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{{Quote|This is so much more than a revisit to the first edition Essential Guide to Planets and Moons.|First Look: The Essential Atlas|url=http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/ref/news20071005.html}}
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{{Quote|This is so much more than a revisit to the first edition Essential Guide to Planets and Moons.|First Look: The Essential Atlas|url=http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/ref/news20071005.html}}
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'''''The Essential Atlas''''' is a third-generation [[Essential Guide]] written by [[Jason Fry]] and [[Daniel Wallace]] and published by [[Del Rey]].<ref>[http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/manga/enewsletter/index0207.html Del Rey's Comic Con 2007 newsletter].</ref> The book contains planet profiles as well as extensive star charts.
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'''''The Essential Atlas''''' is a third-generation [[Essential Guide]] written by [[Jason Fry]] and [[Daniel Wallace]] and published by [[Del Rey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419224803/http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/manga/enewsletter/index0207.html|title=DEL REY / DEL REY MANGA NEWSLETTER New York Comic Con 2007 Edition|publisher=[[Random House]]|accessdate=April 19, 2010}}</ref> The book contains planet profiles as well as extensive star charts.
   
 
==Publisher's summary==
  
==Publisher's summary==
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'''''Navigate the ''[[the galaxy|Star Wars'' universe]] as you never have before - with this fully illustrated, full-color guide that maps the entire galaxy.'''''
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'''''Navigate the [[The galaxy|''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 Territories|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 [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|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''
  
''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 Territories|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 [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|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''
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*''and much, much more''
  
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From [[Hutt Space]] to the [[Unknown Regions]], from the [[Knights of the Old Republic]] and [[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|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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From [[Hutt Space]] to the [[Unknown Regions]], from the [[Knights of the Old Republic]] and [[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|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.
   
 
==Development==
  
==Development==
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{{Quote|When I was hired on to the [[Shadows of the Empire]] project, one of the first questions I asked [[Allan Kausch]] was if someone had made a map of all the planets in the ''Star Wars'' universe. He just laughed. There's no way; there's too many planets.|[[Steve Perry]]|url=http://www.starwars.com/vault/books/atlasbts20080831/index.html}}
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{{Quote|When I was hired on to the [[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire|Shadows of the Empire project]], one of the first questions I asked [[Allan Kausch]] was if someone had made a map of all the planets in the ''Star Wars'' universe. He just laughed. There's no way; there's too many planets.|[[Steve Perry]]|url=http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.starwars.com/vault/books/atlasbts20080831/index.html}}
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Dan Wallace ensured in his blog that the book will be "light years" better than his previous book on the subject ''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]'', which focused more on summarizing plots rather than actual planetary description. The book is "equal parts cosmology, planet profiles, political structure, colonization, history, the sweep and scale of wars, and bulleted lists presenting miscellaneous items of kewlness [sic]". Wallace also hoped that it will be closer to older but more detailed RPG resources like ''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]'' and ''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''.<ref name="dwblog">http://blogs.starwars.com/danwallace/79</ref>
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Dan Wallace assured readers of his blog that the book would be "light years" better than his previous book on the subject, ''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]'', which focused more on summarizing plots than on planetary descriptions. The book is "equal parts cosmology, planet profiles, political structure, colonization, history, the sweep and scale of wars, and bulleted lists presenting miscellaneous items of kewlness [''sic'']." Wallace also hoped that it would be closer to older but more detailed [[roleplaying game]] (RPG) resources like ''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]'' and ''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''.<ref name="dwblog">{{Blog|danwallace|79|It's Away! First Draft of the Star Wars Atlas Submitted|Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka|Daniel Wallace}}</ref>
   
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In another blog entry, Wallace stated he and [[Jason Fry]] planned to access Jason's [[Systems Database]] for use in writing the book and hope to include all 3900 placenames.<ref>http://blogs.starwars.com/danwallace/87</ref>
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In another blog entry, Wallace stated he and [[Jason Fry]] planned to access Jason's [[Systems Database]] for use in writing the book and hope to include all 3900 placenames.<ref>{{Blog|danwallace|87|3900 Planetary Systems And Counting...|Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka|Daniel Wallace}}</ref>
   
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In February 2008, Dan stated in his blog that the book survived its first round of editing and was close to 120,000 words, but there were still many changes to be made and more maps to make.<ref>http://blogs.starwars.com/danwallace/99</ref> In addition he mentioned several items that may be in the book but has disclosed that they are not canonical until its publication, including the [[Kymoodon Era]], the [[Leech Legion]] (a region within the [[Unknown Regions]] where blind berserkers resided), [[Cosm's Well]] (a region of neutron stars, pulsars, and blue stragglers named by the Zeku) and the [[Tetrahedron]] (which was the cradle of the Early Republic).
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In February 2008, Dan stated in his blog that the book survived its first round of editing and was close to 120,000 words, but there were still many changes to be made and more maps to make.<ref>{{Blog|danwallace|99|The Star Wars Atlas: Random Quotes |Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka|Daniel Wallace}}</ref> In addition he mentioned several items that may be in the book but has disclosed that they are not canonical until its publication, including the [[Kymoodon Era]], the [[Leech Legion]] (a region within the [[Unknown Regions]] where blind berserkers resided), [[Cosm's Well]] (a region of neutron stars, pulsars, and blue stragglers named by the Zeku) and the [[Tetrahedron]] (which was the cradle of the Early Republic).
   
 
On February 24, 2009, Dan released more quotations from the book, as he was finishing its final stages of editing. Some names in the quotations include the [[Bedlam Pulsar]] (where omnipotent trans-dimensional beings exist in the stark whiteness that digests the fabric of [[hyperspace]]), the [[Planetary Pioneers]] (a program that, alongside the influence of the [[D'Asta family]], allowed the [[New Territories]] to remain loyal to the Republic), [[The Ark of Baron Auletphant]], the [[Zareca String]] (which was a jump from [[Rishi]] straight up and perpendicular to the galactic plane), and the [[Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy]] (assembled by [[Vicendi]] for his work ''[[Arturum Galactinum]]'').
 
On February 24, 2009, Dan released more quotations from the book, as he was finishing its final stages of editing. Some names in the quotations include the [[Bedlam Pulsar]] (where omnipotent trans-dimensional beings exist in the stark whiteness that digests the fabric of [[hyperspace]]), the [[Planetary Pioneers]] (a program that, alongside the influence of the [[D'Asta family]], allowed the [[New Territories]] to remain loyal to the Republic), [[The Ark of Baron Auletphant]], the [[Zareca String]] (which was a jump from [[Rishi]] straight up and perpendicular to the galactic plane), and the [[Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy]] (assembled by [[Vicendi]] for his work ''[[Arturum Galactinum]]'').
   
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The authors intended for every canonical star system to be shown or else for its coordinates to be listed in an appendix. Systems from children's books, the RPG franchise, and [[Classic Star Wars]] (including the original [[Star Wars (Marvel)|Marvel Star Wars]] series) were included. Due to its scope and formal nature, the atlas focuses on showing [[star system]]s rather than individual planets; this is in contrast to some previous maps, which due to artistic license showed planets within a system as two separate locations. However, according to [[Jason Fry]], systems may generally be labeled by the name of their most prominent planets rather than by actual system names, since planet names are usually more familiar to fans.<ref name="Twitter">{{Twitter|jasoncfry|status/294566730532024320|[[Jason Fry]]}}</ref>
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The authors intended for every canonical star system to be shown or else for its coordinates to be listed in an appendix. Systems from children's books, the RPG franchise, ''[[Classic Star Wars]]'', and the [[Star Wars (Marvel)|Marvel ''Star Wars'']] series were included. Due to its scope and formal nature, the atlas focuses on showing [[star system]]s rather than individual planets; this is in contrast to some previous maps, which due to artistic license showed planets within a system as two separate locations. However, according to [[Jason Fry]], systems may generally be labeled by the name of their most prominent planets rather than by actual system names, since planet names are usually more familiar to fans.<ref name="Twitter">{{Twitter|jasoncfry|status/294566730532024320|[[Jason Fry]]|image=File:JasonFryAtlas.png}}</ref>
   
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Besides the aforementioned listing of planets, ''The Essential Atlas'' also supplied maps on various factions and time periods. It was also given an in-universe history lecture. ''Atlas'' was also the first instance of the factions depicted in the comic series ''Dark Empire'' and ''Crimson Empire'' being granted names: specifically, they were given the same names as the stories they originated in.
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Besides the aforementioned listing of planets, ''The Essential Atlas'' also supplied maps on various factions and time periods, and was given an in-universe history lecture. In addition, ''The Essential Atlas'' was the first to name the factions depicted in the comic series ''Dark Empire'' and ''Crimson Empire''; specifically, the factions were named after the stories they originated in.
   
 
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*[[Rana Mas Trehalt]] {{Mo}}
  
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*[[Unidentified Arkanian]]
  
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*[[Unidentified Herglic (chop shop)]]
  
 
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*[[Unidentified Human scoundrel]]
 
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*[[Unidentified hyperspace scout 1]]
 
*[[Unidentified hyperspace scout 2]]
  
*[[Unidentified hyperspace scout 2]]
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*[[Unidentified Ithorian (holochess)]]
  
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*[[Unidentified Trianii suspect]]
  
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*[[Unidentified Verpine (chop shop)]]
  
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*[[Unidentified Zabrak (race)]]
  
 
*[[Tarsus Valorum]]
  
*[[Tarsus Valorum]]
 
*[[Thull Vandron]] {{1st}}
 
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*[[Ghhhk]] {{c|as dejarik piece}}
  
*[[Ghhhk]] {{c|as dejarik piece}}
 
*[[Gnarltree]] {{Mo}}
  
*[[Gnarltree]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Grazer]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Grazer (Alderaan)|Grazer]] {{Mo}}
 
*[[Harvester beetle]] {{Mo}}
  
*[[Harvester beetle]] {{Mo}}
 
*[[Hoth hog]] {{Mo}}
  
*[[Hoth hog]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Cronese Sweeps]]
  
**[[Cronese Sweeps]]
 
**[[Hutt–Xim conflict]]
  
**[[Hutt–Xim conflict]]
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***[[Battle of Ko Vari (Xim)|Battle of Ko Vari]]
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***[[Sack of Ko Vari]]
 
***[[First Battle of Vontor]]
  
***[[First Battle of Vontor]]
 
***[[Second Battle of Vontor]]
  
***[[Second Battle of Vontor]]
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*[[Kymoodon Era]]
  
*[[Kymoodon Era]]
 
*[[Pius Dea Era]]
  
*[[Pius Dea Era]]
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**[[Pius Dea crusades]]
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**[[Pius Dea Crusades]]
 
*[[Ductavis Era]]
  
*[[Ductavis Era]]
 
*[[Rianitus Period]] {{C|As Rianatus Period}}
  
*[[Rianitus Period]] {{C|As Rianatus Period}}
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*[[Fourth Great Schism]]
  
*[[Fourth Great Schism]]
 
*[[New Sith Wars]]
  
*[[New Sith Wars]]
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**[[Bombardment of the Uba system]]
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**[[Battle of Yavin 4 (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Yavin 4]] {{1st}}
  
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**[[Battle of Ziost]] {{1st}}
  
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**[[Battle of Uba IV]]
  
 
**[[Battle of Malrev IV]]
  
**[[Battle of Malrev IV]]
 
**[[Battle of King's Galquek]]
  
**[[Battle of King's Galquek]]
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****[[Battle of Dorin (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Dorin]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Dorin (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Dorin]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Druckenwell (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Druckenwell]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Druckenwell (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Druckenwell]] {{1st}}
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****[[Battle of Enarc (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Enarc]] {{1st}}
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****[[Battle of Enarc]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Gizer (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Gizer]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Gizer (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Gizer]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Gyndine (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Gyndine]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Gyndine (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Gyndine]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Jabiim (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Jabiim]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Jabiim (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Jabiim]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Mindor (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Mindor]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Mindor (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Mindor]] {{1st}}
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****[[Battle of Monastery (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Monastery]] {{1st}}
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****[[Battle of Monastery]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Ord Mantell (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Ord Mantell]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Ord Mantell (New Sith Wars)|Battle of Ord Mantell]] {{1st}}
 
****[[Battle of Pax]] {{1st}}
  
****[[Battle of Pax]] {{1st}}
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**[[Hunt for the Decimator]]
  
**[[Hunt for the Decimator]]
 
***[[Battle of Eredenn]]
 
***[[Battle of Eredenn]]
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***[[Skirmish on Tatooine (Hunt for the Decimator)|Skirmish on Tatooine]]
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***[[First Battle of Tatooine]]
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***[[Recapture of Tatooine (Hunt for the Decimator)|Recapture of Tatooine]]
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***[[Second Battle of Tatooine]]
 
***[[Battle of Alaris Prime (Hunt for the Decimator)|battle of Alaris Prime]]
 
***[[Battle of Alaris Prime (Hunt for the Decimator)|battle of Alaris Prime]]
 
***[[First Battle of Sarapin]]
 
***[[First Battle of Sarapin]]
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**[[Battle of Falleen (Clone Wars)|Battle of Falleen]]
 
**[[Battle of Falleen (Clone Wars)|Battle of Falleen]]
 
**[[Battle of Abregado]]
 
**[[Battle of Abregado]]
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**[[Battle of Rishi]]
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**[[Battle of Rishi (Clone Wars)|Battle of Rishi]]
 
**[[Battle of Atraken]]
 
**[[Battle of Atraken]]
 
**[[Sky Battle of Quell]]
 
**[[Sky Battle of Quell]]
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**[[Mirgoshir campaign]]
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**[[Third Battle of Mirgoshir]]
 
 
**[[First Battle of Excarga]]
 
**[[First Battle of Excarga]]
 
**[[Battle of Ryloth]]
 
**[[Battle of Ryloth]]
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**[[First Battle of Ossus (Clone Wars)|Battle of Ossus]]
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**[[First battle of Ossus|Battle of Ossus]]
 
**[[Mission to Rugosa]]
 
**[[Mission to Rugosa]]
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**[[Battle of Ilum]]
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**[[Ambush on Ilum]]
 
**[[Battle of Axion]]
 
**[[Battle of Axion]]
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**[[Battle of Hypori (Clone Wars)|Battle of Hypori]]
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**[[Battle of Hypori]]
 
**[[Mission to Skytop Station]]
  
**[[Mission to Skytop Station]]
 
**[[Mission to Vassek's third moon]]
 
**[[Mission to Vassek's third moon]]
 
**[[Battle of Saleucami]]
 
**[[Battle of Saleucami]]
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**[[Duel on Felucia (Clone Wars)|Duel on Felucia]] {{1stm}}
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**[[Duel on Felucia]] {{1stm}}
 
**[[First Battle of Kamino]]
 
**[[First Battle of Kamino]]
 
**[[Battle of Ohma-D'un]]
  
**[[Battle of Ohma-D'un]]
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***[[Battle of Loedorvia]]
  
***[[Battle of Loedorvia]]
 
**[[Battle of Foerost (Clone Wars)|Battle of Foerost]]
  
**[[Battle of Foerost (Clone Wars)|Battle of Foerost]]
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**[[Battle of Ixtlar]]
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**[[Battle of Ixtlar (Clone Wars)|Battle of Ixtlar]]
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**[[Battle of Alsakan]]
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**[[Battle of Alsakan (Clone Wars)|Battle of Alsakan]]
 
**[[Battle of Basilisk (Clone Wars)|Battle of Basilisk]]
  
**[[Battle of Basilisk (Clone Wars)|Battle of Basilisk]]
 
**[[Battle of Anaxes]]
  
**[[Battle of Anaxes]]
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***[[Battle of Bomis Koori IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Bomis Koori IV]]
 
***[[Battle of Ord Radama (Clone Wars)|Battle of Ord Radama]]
  
***[[Battle of Ord Radama (Clone Wars)|Battle of Ord Radama]]
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***[[Second Battle of Ossus (Clone Wars)|Second Battle of Ossus]]
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***[[Second battle of Ossus|Second Battle of Ossus]]
 
***[[Battle of Ryloth (Outer Rim Sieges)|Battle of Ryloth]]
  
***[[Battle of Ryloth (Outer Rim Sieges)|Battle of Ryloth]]
 
***[[Battle of Bal'demnic]]
  
***[[Battle of Bal'demnic]]
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***[[Battle of Tellanroaeg]]
  
***[[Battle of Tellanroaeg]]
 
***[[Siege of Saleucami]]
  
***[[Siege of Saleucami]]
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***[[Battle of Mygeeto (Clone Wars)|Battle of Mygeeto]]
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***[[Battle of Mygeeto]]
 
***[[Battle of Felucia (Outer Rim Sieges)|Battle of Felucia]]
  
***[[Battle of Felucia (Outer Rim Sieges)|Battle of Felucia]]
 
***[[Battle of Boz Pity (Clone Wars)|Battle of Boz Pity]]
  
***[[Battle of Boz Pity (Clone Wars)|Battle of Boz Pity]]
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**[[Battle of Deko Neimoidia]]
  
**[[Battle of Deko Neimoidia]]
 
**[[Battle of Cato Neimoidia]]
  
**[[Battle of Cato Neimoidia]]
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**[[Battle of Coruscant (Clone Wars)|Battle of Coruscant]]
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**[[Battle of Coruscant]]
 
**[[Battle of Kashyyyk (Clone Wars)|Battle of Kashyyyk]]
  
**[[Battle of Kashyyyk (Clone Wars)|Battle of Kashyyyk]]
 
**[[Order 66]]
  
**[[Order 66]]
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***[[Mission to Akuria II]]
  
***[[Mission to Akuria II]]
 
***[[Battle of Dalron IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Dalron IV]]
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***[[Siege of Dalron V]]
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***[[Siege of Dalron Five]]
 
***[[Battle of Kalaan]]
  
***[[Battle of Kalaan]]
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***[[Battle of Nentan]]
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***[[Evacuation of Nentan]]
 
***[[Battle of Movris]]
  
***[[Battle of Movris]]
 
***[[Mission to Jazbina]]
  
***[[Mission to Jazbina]]
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***[[Battle of Telos IV (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Telos IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Telos IV (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Telos IV]]
 
***[[Assault on Doniphon]]
  
***[[Assault on Doniphon]]
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***[[Battle of Sagma]]
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***[[Battle of Sagma (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Sagma]]
 
***[[Battle of Begeren]]
  
***[[Battle of Begeren]]
 
***[[Battle of Turak IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Turak IV]]
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***[[Subjugation of Jabiim]]
  
***[[Subjugation of Jabiim]]
 
***[[Battle of Orion IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Orion IV]]
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***[[Battle of Brigia]]
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***[[Battle of Brigia (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Brigia]]
 
***[[Battle of Ton-Falk]]
  
***[[Battle of Ton-Falk]]
 
***[[Battle of Turkana]]
  
***[[Battle of Turkana]]
 
***[[Battle of Shaylin 18]]
  
***[[Battle of Shaylin 18]]
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***[[Uprising on Mon Calamari]]
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***[[Calamarian Revolt]]
 
***[[Battle of Maldra IV]]
  
***[[Battle of Maldra IV]]
 
***[[Attack on the Imperial Army-Navy Ordnance Center]]
  
***[[Attack on the Imperial Army-Navy Ordnance Center]]
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***[[Attack on Tak Base]]
  
***[[Attack on Tak Base]]
 
***[[Subjugation of Geonosis]]
  
***[[Subjugation of Geonosis]]
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***[[Battle of Tingel Deepspace Besh]]
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***[[Disaster at Deepspace Besh]]
 
***[[Reytha campaign]]
  
***[[Reytha campaign]]
 
***[[Battle of Gendrah-Narvin]]
  
***[[Battle of Gendrah-Narvin]]
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***[[Battle of Corellia (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Corellia]]
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***[[Battle of Corellia (1 ABY)|Battle of Corellia]]
 
***[[Battle of Sarapin (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Sarapin]]
  
***[[Battle of Sarapin (Galactic Civil War)|Battle of Sarapin]]
 
***[[Battle of Kattada]]
  
***[[Battle of Kattada]]
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***[[Battle of Hoth]]
  
***[[Battle of Hoth]]
 
***[[Uprising on Abridon]]
  
***[[Uprising on Abridon]]
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***[[Reconquest of Abridon]]
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***[[Massacre on Abridon]]
 
***[[Liberation of Abridon]]
  
***[[Liberation of Abridon]]
 
***[[Battle of Keskin]]
  
***[[Battle of Keskin]]
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*[[Yuuzhan Vong War]]
  
*[[Yuuzhan Vong War]]
 
**[[Battle of Seline]] {{1st}}
  
**[[Battle of Seline]] {{1st}}
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**[[Attack on the Bilbringi system]]
 
*[[Dark Nest Crisis]]
  
*[[Dark Nest Crisis]]
 
*[[Swarm War]]
  
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"This is so much more than a revisit to the first edition Essential Guide to Planets and Moons."
―First Look: The Essential Atlas[src]

The Essential Atlas is a third-generation Essential Guide written by Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace and published by Del Rey.[2] The book contains planet profiles as well as extensive star charts.

Publisher's summary

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

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.

Development

"When I was hired on to the Shadows of the Empire project, one of the first questions I asked Allan Kausch was if someone had made a map of all the planets in the Star Wars universe. He just laughed. There's no way; there's too many planets."
―Steve Perry[src]

Dan Wallace assured readers of his blog that the book would be "light years" better than his previous book on the subject, The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons, which focused more on summarizing plots than on planetary descriptions. The book is "equal parts cosmology, planet profiles, political structure, colonization, history, the sweep and scale of wars, and bulleted lists presenting miscellaneous items of kewlness [sic]." Wallace also hoped that it would be closer to older but more detailed roleplaying game (RPG) resources like Platt's Starport Guide and Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook.[3]

In another blog entry, Wallace stated he and Jason Fry planned to access Jason's Systems Database for use in writing the book and hope to include all 3900 placenames.[4]

In February 2008, Dan stated in his blog that the book survived its first round of editing and was close to 120,000 words, but there were still many changes to be made and more maps to make.[5] In addition he mentioned several items that may be in the book but has disclosed that they are not canonical until its publication, including the Kymoodon Era, the Leech Legion (a region within the Unknown Regions where blind berserkers resided), Cosm's Well (a region of neutron stars, pulsars, and blue stragglers named by the Zeku) and the Tetrahedron (which was the cradle of the Early Republic).

On February 24, 2009, Dan released more quotations from the book, as he was finishing its final stages of editing. Some names in the quotations include the Bedlam Pulsar (where omnipotent trans-dimensional beings exist in the stark whiteness that digests the fabric of hyperspace), the Planetary Pioneers (a program that, alongside the influence of the D'Asta family, allowed the New Territories to remain loyal to the Republic), The Ark of Baron Auletphant, the Zareca String (which was a jump from Rishi straight up and perpendicular to the galactic plane), and the Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy (assembled by Vicendi for his work Arturum Galactinum).

The authors intended for every canonical star system to be shown or else for its coordinates to be listed in an appendix. Systems from children's books, the RPG franchise, Classic Star Wars, and the Marvel Star Wars series were included. Due to its scope and formal nature, the atlas focuses on showing star systems rather than individual planets; this is in contrast to some previous maps, which due to artistic license showed planets within a system as two separate locations. However, according to Jason Fry, systems may generally be labeled by the name of their most prominent planets rather than by actual system names, since planet names are usually more familiar to fans.[6]

Besides the aforementioned listing of planets, The Essential Atlas also supplied maps on various factions and time periods, and was given an in-universe history lecture. In addition, The Essential Atlas was the first to name the factions depicted in the comic series Dark Empire and Crimson Empire; specifically, the factions were named after the stories they originated in.

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Behind the scenes

The authors recognized the community of the Star Wars fan wiki Wookieepedia in the acknowledgment section at the front of the book.

Nathan Butler, contributor to The Essential Atlas attributes Star Wars fan Eddie van der Heijden, webmaster of starwarstimeline.com, as the one responsible for deriving the Great ReSynchronization dates printed within The Essential Atlas.[7]

There were a few typographical errors and inconsistencies in the book.

  • In the Table of Contents, it lists the section "Great Spacefaring Species" as "Great Seafaring Species".
  • On page 160 concerning spice, the Atlas mistakenly names Hutts Jiliac and Jabba as head of the Besadii clan, rival to the Desilijic Clan, however, Jiliac and Jabba are Desilijic clan leaders.
  • On the map on page 169, "firing" is misspelled "firiring".
  • On page 227, the Atlas mentions that Darth Krayt overthrew Roan Fel in 137 ABY. However he was actually overthrown in 130 ABY.

Bibliography

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: The Essential Atlas on Amazon.com (backup link (Star-Wars-Essential-Atlas/dp/0345477642/) not verified!)
  2. ↑ DEL REY / DEL REY MANGA NEWSLETTER New York Comic Con 2007 Edition, published by Random House on web.archive.org (archived on Archive.org)
  3. ↑ StarWarsDotComBlogsLogoStacked "It's Away! First Draft of the Star Wars Atlas Submitted" — Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWarsDotComBlogsLogoStacked "3900 Planetary Systems And Counting..." — Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
  5. ↑ StarWarsDotComBlogsLogoStacked "The Star Wars Atlas: Random Quotes " — Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
  6. ↑ TwitterLogo Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) on Twitter (backup link (jasoncfry/status/294566730532024320) not verified!)
  7. ↑ Star Wars Timeline Gold by Nathan Butler on www.starwarsfanworks.com (backup link not verified!)

External links

Star Wars: Essential Guides
First generation (1995–2001)
Characters · Vehicles and Vessels · Weapons and Technology · Planets and Moons
Droids · Chronology · Alien Species · Episode I (canceled)
Second generation (2002–2006)
New Characters · New Vehicles and Vessels · New Weapons and Technology
New Chronology · New Droids · New Alien Species
Third generation (2007–2012)
The Force · Atlas · Warfare · Reader's Companion · Characters (canceled)
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