Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide


Publisher's summary


The first fully illustrated guide to all six Star Wars movies!

Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide is the definitive companion to George Lucas's space fantasy, revealing the full story of the epic battle between good and evil a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Packed with more than 1,000 images, including movie stills and comic-book art, this is the must-have book for all Star Wars fans!

  • The history of the Star Wars galaxy
  • Key characters, technology, droids, aliens, and locations
  • Behind-the-scenes information on the making of the movies
  • Collectibles and merchandise
  • Full-color illustrations from the Star Wars Expanded Universe
  • Comics, novels, and video games

With a foreword by Ian McDiarmid

Contents


The Japanese cover

The Japanese cover

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Star Wars Timeline
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

Updated editions


A Special Edition of the book was published on March 19, 2007. It includes an updated comic book section, more features on Star Wars merchandise, and a small bit on the Star Wars Celebration.

A revised Ultimate Visual Guide was published on April 30, 2012.

Continuity


  • The locations of the planets from Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Clone Wars were finalized in the book.
  • The book references the short stories "Slippery Slope" and "First Impressions" from Star Wars Tales Volume 4 and "A Jedi's Weapon" from Star Wars Tales Volume 3 thus making them canon.
  • In the "Ascension of the Dark Lords" section on page 27, there are multiple inconsistencies with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords:

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