The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia is a 2008 reference book written by Stephen J. Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo. Bob Vitas, Daniel Wallace, Chris Cassidy, Mary Franklin, and Josh Kushins are also contributors for the compendium. It is the second edition of the Star Wars Encyclopedia.

Publisher's summary

The definitive reference guide to a space fantasy phenomenon.

The Star Wars universe, much like our own, is constantly expanding. In the ten years since the publication of the Star Wars Encyclopedia, a lot has happened in that galaxy far, far away: four new feature films, a host of official original novels, comics, video games, and more. Now, thirty years of information on all things Star Wars—ranging from science and technology to history and geography, culture and biography to ecology and cosmology—has been supplemented with an entire decade's worth of all-new material. Abundantly illustrated with full-color artwork and photos, and now in a new three-volume addition to accommodate its wealth of detailed entries, the Star Wars Encyclopedia encompasses the full measure of George Lucas's creation.

Contents

Volume I

A Timeline of Galactic Events

A

Advanced Reconnaissance Commando (ARC Trooper)

B

battle droid, Trade Federation

C

Chewbacca

D

Death Star

E

Emperor's Royal Guard

F

Fett, Boba

G

Grievous, General

Guardian-class droid

Guardian-class droid

Volume II

H

Hett, Sharad

I

IG-88B

J

Jinn, Qui-Gon

K

Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Ben)

L

lightsaber

M

Maul, Darth

N

N-1 starfighter

O

Volume III

P

Palpatine

Tannon Praji

Q

Qel-Droma, Ulic

R

rancor

S

; ;

Solo, Han; Solo, Princess Leia Organa; Skywalker, Luke

T

Talon, Darth

U

Utapaun

V

Vader, Darth

W

wampa ice creature

X

X-wing starfighter

Y

Yoda, Master

Z

Ziro the Hutt

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Locations

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Development

During a January 28, 2004 Hyperspace celebrity chat, it was Steve Sansweet's opinion that there would be a updated edition to the Star Wars Encyclopedia.[4]

Sansweet again confirmed a second Encyclopedia is on its way at his "Star Wars Spectacular" presentation at ComicCon on July 15, 2005. He explained that he and Lucas Licensing were still in the process of deciding how to go about writing a new Encyclopedia. He gave an example of the process, saying that they were trying to decide whether to make the new book a second volume or an entirely new Encyclopedia.[5]

In a December 2005 post at the StarWars.com message boards, Sue Rostoni claimed that the format had been decided on; any entries from the first edition of which new information has been revealed will be updated and included in the second edition of the Encyclopedia, while entries with no new information will not be included. She also revealed that the new edition will be written in the same format as the first, and that Lucas Licensing was looking at a possible release date of Fall 2008.[6]

Sansweet later announced in Star Wars Insider 87 (May/June 2006) that work had begun on an updated version of his Star Wars Encyclopedia.[7]

At the 2007 Comic-Con, the Star Wars publishing panel revealed that a second edition of the Star Wars Encyclopedia will be written by Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo (the two previously collaborated on Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels), and that it will be published in Fall of 2008.[8]

In April 2008, Random House added an entry on The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia; this was subsequently reported by Club Jade.[9]

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ PenguinRandomHouse-Logo The Complete Star Wars® Encyclopedia on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Random House entry
  3. ↑ Amazon-Favicon The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia on Amazon.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Unknown thread on the StarWars.com Message Boards: "There will almost definitely be an update but no decision has been made how it will be done or by whom." (content obsolete and backup link not available)
  5. ↑ HyperspaceIcon SW_comiccon2005_01_2005-07-15.mp3 on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Books, Comics, & Television VIPs on the StarWars.com Message Boards (December 19, 2005): "It's true, there is a new Encyclopedia in the works. A volume that will update ongoing entries. Stuff that hasn't changed (i.e., "hydrospanner") won't be duplicated in this second volume. A pub date hasn't been set in duracrete yet, but we're looking at Fall 2008 as a possible release time. The format will be the same as the first volume, to keep it as a "set." That's about all that's been discussed at this point." (original site is defunct)
  7. ↑ Star Wars Insider 87
  8. ↑ Star Wars Blog Star Wars Day Report: Publishing Panel on the The Official Star Wars Blog (original site is defunct)
  9. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia: Look at the size of that thing! by Dunc on Club Jade (April 23, 2008) (backup link archived on November 25, 2017)

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