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Ultimate Star Wars is a reference book written by Ryder Windham, Tricia Barr, Adam Bray, and Daniel Wallace, including a foreword by actor Anthony Daniels. It was released by Dorling Kindersley on April 28, 2015. On September 1, 2015, a special edition with frame images, props, and behind-the-scenes shots of the cast and crew of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, as well as two behind-the-scenes prints, was released.
Publisher's summary
First edition
Become an expert on the Star Wars galaxy!
Ultimate Star Wars® is an in-depth visual feast exploring the characters and storylines from the Star Wars galaxy. This is a beautifully illustrated guide that is structured chronologically and packed full of information about key characters and storylines from the Star Wars movie saga, The Clone Wars, and Rebels. The perfect primer before Episode VII is released, Ultimate Star Wars will get old and new fans caught up and knowledgeable on all things Star Wars.[1]
Special edition
Your ultimate guide to the Star Wars™ universe
Open this ultimate visual feast and explore the iconic characters and storylines from the Star Wars galaxy. Beautifully illustrated, Ultimate Star Wars is packed with information about every single character from Mace Windu to Darth Maul through detailed analyses of their stories throughout the saga.
Explore the Star Wars universe in chronological order to follow the whole story or dive in and out to relive your favourite moments, key battles and iconic characters. A must-have for Star Wars fans, Ultimate Star Wars will enhance your knowledge of the characters and storylines before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Including characters from the Star Wars movie saga, Star Wars Rebels and the Clone Wars, this is the only guide that explores the entire Star Wars universe in such detail.
Includes concept art, wire frame images, props and behind-the-scenes shots of cast and crew from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plus two beautiful behind-the-scenes prints.[6]
Media
Editions
- ISBN 1465436014; Dorling Kindersley, April 28, 2015, 320-page hardcover
- ISBN 0241007909; Dorling Kindersley, September 1, 2015, 320-page hardcover special edition
Cover gallery
Appearances
Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
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Organisms
Droid models
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Events
Locations
Organizations and titles
Sentient species
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Vehicles and vessels
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
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Continuity
- Even Piell's species and homeworld are errors, given as Zabrak and Nar Shaddaa respectively (p. 58), repeating what appears in the adjacent entry for Eeth Koth. This has been corrected in later editions.
- Slave I is incorrectly referred to as Clone 1 on two occasions.
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighters built on Lothal are incorrectly said to be different from regular models due to shorter wings (p. 294).
- Kendal Ozzel's first name was mistakenly spelled as "Kendel" rather than "Kendal". Likewise, Wullf Yularen's first name was spelled as "Wulff" instead of "Wullf"
- Wedge Antilles is incorrectly credited with stealing the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Tydirium (p. 298).
- Dathomir and the whole Quelli sector are incorrectly placed in the Mid Rim instead of the Outer Rim Territories.
- The Mos Espa Grand Arena and its ouskirts are indicated to be located at the junction of Xelric Draw and the Northern Dune Sea, while Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know indicated it as being located on the edge of the Western Dune Sea.
Bibliography
- SWCA: One Big Story – Star Wars Canon Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 157
- Ultimate Star Wars: Research, Writing, and Revelations on StarWars.com (backup link)
- A Truly Ultimate Star Wars Book on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars and the Writer's Journey on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SDCC 2015: Star Wars Publishing Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 DK, Summer 2015 (PDF), published by Penguin Group USA on booksellers.penguin.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Tricia Talks "Empire Day" on Rebels Declassified, published by triciabarr.com on triciabarr.com (November 20, 2014) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ J. W. Rinzler (@jwrinzler) on Twitter: "Cover reveal, new big book from DK, pub date: May." (backup link (jwrinzler/status/553302509352009728/photo/1) not verified!)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars on Amazon.com (backup link (/Ultimate-Star-Wars-Ryder-Windham/dp/1465436014) not verified!)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars special edition on Amazon.com (backup link (/Ultimate-Star-Wars/dp/0241007909) not verified!)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars special edition at DK UK
External links
- Ultimate Star Wars on Amazon.com (backup link (/Ultimate-Star-Wars-Ryder-Windham/dp/1465436014) not verified!)
- Ultimate Star Wars special edition on Amazon.com (backup link (/Ultimate-Star-Wars/dp/0241007909) not verified!)
- Ultimate Star Wars at DK.com
- Ultimate Star Wars special edition at DK UK
- DK, Summer 2015 (PDF), published by Penguin Group USA on booksellers.penguin.com (backup link not verified!)