Book Description:
Discover who’s who and what’s what in the Star Wars universe
with this beautifully illustrated guide–now in full color for the
first time.
When it comes to extraterrestrial life-forms, there’s more to
science fiction’s most famous galaxy than just Jawas, Wookiees,
Ewoks, and Hutts. From the skylanes of Coruscant to the worlds of
the Outer Rim, an untold number of species populate those planets
far, far away. And if you confuse Gungans with Gamorreans, or don’t
know a bantha from a tauntaun, you definitely need the in-depth data
that only this revised, expanded, and updated guide can deliver.
This comprehensive overview includes beings from all six of the
classic movies–plus the novels, cartoon series, comics, and video
games. It’s an even bigger cross section of species than what you’ll
find in the Mos Eisley cantina. And each entry, from acklay to
Zabrak, from amphibians to vacuum-breathers, features everything you
need to know, including:
- complete physical description and official
designation, so you can tell your sentients from your non-sentients,
and your humanoids from your insectoids
- homeworld: from dry and dusty Tatooine, stormy
and waterlogged Kamino, to arctic Hoth, and countless other
strange and varied worlds
- phonetic pronunciation: Askajian, H’nemthe,
Iktotchi, Ssi-ruu, and Xexto/Quermian aren’t as easy to say as
they are to, er, spell
- notable appearance: a listing of one of the
more significant appearances of each species in the teeming Star
Wars storyline
Plus, this brand-new edition includes a glossary
of crucial descriptive terms and a completely original, full color
illustration for each of more than one hundred individual species.
It’s a big galaxy, and someone has to organize it. Count on Star
Wars®: The New Essential Guide to Alien Species–and don’t leave
your homeworld without it.
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