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Galan007
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The Secrets of the Jedi

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Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi is a new book from author Marc Sumerak chronicling the history of the Jedi Order, with Luke Skywalker as your guide. Coming November 19 from Insight Editions, the tome is filled with lush paintings and special interactive features, including a pop-up holocron, a translator card, a Jedi equipment booklet, and more.

The Secrets of the Jedi promises to be expansive, incorporating lore from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Star Wars films, and beyond. To see Luke Skywalker address the Force Priestesses (from The Clone Wars) and other iconic Jedi like Qui-Gon Jinn is especially surprising, and sure to intrigue fans new and old.

"One of the greatest challenges with a book like this is to find a way to bring all of the vital information together in a way that feels fresh and new," Sumerak says. "For this particular project, I think that unique perspective flows naturally from our beloved narrator, Luke Skywalker. Sure, we all know his epic story by heart, but the Luke who is writing this particular tome is a long way from the optimistic farmboy he was when his journey began. Because of that, he's able to look past the glorified stories of the Jedi of old to find the truth about the Order, no matter how difficult it may be for those reading to hear. So with that in mind, we were able to examine the different aspects of the Jedi Order from an angle that cut through the ancient legends, allowing us to examine why the Jedi needed to exist, why they were destined to end, and whether or not they could -- or should -- rise again."

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Galan007
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*Interestingly enough, the last page confirms that Snoke's mastery of the dark side = Palpatine's... At least according to Luke.

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Also mentions that Luke was communicating with Yoda, Anakin, and Obi-Wan over the years up until closing himself off from the force. Very cool to know because I wasn't really sure what that dynamic was during TLJ.

Will get this for sure. thumb up

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Sounds pretty interesting

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Originally posted by Galan007
*Interestingly enough, the last page confirms that Snoke's mastery of the dark side = Palpatine's... At least according to Luke.

I can't really take that seriously given what TLJ did and what Rise is gonna do apparently..

...Artwork looks nice tho.

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Galan007
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It just tells us that in Luke's opinion, Snoke's mastery of the dark side was on par with Palpatine's as of RotJ... Or at least, what he knew of Palpatine's mastery.

What happens in RoS may not contradict that.

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It just tells us that in Luke's opinion, Snoke's mastery of the dark side was on par with Palpatine's as of RotJ... Or at least, what he knew of Palpatine's mastery.

What happens in RoS may not contradict that.

Well I mean I wasn't trying to say RoS is gonna do anything contradicting, just the way it's going, since...well Snoke is dead. Unless they do something crazy with bringing him back, seen a lot of crazy stuff going around. O.o

You saw that Rey might be lifting the Death Star?!

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Galan007
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Is that the new rumor... That she's going to lift the Death Star section shown in the preview?

If she does... Holy shit.

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Is that the new rumor... That she's going to lift the Death Star section shown in the preview?

If she does... Holy shit.

Well that's the rumor going around, Peter Sciretta tweeted that if we wanted hints about the movie, look to the early concepts of Rise...which one posted was the DS rising up from the sand.

Although they said it was part of a dream sequence back then...but hey, with the way things are going, it wouldn't surprise me....

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*Interestingly enough, the last page confirms that Snoke's mastery of the dark side = Palpatine's... At least according to Luke.

Well, Luke could be saying Snoke's powers are equal to "a Sith" rather than Palpatine specifically, given how it's worded.

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ares834
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God this is so damn stupid. This is clearly written after Luke met Rey and reconnected with the force. So, what, he wrote this book in a handful of hours?

Disney "Canon" strikes again.

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Galan007
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Well, Luke could be saying Snoke's powers are equal to "a Sith" rather than Palpatine specifically, given how it's worded.

I suppose so, though the implication seems to be that he is drawing a comparison between Palpatine and Snoke. If he were just comparing Snoke to some random/generic Sith Lord, he likely wouldn't have mentioned Palpatine in the same breath, imo.

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God this is so damn stupid. This is clearly written after Luke met Rey and reconnected with the force. So, what, he wrote this book in a handful of hours?

Disney "Canon" strikes again.

Or maybe he just finished a few final blurbs regarding Rey and whatnot, and everything else had already been written? /shrug

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Well, Luke could be saying Snoke's powers are equal to "a Sith" rather than Palpatine specifically, given how it's worded.

Cant read it. Whats the exact wording?

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Galan007
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"Unlike Emperor Palpatine before him, Snoke was not a Sith Lord, but his mastery of the dark side was equally as impressive -- and terrifying."

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Darth Thor
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^ Yep sounds like a comparison to Palpatine.

But even if they are equal in the Force, that just confirms Palpatine kills him in Sabers. Given Snoke has no advantage.

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Or maybe he just finished a few final blurbs regarding Rey and whatnot, and everything else had already been written? /shrug

If it was only the short blurb at the end, sure. But he is talking about Rey right at the beginning of section about light (**** this term) force abilities.

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Why are the pics so blurry sorry maybe it's just me.

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