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Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
Take a deep dive into a turbulent era of the Star Wars galaxy and chart the rise of the Rebellion from the prequel trilogy through Obi-Wan, Andor, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to the original trilogy.
For many years, the state of the galaxy between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope was a mystery to Star Wars fans. With the release of Star Wars: Rebels and Rogue One, and more recently, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, an exciting new era has begun to emerge – the Dawn of Rebellion.
Before Luke Skywalker ever picked up a lightsaber, the rebels were scattered and desperate bands of idealists, fighting their own battles against the might of the Empire. Victories were few, losses high, and danger ever-present. This Visual Guide charts this darkest of times, revealing all of the key characters, locations, vehicles, and weapons from the hit Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, with supporting material from the Skywalker saga. Includes an exclusive new cross-section artwork of the Fondor Hauler.
For many years, the state of the galaxy between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope was a mystery to Star Wars fans. With the release of Star Wars: Rebels and Rogue One, and more recently, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, an exciting new era has begun to emerge – the Dawn of Rebellion.
Before Luke Skywalker ever picked up a lightsaber, the rebels were scattered and desperate bands of idealists, fighting their own battles against the might of the Empire. Victories were few, losses high, and danger ever-present. This Visual Guide charts this darkest of times, revealing all of the key characters, locations, vehicles, and weapons from the hit Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor, with supporting material from the Skywalker saga. Includes an exclusive new cross-section artwork of the Fondor Hauler.
- GenresStar Wars
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2023
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August 16, 2026
A curious visual guide for Star Wars since it incorporates details from several TV shows, movies, books, and comics - basically anything post-ROTS and pre-TNH, with a focus specifically on the growing rebel movement and the Imperial clampdown. It's broad! But surprisingly cohesive.
It's not quite in-universe, but it's also not a guide to extended universe materials - if you're interested in a given character or event, you're not going to be told where to find the show/book. I liked it! Don't knock me over the head with obvious references, make it seem real.
It's not quite in-universe, but it's also not a guide to extended universe materials - if you're interested in a given character or event, you're not going to be told where to find the show/book. I liked it! Don't knock me over the head with obvious references, make it seem real.
October 8, 2025
When DK guides go to to town, they produce some amazing work, and this volume is proof. Updated to the end of Andor Season 1, this is both easy-to-read & sumptuous, and probably the best one-stop guide to the rise of the Rebellion against the Empire.
June 14, 2024
The latest visual guide showcasing a variety of new and updated info from the most popular era of the Star Wars franchise….
Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide by Emily Shkoukani and Pablo Hidalgo collects data set between Episode III and a New Hope.
Unlike other visual guides and encyclopedias which focus on information from a specific property (most often a movie), this makes use of a ton of sources material including the movies, tv shows (both live action and animated), comics (including some manga), and video games (specifically Jedi Fallen Order).
While there is limited duplication (more of an update) with data from the Rogue One and Solo books, this is the first visual guide to publish data on Andor, Obi-won, the Bad Batch, and Jedi Fallen Order.
There are a ton of good photos for would be cosplayers, and new universe material for nerds like me that like to amass such data.
Like with other guides, material is collected by particular subject (including a nice breakdown of all the known brothers and sisters of the Inquisitorius, minus one notable exception), and mini profiles on various background characters is naturally useful for those into that kind of thing.
Definitely worth checking out…
Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide by Emily Shkoukani and Pablo Hidalgo collects data set between Episode III and a New Hope.
Unlike other visual guides and encyclopedias which focus on information from a specific property (most often a movie), this makes use of a ton of sources material including the movies, tv shows (both live action and animated), comics (including some manga), and video games (specifically Jedi Fallen Order).
While there is limited duplication (more of an update) with data from the Rogue One and Solo books, this is the first visual guide to publish data on Andor, Obi-won, the Bad Batch, and Jedi Fallen Order.
There are a ton of good photos for would be cosplayers, and new universe material for nerds like me that like to amass such data.
Like with other guides, material is collected by particular subject (including a nice breakdown of all the known brothers and sisters of the Inquisitorius, minus one notable exception), and mini profiles on various background characters is naturally useful for those into that kind of thing.
Definitely worth checking out…
January 22, 2024
Dawn of Rebellion is another one of the Star Wars visual guides. It is one of the books that I would categorize as a coffee table book, with as many pictures as it has text. The book mainly has character profiles of the main characters (from the movies, novels, animated series, and live-action series) who were around during the time period between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. It is updated to include the characters in the Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi series so it includes, for example, profiles of young Leia and Luke and the updated backstory of Cassian Andor.
The hardcover version of the book is very short. The book totals just under 140 pages, but none of the pages are full of text. Some pages just have a picture and little to no text, and other pages have several pictures with text blurbs next to them so the book is very easy to read. There is also a timeline at the beginning of the book that shows the major events that occurred during the time period from the creation of the Empire to the Battle of Yavin. I think the book is good, but not really essential reading. Chances are most people who are going to be interested in the book are the die-hard Star Wars fans as opposed to the casual fans, and most die-hard fans will likely already know most of the information in the book. It does, however, have some fine details that you may not have picked up watching the live-action material so if you are more than just a casual fan of Star Wars it is worth the time to look over.
The hardcover version of the book is very short. The book totals just under 140 pages, but none of the pages are full of text. Some pages just have a picture and little to no text, and other pages have several pictures with text blurbs next to them so the book is very easy to read. There is also a timeline at the beginning of the book that shows the major events that occurred during the time period from the creation of the Empire to the Battle of Yavin. I think the book is good, but not really essential reading. Chances are most people who are going to be interested in the book are the die-hard Star Wars fans as opposed to the casual fans, and most die-hard fans will likely already know most of the information in the book. It does, however, have some fine details that you may not have picked up watching the live-action material so if you are more than just a casual fan of Star Wars it is worth the time to look over.
March 27, 2024
You know what, I enjoyed this. I think it's interesting to have a guide that fills out this specific era of Star Wars that is currently being expanded in the shows. I did find it rather short, probably due to how little shows/movies are released right now.
My main problem with these guides ( I do love them) is that they often feel out of date by the time they release. With so much Star Wars content getting released almost at a constant rate it's hard for a book to be a full official source on something.
Still this is a really fun book, I enjoyed it
My main problem with these guides ( I do love them) is that they often feel out of date by the time they release. With so much Star Wars content getting released almost at a constant rate it's hard for a book to be a full official source on something.
Still this is a really fun book, I enjoyed it
May 5, 2025
Not as compelling as the earlier visual guides when they were allowed to do more and explore more of the world, but Pablo's penchant for bringing together all sorts of little details and Shkouks' love of timelines makes this a pretty great read, I only checked it out because some details from the new season of Andor were planted in this ahead of time but it was worth it!
June 24, 2025
Borrowed this for May the 4th & I’m so sad to return it! I think I’ll have to buy this for my coffee table. I love how it is heavier on the rebellion than the jedis, a lot of mentions for newer series like Andor, Rebels, Obi-Wan, but also Lost Stars!
August 1, 2025
Covers the group of series set between _Revenge of the Sith_ and _Rogue One_, addressing the characters and events thematically rather than by series. Contains lots of good information and well-chosen artwork.
December 15, 2023
Love these books. More please!!!
December 29, 2023
Covering The Bad Batch, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Rebels, and Rogue One, this visual guide is a standout among recent Star Wars reference books.
May 18, 2024
Some parts are boring some not but had some good info.
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