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|image=[[File:Splinter_of_the_Minds_Eye.png]]
|book name=''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''
|author=[[Alan Dean Foster]]
|cover artist=*[[Ralph McQuarrie]] {{C|Cover painting}}
*[[Don Smith]] {{C|Jacket design}}
*[[Jim Ramage]] {{C|Jacket design}}
|illustrator=
|editor=
|publisher=[[Del Rey]]
|release date=[[February 12]], [[1978]]<ref name="SWYoutube">{{SWYoutube|video=2Ev-DKh1i_M|text=Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser News, The Mandalorian Comes to Emoji Blitz, and More!|nobackup=1}}</ref>
|media type=*Hardcover
*Paperback
*eBook
|pages=224
|isbn=9780345275660
|isbn2=
|isbn3=
|timeline=[[2 ABY/Legends|2 ABY]]<ref name="Essential Reader's Companion">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|Today it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of ''Star Wars'' that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the Saga. This legacy began with ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'', published less than a year after the release of ''Star Wars''.|George Lucas|Splinter of the Mind's Eye}}
'''''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''''', formerly subtitled '''''From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker''''', is a [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]] novel written by [[Alan Dean Foster]]. It acts as a sequel to [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']], which Foster wrote the [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|novelization]] of, and it was the first installment of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' Expanded Universe. The novel was first published by [[Del Rey]] on [[February 12]], [[1978]].

Set in [[2 ABY/Legends|2 ABY]], ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' follows [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] to the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Mimban/Legends|Mimban]], where they seek out the powerful [[Kaiburr crystal]] and encounter [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]].

==Publisher's summary==
''As a young but already seasoned [[Starfighter/Legends|fighter]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]], [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] expected trouble when he volunteered to accompany [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] on a [[Diplomat/Legends|diplomatic]] mission to [[Circarpous IV|Circarpous]] to enlist their [[Circarpous resistance|Rebel Underground]] in the battle against the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Empire]]. But the former [[Farm/Legends|farm]] boy from [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] hadn't counted on an unscheduled crash-landing in the [[Swamp/Legends|swamplands]] of [[Mimban/Legends|Mimban]]&hellip;a landing that destroyed their ships. Nor had he counted on any of the things they would find on that strange [[Planet/Legends|planet]].''

''First, unknown to anyone, a secret [[Imperial headquarters (Mimban)|base]] of Imperial [[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtroopers]] was thriving on Mimban. As if that weren't trouble enough, there was the [[Kaiburr crystal]], a mysterious [[Gemstone/Legends|gem]] that would give the one who possessed it such [[Force power/Legends|powers]] over [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] that he would be all but invincible. In the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly.''

''So Luke had to find the Kaiburr crystal, and find it fast.''

''Accompanied by [[R2-D2/Legends|Artoo Detoo]] and [[C-3PO/Legends|See Threepio]]&mdash;his two faithful [[Droid/Legends|'droids]]&mdash;Luke and the Princess set out for the [[Temple of Pomojema]] and for a desperate confrontation deep beneath the surface of an [[Alien/Legends|alien]] world with the most fearsome villain in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]!''

==Plot summary==
Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, accompanied by R2-D2 and C-3PO, are traveling to Circarpous IV for a [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Underground]] meeting. Their ships encounter an energy storm that forces them to crash-land on Mimban, a swamp planet. The group searches for a way to get off the planet. They find a mining town, and Leia discovers that the Empire has a secret energy mine there. Luke and Leia find disguises and enter the facility. A suspicious Imperial begins to question them, so Luke slaps Leia, claiming that she is his servant girl. An old woman named [[Halla]] comes over and quietly talks to Luke and Leia. Halla identifies Luke as one who is strong with the Force. She reveals a splinter, a shard of the Kaiburr crystal, which magnifies Force powers. Halla is in search of the entire crystal, and she enlists Luke and Leia's help, agreeing to get them off-world when they find it. They all exit together.

Outside the facility, Leia admonishes Luke for slapping her and calling her his servant girl. Luke falls off the walkway and into the mud, and he pulls Leia down with him. They begin playfully fighting as some miners emerge from the building. They claim that fighting in public is against Imperial law, and they all get into a brawl. Imperial stormtroopers take everyone, except for Halla, C-3PO, and R2-D2, who all hid in the shadows, to the local jail. They are questioned by [[Captain-Supervisor]] [[Grammel]], who discovers and confiscates Luke's [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] and the crystal shard. Luke and Leia are placed in a cell with two drunken [[Yuzzem]], [[Hin]] and [[Kee (Yuzzem)|Kee]], while Grammel reports the incident to Governor [[Bin Essada/Legends|Essada]].

Halla shows up in the jail cell's window, and she uses the Force to open the cell. The two Yuzzem go on a rampage against the Imperials and reclaim the confiscated weapons. The four [[Prisoner/Legends|prisoners]] escape. They meet up with Halla, who steals a vehicle, and begin making their way to where Halla believes the Kaiburr crystal to be, the Temple of Pomojema. As they drive through the swamplands, they encounter a [[wandrella]], a monstrous worm. It begins chasing them, and Luke and Leia are forced to split from the rest of their group. Luke and Leia climb into a deep well and hide on a ledge. They escape the creature but are unable to climb back to the surface, so they enter a cavernous passage.

Luke and Leia eventually find an abandoned, underground city, where they are stalked and attacked by [[Coway]] natives. Luke and Leia follow the Coway to the rest of the tribe. There, Luke and Leia are reunited with Halla's group, who have been tied up by the Coway. To save his friends, Luke fights and defeats the Coway's champion fighter. The Coway share a feast with Luke, Leia, Halla, Hin, and Kee. However, Luke senses the presence of [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] through the Force. Coway patrols confirm Luke's feeling: Imperials, led by Darth Vader and Captain-Supervisor Grammel, are attacking. The Imperials arrive, but are pushed back by the Coway. Darth Vader and Captain-Supervisor Grammel retreat with the few surviving stormtroopers. Darth Vader kills Grammel and leaves in search of the Temple of Pomojema, while Luke and company steal an Imperial transport and race to the temple.

Luke, Leia, Halla, Hin, and Kee beat Darth Vader to the temple and begin searching for the Kaiburr crystal. As they search, the encounter a creature and defeat it by collapsing a pillar, crushing it. As they continue to search, the two Yuzzem go missing. Darth Vader arrives and drops rubble onto Luke, who becomes pinned, and he states that he killed the Yuzzem. Leia takes up Luke's lightsaber and begins fighting Darth Vader. She is badly injured in the duel. Hin, mortally wounded, shows up and lifts the rubble off of Luke's leg before dying. Luke continues the fight against Darth Vader. Guided by the [[Force ghost|spirit]] of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and empowered by the Kaiburr crystal, Luke strikes and severs Darth Vader's arm. Undaunted, Darth Vader pursues the exhausted Luke. As Darth Vader approaches Luke to make the killing blow, he falls into a pit. Sometime later, Luke, Leia, R2-D2, and C-3PO set out with Halla into the mists of Mimban, ready to continue their adventures.

==Development==
{{Quote|I incorporated the crystal from the story to provide a focal point for the cover. You'll see that in the finished painting Leia is reaching for Luke's lightsaber.|Ralph McQuarrie, on painting the novel's cover|<ref name="SW-McQuarrie">{{SW|url=news/the-del-rey-star-wars-covers-of-ralph-mcquarrie-part-1|text=The Del Rey ''Star Wars'' Covers of Ralph McQuarrie, Part 1}}</ref>}}
''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' was written by author [[Alan Dean Foster]], who had previously ghostwritten [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'']], the novelization of the [[1977]] film [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']]. It was based on story discussions with [[George Lucas]], and it was written while ''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'' was still in production. According to [[Starlog (magazine)|''Starlog'' magazine]], Foster's ''[[Star Wars]]'' contract allowed for ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' to be filmed. The character [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] is notably absent from the novel; unlike actors [[Mark Hamill]] (Luke) and [[Carrie Fisher]] (Leia), actor [[Harrison Ford]] had not yet been contracted for film sequels.<ref name="Year By Year">''[[Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition]]''</ref>

==Continuity==
''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' was the first [[Star Wars Legends|Expanded Universe]] novel.<ref name="SWYoutube" />

The Kaiburr crystal that appears in ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' was based on the "Kyber crystal," a Force-focusing artifact mentioned in early drafts of ''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope''.<ref name="SW-CargoofDoom">{{SW|url=series/clone-wars/cargo-of-doom-trivia-gallery|text=Cargo of Doom Trivia Gallery}} {{C|Image 2}}</ref> In the current ''Star Wars'' [[canon]], [[kyber crystal]]s are the power source for [[lightsaber]]s.<ref name="Test of Strenth">{{TCW|A Test of Strength}}</ref>

The planet Mimban, which was created for ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'', appears in the [[2018]] film ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''. In the [[2020]] [[Star Wars comic books|comic book]] [[The Rise of Kylo Ren 4|''The Rise of Kylo Ren'' 4]], by [[Charles Soule]], an artifact called the "[[Mindsplinter]]" is mentioned as being from the [[Minemoon]] of Mimban.<ref name="Rise of Kylo Ren">[[The Rise of Kylo Ren 4|''The Rise of Kylo Ren'' 4]]</ref>

==Reception==
The novel appeared in the New York Times Paperback Best Sellers list from April 23, 1978 to July 9, 1978. The description given was "SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE, by Alan Dean Foster. (Ballantine/Del Rey, $1.95) The further adventures of Luke ("Star Wars") Skywalker."<ref name="NYT Best Sellers">{{Cite_web|url=https://nyti.ms/3dcTvFG|title=TimesMachine April 23, 1978|work=[[Wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times]]|nobackup=1}}</ref>
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!Date
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|April 23, 1978
|9
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|April 30, 1978
|12
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|May 7, 1978
|11
|-
|May 14, 1978
|11
|-
|May 21, 1978
|14
|-
|May 28, 1978
|9
|-
|June 4, 1978
|10
|-
|June 11, 1978
|10
|-
|June 18, 1978
|12
|-
|June 25, 1978
|15
|-
|July 2, 1978
|15
|-
|July 9, 1978
|14
|}

==Legacy==
A four-issue ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' [[Splinter of the Mind's Eye (comics)|comic-book adaptation]] was published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] in [[1995]].<ref name="DarkHorse">{{DarkHorse|url=Comics/93-816/Star-Wars-Splinter-of-the-Minds-Eye-1-of-4|text=Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye #1 (of 4)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629134526/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/93-816/Star-Wars-Splinter-of-the-Minds-Eye-1-of-4}}</ref> A music track titled "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" was composed by [[Jesse Harlin]] for the [[2019]] [[video game]] expansion ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''.<ref name="TORYoutube">{{TORYoutube|fW1-CAtM7XM|Splinter Of The Minds Eye|archivedate=20210109034552}}</ref>

==Media==
===Editions===
*{{ISBN|9780345275660}}; [[February 12]], [[1978]]; [[Del Rey]]; US hardcover, First Edition<ref name="SWYoutube" />
*{{ISBN|9780345260628}}; [[April]] 1978; Del Rey; US paperback, 1st&ndash;13th printings<ref name="SW-McQuarrie" />
*{{C|No ISBN}} 2597; [[May]] 1978; Del Rey; US hardcover, [[Science Fiction Book Club|Book Club]] Edition<ref name="SW-McQuarrie" />
*{{ISBN|9780345296597}}; [[November]] [[1981]]; Del Rey; US paperback, 14th&ndash;18th printings<ref name="14thPrinting">''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'', Fourteenth Printing</ref>
*{{ISBN|9780345320230}}; [[March 12]], [[1986]]; Del Rey; US paperback, 19th&ndash;43rd printings<ref name="Penguin-Paperback">{{Penguin|url=books/54920/splinter-of-the-minds-eye-star-wars-legends-by-alan-dean-foster/9780345320230|text=Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20170827211753}} {{C|Paperback}}</ref>
*{{ISBN|9780307795465}}; [[June 28]], [[2011]]; Del Rey; US eBook<ref name="Penguin-eBook">{{Penguin|url=books/54920/splinter-of-the-minds-eye-star-wars-legends-by-alan-dean-foster/9780307795465|text=Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200725212654}} {{C|eBook}}</ref>

===Cover gallery===
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File:Splinter_of_the_Minds_Eye.png|US hardcover, First Edition
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye-Paperback.jpg|US paperback, 1st printing
File:SOTME_Cover.jpg|US paperback, 7th printing
File:SplinteroftheMindsEyeClassic.jpg|US paperback, reprint
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_PB.jpg|US paperback, 41st printing
File:Splinter_of_the_Minds_Eye_Legends.jpg|US paperback, 43rd printing
File:SOTME1978-ART.jpg|Full cover art
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_Dutch.jpg|Dutch-language edition
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_De_1.jpg|German-language edition
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_De_2.jpg|German-language edition, reissue
File:SplinterOfTheMindsEye-HungarianCover.jpg|Hungarian-language edition
File:SplinterOfTheMindsEye-Japanese.jpg|Japanese-language edition
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_Pl_2.jpg|Polish-language edition
File:Splinter_of_the_Mind's_Eye_Rus.jpg|Russian-language hardcover
File:SplinteroftheMindsEye_Es.jpg|Spanish-language edition
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==Appearances==
{{Incomplete_list}}
{{App
|characters=
*[[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]] {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
*[[Bot]] {{1st}}
*[[Canu]] {{1stm}}
*[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] "See Threepio"
*[[Elarles]] {{1st}}
*[[Bin Essada/Legends|Bin Essada]] {{1st}}
*[[Grammel]] {{1st}}
*[[Halla]] {{1st}}
*[[Hin]] {{1st}}
*[[Jake (miner)|Jake]] {{1st}}
*[[Kee (Yuzzem)|Kee]] {{1st}}
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]
{{!}}
*[[Beru Whitesun Lars/Legends|Beru Lars]] {{Mo}}
*[[Owen Lars/Legends|Owen Lars]] {{Mo}}
*[[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]]
*[[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] {{Mo}}
*[[Pok]] {{1stm}}
*[[Pomojema]] {{1st}} {{C|Statue}}
*[[Puddra]] {{1st}}
*[[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] "Artoo"
*[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]
*[[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] {{Mo}}
*[[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]] {{Mo}}
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]]
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*[[Bantha/Legends|Bantha]] {{Mo}}
*[[Camel]] {{1stm}}
*[[Cat/Legends|Cat]] {{Mo}}
*[[Chou-shou]] {{1stm}}
*[[Demon/Legends|Demon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Falcon (creature)|Falcon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hssiss]] {{1st}} {{Ret}}
*[[Insect/Legends|Insect]]
*[[Lake Spirit of Mimban]] {{1st}}
*[[Mimbanite (creature)|Mimbanite]] {{1st}}
*[[Monkey]] {{1st}}
*[[Mudhen]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Wandrella]] {{1st}}
*[[Water bug]] {{1st}}
|droids=
*[[Astromech droid/Legends|Astromech droid]]
**[[R-series/Legends|R-series]]
***[[R2-series astromech droid]]
*[[Interrogation droid]] {{Imo}}
**[[IT-O Interrogator]] {{Imo}}
*[[Protocol droid/Legends|Protocol droid]]
**[[3PO-series protocol droid/Legends|3PO-series protocol droid]]
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*[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]
**[[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]] {{Mo}}
**[[Conference with the Circarpousian underground]] {{1stm}}
**[[Destruction of Alderaan]] {{Mo}}
**[[Duel on Mimban]] {{1st}}
**[[Rescue of Princess Leia/Legends|Rescue of Princess Leia]] {{Mo}}
|locations=
*[[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]] {{Mo}}
**[[Aldera Royal Palace]] {{1stm}}
*[[Circarpous system/Legends|Circarpous system]]
**[[Circarpous IV]] {{1stm}}
**[[Mimban/Legends|Mimban]] {{1st}}
***[[Coway shaft]] {{1st}}
***[[Imperial headquarters (Mimban)|Imperial headquarters]] {{1st}}
***[[Mine towns]] {{1st}}
***[[Temple of Pomojema]] {{1st}}
***[[Thrella well]] {{1st}}
**[[Circarpous X]] {{1stm}}
**[[Circarpous XII]] {{1stm}}
**[[Circarpous XIV]] {{1stm}}
***[[Rebel base (Circarpous XIV)]] {{1stm}}
**[[Circarpous Major]] {{1st}}
*[[Gyndine/Legends|Gyndine]] {{1st}}
*[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] {{Mo}}
*[[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Advisory Council (Alliance)|Advisory Council]] {{1stm}}
**[[General/Legends|General]] {{Mo}}
**[[Pilot/Legends|Pilot]]
**[[Prince/Legends|Princess]]
*[[Sentientologist|Anthropologist]] {{1stm}}
*[[Archaeology/Legends|Archeologist]] {{1stm}}
*[[Botanist]] {{1stm}}
*[[Chemist]] {{1stm}}
*[[Circarpous resistance]] {{1stm}}
*[[Coway triumvirate]] {{1st}}
**[[Chief/Legends|Chief]]
*[[Doctor/Legends|Doctor]]
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
**[[Captain-Supervisor]] {{1st}}
**[[Colonel-Supervisor]] {{1stm}}
**[[Emperor's Royal Guard/Legends|Emperor's Royal Guard]] {{1stm}}
**[[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]] {{Mo}}
**[[Governor/Legends|Governor]]
**[[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] {{Mo}}
**[[Imperial Department of Resources]] {{1stm}}
**[[Imperial Senate/Legends|Imperial Senate]] {{Mo}}
***[[Senator/Legends|Senator]]
**[[Sergeant/Legends|Sergeant]]
**[[Stormtrooper/Legends|Stormtrooper]]
{{!}}
*[[Galactic Senate/Legends|Galactic Senate]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gemologist]] {{1stm}}
*[[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] {{Mo}}
**[[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] {{Mo}}
*[[Technician/Legends|Mechanic]]
*[[Miner/Legends|Miner]] {{1st}}
*[[Order of the Sith Lords]]
**[[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lord of the Sith]]
**[[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]]
*[[Philosopher/Legends|Philosopher]] {{Mo}}
*[[Pirate/Legends|Pirate]] {{Mo}}
*[[Queen/Legends|Queen]] {{Mo}}
*[[House of Organa/Legends|Royal House of Alderaan]] {{Mo}}
*[[Scout/Legends|Scout]]
*[[Seismologist]] {{Mo}}
*[[Smuggler/Legends|Smuggler]] {{Mo}}
*[[Top tracker]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Coway]] {{1st}}
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
**[[Cyborg/Legends|Cyborg]]
*[[Mimbanite]] {{1st}}
*[[Thrella]] {{1stm}}
*[[Yuzzem]] {{1st}}
|vehicles=
*[[BTL Y-wing starfighter/Legends|BTL Y-wing starfighter]]
*[[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star I]] {{Mo}}
*[[Landspeeder/Legends|Landspeeder]] {{Mo}}
*[[Escape pod/Legends|Life ship]] {{Mo}}
*[[Supply ship/Legends|Supply ship]] {{Mo}}
*[[Swamp crawler]] {{1st}}
*[[T-16 skyhopper/Legends|T-16 skyhopper]] {{Mo}}
*[[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|T-65 X-wing starfighter]]
*[[TIE Advanced x1/Legends|TIE Advanced x1]] {{Mo}}
**[[Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1]] {{Mo}}
*[[Troop carrier/Legends|Troop carrier]] {{1st}}
|technology=
*[[Grenade/Legends|Anti-personnel charge]] {{1st}}
*[[Armor/Legends|Armor]]
**[[Darth Vader's armor]]
***[[Breath mask/Legends|Breath mask]]
**[[Stormtrooper armor/Legends|Stormtrooper armor]]
*[[Atmospheric controls]] {{1st}}
*[[Axe]]
*[[Blaster/Legends|Blaster]]
**[[Blaster pistol/Legends|Blaster pistol]]
**[[Blaster rifle/Legends|Blaster rifle]]
***[[E-11 blaster rifle/Legends|E-11 blaster rifle]] {{1stID|E-11 blaster rifle}}
***[[Heavy blaster rifle/Legends|Heavy blaster rifle]]
*[[Bone-knitter|Bone welder]] {{1st}}
*[[Booktape]] {{1stm}}
*[[Retrorocket/Legends|Braking rocket]] {{1st}}
*[[Chronometer/Legends|Chronometer]]
*[[Communicator monitor]] {{1st}}
*[[Computer/Legends|Computer]]
*[[Datatape]] {{Mo}}
*[[Directional landing beacon]] {{1st}}
*[[Double-bladed boot]] {{1st}}
*[[Double-bladed stiletto]] {{1st}}
*[[Drill/Legends|Drill]] {{1stm}}
{{!}}
*[[Emergency shelter]] {{1stm}}
*[[Emergency standby station]] {{1stm}}
*[[Emergency stud]] {{1st}}
*[[Energy drill]] {{1st}}
*[[Energy mining/Legends|Energy mining]] {{1st}}
*[[Engine/Legends|Engine]]
*[[Epidermal flush]] {{1st}}
*[[Excavator]] {{1stm}}
*[[Fusioncutter/Legends|Fusioncutter]] {{1st}} {{ID|cutting flame}}
*[[G-lock]] {{1st}}
*[[Gyro-balance circuitry]] {{1stm}}
*[[Heat-seal]] {{1st}}
*[[Homing beacon/Legends|Homing beacon]] {{1st}}
*[[Infrared receptor]] {{1st}}
*[[Lateral control]]
*[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]]
**[[Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber]]
**[[Darth Vader's lightsaber/Legends|Darth Vader's lightsaber]]
*[[Lubricant]] {{Mo}}
*[[Glowrod/Legends|Luma]] {{1st}}
*[[Medical cocoon]] {{1stm}}
*[[Missile launcher/Legends|Missile launcher]] {{Mo}}
*[[Net]]
{{!}}
*[[Photoplate]] {{1st}}
*[[Photoreceptor/Legends|Photoreceptor]]
*[[Phototropic shielding]] {{1st}}
*[[Pitter]] {{1stm}}
*[[Power generator/Legends|Power generator]]
*[[Power pack]]
*[[Proton torpedo/Legends|Proton torpedo]] {{Mo}}
*[[Recording rod|Recorder rod]] {{1st}}
*[[Repair Station]] {{1stm}}
*[[Restraint harness]] {{1st}}
*[[Retinal print]] {{1stm}}
*[[S-foils/Legends|S-foils]]
*[[Scomp link/Legends|Scomp link]] {{Imo}}
*[[Spear/Legends|Spear]] {{1st}}
*[[Subspace planetary relay]] {{1stm}}
*[[Survival pack (Alliance)|Survival pack]] {{1st}}
*[[Target tracker]] {{1st}}
*[[Tracomp]] {{1st}}
*[[Manipulator arm/Legends|Ventral manipulator]] {{Mo}}
*[[Viewport/Legends|Viewport]]
*[[Vis pickup]] {{1st}}
*[[Vo pickup]] {{1st}}
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*[[Bas-relief sculpture]] {{1st}}
*[[Bootop]] {{1st}}
*[[Bulk-boys]] {{1stm}}
*[[Chaos/Legends|Chaos]] {{Mo}}
*[[Clothing/Legends|Clothing]]
**[[Boot/Legends|Boot]]
**[[Cloak of office]] {{1stm}}
**[[Jumpsuit/Legends|Coveralls]]
**[[Flight suit/Legends|Flight suit]]
**[[Imperial military uniforms/Legends|Imperial uniform]]
**[[Mining suit]] {{1st}}
**[[Robe/Legends|Robe]]
**[[Thermal cape]] {{1st}}
**[[Thermal suit]] {{1st}}
*[[Corundum/Legends|Corundum]] {{1stm}}
*[[Galactic Credit Standard|Credit]]
*[[Desert/Legends|Desert]] {{Mo}}
*[[Double moons]] {{1stm}}
*[[Emperor's Dualities]] {{1stm}}
*[[Flowstone]] {{1st}}
*[[Foodstuff/Legends|Foodstuff]]
**[[Dipill]] {{1stm}}
**[[Egg/Legends|Egg]] {{1stm}}
**[[Emergency cube concentrate]] {{1st}}
**[[Fruit/Legends|Fruit]]
**[[Liquor/Legends|Liquor]]
**[[Ration pack/Legends|Emergency rations]] {{1st}}
**[[Honey/Legends|Honey]] {{1stm}}
**[[Kommerken steak/Legends|Kommerken steak]] {{1st}}
**[[Ootoowerg]] {{1st}}
**[[Narcotic incense]] {{1st}}
**[[Soup/Legends|Soup]] {{1stm}}
{{!}}
*[[The Force/Legends|The Force]]
**[[Dark side of the Force/Legends|Dark side of the Force]]
**[[Disturbance in the Force/Legends|Disturbance in the Force]]
**[[Force deflection/Legends|Force deflection]] {{1st}}
**[[Force ghost]] {{Imo}}
**[[Force healing/Legends|Force healing]]
**[[Force Jump]]
**[[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]]
**[[Kinetite/Legends|Kinetite]] {{1st}}
**[[Telekinesis/Legends|Telekinesis]]
*[[Gas giant/Legends|Gas giant]] {{Mo}}
*[[Glass/Legends|Glass]] {{1stm}}
*[[Glory (location)|Glory]] {{1stm}}
*[[Granite/Legends|Granite]] {{1stm}}
*[[Groundquake/Legends|Groundquake]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hangover/Legends|Hangover]] {{1stm}}
*[[Helicite]] {{1st}}
*[[Imperial Charter/Legends|Imperial Charter]] {{1stm}}
*[[Iron/Legends|Iron]] {{1stm}}
*[[Prison/Legends|Jail]]
*[[Jungle/Legends|Jungle]]
*[[Kaiburr crystal]] {{1st}}
*[[Language/Legends|Language]]
**[[Binary/Legends|Binary]]
**[[Coway (language)|Coway]] {{1st}}
**[[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Galactic Basic Standard]]
**[[Mimbanite (language)|Mimbanite]] {{1st}}
**[[Yuzz]] {{1st}}
*[[Light-year/Legends|Light-year]] {{Mo}}
*[[Limestone/Legends|Limestone]] {{1st}}
*[[Imperial standard meter|Meter]]
**[[Kilometer/Legends|Kilometer]]
*[[Methanol]] {{1stm}}
*[[Mind-ugly-ug]] {{1stm}}
*[[Mountain/Legends|Mountain]] {{Mo}}
*[[ID tag|Name tag]] {{1stm}}
{{!}}
*[[Ocean/Legends|Ocean]] {{Mo}}
*[[Oxygen/Legends|Oxygen]]
*[[Peat]] {{1st}}
*[[Plant]]
**[[Bamboo]] {{1stm}}
**[[Fungus/Legends|Fungus]]
**[[Liana (Mimban)|Liana]] {{1st}}
**[[Lichen/Legends|Lichen]] {{1st}}
**[[Lilypad]] {{1st}}
**[[Mushroom/Legends|Mushroom]] {{1st}}
**[[Pseudo-cypress]] {{1st}}
**[[Tree/Legends|Tree]]
*[[Plastic/Legends|Plastic]] {{1st}}
*[[Quartz]] {{1stm}}
*[[Quickclay]] {{1st}}
*[[River]]
*[[Sandstorm/Legends|Sandstorm]] {{Mo}}
*[[Selenite]] {{1st}}
*[[Silicate/Legends|Silicate]] {{1stm}}
*[[Sinkhole/Legends|Sinkhole]] {{Mo}}
*[[Slavery/Legends|Slavery]] {{Mo}}
*[[Space sickness]] {{1stm}}
*[[St. Elmo's fire]] {{1stm}}
*[[Stang/Legends|Stang]] {{1st}}
*[[Steel/Legends|Steel]] {{1stm}}
*[[Sulfur/Legends|Sulfur]] {{1stm}}
*[[Swaddle-clothes]] {{1stm}}
*[[Swamp/Legends|Swamp]]
*[[Cantina/Legends|Tavern]]
*[[Tipples]] {{1stm}}
*[[Town decrees]] {{1stm}}
*[[Vanadinite]] {{1stm}}
*[[Vickerman]] {{1st}}
*[[Volcano/Legends|Volcano]] {{1stm}}
*[[Water/Legends|Water]]
*[[Xenoarchaeology/Legends|Xenoarchaeology]] {{1stm}}
}}

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==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Penguin|url=books/54920/splinter-of-the-minds-eye-star-wars-legends-by-alan-dean-foster/9780345320230|text=Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20170827211753}} {{C|Paperback}}
*{{Penguin|url=books/54920/splinter-of-the-minds-eye-star-wars-legends-by-alan-dean-foster/9780307795465|text=Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars Legends|archivedate=20200725212654}} {{C|eBook}}
*{{WP|Splinter of the Mind's Eye|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''}}

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