Spinsticks were first mentioned in Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight, a 2008 novel written by Michael Reaves. On March 11, 2011, "Citadel Rescue," an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, retconned Jedi Master Even Piell's death to occur in the episode, instead of the novel, making it ambiguous how the events of the novel fit in with the altered continuity.
Spinsticks were first mentioned in Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight, a 2008 novel written by Michael Reaves. On March 11, 2011, "Citadel Rescue," an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, retconned Jedi Master Even Piell's death to occur in the episode, instead of the novel, making it ambiguous how the events of the novel fit in with the altered continuity.