Энциклопедия «Звёздные Войны. Хроники. Год за годом»

by Shari Last (Project Editor)

Впервые публикуемый в России мировой бестселлер приглашает за кулисы одной из самых невероятных фантастических саг всех времён и народов. Не упустите шанс узнать массу интересного о создании культовой истории! Выясните, как проходили съёмки легендарных киноэпизодов; что за книги, комиксы, мультфильмы, компьютерные игры, коллекционные фигурки, конструкторы и сувениры выпускались по мотивам эпопеи в разные периоды; как происходящие в реальности события влияли на развитие того или иного сюжета; кто придумал потрясающие сериалы "Войны клонов" и "Повстанцы"; насколько важной оказалась деятельность студии "Lucasfilm" для индустрии развлечений и массовой культуры в целом. Уникальная летопись космической одиссеи станет истинным подарком как для знатоков одной далёкой-далёкой галактики, так и для тех, кто впервые открывает для себя этот увлекательный мир.

Эта уникальная энциклопедия представляет собой роскошно иллюстрированную летопись ключевых этапов создания семи эпизодов культовой саги «Звёздные войны», а также канонических мультсериалов «Войны клонов» и «Повстанцы». Материалы расположены в хронологическом порядке: каждому году посвящено несколько разворотов книги, в свою очередь структурированных по месяцам. В отличие от других подарочных изданий по знаменитому бренду, статьи этой энциклопедии содержат информацию не столько о вымышленных персонажах из одной далёкой-далёкой галактики, сколько об оставшихся за кадром секретах самих кинофильмов, о разработке печатных изданий по мотивам франшизы, коллекционных фигурок персонажей и т.д. Кроме того, здесь рассказывается о предыдущем и последующем развитии карьеры актёров, сыгравших важные в эпопее роли, и других участников творческого процесса, в том числе самого режиссёра и продюсера «Звёздных войн» Джорджа Лукаса. Особое внимание в тексте уделяется событиям реального мира, так или иначе отразившимся в сюжетных перипетиях легендарной истории.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Reference, Art, Media Tie In, Film, Fiction

368 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2010

About the author

I'm a children's author specialising in non-fiction (though I love writing fiction as well).

I write on many topics including dinosaurs, space, LEGO, Star Wars, Spider-Man, the human body, Judaism, and Marvel.

I love reading YA fantasy fiction, religious thrillers, and crime thrillers.

Reviews

[Jessamyn Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of Star Wars, Star Wars trivia, pop culture, and pop culture trivia so obviously this was everything I want in a book.

The earlier part of the book was such an interesting look at the inspirations behind Star Wars and the influence it's had on film, pop culture, technology, etc, etc, etc. It was also fascinating to see the various world events happening in any given year.

Then I got to the 90s and it was my childhood and MY Star Wars and I got emotional about like, Pizza Hut toys and stuff.

P.S. I will never forgive this for not including Carrie Fisher's career as a script doctor. I mean, there was an entry about ILM's contributions to Hook but no mention of all the writing she did??!

[Quinn Rollins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve bought a lot of DK Publishing’s books about the Star Wars universe over the last ten years. Too many, if you ask my wife. Their Cross-Sections books, Visual Guides, and Star Wars LEGO books are fantastic for fans of any age. Filled with full-color pictures, details and trivia about all corners of Star Wars, my young sons have come to enjoy them as much as I do.

The latest I picked up is the massive 2010 book Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. The 320-Page coffee table book is for collectors and fans of Star Wars who are looking for a broad overview of the saga, but are also interested in the details behind the production of the six films, television shows, animated series, books, comic books and collectibles that have invaded many of our homes as a result of our fandom. Credited to four different authors, this massive undertaking takes disparate timelines and categories and brings them all together in a book that’s entertaining and educational, blending the history of the Galaxy Far Away with our own.

Star Wars Year By Year starts long before the first Star Wars movie (now titled A New Hope) premiered in 1977, with the film experiments of George Lucas. So we find out about THX 1138, and then American Graffiti, and the authors make connections between the themes of his early works with what becomes his life work, the Star Wars movies. Alongside this film history, they include what’s happening in the “real world” in insets and timelines, so you can see how sometimes this fantasy world is a reflection of what’s happening elsewhere. This includes other films, but also things like the developing space programs in the Soviet Union and United States, politics, the Vietnam War, and other historic events.

Like other DK Publishing books, Star Wars Year By Year is highlighted with full color photographs throughout. Many of these are behind-the-scenes photos, production paintings, and candid shots of George Lucas and the stars of the Star Wars series. Many of them I’d seen before, but there were some that were new to me. One of the things I liked best reading this was how it demonstrated the evolution of Lucas’ stories and ideas. How the “city of the clouds” in Alderaan (Princess Leia’s homeworld) would become the Cloud City where Lando Calrissian betrays his friends, for example; or that a sinkhole planet first designed by Ralph McQuarrie in the 1970s wouldn’t be seen on screen as the planet Utapau until 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. I don’t always like Lucas as a screenwriter or a director, but he has a rich imagination, and Year By Year is like a celebration of that vision.

Much of it is also a trip down memory lane for those of us who grew up with Star Wars: the merchandise tie-ins like the Escape the Death Star Board Game, Underoos, and of course Kenner’s action figures are all highlighted in different parts of the book, and taken altogether make their own history of merchandising. Lucas became a master of merchandising, and as much as I’ve resented it sometimes, I’ve also had my imagination fired up with the flights and fights between the Empire and the Rebellion since I was a pup.

The book gives almost equal time to the Original Trilogy and to the Prequel Trilogy, but since much of the foundation for the prequels was laid back in the 1970s, it seems like there's more weight on that end. Extraneous productions, like the Ewoks and Droids cartoons, the current Clone Wars animated series, and even the Star Wars Holiday Special all get their own sections as well.

The oversized hardcover is massive (more than 10 x 12”) and heavy, making this more of a read-at-the-table book than a fall-asleep-reading-it book, but it’s a good read. Even those of us who think we know everything about Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, their parents, allies and enemies will learn something interesting about them in Star Wars: Year By Year.

[Veronika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Star Wars fan must read! The Star Wars story is put in context with the time of it’s release. Wonderful!

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This version includes The Force Awakens.

[Sarai · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book I actually have is titled Star Wars: Year by Year: A Visual History. Goodreads says the ISBN is the same as for this book, but my book is the Updated and Expanded version that came out in 9/2016. The covers are also different and the new version comes in a case to protect the book.

This is a good book for Star wars fans, though in starting out it gives information on a lot of other things, like the Godfather movies, television shows, war, and etc. It's kind of a what's happening for the year as well as what's happening in Star Wars.

Book description:
Painstakingly produced, superbly illustrated, Star Wars™ Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline—the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you've never seen it before.

This updated edition includes a whole new chapter covering Star Wars: The Force Awakens™ as well as the ongoing animated TV series Star Wars Rebels™ and new Star Wars–themed lands coming to Walt Disney World Florida and Disneyland California.

Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated Edition provides a unique timeline of every facet of Star Wars history, as well as the saga's impact on popular culture and world events.

[Kenneth · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first problem with this book is that it mostly consists of small photographs with minimal captions beneath, reminding me of something I would find on a fanboy's personal blog rather than a hard-bound coffee table book. The second problem is that much of yearly Star Wars news collection often deals with things having nothing to do with George Lucas' saga, for the sake of filling pages. For example, May 1996 lists the release of "Dragonheart" as "news" only because Industrial Lights and Magic, (the special effects studio behind the famed saga) was involved in the film's effects. However, as much as I was disappointed, there were quite a few pages that brought back fond memories; these include the mayhem and "Midnight Madness" of 1999 during the pre-release of Phantom Menace, in which fanboys stormed Wal Mart and other retail stores for the dialogue encoded chip'ed Hasbro action figures. (Boy I miss those 24 limited edition Episode I Pepsi cans.)

[Monika Kronika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Viete na tejto knihe je úžasná jedna dôležitá vec. Možno sa vám bude zdať zo začiatku, tak ako mne, divná. Poviete, si prečo to tu je, veď toto sem vôbec nepatrí?! Ide o to, že v knihe je veľa faktov a obrázkov, ktoré sú nad rámec SW sveta. Fakty, ktoré so SW nesúvisia. Možno na prvý pohľad. Nie je tomu tak. Autor a ľudia, ktorí sa na knihe podieľali nám chceli vlastne ukázať Star Wars v celkovom historickom kontexte. A dobre spravili. Ale čím je ešte táto kniha tak výnimočná? Jej spracovanie. Zaujímavé a výstižné fakty. Celková postupná chronológia až po rok 2016. Máte tu všetko. Filmový svet, komiksový, herný, seriálový.... je tu jednoducho všetko čo sa týka SW sveta.
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[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn't what I expected when I reserved the book. I was expecting more of a chronicle of the actual Star Wars stories, but instead it was a chronicle from 1914-2010 and how culture influenced Star Wars and how Star Wars influenced culture. Things like when production started, birthdays of actors, releases of movies, releases of Star Wars toys. Really only a book for the biggest of Star Wars fans. Still interesting, but not what I was expecting. Interesting fact that I learned, George Lucas was originally supposed to be the director of Apocalypse Now instead of Francis Ford Coppolla

[Iantony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this after watched Star Wars The Force Awakens. A must read for all Star Wars or sci-fi fans in general. Find out what our beloved space opera is made of, why it is so good, etc. This is a book that described almost everything in our beloved galaxy far, far away. Strong with The Force, this book is!

PS: Han shot first.

[Florin Pitea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whew! What a ride! Worth every minute, worth every penny.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learnt some interesting little facts in this little beauty...

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is AMAAAAAZINNGGGGGGG.

And yes, I read every single bit. It's a super-thorough look at the inspiration for and development, creation and production of Star Wars, in every medium.

It starts off talking about the sci-fi genre in general, and I actually hunted down many of the titles (film and book) that were mentioned, like the original Flash Gordon serials (they're on YouTube), Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert Heinlein, books of space artwork by Chesley Bonestell... the list goes on and on. Then it gets into the state of sci-fi films in the 70s. It inspired me to finally watch THX-1138 and to rewatch Silent Running. It describes George Lucas's childhood hobbies, education, and career. It explains lots of details about the production of the original movie and the phenomenon it became. Then, they cover all the spinoffs in various media, from the comic adaptation (I cannot believe that the comic and the novelization both came out BEFORE THE MOVIE. That seems so insane to me!), to the first original novel (Splinter of the Mind's Eye), etc. etc.... I went off and read that too and it's vaguely disturbing reading about Luke's reaction to his sister since Alan Dean Foster (and everyone else) still didn't know they were siblings.

Cue more info on production and reception of Empire and RotJ. There's a little on the various RPGs etc. but what I didn't realize is that there was such a huge gap before the explosion of novels and comics and video games. I really thought they'd been spewing out novels all along. This finally inspired me to start the Thrawn trilogy, too, and I immediately could tell why it's a favorite. The characters all really feel like themselves.

Then... Clone Wars! I just adore that series, so I liked reading production notes on that, too.

Anyway, I found this entire book fascinating, and sometime I'm going to read the updated version, too. This is one of those neverending kind of reference materials that will probably always be playing catch-up.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle, edited by Lucy Dowling
An interesting concept, this is essentially a time-line of the Star Wars saga (in its entirety - films, books, toys, comics, etc), broken down by year and then by month, interspersed with key news events and links to other projects - films and books - that involve people who either are, or will become, involved in the saga. By placing the series into a historical context, it allows you to see how certain things in the films were shaped by the times and how sometimes - such as with the Pixar Imaging System - real life has benefited from advances made by Lucasfilm. The book is broken into five sections - “Life before Star Wars”, “The Original Trilogy” (both written by Ryder Windham), “Between the Trilogies” (by Daniel Wallace), “The Prequel Trilogy” and “Clone Wars & Beyond” (both by Pablo Hidalgo) - and all of them are interesting in their own way. However, as someone who was 8 when “Star Wars” was released here in December 1977, the original trilogy section is the one that speaks loudest to me. It’s also interesting to note the between section, where Wallace comments that the films are in danger of slipping out of the public eye - I remember thinking the same thing myself, back in the late 80s and early 90s. Great fun, a really absorbing read and with some excellent photographs, I’d say this was a must-read for Star Wars fans. Highly recommended.

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read the 2016 version of this book, with information that goes up through Rebels and The Force Awakens. This latest edition I read has images, and information that covers through The Mandalorian.

When I first saw it, I thought this book was going to be a history of the Star Wars Universe, the fictional Star Wars Universe, covering things like The Old Republic, Rebellion etc. In reality though, this book turned out to be much different, and more interesting. It was, what I called, a highly illustrated info-graphic journey of the life of the Star Wars phenomenon.

The book began in the 1930's with items that would later prove to be inspiration to Lucas, and went through 2021. Along the way we learned about key moments in the making, and history of the saga, key events from each year, and things that inspired Lucas on his cinematic journey. We also learned about other projects, and their milestones, from Lucas' career as a filmmaker. This book was much more a journey through the pop culture, and historical situations and circumstances, that helped create and continued to fuel, the phenomenon that is Star Wars.

Very detailed book. Highly enjoyable if you are a Star Wars fan, or just love reading about pop culture.

[Brandon Bishop · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all things Star Wars and all things history, so this book was a natural fit for me. The only reason this isn’t 5 stars for me is because it felt a little too much like the authors wanted to sell me more useless Star Wars crap I don’t need. I mean, not EVERY image from EVERY movie/TV show/comic book/video game MUST be described as iconic, as the authors here seem to think. Also, George Lucas is fantastic and all, but he is no infallible creature sent to us from the cinema gods like this book would have you believe. Seriously, they spend WAAAAAY too many words trying to convince you that Strange Magic was good, all the reviewers and critics were wrong. Let George Lucas be flawed like the rest of us please!

[Filip · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can see why some people were disappointed with it being not only about Star Wars but also touching subjects around SW but to me it was a strength of the book. It showed the various things that influenced Star Wars and how Star Wars influenced the world. It showed how Star Wars ascribed into various trends in the world as well as how people and the studios that created the Trilogies used their knowledge, experience and skills to create other films.

More of a trivia book, but still interesting.

[Marta Duda-Gryc · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant, rich in all kind of information chronicle of the world where the Star Wars universe was created. I didn't expect such an interesting background painting of the cultural, economic, cinematographic, and political situation in the US preceding and accompanying the making of Star Wars - and yes, I read all of it :)

[Jay Gabler · Rating 5 out of 5]

A year-by-year walk through five decades, displaying Star Wars movies and memorabilia next to pop culture and historic events? It's like they asked me what my dream coffee-table book would be. Given that it ends in 2010, it is a little poignant how extraordinarily proud the Lucasfilm-licensed book is about an Expanded Universe that was about to be summarily dumped from canon.

[Radim Bartik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vynikající knížka plná fanouškovských vzpomínek. Škoda nepřesného a někdy nesmyslného českého překladu, který působí, jako by vznikl hodně narychlo a bez dodatečné kontroly zkušeného editora. Chyby to hodně kazí, a tak je lepší sáhnout po originální verzi v angličtině.

[Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating visual chronology of the Star Wars universe.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting real world chronology of Star Wars.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Information was just eh. Great photos & timeline of everything, though.

[Du · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun look at how Star Wars has interacted with and operated around pop culture. It is a very visual book and has fun tidbits and nuggets here and there of all genres and types.

[Jamie Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for any Star Wars fan!

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars: Year by Year is a fascinating, visual history of George Lucas and his vision of Star Wars. Beginning in the 50s and finishing in 2010, Wallace and his team of co-writers examine America, the World, and Cinematic history in order to furnish an encompassing story of George Lucas and the world he has lived in.

The Year by Year guide focuses primarily on actors that eventually starred in one or more Star Wars films, events that led to the opportunity to create a film, advances in technology that inspired Lucas' dreams, and the world that became receptive to a new space mythology. This book is more than trivia and less than a complete record, but it includes elements of both, and presents the strange, often serendipitous, events of a life that led to the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars.

Also made record of is the immense world of secondary Star Wars products, including works of art, literature, cinema, and music inspired by the films, and the mega-world that is Star Wars merchandising. These events and landmark creative endeavors are put in their proper historical place alongside the major events of the Star Wars creationary timeline, showing how one influenced the other in a feedback loop that engendered an ever expanding universe.

The only places in which the book lost traction was from 1985-1996 when there was no major Star Wars work in progress. Left with a creative void to fill, and a lack of major productions helmed by George Lucas, the Year by Year guide focused more and more heavily on the licensencing endeavors of LucasFilm and began to feel like an encyclopedic advertisement of Star Wars branded merchandise.

Similarly, the years after the final film, Revenge of the Sith (2006-2010) felt less interesting to me, but I chalk that up to my peculiar habit of remaining quite heavily informed of the goings and comings of LucasFIlm. Less connected readers will still find these chapters as interesting as the archived factoids from the early days of Star Wars.

All in all I give the book a good rating because it is completely unique, in my experience, being the collected history of one individual and his fictional empire, told through a visual medium, and told rather well.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting concept, this is essentially a time-line of the Star Wars saga (in its entirety - films, books, toys, comics, etc), broken down by year and then by month, interspersed with key news events and links to other projects - films and books - that involve people who either are, or will become, involved in the saga. By placing the series into a historical context, it allows you to see how certain things in the films were shaped by the times and how sometimes - such as with the Pixar Imaging System - real life has benefited from advances made by Lucasfilm. The book is broken into five sections - “Life before Star Wars”, “The Original Trilogy” (both written by Ryder Windham), “Between the Trilogies” (by Daniel Wallace), “The Prequel Trilogy” and “Clone Wars & Beyond” (both by Pablo Hidalgo) - and all of them are interesting in their own way. However, as someone who was 8 when “Star Wars” was released here in December 1977, the original trilogy section is the one that speaks loudest to me. It’s also interesting to note the between section, where Wallace comments that the films are in danger of slipping out of the public eye - I remember thinking the same thing myself, back in the late 80s and early 90s. Great fun, a really absorbing read and with some excellent photographs, I’d say this was a must-read for Star Wars fans. Highly recommended.

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect gift for the fan who has everything because this book chronicles everything

DK Publishing continues a trend of producing lavish coffee table books filled with page after page of montages of full color images. In this case, the topic is the Star Wars phenomenon.

Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle is a very large coffee table book - one inch thick, 10 inches wide and nearly a foot high.

This book could just as easily have been called "George Lucas Year by Year." Star Wars dominates Lucas's career like the Eiffel Tower dominates the Paris skyline. Perhaps, even more so.

As the title states, the book is a visual timeline of George Lucas, the Star Wars franchise and the people and companies involved in its production and promotion. We see early handwritten notes about "Journal of the Whills" - one of the first drafts of Star Wars Episode IV . Later on, we see further updates, including the introduction of a character named Luke Starkiller who, of course, became Luke Skywalker in later revisions. We learn about Lucas's early life, his early films and his influences and a bit about the research he did to create the series.

Included in the timelines are...

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[Duane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing book for any fan of Star Wars films/books/merchandise, etc. Filled with amazing photographs, illustrations, and documents, the author does a masterful job of starting from the very beginning of George Lucas' life and shows you not only the things about him that influenced his creations, but some of the big events happening around the world that might have impacted him too. This is an amazing treasure of resource information and trivia for anyone interested in the world of Star Wars. A awesome coffee table sized book!

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A large-format, picture and fact-stuffed chronicle of what fellow nerds will dub the "Star Wars" years.

Major world events jostle with developments in the larger "Star Wars" world for the reader's attention - if you've ever wanted to know what was going on at any point from the inception of the first film to the release of "Revenge of the Sith", this is the book for you.

Impressively presented and housed in a swish slipcase, this book is an ideal gift for the "...Wars" devotee in your life and also functions as a handy anti-mugger device.

If you can lift it, that is.

[John Maynard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A compendium of popular Star Wars memorabilia and associated licensure, it is ambitious as an attempt to relate licensed material to Star Wars movies, and create a timeline that includes games and animation. Like similar Star Trek compendiums, the scope is so broad however that the volume only includes the briefest descriptions, thus limiting various cross relations that an exhaustive work requires, in short, an enjoyable foray that requires more like five volumes to be what it can be.