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This book is a gem for any Star Wars fan. It provides amazing insights and information on the galaxy far, far, away.

Excerpted from a longer blog post about the Star Wars universe.

Using oral histories and documents, How Star Wars Conquered the Universe follows the world of Star Wars from George Lucas’ early influences through to the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney. In some ways I was trying to build a bridge between what came before and what was to come.

What’s clear from the book is that Star Wars has survived because of the fans. And while Lucas was the “creator” he had angels who shepherded the stories to fruition. In short, Star Wars is bigger than one man.

Read more: http://thisiswhatcomesnext.com/2015/11/01/fundamental-truths-forty-six-days-until-the-force-awakens/