Ultimate Star Wars Hardcover – April 28, 2015
Author: Ryder Windham ID: 1465436014
Review
“Chock full of pictures and trivia, this visual encyclopedia will delight Star Wars fans of all generations. If you love Star Wars, you’ll want to own this masterpiece.” — Paste Magazine
“Thanks to Ultimate Star Wars, DK’s masterpiece of a visual encyclopedia, readers can now access the most comprehensive guide to the “galaxy far, far away” in Star Wars history.” — Paste Magazine
“It is, as advertised, the Ultimate Star Wars resource.” — ComicBook.com
“To call a book ULTIMATE Star Wars is a pretty bold move. I’m happy to say it deserves its title!” — Star Wars Kids Cast
“It’s my new go-to book for Star Wars info.” — Movie Art Book
“This gorgeous, 320 page book is the most current, up to date resource for all things canonical in the Star Wars saga, and is a must have for any Star Wars fan.” — Coffee with Kenobi
“DK’s Ultimate Star Wars is the first official reference book to reflect the updated canon, providing fans with everything they need to know about the Star Wars galaxy prior to the release of the new films.” — Star Wars Insider
“An exhaustive 320-page illustrated guide to the characters, storylines, settings, events and seemingly every other canonical element of the universe the Skywalkers, Han Solo and all the rest call home.” — Asbury Park Press
“A classic guidebook to all things in the galaxy far, far away.” — Daily News, Bowling Green
“[H]undreds of spectacular illustrations, presented on varied, beautifully designed pages…Brilliant.” — Sullivan County Democrat
“Ultimate Star Wars is easily the most comprehensive book to cover the sis movies and two television series.” — JustJon.net
“This book is a (beyond) comprehensive encyclopedia of the entire Star Wars galaxy that details characters, technology, creatures and more.” — Windy City Times
Hardcover: 320 pagesPublisher: DK (April 28, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1465436014ISBN-13: 978-1465436016 Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1.1 x 12.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Movies > Reference #3 in Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Film & Video #4 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Movies > Genre Films
DK Books’ Ultimate Star Wars is a rather interesting book. This isn’t just an updated ultimate visual guide to Star Wars. Instead, this is like five essential guides all rolled up into one. There’s a section covering characters and creatures, a section for locations, a section for technology, and a section for vehicles. There are also timelines, and in general, the whole book is sorted in chronological order. So if you’re looking for a character whose name you don’t know, you can quickly flip to where they appeared in the films/tv shows. Yet the real objective of this book is a bit more bold than that. With the division between Legends and canon, this is the first guide to gather everything that is canon under one cover. In a way, it’s the essential guide for the new era.
At 319 pages, Ultimate Star Wars covers a lot of material. For fans new to the franchise or not that steeped in the material, this will be a book that will help you dig deeper into the galaxy far, far away regardless of your age. Each section starts off with a timeline to help you sort through the material. There are lots of pictures to help you identify the element you’re looking for. And buried within all those pages is a lot of detail pulled from the canon material. Keep in mind that everything in this book counts. It’s all canon. However, for some fans, the lack of expanded universe material may be a drawback.
As a long time Star Wars reader and a big fan of the EU, one thing I noticed when reading this book was how limited the knowledge was of the various characters. Quite simply, it’s because the only things we know now are from the movies and the television shows. As of yet, we only have a handful of canon comic and books to draw upon for extra material.
Ultimate Star Wars is a great book that will appeal of fans of all ages and interest levels. One of the authors, Ryder Windham, has worked on many great Star Wars books previously and does a great job compiling detailed information about the movies and their components. In his introduction, he begins with an interesting point: think of Ewoks, or Lobot, or the Slave I. These are never mentioned by name in the films, yet most casual fans are aware of them and know their names. That means they somehow absorbed that information from another source – perhaps the internet, a video game, a novel, an animated series, or maybe even an encyclopedia like this.
The book is organized by topics – the first half of the book is Characters and Creatures, and then the second half of the book covers things like Locations, Technology, and Vehicles. Appearing at various points throughout the encyclopedia are "Key Events" (the Duel on Mustafar, Training on Dagobah, etc.)
The book is full of detail… each major character gets a biography, important events which they were involved, and sometimes other tidbits of info such as their wardrobe, their weapons, etc. Important characters like Princess Leia and Obi-Wan Kenobi get a full 2-page spread, while smaller characters like Poggle the Lesser or Jek Porkins only get a fraction of a page. But its the inclusion of these small characters and creatures (who may only be on screen for a few seconds) that make the encyclopedia useful and comprehensive.
Each section also includes a "timeline" and a "behind the scenes".
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