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Star Wars: Essential Guides #9
Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Vehicles & Vessels
Text by W. Haden Blackman
All new full color illustrations by Ian Fullwood
From the beat-up landspeeders that whisk travelers between desert towns on Tatooine to Jabba the Hutt’s luxurious sail barge and the elegant Naboo Royal Starship, the vehicles and vessels in the Star Wars universe have captivated millions of delighted fans.
In light of the ever-expanding saga, the New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels features completely updated entries that cover more than 150 ships, along with brand new, full-color illustrations by dazzling artist Ian Fullwood. This new volume encompasses craft from all five movies, the bestselling novels of the New Jedi Order, comics, TV specials, and games. Inside you will find:
• Detailed profiles and vital statistics for each vessel, including data covering the vehicle’s construction, size, maximum speed, and its role in Star Wars history
• A revealing Layman’s Guide to Technology, covering common terms applied to each class of vehicle
• An outline of engine technologies that drive the craft across the Star Wars galaxy, and of the unique weapons they boast
• Schematics for each vehicle, providing the reader with instant visual reference
Discover the modifications Han Solo and Chewbacca made on the Millennium Falcon to make it one of the fastest vessels in the galaxy; the secrets of the Imperial All Terrain Armored Transport Walker, possibly the most formidable military vehicle ever assembled; the reasons the Tribubble Bongo Sub is the chosen way to navigate the watery depths of Naboo; and the unique and lethal properties of the Yuuzhan Vong’s living starship, the Coralskipper.
Skiffs, cargo haulers, shuttles, podracers, gunships, sandcrawlers– if it flies, glides, drives, or speeds in the Star Wars galaxy, you’ll find it in The New Essential Guide to Vehicle and Vessels!
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All new full color illustrations by Ian Fullwood
From the beat-up landspeeders that whisk travelers between desert towns on Tatooine to Jabba the Hutt’s luxurious sail barge and the elegant Naboo Royal Starship, the vehicles and vessels in the Star Wars universe have captivated millions of delighted fans.
In light of the ever-expanding saga, the New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels features completely updated entries that cover more than 150 ships, along with brand new, full-color illustrations by dazzling artist Ian Fullwood. This new volume encompasses craft from all five movies, the bestselling novels of the New Jedi Order, comics, TV specials, and games. Inside you will find:
• Detailed profiles and vital statistics for each vessel, including data covering the vehicle’s construction, size, maximum speed, and its role in Star Wars history
• A revealing Layman’s Guide to Technology, covering common terms applied to each class of vehicle
• An outline of engine technologies that drive the craft across the Star Wars galaxy, and of the unique weapons they boast
• Schematics for each vehicle, providing the reader with instant visual reference
Discover the modifications Han Solo and Chewbacca made on the Millennium Falcon to make it one of the fastest vessels in the galaxy; the secrets of the Imperial All Terrain Armored Transport Walker, possibly the most formidable military vehicle ever assembled; the reasons the Tribubble Bongo Sub is the chosen way to navigate the watery depths of Naboo; and the unique and lethal properties of the Yuuzhan Vong’s living starship, the Coralskipper.
Skiffs, cargo haulers, shuttles, podracers, gunships, sandcrawlers– if it flies, glides, drives, or speeds in the Star Wars galaxy, you’ll find it in The New Essential Guide to Vehicle and Vessels!
Ballantine Books/Science Fiction
Visit the official Star Wars Web site at www.starwars.com
Visit our Web site at www.delreydigital.com
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 1996
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About the author
W. Haden Blackman
259 books49 followersW. Haden Blackman is a writer who has long worked in the Star Wars universe. He is also the project lead on the MMO Star Wars: Galaxies and the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
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June 21, 2010
This book is a well deserved updated edition. The huge colorful illustrations, the comparisons of speed, weapons, manueverability, the history of design and purpose... all make for a well composed reference book.
My only complaint is that several of the older designs were relegated to the back of the book, with less impressive pictures and information, and a few vehicles of less importance were left out all together. So while this is a good reference for any Star Wars fan, it is not what I would call a complete reference. Still, a positive addition to any collection and useful when trying to make sure that the SW authors got their facts straight.
My only complaint is that several of the older designs were relegated to the back of the book, with less impressive pictures and information, and a few vehicles of less importance were left out all together. So while this is a good reference for any Star Wars fan, it is not what I would call a complete reference. Still, a positive addition to any collection and useful when trying to make sure that the SW authors got their facts straight.
May 3, 2015
This was purchased as a gift for my Star Wars obsessed 8 year old nephew. Alas I will need to buy another copy for him since I have yet to put this one down, and do not see me relinquishing positive control over it to anyone. This book is as much a joy to thumb through, as it is to sit and actually read. The descriptions and photos are top notch and any Star Wars aficionado would be remiss is excluding this from their collection.
July 23, 2011
Not really a book, but a guide as the name states.
Very comprehensive, shows all the Star Wars vehicles you may never even had known it exists.
It has all vehicles up till the Yuuzhan Vong era series.
Very comprehensive, shows all the Star Wars vehicles you may never even had known it exists.
It has all vehicles up till the Yuuzhan Vong era series.
August 10, 2008
even if you think you are a star wars expert this book tells you more than you know. i think its safe to say,this book rules. its a non fiction book about a fiction story.
March 17, 2021
Finished a while back and loved this book. I learned a lot! Star Wars Rouge Planet spoiler
January 2, 2019
Bland filler text that doesn't encourage you to dive deeper into the lore, cursory diagrams.
March 12, 2024
Everyone in America today should read this immediately
June 22, 2010
Not that detailed or informative, unfortunately. The art had an odd superdeformed look. The copy I looked at was starting to come unbound at the bottom, but I don't know if it's a problem with all the copies, or only this one. (Though it didn't seem to have seen particularly hard use.)
June 14, 2021
Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Vehicles & Vessels (Paperback)
by W. Haden Blackman
detailed information about the vehicles and ships
by W. Haden Blackman
detailed information about the vehicles and ships
March 30, 2016
good star wars book.
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