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Star Wars: The Essential Atlas [Paperback]

Daniel Wallace (Author), Jason Fry (Author)
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August 18, 2009
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

• the Empire: its length and breadth, political regions, populations, trade routes, major attractions, and trouble spots
• the Clone Wars: the trajectory of this decisive conflict across the universe, data on key battles and major Loyalist and Separatist worlds
• the adventures of Han Solo: the heroic rogue’s exploits throughout the galaxy–including his captaincy of the Millennium Falcon and his first, fateful meeting with Chewbacca–before his life-changing alliance with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
• the Sith Wars: the progression of the universal clash between the ancient Jedi Order, their dark side counterparts, and the Mandalorian warriors who fought against both orders
• and much, much more

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.

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About the Author

Daniel Wallace is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters as well as a dozen more books that explore the underpinnings of the Star Wars universe, such as Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. He is a regular contributor to Star Wars Insider magazine and assembled the questions used in the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit game. In addition to his contributions to the galaxy far, far away, he has written for universes including Indiana Jones, Smallville, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics, with books including The Marvel Encyclopedia, The DC Comics Encyclopedia, and The Art of Superman Returns.

Jason Fry is a writer in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife, son, and about a metric ton of Star Wars stuff. He is the author of The Clone Wars Visual Guide, The Clone Wars: Ultimate Battles, and The Clone Wars: Official Episode Guide: Season 1, and has written extensively for the Star Wars Insider magazine and Wizards of the Coast.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: LucasBooks; Original edition (August 18, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345477642
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345477644
  • Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By D. Hawk
Format:Paperback
Being both a Star Wars fan and a gamer, this book fills a niche that has needed filling ever since the huge slew of Expanded Universe material has been released. This book contains multiple maps of the SW galaxy, each broken down by specific region such as the Core Worlds and the Outer Rim, along with an assortment of worlds that play major roles in the movies as well as the EU material. But the real meat and potatoes of the book lies in the historical atlas section, which spans from ancient history (the Infinite Empire and Xim the Despot) all the way to the Corellian-Galactic Alliance conflict which is prominent in the Legacy of the Force series (also has a map of the era of the Legacy comic book series).

It's a very useful resource if you're confused on the sequence events in the various media released, such as the LOTF novels (as I have been multiple times), running a game of the Star Wars RPG, or if you're simply looking for a great read. I recommend this to any Star Wars fan!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Finally, a Definitive Atlas! November 24, 2009
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When I purchased this I didn't expect to be as impressed as I was. A guide like this is a difficult, painful undertaking. But Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry do an outstanding job of balancing history, raw geography, and interesting planetary data into an entertaining and incredibly useful guide.

The Galaxy Map in the first chapter alone is almost worth the price. Coupled with the grid system it introduces and the index in the back, locating just where a planet is becomes much simpler than hunting along the circles of the various sectors, hoping to stumble across the planet you're looking for. A larger poster of this would be an item I'd purchase a few copies of.

If you run Star Wars at all, you need this book. Hyperspace time calculations used to be a wild shot in the dark. With this in hand, you've finally got a logical route you can plan out. But even non-roleplayers will find this a handy reference and a good read.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Back in 2002, "Star Trek Star Charts" was published. Like movie 1 and 5 and the worst episodes of the various series, that book became an example of how NOT to do it. In terms of the star charts, several systems and places were missing entirely, it was overly slim and skimpy, and it did not have a coordinate index.

The "Star Wars Atlas" (an update of 1998's Guide to Planets and Moons) corrects all of the Trek book's mistakes, expands upon its predecessor, and more.

It comes in three sections. Section 1 is a political discussion of that galaxy that almost competes with the best civics courses. The middle section is a selection of some 85 planets. Although there are no detailed planet maps, this lack is offset by fairly complete system descriptions. Section 3 is a long detailed historical atlas, with maps for each era and many topics. Finally, it ends with a very detailed coordinate index, the way any respectable atlas should.

The map of the galaxy is beautiful and detailed, it really should be made into a poster. Also, 'twould be nice to see a companion "planetary atlas" volume published someday. In the meantime, the current atlas is satisfactory, containing most of the stuff you'd ever need for the topic, and lots more besides.
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A canon map
For those of you who enjoy SW, this is an excellent product for those who are looking for a canon map of the SW galaxy, for your own games or to see how the SW Rebellion or SW... Read more
Published 16 hours ago by A Priest
Good reference book
I look at "The Essential Atlas" as my guidebook to the galaxy. It's better used as a reference than a book read cover to cover. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Noname
So many errors and omissions...
This is the ultimate showcase of how continuity and research in Star Wars has not only been thrown to the wind, but spat upon and ground under heel. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brandon K.
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas
This book is awesome! I've been through it 20 times now, and you notice something new every time. I recommend this book to anyone who even likes Star Wars....young or old.
Published 6 months ago by SWguy
Awesome
I received this book as a christmas present from a friend, and I must say, it was a God-send. It has so much information on each major planet, and species breakdowns. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Russell W. Waddel
Star Wars Atlas
This book offers a complete and deep description of the galaxy of Star Wars. Eventhough it is not included every planet that you could find in movies, books and videogames (for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Telumehtar
Excuse me, do you know where is Toydaria?
With this handy reference, no one would ever be lost again in the sw space. Another feature of the book is the written history of the sw universe. A very informative guidebook.
Published 9 months ago by mrchange
Awesome book not just a altas but a good history and overview!
I just got this in today first i must say i was impressed that the book is bigger then i thought it would be a very nice size! Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. Geddings
A great reference, but it reads like a text book
When I heard this book was coming out I had to get it. I thought it would be extremely helpful in mapping out routes for my RPG group, and for getting some information on parts of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gabriel Hughes
Fun to get more details
I own just about every other Star Wars novel. So there is not much left for my family to buy me as gifts. I get these atlas or encyclopedia books now. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. V. Damiano
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