| Title | : | Star Wars: The Essential Atlas |
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| ISBN | : | 0345477642 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780345477644 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 2009 |
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.
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Reviews
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This is definitely one of the books that ranks up high if you're a hard core Star Wars fan. I must say that I didn't finish reading the book because the material was a bit too dense for me. My mind wandered back to Earth. This is more of a visual companion than an art book. It covers the political galaxy, the planets and galactic history.
The first part is on Star Wars space politics. The sort of topic, during conversation, will instantly elevate you to the know-it-all Star Wars fan status. It covers political relationships, trade, colonies and other issues.
The second part on the planets is pretty straightforward. All the planets are listed with their fact file containing information like population, trade imports and exports, government and the usual things that interest galactic travelers.
The last part is on the history of the galaxy. It includes the movie events and a whole lot more of what's going on outside of the movies. It's good reference for anyone looking to fill in the blanks on, well, everything.
This book is recommended to extraterrestrial politicians, space traders and adventurers, galactic historians and the Star Wars fans. -
This book is enormous! It tells everything from Galactic campaigns, maps of time periods of the Galaxy, Planet information, Major Galactic Players, all the way to the entire history of the Galaxy. It is pretty cool.
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More of a historical atlas of the Star Wars galaxy with a selection of key planets from the movies and the Expanded Universe than an atlas of the various planets seen and described in the Star Wars universe. Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry do a tremendous job in establishing the ancient history of the Old Republic, the rise and fall of various regions, trade routes, empires, republics, alliances, and various other spheres of influence along with all of the planets within them. I honestly am amazed at the wealth of knowledge that they have when it comes to naming and describing the various regions of space that have their own histories such as Chiss space, Hutt space, the Corporate Sector, the Hapes Cluster, even though I mostly skipped over them. I would've liked it if an updated version of this had come out at the end of the old Expanded Universe so that everything made before Disney's canon was together in one book.
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This book was fascinating. I love any books that deal with maps and geography, whether it be realistic places or fantasy locations. A highly informative book about the geography of a galaxy far, far away.
Divided up into several categories, including Systems, Sectors, Oversectors, and Regions, as well as The Sith Empire and The Great Hyperspace War you can read detailed information about planets related to all these topics. The topography, historical context and even alien life on these planets is discussed. There are also sections that detail wonders throughout the.
The majority of the films, television series, books and graphic novels are represented with entries in this book. Locales from the well known, to the more obscure are featured.
It also broke history down into chronological segments but examined them through the lens of planetary geography. Different galactic systems were examined in detail, as were the worlds that inhabited them.
A way to discuss politics, history, war and peace through the lens of geography. Wonderful book. -
Wow. "Comprehensive" doesn't even begin to describe this. Fun in an 'alternate universe textbook' kind of way.
In other words, some of it tends to be a little dry - bordering on boring. But it is somehow interesting nonetheless. -
I'm sure coffee table books like this aren't meant to be read cover to cover but I enjoyed treating it like a history book with lots of cool pictures and maps.
NB: This was published before Disney bought Lucas Arts so it includes history that has since been rewritten or just retconned.
If your only contact with the Star Wars universe is the first 6 films, you will be surprised by several things:
1. The films cover a micro dot's worth of events in this book.
2. The Hutts represent an enormous amount of power that is never well represented visually.
3. Governing the entire known universe with one system doesn't even work when Palpatine is running the show: too many planets, too many people, too many other sentient species. The Republic failed. The Empire failed. The New Republic failed. Same problems.
4. The Jedi aren't really the single dimensional heroes we thought they were when we are introduced to them in Episode IV. Neither are their opposites, the Sith. Fans either enjoy the complexities of morality in this universe or pretend everything is black and white.
5. When Disney gave JJ the opportunity to make Episodes VII-IX, JJ picked characters and phrases out of the vast canon, put them in a blender, and threw them up on the screen. I mean I like VII & VIII, but I wish he hadn't gone so pastiche. Ah, well. It's just a story. -
Love embracing the technical aspect of my own geekery! For any Star Wars fan who enjoys a deep dive into the classic Expanded Universe, you can't go wrong picking up this bizarrely fascinating exploration of the galaxy, its planets, and its peoples.
My only gripe is that I wish some things were expounded on more. -
This book is very helpful for getting oriented in Star Wars Universe. The essential for the fanfic writers.
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For an atlas there was certainly an annoying amount of reading.
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DNF
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This is just an incredible book for fans of Star Wars.
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A one of a kind
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A fun source book for any Star Wars geek. The maps are amazing. The authors really took the time to pull together all current source material and attempt to put it together in a cohesive volume. If you ever wondered just what the "Kessel Run" looked like or the route the Death Star took as it was heading out to destroy Alderann. How about the exact route and planets the Yuzan Vong used as they infiltrated the galexy. Ahhh, just fun stuff for the nerd in your life. Enjoy!
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Endlich gibt es eine umfassende Kartensammlung aus den wichtigsten Epochen der Star Wars Geschichte, von der Prä-Republikanischen Zeit, bis zur neuen Sith-Imperialen Herrschaft unter Darth Krayt 130 Jahre nach der Schlacht von Yavin.
Neben vielen Beschreibungen und Details wichtiger Sektoren wird das Buch durch Geschichten zu den Regionen vom Inneren Kern bis zum Outer Rim ergänzt. -
Any and every planet that you know in the Star Wars universe and quite a few that will be new to you.
The illustrations are absolutely beautiful.
The side notes about each planet will interest new and die-hard fans alike.
A personal favorite of mine were the star maps showing the journeys our heros take in the movies. -
Never mind the future-tech aspect...this is a gorgeous coffee table book for geeks, turning that far far away galaxy of the Star Wars universe into a fascinating, mysterious, mystical place. Extremely sumptuous.
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An atlas of Star Wars? Oh, oh my. My guilty pleasure has reached its pinnacle. There is a blip with a name for pretty much every planet that was ever mentioned in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe up until the publication of this fun thing. Also there's some fake history.
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AWESOMENESS!!!! It was really cool!! I still read/look at it all the time!! ;D
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a collection of facts and information on the series
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An excellent sourcebook. I love that there are updates being made. If only there was an easy way to update the book itself as updates are written.
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I love this book. i use it when im playing star wars roleplaying games. Im just starting to read it all from the start now but i have been using it for a few years.
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Absolutely amazing book. The detail is unlike anything I've read of it's kind. No way to be dissapointed here.
