ABOUT THE BOOK

For nearly five decades, Star Wars has been more than a film franchise. It’s a living mythology—shaped by creators, challenged by fans, and fought over in every theater lobby, convention hall, and comment thread.

 

Who Owns the Myth? is part memoir, part cultural study. Author and podcaster Pete Fletzer draws on a lifetime inside fandom—running one of the first Star Wars fan sites in the ’90s, writing for Star Wars Galaxy and Insider, and interviewing actors, artists, and authors on his long-running podcast Around the Galaxy.

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This book isn’t about toxic fans or “ruined childhoods.” It’s about how a modern myth became a shared possession—and what happens when millions of people feel ownership over the same story.