At the time, the prospect ofStar Warsever returning to the big screen seemed bleak.
All that changed by the end of the decade, though, with Lucas kicking off the prequel trilogy.
I became heavily involved in theStar Warsfandom, hooked to the Jedi Council forums.
And then, in 2005, the prequels came to an end… and I was utterly spoiled.
As a reader,my biggest spoiler came 20 years ago today.
Matt Stover’s novelization forRevenge of the Sithwas released, and I couldn’t resist picking it up.
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I knew I’d be spoiled… but I couldn’t help myself.
There’s just one problem;he wasn’t referring to the movie.
He was talking about Matt Stover’s epic novelization.
Butfor me, Stover’s novelization was simplytoo goodfor the movie to compare.
Novelizations have always been important toStar Wars.
But none have matched Stover’sRevenge of the Sith.
Here are the pick of the crop.
It is already over.
Nothing can be done to change it.
It is a story of the blurred line between our best and our worst.
It is the story of the end of an age.
It is happening as you read these words.
This is how twenty-five millennia come to a close.
Corruption and treachery have crushed a thousand years of peace.
This is not just the end of a republic; night is falling on civilization itself.
This is the twilight of the Jedi.
The end starts now.
Do you feel a chill?
I certainly did when I first read those words.
Here’s a tip:never read the novelization before you go to see the movie.
I admit, memory had blurred all this over the years.
Whatever you do, don’t make my mistake; enjoy the movie.
And then check this book out, and thrill to it.
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