For those wishing for a good base for full, re-published interviews, Mississippi Press’ George Lucas Interviews is available, containing many wonderful reprints of vintage interviews.
There are too many to even begin to list here-the End Notes section is particularly meticulous to ensure that an accurate record of these sources exists, most of them quoted from magazine and newspaper sources (Starlog and Rolling Stone in particular being consistently cited, with Kerry O’ Quinn’s excellent series of interviews which ran from July to September of 1981 in the former being exceptionally illuminating into Lucas’ early writing efforts). This, in fact, is one of the purposes of this book, to demonstrate that the fractured history of Star Wars has remained buried in time over the years and need only to be stitched together into some sort of cohesive explanation-and most importantly, many of these are from as early a time period as could be found, as the history has shifted in its telling as time has transpired. Finally, as will become evident upon reading the body of this work, much of this manuscript is comprised of quotations from individuals gleaned from secondary sources. Among these, Jan Helander and Bjorn and Brendon Wahlberg’s work provided the most useful information, and were often used as convenient reference tools. Special mention must also be made to The Starkiller Jedi Bendu Script Site, a site dedicated to preserving and archiving early Star Wars drafts and written artifacts, as well as containing a reservoir of various essays and papers exploring the evolution of the Star Wars screenplays. Special mention must be made to Greg Kirkman, Duane Aubin, and David Furr in this regard, among others. From these sources, special acknowledgement must be made to Noah Henson, Geoffrey McKinney, Chris Olivo and “Toshe_Station.” Additional muchneeded feedback was provided for the second edition of this book. The fine people at the closer-knit community at also have provided invaluable information and arguments. Much of these correspondences come courtesy of the well-known TheForce.Net, the web’s biggest Star Wars site, although one that has become infamous as of late due to its strong political ties to Lucasfilm. To those of you who continue to hold such an interest in the subject matter and to those willing to examine the films with a rational and critical eye, this book is a testament to your efforts. Star Wars is copyright Lucasfilm e-book v3.0 First Edition published online March 18th, 2007 Second Edition published online December 2nd, 2007 Third Edition published online May 19th, 2008Īppendix A: The Great Mystery of The Journal of the WhillsĪppendix B: Of Heroines, Wookies and Little People 468 Appendix C: The Dark FatherĪppendix D: The Legend of the Sequel TrilogyĪppendix G: The Tales of Jonathan RinzlerĪcknowledgements Much of this book was born out of discussion, debate and shared research with other Star Wars fans, mostly through website discussion board means, as well as personal electronic correspondences.
The Secret History of Star Wars © 2007 copyright Michael Kaminski 2007 This book may not be sold or duplicated without authorised permission by the author.