Star Wars sequel trilogy in late 1980, Lucas described how the expansive scope of "Star Wars" had started with an overlong screenplay: He added that he had: In this interview, Lucas also stated that he had "titles and ten-page story outlines for each of" the nine episodes. In an interview with Gary Kurtz in the same magazine, Kurtz said: In an interview with "Starlog" magazine published in September 1981, Lucas confirmed that he had the nine-film series plotted, cautioning: Shortly after 1980's release of "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", Lucas had already written story treatments for episodes: "VI", and the sequel trilogy consisting
Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi with his fellow Rebel allies, while beginning to develop his Force abilities without the tutelage of the late Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The novel is written from the first person perspective of Luke, and is only the second "Star Wars" novel to attempt this type of narrative voice (the first being Michael A. Stackpole's 1997 "Star Wars Legends" novel, "I, Jedi"). With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the