BBY/ABY is used to position items along the Star Wars Timeline. BBY refers to Before the Battle of Yavin. ABY refers to After the Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope occured in 0 BBY/ABY.
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This junior novelization tells the story of the film with language friendly to the younglings in the fandom. Though meant for a younger audience, it's true to the film, with no major scenes cut out like in subsequent junior novelizations in the series. In fact, it adds to the overall experience with a section of full color photos to enjoy!
Patricia Wrede, author of all the prequel junior novelizations, delivers a very straight-forward, age-appropriate adaptation of The Phantom Menace.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
A world is threatened.
A young queen must save her people.
A dark evil rises again.
A young Jedi is discovered.
The journey begins.
