Michael Kaminski is a geekier Star Wars fan than you are, at least of the films. He collected over 400 sources including interview and quotes from George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, and Mark Hamill to document the creation of of the Star Wars universe in a free e-book, The Secret History of Star Wars. It covers absolutely everything from Lucas’s original 14 page treatment to the inception of the prequels and more. I’d be most interested in that section, specifically, why Lucas thought Sambo Sambo Binks was a good idea.

Haven’t read it yet so I have nothing to say about the quality of writing or research, but just because it’s free doesn’t negate the awesome! The latest revision was released in December of 2007. It’s a long holiday weekend here in the states so you’ll have some extra time to just sit back, relax, geek out, and read a little.

By the way, The Force Unleashed looks fucking awesome! I have to get my hands on it when it drops.

[Via The Secret History of Star Wars]

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