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• xi • The Mythos Strikes Back ... or Shall We Awaken the "Force" of Science Fiction? • [Star Wars nonfiction] • essay by David Brin
• xvii • The Smartest Thing • [Star Wars nonfiction] • essay by Matthew Stover [as by Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 1 • Introduction: Do Myths Teach Us? If So, What Have We All Learned from Star Wars? • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin
• 7 • Introduction: Star Wars and Truth and Why We Even Bother, and Why It's Worth Your Time to Bother, Too • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Matthew Stover [as by Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 13 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Glenn Yeffeth [as by Droid Judge]
• 17 • Opening Statement for the Prosecution: I Accuse ... or Zola Meets Yoda ... • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin
• 49 • The Courtroom (Opening Statement for the Prosecution) • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 55 • Opening Statement for the Defense: Your Synthetic Honor, Learned Opposing Counsel, Ladies, Gentlemen and Otherwise of the Jury ... • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Matthew Stover [as by Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 67 • The Courtroom (Opening Statement for the Defense) • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 83 • The Madness of King George • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Keith R. A. DeCandido
• 93 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Keith R. A. DeCandido and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Keith R. A. DeCandido and Droid Judge]
• 99 • May the Midichlorians Be with You • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by John C. Wright
• 115 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and John C. Wright and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover and John C. Wright]
• 121 • The Son of Skywalker Must Not Become a Jackass or Finding the Ethical Core of the Star Wars Films by Ignoring the Ghosts and the Muppets • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Scott Lynch
• 131 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Scott Lynch
• 137 • Novels, Novelizations and Tie-ins, Oh My • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Lou Anders
• 145 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Lou Anders and David Brin and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by Lou Anders and David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 151 • Are Brain-Dead Chimpanzees Eating My Shelf Space • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Laura Resnick
• 159 • Driving GFFA 1 or How Star Wars Loosened My Corsets • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Karen Traviss
• 169 • Barbarian Confessions • [Thought Experiments] • (2006) • essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• 181 • The Courtroom (Charge 3) • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 185 • Millions for Special Effects, Not One Cent for Writers • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Jack Campbell [as by John G. Hemry]
• 195 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Jack Campbell and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and John G. Hemry and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 199 • Good, Bad. I'm the Guy with the Lightsaber. • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Bruce Bethke
• 211 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Bruce Bethke and David Brin and Glenn Yeffeth [as by Bruce Bethke and David Brin and Droid Judge]
• 219 • It's All in the Numbers • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Tanya Huff
• 229 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Tanya Huff and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by Droid Judge and Tanya Huff and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 233 • On Not Flying Solo in Hyperspace • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Richard Garfinkle
• 243 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Richard Garfinkle
• 247 • Star Wars: Fantasy, Not Science Fiction • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Ken Wharton
• 257 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and Ken Wharton and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover and Ken Wharton]
• 263 • The Kessel Run • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Robert A. Metzger
• 275 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Robert A. Metzger and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Robert A. Metzger and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 279 • Star Wars as Anime • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Bruce Bethke
• 285 • The Courtroom (Charge 6) • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 287 • The Joy of Star Wars • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Adam Roberts
• 301 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge]
• 305 • Stop Her, She's Got a Gun! • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Jeanne Cavelos
• 323 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Jeanne Cavelos and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Jeanne Cavelos and Droid Judge and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 329 • Fighting Princesses and Other Distressing Damsels • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Bill Spangler
• 339 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Bill Spangler and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Bill Spangler]
• 343 • Laziness Leads to Sloth, Sloth to Incompetence, Incompetence to Stupidity, and Stupidity to the Dark Side of the Force • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Nick Mamatas
• 353 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Nick Mamatas and Matthew Stover and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Droid Judge and Nick Mamatas and Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 357 • Star Wars Versus Science • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Don DeBrandt
• 367 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin and Don DeBrandt and Glenn Yeffeth [as by David Brin and Don DeBrandt and Droid Judge]
• 371 • Closing Statement for the Prosecution • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by David Brin
• 379 • Closing Statement for the Defense: The Spirit of Play • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Matthew Stover [as by Matthew Woodring Stover]
• 385 • The Courtroom • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (2006) • essay by Glenn Yeffeth [as by Droid Judge]