1979 Random House Star Wars The Maverick Moon Childrens paperback book 1st print

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Random House
Childrens Paperback book 16 pages 8" x 8"
STAR WARS
The Maverick Moon
Luke Skywalker  Princess Leia
The Maverick Moon is a children's storybook released in
1979
and published by Random House. It was written by Eleanor Ehrhardt (uncredited in the book itself) and illustrated by Walter Wright. It is one of three such children's Star Wars storybooks released that year, along with The Wookiee Storybook and The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot.
Luke Skywalker
is enrolled in the
New Academy for Space Pilots
on an
unidentified planet
. Luke and his classmates are called the
Planetary Pioneers
, and they are training to pilot transport ships to create new colonies on uninhabited
planets
. By colonizing planets with their own people, Luke's instructors hope to establish colonies loyal to peace, justice, and good will.
Leia Organa
comes to tour the new academy, and Luke is happy to show her around. He shows her a weapon called the
Zukonium ray
that has been modified so that it can be used as a power source. Luke's instructors hope to use it to power the colonies that will be created. Midway through the tour, an alarm sounds and Luke takes Leia to
General
Oleson
's office. For unknown reasons, a
maverick moon
from a nearby system had been knocked out of orbit and was on a collision course with the planet. Luke proposes that he could destroy the
moon
with Zukonium rays, and he boards his
X-wing
, heading into orbit. Luke hears
Ben Kenobi's
words of encouragement, and he feels better about the upcoming challenge. Luke flies his spacecraft right next to the moon and fires Zukonium rays. The moon explodes, but Luke's craft is damaged, forcing an emergency landing. Luke saves the day, and Leia presents Luke with a
medal of honor
.
Fair condition, price sticker residue on front cover, edges and corners fair, some discoloration and warping, pages are bright and colorful, all are intact.