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Ryder Windham

Ryder Windham is a former editor of Star Wars comics and has written more than fifty Star Wars books, including Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force and The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader. He is also an instructor and the certificate advisor for the Comic and Sequential Art Certificate Program at Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education.
DK Readers L2: Star Wars: Journey Through Space
Star Wars Rebels: Ezra's Gamble
Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Wrath of Darth Maul
Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
Star Wars: Classic Trilogy
Star Wars: Lives & Adventures
DK Readers L3: Star Wars: I Want To Be A Jedi

Books

DK Readers L2: Star Wars: Journey Through Space
Star Wars Rebels: Ezra's Gamble
Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope
Star Wars: The Wrath of Darth Maul
Star Wars Trilogy: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
Star Wars: Classic Trilogy
Star Wars: Lives & Adventures
DK Readers L3: Star Wars: I Want To Be A Jedi

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