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The Secret History of Star Wars: The Art of Storytelling and the Making of a Modern Epic

Michael Kaminski

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Summary

Michael Kaminski examines how the Star Wars story was written and changed over three decades. This unauthorized study draws on interviews and original scripts to follow creative methods, revisions and problems in the work’s development. It presents a critical account of the writing process, rather than an official history approved by Lucasfilm.

  • SourceLegacy Books Press — original publisher catalog · The Secret History of Star Wars catalog card and popup (#paoc-popup-139): Michael Kaminski; full title; 628 pages; ISBN 9780978465230; unauthorized study using interviews/scripts and over 400 sources to trace three decades of story development.
  • SourceGoogle Books — 2008 print identity · Bibliographic information: Michael Kaminski; Legacy Books Press 2008; ISBN 9780978465230. Google lists 626 pages; publisher lists 628, so no pagination claim added to book summary.

Why read it Our view

Use this study to examine how a long creative project changes through drafts and later revisions. Compare its interpretation with official production accounts and the scripts it cites before treating an argument as settled fact.

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  • George LucasStory-development and production-history subject
    Kaminski’s unauthorized study is about the writing of Lucas’s films. No Lucas or Lucasfilm endorsement, authorship, reading or recommendation is claimed. The checked ISBN identifies the 2008 print work, not the earlier free ebook.
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