Asteroid-Man said:

Has anyone here read them? Apparently they're based on Lucas's original script and plot to which he intended to be the Star Wars saga.

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Splinter of the Mind's Eye

I want to read them, but are they worth the read? They seem interesting...

Weird that you made this post today. Just yesterday, I picked up a new copy of Splinter of the Mind's Eye because my original copy was getting a bit tattered. I'll be reading it again in about a month.

I really like the story and the feel of the universe it takes place in. That said; I'm probably not the right guy to weigh in on this since I have such a small Star Wars universe. As Silver said, it's unfiltered, original Star Wars. No sign of the shrinking universe, which was still a few years away.

I remember reading an interview with McQuarrie where he mentioned there being some rights issues with all the actors at that stage, so he wasn't able to show their faces in the cover artwork. If I can find that interview, I'll post it.

I have never read the original Star Wars novel. That is a situation that needs to be corrected. Because it's written by Foster, I'm sure I'll dig it. Maybe I'll read it before I read Splinter again. It will have to be a non "New Hope" cover, so Amazon will probably be how I go. I'd like either the McQuarrie cover or the Berkey cover.