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We know all of their plots, their differences, their characters, and how they changed and transformed into what ended up on silver screens in 1977, 1980 and 1983. The fictional universe of the star wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. A main feature of this book is the examination of how the more contemporary facets of the star wars saga, most notably the notion of anakin skywalker and his fall. Audiobook hd audio the secret history of star wars. The secret history of star wars 9780978465230 by kaminski, michael and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The tale of luke skywalker, han solo, and the fall and redemption of anakin skywalker has become modern myth, an epic. Allan swords, who teaches at clemson university in south carolina, has been using it in his firstyear introductory english class there. I grabbed it as a pdf, and im glad i did, because shortly after that point, he repackaged it as an actual book that he now sells on amazon and elsewhere for a fairly hefty sum. The secret history of star wars by michael kaminski. The ancient order of the whills was a higher order of beings deeply connected with the force. The secret history of star wars, is about the movies story and script developement. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Star wars is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the western world.
The early drafts of star wars, empire strikes back and return of the jedi are well documented. The secrets of the jedi, a new book from author marc sumerak chronicling the history of the jedi order, with luke skywalker as your guide. The beginning a look at the rough draft of episode i. The tale of luke skywalker, han solo, and the fall and redemption of anakin skywalker has become modern myth, an epic tragedy of the corruption of a young man in love into darkness, the rise of evil, and the power of. The secrets of the jedi and a merry sithmas popup book. At just over 600 pages it is the most comprehensive book on star wars movie lore that i have ever had the pleasure of reading. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. It starts with background on george lucas, and how he ended up in the movie industry. From ancient egypt and the roman empire to the french revolution and the vietnam war, star wars and history explores the major historical turning points, heroes, and villains in human history and their impact on the creation of the star wars saga.
This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. For those wishing for a journal of th e making of star wars, j. At its simplest, the secret history of star wars is a new fulllength ebook exploring the writing and creation of the star wars saga. You may be looking for the legends timeline, or the inuniverse timeline of galactic history. Much of this book was born out of discussion, debate and shared research with other star wars fans, mostly through website discussion board. Its a fairly exhaustive study covering the original trilogy as well as the three prequels. The book then goes to analyze each of the star wars films and. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of lucasfilm by the walt disney company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the noncanon star wars expanded universe, now rebranded star wars. Rinzlers authoritative book on the subject is your onestop source that will forever remain as the source of information on the film, and provided invaluable supplemental information for the second edition of the secret history of star wrs. Coming november 19 from insight editions, the tome is filled with lush paintings and special interactive features, including a popup holocron. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983.
It is mandatory reading for anyone wanting to know about the original film and the. From ancient egypt and the roman empire to the french revolution and the vietnam war, star wars and history explores the major turning points, heroes, and villains in human history that inspired the stories, cultures, and characters of the star wars galaxy. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Another thing that surprised me about this makingof book is that its incredibly honest and doesnt seem to hold back anything about the ordeal that was making star wars come to life. I highly recommend this book as a gift for any star wars fan you may.
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