you dont them or we're all dead! Dont you understand?!"
care about anphing anymore. Not your family or A moment later stormtroopers enter and lead you
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Luke. Not even the Rebellion. You find yourself o, back to the command deck, where Darth Vader
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hoping, praylng for Vader to come for you. But he waits for your report. You are very nervous, afraid
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never does. Vfh.ether het dead or has forgotten you he'l[ somehow sense your lie.
doesnt mafter. All it means is you ll never get offthis H
That's it, you think! The Force. You know from
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horrible planet. Never. talking to Ben Kenobi that theret not only power
but peace and focus and concentration to be had
Trle Exo from the Force. You search within yourself and are
amazed to find the strength to calm yourself down.
You are ready for Vader now.
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"\Who's here?" you ask. Then you turn to 3PO. The golden humanoid
"Princess Leia," 3PO replies. "She's on the prison droid is standing in a cotner by the computer con-
level, and I'm afraid shet scheduled to be termi- sole with R2.
nated." "3PO,u you say, "ask R2 to monitor all transmis-
"Terminated!" Luke gasps. "\7e've got to help her! sions for any mention of Ben, the Falcon, or the trac-
'Weve tor beams."
got to figure out a way to get to her!"
"I'm not going anywhere," Han comments. R2's dome-head spins around so that the eyelike
"Look, Han," Luke says. 'A few minutes ago, you lens on his dome faces you. The droid beeps and
complained about just sitting around. They're going whistles loudly.
to kill her!" "R2," 3PO chides the droid. "Dont be rude."
"Better her than me," Han says. Chewie growls in "I'm sorry," yo* say. "I dont speak Astromech."
agreement. "Of course not," 3PO says. "R2 was just remind-
Han has a point. Itk not much better than a sui- ing you, and none too politely, that just because you
cide mission to try to rescue Princess Leia. But you dont understand his language, that does not mean
know she plays a valuable role in the Rebellion. The that he has trouble understanding you-rs. He would
idea of leaving her to die is not very heroic. Youre prefer it if you did not speak of him as if he wete not
uncertain what to do. here."
"Oh," you say, embarrassed. "Tell him . . . there I
go again. Sorry R2."
R2 chirps pleasantly and goes back to monitoring
the computer.
IF YoU THINK THAT IT,s Too RISKY To
RESqUE LETA, TURN TO PAGE 59.
DROIDS! SAN,T LIYE WITH ,EM,
IF YOU THINK THAT YOU SHOULD qAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ,EM.
RESqUE LEta, TURN TO PAGE 19. TunX TO PAGE 99.
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"Thank you, 009," the officer says. "Youte right "Hurry Luke!" Biggs shouts over the comlink.
about the danger of such a man. How he slipped "They're coming in much faster this time! I cant
through Imperial training is beyond me. If you dont hold them!"
have a visit from a psych evaluaror in the next hour, Then you hear the pilot cry out as his X-wing is
please contact me immediately and I will see ro it." shot down. Luke roars in anguish, but keeps flying.
"Yes, sir," you snap. "Thank you, sir." The Rebel Commandert voice comes ovcr the
The officer signs ofi and you breathe a long sigh comm next. "Luke," he says, "you have thirty sec-
of relief You turn to find Han and Chewie staring at onds before the Death Star is in range to fire on
you. Yavin 41"
"Not in my right mind, huh?" Han asks. "You can "I'm going in. . . no! I'm hit! I've lost R2!" Luke
say that again. Otherwise I never would have come shouts.
down here with you rwo farmhands. Thtooine must You can see that the lead ship, the one you believe
breed insanity." is piloted by Vader, is firing on Luke. Luket X-wing
Chewbacca growls something and pats you on rhe has been hit, but he's closing fast on the reactor. You
back. You look ar Han for some translation. know how good a pilot he is, and you know he can
"You did good, Hd," Han says reluctantly. "I was hit that exhaust port if he's given the chance. But
having a bit of trouble rhere." Vader could destroy Luke and his ship before he ever
gets that chance.
"I'm coming, Luke!" yo, cry ovcr thc c:otttttt.
You pilot your X-wing toward tlrc srrrlirt'c of'tlrc
Death Star and blast away at thc ships pttt'sttitrg,
Luke. One of them is destroycd. 'l'lrc lcirtl slrip,
Vadert, spins wildly out of control into spacc.