The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars. The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga

Customer Reviews

Endorsed by Yoda

2008-05-09
This is a beautifully put-together and remarkably detailed book for hard-core fans of the STAR WARS films. Purporting to be a dictionary, it is really more of a picture guide to the characters, monsters, gadgets and weaponry featured in all six episodes of the series. It also provides a small amount of character backstory not mentioned, or only hinted at, in the movies, but almost completely ignores developments in the "expanded universe", which was fine with me since I personally have little interest in it.

It is organized in chronological order, with one chapter each for each SW episode, beginning with EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE and ending with EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Each chapter is a self-contained unit, so there are multiple entries and bios for recurring characters like Palpatine, Count Dooku and, Obi-Wan Kenobi and of course, Darth Vader, each one dealing with the character at that particular stage of his life. However, single-movie characters like General Grievous also get their just due. Accoutrements and weapons are explored in equal detail, for example, the lightsaber, the Jedi fighter, the AT-AT walker, etc. In adidtion, there is a great deal of information about stormtroopers (Republican and Imperial) and the battle droids of the Confederation of Independent Systems.

The DICTIONARY is gorgeous but not perfect. The book is of the coffee-table variety, meaning it is too large for the standard bookshelf, and fans of the original series will be annoyed by the fact that the chapters dealing with the original three movies are given short shrift compared to the prequels - the entries for MENACE, CLONES and SITH are twice the length of those for A NEW HOPE, EMPIRE and JEDI. Aside from that, however, the book is enjoyable and probably a must-have for fans.

The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga

2008-04-23
The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga Was exactly what my 7 year old son was looking for. Great pictures and descriptions, he spends hours looking through it. Would be a must have for any Star Wars fan.

Star Wars Visual Guide Book

2008-04-06
Great detail & very clear pictures of everything Star Wars- my 4 yr. old loves it as well as my 30+ husband & myself too!!

Awesome book

2008-04-05
My son loves this book. It was shipped fast and in time for his birthday.

Excellent Star Wars Reference

2008-01-31
I bought this encyclopedia for my nine year old who is a Star Wars freak. (My brother and I were born in the 70's so we are pretty much star wars freaks as well.) The book is engrossing - it's hard to walk away from it once you start flipping through the pages. The amount of detail given is incredible. Most fans will find they learn something new about the Star Wars universe from this book. This book covers characters, weapons, vehicles,plot points, worlds, etc. from all six movies. It is heavier on the most recent three however. So, our main complaint (and the reason this book does not receive 5 stars from us) would be that there is not enough information on episodes 4-6.

Super prompt delivery. Great Book!

2008-01-25
Provides a complete, comprehensive overview of the Prequel movies (Episodes I-III) and the Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI), this is the definitive photographic guide to the entire Star Wars saga.

wonderful star wars book!

2008-01-19
THIS BOOK WILL BE CHERISHED BY MY SON FOR YEARS! IT IS AWESOME! TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY! GREAT BUY!

Best Dictionary Ever

2008-01-18
This is a fabulous array of just about everything you ever wanted to know in the star wars realm. I bought it for a boy who doesn't like to read but this has worked a treat. He is reading and I haven't had to yell at him to do it. Win / win. The book is full colour with close to 300 pages. Represents excellent value.

Excellent Find!

2008-01-15
My husband and I purchased this book for our 6-yr-old grandson as a Christmas present. He sat right down and began looking at the pictures. It was amazing how much he had already learned about the Star Wars Saga (he has seen all of the films's) and is completely enthralled (as was his Dad as his age)!! Great book for anyone but especially for his age bracket. Everything is laid out and explained. I'm sure this will be one of his favorite books (along with the Dinosaur book collection!).

Quick delivery

2008-01-07
Thanks for the great book. It arrived quickly and in the shape that was specified.