2 hr 11 min

Episode #171 - Spotlight on the Novelisation of 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith‪'‬ Scavenger's Hoard: A Star Wars Podcast

    • TV & Film

In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty begin by covering the following news:

- Amandla Stenberg reported to play the lead role in upcoming Disney Plus series ‘The Acolyte’
- Kari Skogland will replace Patty Jenkins as director of ‘CLEOPATRA’, so Jenkins can focus on ‘Wonder Woman 3’ and ‘Rogue Squadron’
- ‘Rangers of the New Republic’ seemingly cancelled

We then move on to a detailed spotlight discussion on Matthew Stover’s highly regarded novelisation of Revenge of the Sith, where we place particular attention on the novel’s treatment of the three leads: Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme. We dig deep into the book’s use of themes and metaphor, as well as taking plenty of opportunities to admire Stover’s clever prose and unparalleled command of irony.

This episode rounds out our series on the prequel novelisations, so we hope you enjoyed them! This is our last episode of the year, so we wish all our listeners a very happy and joyful holiday season. We’ll be back for a very different kind of book - The Book of Boba Fett - in the new year.

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty begin by covering the following news:

- Amandla Stenberg reported to play the lead role in upcoming Disney Plus series ‘The Acolyte’
- Kari Skogland will replace Patty Jenkins as director of ‘CLEOPATRA’, so Jenkins can focus on ‘Wonder Woman 3’ and ‘Rogue Squadron’
- ‘Rangers of the New Republic’ seemingly cancelled

We then move on to a detailed spotlight discussion on Matthew Stover’s highly regarded novelisation of Revenge of the Sith, where we place particular attention on the novel’s treatment of the three leads: Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme. We dig deep into the book’s use of themes and metaphor, as well as taking plenty of opportunities to admire Stover’s clever prose and unparalleled command of irony.

This episode rounds out our series on the prequel novelisations, so we hope you enjoyed them! This is our last episode of the year, so we wish all our listeners a very happy and joyful holiday season. We’ll be back for a very different kind of book - The Book of Boba Fett - in the new year.

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

2 hr 11 min

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