HOW STAR WARS CONQUERED THE UNIVERSE
“It’s impossible to imagine a Star Wars fan who wouldn’t love this book. . . . It really is hard to imagine a book about Star Wars being any more comprehensive than this one. It’s full of information and insight and analysis, and it’s so engagingly written that it’s a pure joy to read. . . . There are plenty of books about Star Wars, but very few of them are essential reading. This one goes directly to the top of the pile.”—Booklist, Starred review
“Chris Taylor’s How Star Wars Conquered the Universe is the definitive guide to the first forty years of the Star Wars galaxy. Part biography, part history, part fanboy gossip, How Star Wars Conquered the Universe is an accessible, fun read for any lover of Star Wars.”—Ian Doescher, author of the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars trilogy
“With a deft hand and a talent for words, Chris Taylor gets to the bottom of what propelled Star Wars into the zeitgeist and what has kept it there for nearly 40 years. A must-read, even for casual observers trying to understand what they might be missing about the world’s biggest movie phenomenon.”—Bryan Young, StarWars.com blogger and author of A Children’s Illustrated History of Presidential Assassination
“Whether they read the novelization of the first Star Wars before the film came out, like me, or were blown away by Revenge of the Sith, anyone touched by the most enduring space fantasy mythology of the past two generations will thrill to Taylor’s passionate telling of the saga behind the saga: How a lonely tinkerer from a backwater town changed the world via interplanetary heroism. To Star Wars obsessives and those wanting to understand modern pop culture: this is absolutely the book you are looking for.”—Brian Doherty, author of This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground
“Finally, fans get the full history! The Force is strong with Chris Taylor, who gives us enough stories and juicy details to impress even Darth Vader. This book belongs in every Star Wars collection.”—Bonnie Burton, author of The Star Wars Craft Book and You Can Draw: Star Wars