Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Incredible Cross-Sections

Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections #4

by Curtis Saxton, Hans Jenssen (Illustrator), Richard Chasemore (Illustrator)

The Barnes & Noble Review
This Star Wars Incredible Cross-Sections guide is a visually stunning reference manual of vehicles and spaceships featured in Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. It includes in-depth looks at vessels like the Jedi Interceptor, Droid Gunship, General Grievous's Wheel Bike, Confederacy Tri-fighters, and Yoda's Escape Pods -- as well as a breathtaking four-page gatefold of the Separatist flagship, the setting for Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's epic battle to rescue Chancellor Palpatine from Grievous's evil clutches.

Like other titles in DK Publishing's Star Wars reference series (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Incredible Cross-Sections, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections, etc.), this spectacular guide is impeccably produced. Peeling back outer layers to reveal cockpits, engines, hyperdrives, weapons systems, and more, the book also includes brief histories of the technologies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic, plus vehicles indigenous to specific worlds like the Wookiee Catamarans and the Utapaun P-38 Starfighters.

Authored by Star Wars technical specialist Curtis Saxton and illustrated by acclaimed digital artists Richard Chasemore and Hans Jenssen, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith -- Incredible Cross-Sections is, simply put, a must-have for all Star Wars fans. Paul Goat Allen

Genres: Star Wars, Reference, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 2, 2005

Reviews

[Graham Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Read in 2005, review from 2024)

By the time of Revenge of the Sith came out I was starting to age out of the Star Wars Visual Dictionaries and Incredible Cross Section books and didn't read their Revenge of the Sith entries as much. Still they remain enjoyable.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't really pay as much attention to the text as I should have, though that's because the illustrations are the real feature here. The highlight is definitely the fold-out spread of the Invisible Hand. Really shows the distances that our heroes had to travel throughout the ship at the start.

Side note - much to the relief of my followers, I will be taking a break from reading my exhaustive Legends collection for a bit. :P

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I saw these on my travels through the day and remembered I had the set somewhere at home - so as you can imagine the first thing I did was dig them out (literally) and read my way through the set. You have to appreciate them simply for the sheer amount of work the artists put in to them - they are amazing and so detailed. I have no idea how much time is put in to each individual image but I suspect a very very long time with many revisions and stages. For someone who has a soft spot for Star Wars and keeps his boyhood love of space ships this book (and the others in the series so watch this space) brings a smile to his face.

[A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: The Definitve Guide to Spaceshops and Vehicles" is an absolute must for any Star Wars fanatic. Besides giving the specs on the most popular hardware in the movie, this book gives brief histories and explanations of how the vehicles came to be.

I've spent hours pouring over the details.

I'd recommend this for any Star Wars enthusiast, anyone that appreciates detailed Science Fiction, or fans of creative art.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections
by Curtis Saxton, Hans Jenssen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Richard Chasemore (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)
large fold out pictures

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice pictures of the equipment. Some of the Amazon reviews weren't flattering to the author about how precise the descriptions were, but the artist did a good job with the pictures.