A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Photo Credit: Rebelscum.com. (C) 2003 Hasbro, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) The Jedi High Council is the main interface between the Jedi and the government of the Republic. The twelve High Council members are chosen from the ranks of the Jedi Masters and represent a gathering of great minds who have proven themselves and their abilities in the service of peace and justice. – Package blurb, Jedi High Council 1, Star Wars Saga Collection Screen Scene Pack One of the exciting things about the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series was learning some of the lore of   how the Jedi Order operated in the waning years of the Old Republic. We saw some of the prominent Jedi Masters and their Padawan apprentices in action, learned about the Jedi Code, and witnessed how the Jedi High Council was outmaneuvered and eventually destroyed by Darth Sidious and his minions. . Hasbro's Star Wars Saga Screen Scene Pack: Jedi Council 1 features three

(C) 2003 Del Rey Books, Lucas Books, and Lucasfilm Ltd.  Cover art by Steven D. Anderson Pros:  Good prose, nifty concept, and features a kick-butt character: Mace Windu Cons:  Slower pace than most novels, might be too intense for some readers The  Star Wars  saga, like the English language, is what I call the great "borrower." Even though when it came out in May of 1977 and everyone thought it was a very original and contemporary story, it was seen by savvy film buffs and experts on mythology as a very traditional myth that was inspired not only by such classic tales as  Beowulf  and the King Arthur legend, but also Oedipus, the fall of Lucifer from Heaven to Hell, and such "heroic" epics as the story of Perseus and the "quest" tale featuring Jason and the Argonauts. Matthew Stover, author of several  Star Wars  novels - including the novelization of  Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  - no doubt knows that George Lucas was one of the filmma