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With more than 500 photographs and extensive text and captions, this full-color DK hardcover establishes itself as the most complete visual guide to the Star Wars phenomenon. This 144-page book offers a complete, millennia-spanning history of George Lucas's entire cosmos: from the origins of the noble Jedi and evil Sith to the rise of Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order.

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Providing fans and newcomers everything they need to know about the highest-grossing movie saga ever, this is the first-ever visual guide to the entire Star Wars franchise

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Publishers Weekly

Fans of the original movies (Episodes IV-VI) and its prequels (Episodes I-III) can enhance their collection with two new oversize volumes illustrated with movie stills and photographs: Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide by Ryder Windham and Star Wars: The Complete Locations by Kristin Lund et al., illus. by Richard Chasemore and Hans Jenssen. The first is a visual timeline of the galaxy's evolution over the course of the six films. Comic graphics and photo spreads illustrate the narrative, which covers the history of the Old Republic and the Great Sith War as well as other major events in the six-episode epic. The second title provides an extensive look at all six films' scenery, including a cutaway view of the Galactic Senate (Episode I), a military mapping of the Battle of Geonosis (Episode II), photos and maps of the Mustafar mines (Episode III), a detailed interior view of the Death Star and Jabba's Palace, and much more. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.