Reviews and Advance Praise
Advance Praise for Revenge:
“Revenge is a fine successor to Bowen's earlier Anticipation. If you want to know about casting, production, critical reception, fan reactions, or the business side of Revenge of the Sith, this book offers all of it and even more with strong documentation and thoughtful critical judgments.” - John Shelton Lawrence, co-editor for Finding the Force of the Star Wars Franchise: Fans, Merchandise, & Critics
Reviews of Revenge:
"I'd go so far as to say it's the most in-depth analysis into the Star Wars phenomenon so far. ... In short, as a fan of Star Wars this is a vital purchase and a must-have for the bookshelf. Loaded to bursting with facts, trivia and knowledge, Revenge is a worthy addition to Star Wars literature and a quality effort by Jonathan Bowen." - Mark Newbold, Lightsabre.co.uk
"Bowen takes you on a time-traveling rollercoaster ride that covers all aspects of SITH including, but not limited to, merchandising, media, the internet and websites, the fans, the acting, politics, technology, critics, the expanded universe, Lucas' motivation, conventions, and piracy - and he does it in dizzying detail. " - Lou Tambone, StarWarz.com
Reviews of Anticipation: The Real Life Story of Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace:
“... logically laid out, engagingly written and packed with more detail than a Tusken Raider could shake his gaffi stick at. ... a statistician’s heaven.” - Mark Newbold, Lightsabre.co.uk
“You’ll be hard pressed to find a more exhaustive recollection of the events before and after Episode I.” - Lou Tambone, StarWarz.com
“[Bowen] makes the best case I’ve ever seen against the media and how they are ultimately responsible for the bad rap the movie got, not the movie itself.” - Dan Geer, MovieLegacy.com