The Phantom Menace Novelization

by Komodo9Joe

This is my novelization of Episode 1 The phantom menace. I've fleshed out every scene and character and will continue to do so for following chapters. It is modeled after Matthew Stover's Revenge of the sith novelization. It is also my first attempt at writing a story so please give me lots of feedback and if you could, please share this with others.

1. Introduction

This my novelization of Star Wars the Phantom Menace. Please give me all your feedback. I'm pretty thick skinned so don't hold back on the criticism and give me your best reviews. I hope you enjoy.

The Phantom Menace novelization:

Introduction:

The year is 32 BBY.

Some say the Golden Age of the Republic is over. That it's over because in the Golden Age, the conflict was ended not started. It's over because in the Golden Age, the government, despite all its flaws, would try to solve problems. It's over because in the Golden Age, the common good reigned supreme over private interests. That the Golden Age of the Republic is over because it was launched by the destruction of the Sith Order at the hands of the Jedi and now the former is reborn and the latter remains ignorant of their rebirth. The Golden Age of the Republic is over because the Jedi, the Golden Age's guardians, could not stop corruption from spreading in the galaxy.

But it's actually not over. At least, not yet. Despite a Sith Lord's machinations and all the corruption, betrayal, treason he can instigate in the galaxy, there are those who stand in his way. There are still those who believe in the Republic: the organized, collective assemblage of star systems whose prime goal is to spread and maintain peaceful civilizations. These are the people who say that even though there is darkness within the galaxy, the Republic's ideals still stand firm and are very much alive within people's hearts. These people exist everywhere in the galaxy just as their pessimistic counterparts do: within the Senate, in their homes on distant planets, those scattered in the Outer Rim. And of course: the Jedi. The Jedi who are all too aware of the rift forming, who know their jobs as peacekeepers is becoming harder and harder to put in effect. The Jedi who, though understand that greed and corruption have infiltrated the Senate, still deem the Republic, as a whole, worth defending and serving. The Jedi whose link to the Force makes them aware of not just society, but also of the Force turning dark. Many of whom now place their faith in an old prophecy, the origins of which remain unknown, that state the dark times would come but that a person of inconceivable Force potential, a Chosen One, would be born and restore balance to the Force.

Whether or not it's over now is up to you to decide, just as many heroes and villains decided and left their mark on the galaxy for better or for worse.