Splinter of the Mind's Eye

Splinter of
the Mind's Eye

First edition
Author	Alan Dean Foster
Cover artist	Ralph McQuarrie
Language	English
Series	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey Books
Publication date	Hardcover: March 1978[1] Paperback: April 1, 1978
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	Hardcover: 216 Paperback: 199
ISBN	0-345-27566-7
Preceded by	From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (1976)
Followed by	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Splinter of the Mind's Eye is a 1978 science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster, a sequel to the film Star Wars (1977). Originally published in 1978 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books, the book was written with the intention of being adapted as a low-budget sequel to Star Wars in case the original film was not successful enough to finance a high-budget sequel.

Splinter of the Mind's Eye was the first Star Wars novel with an original storyline published after the release of the original film, and is thus considered, alongside the Star Wars newspaper comic strip and Marvel's 1977 comic series, to mark the beginning of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.

The story focuses on Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, who are marooned together on the world of Mimban, where they encounter the locals and struggle against the forces of the evil Galactic Empire, including Darth Vader.