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Star Wars Author Ryder Windham Profiled

Posted By Eric on May 4, 2011

Today, the Sun Chronicle posted an interview with Ryder Windham, the prolific Star Wars author whose work includes Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force and the upcoming Star Wars: The Complete Vader. In the piece, Windham discussed his early Star Wars fandom, his appreciation for the work of The 501st Legion, and his writing style.

Here's a snippet to get you interested:

"I'm a huge fan of the 501st Legion. They are just the best goodwill ambassadors. They just want to make kids smile," Windham said in an interview Monday.

A Providence resident most of his life and now an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design, Windham got into Star Wars by accident. After he graduated from the University of Southeastern Massachusetts, he went to work for Dark Horse comics, not because they were working on Indiana Jones or Star Wars comics, but simply because they offered him a job.

He first did comic book adaptations of the Young Indiana Jones, and a little bit later he was approached to work on Star Wars comic book adaptations. Eventually those comics turned into young adult novels.

Check out more from Ryder Windham courtesy of the Sun Chronicle.

If you want to meet Windham in person, he'll be appearing with members of The 501st Legion at the Providence Community Library this Saturday, May 7th, from 2:30pm to 4:30pm, as part of DK's Star Wars "Attack of the Authors" East Coast Tour.

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