Star Wars: The Essential Atlas
by Daniel Wallace, Jason Fry
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Author: Daniel Wallace, Jason FryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-08-18
ISBN: 0345477642
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: LucasBooks
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Book Review: What a great reference!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book because I wanted to start reading some of the Star Wars novels again, but was intimidated by how much the Expanded Universe has grown in the past decade. I remembered how much I liked the "essential" Star Wars guides when I was younger. Sadly, these books are also become somewhat redundant - with wikipedia - or Wookiepedia - nowadays, you can easily find information about the major Star Wars characters, species, and ships on the internet.
Fortunately, Star Wars: The Essential Atlas is different. Unlike many other "essential" books, it is actually pretty essential if you really want to understand the galaxy.This isn't simply a bunch of pretty pictures (like the The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels). Rather, it is a collection of maps demarcating the borders of the major political groups and plotting the routes the main characters took in the movies and Expanded Universe. Finally, you can see where Tatooine, Hoth, and Endor fall in relation to each other. This is particularly useful if you want to understand some of the more convoluted military campaigns, such as the Thrawn series. There's absolutely nothing on the web the provides this level of information and detail.
The book also has a section featuring several important planets - almost like the older The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, but much better and with great renditions of the planets. My only minor complaint is that it doesn't have a small picture of the native species to go with each planet. But, then again, that'd probably way too much for one book.
I'd say if you get any one Star Wars reference, make sure it's this one. It's actually very useful. Oh, and by the way, it does have some awesome, unique artwork (I love the realistic clone emperor), but that's only a bonus. This is first and foremost a reference.
Summary of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas
Navigate the Star Wars universe as you never have before?with this fully illustrated, full-color guide that maps the entire galaxy.You know the planets?from Alderaan and Corellia to Tatooine and Zonama Sekot?and the star systems, from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim. But now, for the first time, you can pinpoint their locations and chart the travels of your favorite characters through the vast reaches of space. Star Wars: The Essential Atlas is a galaxy-spanning trove of vital statistics and information ranging from the astronomical and geographical (?Systems, Sectors, Oversectors, and Regions?) to the historical and political (?The Sith Empire? and ?The Great Hyperspace War?). Encompassing the entire Star Wars canon, including all the films, and the Clone Wars television series, plus the novels, comic books, video games, and more, this volume is packed with dozens of detailed maps and charts, as well as pertinent data and accompanying facts on
? the Empire: its length and breadth, political regions, populations, trade routes, major attractions, and trouble spots
? the Clone Wars: the trajectory of this decisive conflict across the universe, data on key battles and major Loyalist and Separatist worlds
? the adventures of Han Solo: the heroic rogue?s exploits throughout the galaxy?including his captaincy of the Millennium Falcon and his first, fateful meeting with Chewbacca?before his life-changing alliance with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
? the Sith Wars: the progression of the universal clash between the ancient Jedi Order, their dark side counterparts, and the Mandalorian warriors who fought against both orders
? and much, much more
From Hutt Space to the Unknown Regions, from the Knights of the Old Republic and Episode I to the Fate of the Jedi and Legacy era, Star Wars: The Essential Atlas is the ultimate gateway to space fantasy?s most brilliantly imagined and endlessly intriguing galaxy.
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