Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (novel)
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| Author | Matthew Stover |
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| Cover artist | Steve Anderson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Film novelizations Star Wars Legends (post-2014) Canon G (pre-2014) |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
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Publication date
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Hardcover: April 2, 2005 Paperback: October 25, 2005 |
| Media type | Hardcover & Paperback |
| Pages |
Hardcover: 432 Paperback: 480 |
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| Preceded by | Labyrinth of Evil |
| Followed by | Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader |
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is a novelization of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith written by Matthew Stover and published on April 2, 2005 by Del Rey Books.
The plot of the book corresponds with that of the movie, beginning and ending at the same points. There are several elements added not seen in the film (Lorth Needa as commander of the Integrity at the Battle of Coruscant, for example), while several sections of the plot are removed for pacing. All of the deleted scenes with the founders of the Rebel Alliance are included. The Star Wars series' expanded universe is also referenced; Asajj Ventress, a character from the Star Wars: Clone Wars microseries and Star Wars: Republic comic book series, are mentioned on more than one occasion in the novel.
The novel was very well received, with a 4.4 star average at Amazon.com from over 350 reviewers, and voted Best Expanded Universe Work by theforce.net users.
After April 25, 2014, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was officially declared non-canon and categorized under the new Star Wars Legends canon.
Stover makes frequent use of second-person narrative when describing a character's emotions ("The first light in your universe brings pain") and often introduces and describes characters with simple declarative statements ("This is Obi-Wan Kenobi", "This is what it feels like to be Anakin Skywalker", etc.) These literary devices are repeated at key points in the story.
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