Star wars Fans are used to having their favorite pieces of the franchise Given upgrades, and now that same idea is coming to a bookstore near you. Lucasfilm just announced that For the 20th anniversaryIt will be released a deluxe edition of matthew stover’s novelization of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithWedly registered as one of, if not the, best novelizations in the series and possible the medium.
“We could get be more excited to publish this incredible deluxe edition of the Revenge of the sith novelization, “Tom Holer of Random House World Told ColliderWhich broke the news.
“It has been thrilled to work with autor matthew stover and lucasfilm to create a fullly annotated edition Star wars Books, it stands alone, and even among film novelizations its approach to adapting characters and story from screen to page is unique. Two Decades Later, this novelization is as essential, enduring, and influential – on readers and creatures – it has ever been. Bringing the book back to hardcover in a stunning deluxe keepsake edition is a perfect way to celebrate 20 years of Revenge of the sith,
So, what do you get in this deluxe edition? Well, The Book Itself is upgraded with “An ACETATE JACKET with Foil Stamping, A Paper Over-Board Book Case, Gilded and Staned Edges, Illustrated Full-Color End Papers, And A Readin Ribbon Market.” MOST Crucially, Thought, The Text has “Over 150 Annotations” from Stover, Giving Readers A Rare Glimpse Into The Mind of the Author Who Made Us Think Differently About This Story.
And really, that’s the best kind of celebration the Revenge of the sith‘S Novelization could have. Even 20 Years Later, There’s Still Few Movie Novelizations that take the approach stover did –Revenge of the sith is more than just a reelling of the movie you know, beat by beat of iT’s script (with some changes, depending on the drafts the writeer had access to). It grants a layer of interiority that adds depth to its character and world, and stover’s lavish prose amplifies the mytho-poetic underpinnings of Star wars To weave the intravital tragedy of the Jedi Order and Republic’s Falls Into Something for Grander. There is a reason people can still Quote Lines of Narration from this book two Decades Later: It’s a perfect complimentary text to the movie, a grand celebration of one vision of it, told and presented in a grand celebration of it, told and presented in a grand celebration of it Treat it like some long ago fable.
According to the random house website, the deluxe edition will be out on October 14 and will cost $ 60. Head here for more info.
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