Editing Splinter of the Mind's Eye (section)

== Legacy ==
''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' was the first full-length ''Star Wars'' novel with an original storyline published after the release of the original film, and is thus considered, alongside the [[Star Wars (comic strip)|''Star Wars'' newspaper comic strip]] and [[Star Wars (1977 comic book)|Marvel's 1977 comic series]], to mark the beginning of the [[Star Wars expanded to other media|''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hidalgo|first1=Pablo|title=Star Wars: The Essential Reader's Companion|last2=Trevas|first2=Chris|publisher=Del Rey|year=2012|isbn=978-0345511195|pages=264, 471|author1-link=Pablo Hidalgo}}</ref>

In 2008, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' listed the novel as one of the most essential works of the Expanded Universe.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Day|first1=Patrick Kevin|last2=Boucher|first2=Geoff|others=Chris Pizzello, [[Associated Press]]|date=2008|title=''Star Wars''{{'}} expanded universe|page=9 of 10|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-starwars-expanded-2008-pg,0,6986243.photogallery?index=8|access-date=May 7, 2008}}</ref> Elements from the book, such as the planet Mimban, have appeared in various other Expanded Universe works.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harrison|first=Mick|author-link=Randy Stradley|title=Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times, Vol. 1|publisher=Marvel Comics|year=2015|location=New York|pages=227}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Wallace|first=Daniel|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752590192|title=The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force|publisher=[[Chronicle Books]]|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4521-0227-6|location=San Francisco, CA|pages=134|oclc=752590192|orig-year=2010}}</ref> With [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s 2012 acquisition of [[Lucasfilm]], most of the licensed ''Star Wars'' novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film were rebranded as ''Legends'' and declared non-canon in April 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973 |last=McMilian |first=Graeme |title=Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page |title=The Legendary ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe Turns a New Page |website=StarWars.com |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref>

Concept art for ''[[Rogue One]]'' (2016) used Mimban as a name for the city that eventually developed into [[Jedha]] (another source of [[Kyber crystal|kyber]]),<ref>{{cite book |last=Kushins |first=Josh |title=The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |date=2016 |publisher=Abrams |location=New York |isbn=978-1-4197-2225-7 |page=117}}</ref> and a planet called Mimban featured in 2018's ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mimban |url=https://www.starwars.com/databank/mimban |website=StarWars.com |access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> Additionally, [[Marvel Comics]]' ''The Rise of Kylo Ren'' features [[Ben Solo]] traveling to Mimban, where he learns of the Mindsplinter—possibly the Kaiburr crystal by another name.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bacon |first=Thomas |title=Star Wars Easter Egg Brings FIRST Novel Back Into Canon? |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-splinter-mind-canon-easter-egg/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=March 16, 2020 |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>