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Updated and expanded with amazing new material including characters from Star Wars™: The Force Awakens!Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded, the definitive guide to the people, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy, is back, bigger and better than ever before, and packed with new Star Wars characters!Want to know how tall Darth Vader is? Or where the ferocious Nexu comes from? Look no further than the Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded. With more than 200 profiles on heroes, villains, and more, this handy guide is full of fun facts and intriguing information guaranteed to enthrall fans for hours on end.© & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: DK Children; Updated, Expanded ed. edition (April 5, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1465448853
ISBN-13: 978-1465448859
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded View larger View larger View larger BB-8 and Beru Lars An intensely loyal astromech, BB-8 bravely rolls into danger when carrying out its assignments. The droid becomes the subject of an intense First Order search when it carries information that could lead to Luke Skywalker. Beru Lars's family has been made up of moisture farmers for three generations. At the end of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi asks Beru and her husband, Owen, to raise Luke Skywalker, while he lives nearby to watch over the boy. Figrin D'an and Finn Demon kloo horn player Figrin D'an is the frontman for the Modal Nodes, a group of seven Bith musicians. They play in various venues on Tatooine, including Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley and Jabba the Hutt's desert palace. A stormtrooper who flees the First Order after a traumatizing first mission, FN-2187 finds a new home-and the name Finn-by joining the Resistance and helping in the mission to find Luke Skywalker. First Order Stormtrooper and First Order Tie Pilot The standard infantry of the First Order purposely resemble the feared soldiers of the Old Empire, which in turn were inspired by the clone troopers of the Republic. Modern TIE pilots benefit from the First Order's increased focus on the durability and survivability of its starfighter forces. The new generation of TIE fighter is much better equipped for combat.
View larger View larger View larger Grummgar and Guavian Security Soldier A mercenary and big game hunter, the hulking brute Grummgar is obsessed with trophies. His bulky frame supports an enormous ego, and he doesn't realize that his partner, Bazine Netal, is a spy working him for information. The cybernetically enhanced security soldiers of the Guavian Death Gang wear high-impact armor that makes them stand out among other deadly criminals. They are faceless, voiceless killers who show no mercy. Max Rebo and Maz Kanata The Blue Ortolan, known in the entertainment business as Max Rebo, is a half-insane keyboard player who is completely obsessed with food. When the pleasure-loving crime boss Jabba the Hutt offers Max a contract that pays only in free meals, he immediately accepts--to the outrage of his bandmates! A mischievous pirate boss who has spent centuries surviving in the galaxy's fringe, Maz is regarded with respect by some of the toughest gangsters in space. Maz has a strong connection to the Force, but she is no Jedi. Poe Dameron and Poggle the Lesser An incredibly skilled starfighter pilot, Poe Dameron is a commander in the Resistance's fight against the First Order. He soars into battle as Black Leader, behind the controls of a specially modified T-70 X-wing. The archduke of Geonosis, Poggle the Lesser, rules the Stalgasin hive colony, which controls all the other major hive colonies on Geonosis. His factories build innumerable battle droids for the Separatists, using the labor of legions of downtrodden drones.
This is a great book that highlights the majority of the characters from the Star Wars films. Although the description of each character isn't very in-depth, this book seems to be merely an introduction. Details on each character are few, with high quality photos of each one. I purchased the Star Wars Character Encyclopedia from 2011, so I was excited to see an updated & expanded version. Many of the main characters like Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3PO, Chewbacca and others were updated in their data and pictures. However, Luke Skywalker's picture remains the same one from the 2011 version, with an added insert about about what he does after the destruction of The Empire in Episode VI.Also, to my surprise there are some characters from the 2011 book that were excluded from this 2016 one: 8D8, Baron Papanoida, Bultar Swan, Chi Eekway Papanoida, Colo Clawfish, Elan Sleezebaggano, General Cracken, GH-7 Medical Droid, Imperial Dignitary, Jocasta Nu, Ko Sai, Malakili, Mustafarian (Northern), Mustafarian (Southern), OOM-9, Opee Sea Killer, Passel Argente, Pau'an Warrior, Pilot Droid, Rune Haako, Saelt-Marae, San Hill, Sando Aqua Monster, Sei Taria, Sun Fac, Ten Numb, Yuzzum, and Zett Jukassa. Since those characters were not included with this version of the encyclopedia, it's still worth picking up the older version for continuity and posterity.Overall the new book is excellent, and it continues to be a great resource for looking up characters, and brushing up on some facts about them. This book is better suited for people who are unfamiliar with the saga, and it's characters... with it mostly geared toward beginners. I suspect veteran fans of the franchise will find this book lacking and dull in most respects.
Even better than the 2011 version. From Ackbar to zuckuss and every Stormtroopers in between this book covers it all. New profiles for Han and Leia and Chewie plus all the new guys and gals from the force awakens too
I was so excited to get this in the mail today! At last, an updated character encyclopedia! I have Ultimate Star Wars, which is a great reference, but I was looking forward to having a book that is a bit more user-friendly and just focuses on the characters.Well, this book does focus on the characters, but only the characters from the movies. The live action characters. No entry for Ahsoka Tano! No Kanan Jarrus or Ezra Bridger, no Hera or Cham Syndulla, no Asajj Ventress, no Captain Rex!Given that canon includes not only movie characters, but also those from The Clone Wars and Rebels animated shows, the Marvel Star Wars comics (plus Son of Dathomir), and the recent novels, I find the lack of characters from media other than the films disturbing. It's a serious omission, and makes this book a less valuable information source. I will keep my copy, but I think I will use Ultimate Star Wars plus The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary a lot more than this book. A pity.
My 10 year old son and I love this book. It has just the right amount of information, whether you're new to the Star Wars universe or a lifelong die hard fan. The bios are brief but informative. Reader picks up a lot of trivia and tidbits throughout.
My daughter is a huge starwars fan and loves these encyclopedias because they actually include information about female characters, which is almost unheard of in the star wars universe of products...even though the main character was a female! Anyway, I digress...for an avid reading 8 year old who revels in all the details of the star wars characters, this book delivers. Lots of great information you won't find elsewhere and great pictures.
Another DK must-have book for my Star Wars bookshelf. Note that this is not an entirely new work; it is mostly based on the 2011 edition. There are about 20 more pages in this new edition, but some characters from the 2011 edition do not appear in the new edition. And as you might guess from the cover, any new additions are from The Force Awakens. And as those characters' stories are still being told, their one-page bio here cannot be considered "definitive." But there is still plenty to recommend here, as the book is informative for fans of all interest levels and the layout and photos are up to DK's usual high standards.
Absolutely, 100% awesome. Pablo Hidalgo's books are amazing! Beautiful pictures and a ton of information about every Star Wars character or creature you can think of. I recommended this book to any Star Wars fan!! Really low price as well and perfect condition, not a single bent page or scratch.
These books are SO great! Full of pictures, facts, statistics. My 11 year old son collects them, and my dog likes to chew on them when she is lucky enough to find one laying around. Let's just say I have bought all of these types of books at least once, some I've bought about 3 times. :-) They are always worth replacing. My son reads through them over and over.
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