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The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Star Wars) By Haden Blackman ( Del Rey )
Release Date: 2003-09-30
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Product Description
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.
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Like Cliffs notes for Star Wars.....
Whether you are New or a Novice to the Expanded Universe of Star Wars. This Book has it all..... Everything you've wondered about Transportation in the Star Wars Universe. I wish I'd had it while reading The NJO series. I would have understood the Vong technology a little more.
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More good stuff! ( gdnw458662 )
This re-vamp of the original Vehicles And Vessels takes a slightly different slant with the subject matter. Yes, there are repetitions, but with colour 3D illustrations (some rather basic) derived from Computer Aided Design and an expanded text, they are worth a second look.
There are many additions from Episodes 1 to 3, given the same 3D treatment and some insight into the technology of the Clone Wars.
Manufacturing industries have their own section at the beginning of the book and there are strategic evaluations of major battles as an appendix for Naboo, Geonosis, Yavin, Hoth and Endor.
There is a new slant to include the 'New Jedi Order' ships and events. The encounter with the Ssi Ruuvi is relegated to the 'Other Vehicles and Vessels of Note' appendix; a mainly textual set of descriptions (one paragraph in length for each) of ships not considered to be worthy of a complete two-page spread.
The final appendix is an interesting Hyperdrive Classification chart, with normal space speed comparisons.
For those with the original work, this is a worthy companion. For those who have never seen the original, this is a great introduction to Star Wars technology.
Recommended.
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 Very, very nice book with awsome pictures
"Must have" for Star Wars fans, especially does who are into spacecrafts and modelling.
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just what i ordered
Deliverd quickly and in exactly the same shape it was sold to me as. Perfect.
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A Solid Reference ( ibjadeace )
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.
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