<P> Star Wars : From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film Star Wars . Credited to George Lucas , but ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster , it was first published on November 12 , 1976 by Ballantine Books . In later years , it was republished under the title Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope to reflect the retroactive addition of episodic subtitles to the theatrical film titles . </P>
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