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Summary: A must for the true Star Wars fan
Review: I only checked this book out from the library because there was one character I wanted to know more about. But the more I read the more I wanted to know, it's like they say on A&E's Biography, "Every lfe tells a story". It also gives you the fine details about major charaters,things like what Han Solo was doing between Star Wars and The Empire Stricks Back that prevented him from paying Jabba, to the lives of characters seen only for a moment in places like Jabba's palace and the canteena. If this book has a failing it in the fact that it is a little outdated, perhapes with The Phantom Menace being released an updated version will be sold.
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Summary: A must for the true Star Wars fan
Review: I only checked this book out from the library because there was one character I wanted to know more about. But the more I read the more I wanted to know, it's like they say on A&E's Biography, "Every lfe tells a story". It also gives you the fine details about major charaters,things like what Han Solo was doing between Star Wars and The Empire Stricks Back that prevented him from paying Jabba, to the lives of characters seen only for a moment in places like Jabba's palace and the canteena. If this book has a failing it in the fact that it is a little outdated, perhapes with The Phantom Menace being released an updated version will be sold.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO SIM
Review: If u need info on characters or backgrounds this is the best book I've found to find it. If this book was updated I'd give it an 11!
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Summary: You'll learn about all characters from this great book!
Review: If you haven't heard of Captain Nida, or Admiral Diett
orGeneral Covell, or General Maxamillion Veers, or even
Grand Admiral Thrawn, this is the book to read. Learn about
Sly Snootles, Selacious Crumb, Bib Fortune, The Rebo Band, Toe One-bee, and R5-D4. Those weird bounty hunters that no one told you about like Zuckuss
Bossk, and Boba Fett are all here. You'll just love it!
You can show off all your knowledge to everybody around!
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Summary: This is one great book.
Review: If you haven't read this book yet, read it. It is very informative, but it does leave out a few characters. There have been a lot of Star Wars books since 1995. But it is still a great book.
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Summary: Good Book - could use updating tho
Review: If you're mega into SW then this book is for you.Each character reviewed gets at least a page of text, with info and background. Major chars (ex: Luke, Leia, Vader) get several pages chockful of info info info! * However, it needs some updating, since stuff has happened since '95. But a great source for fans anyway. ^_^
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Summary: THIS BOOK SHOULD BE UPDATED
Review: Since many STAR WARS stories have been written since 1995, this book should be updated. Some stories from 1995, which have been excluded from this book, are THE MIXED-UP DROID (came with square comic book) and all of Roger MacBride Allen's CORRELLIAN TRILLOGY books (in which General Crix Madine had died). Besides, it only covers the first 2 YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS stories, HEIRS TO THE FORCE & SHADOW ACADEMY
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Summary: Essential Guide is good for its time
Review: The Essential Guide is a very good guide to the characters of the Star Wars universe. Unfortunately, this book was written before the release of the new Star Wars prequels, so you won't find any info on those movies in this book. If you're an avid fan though, I highly recommend you buy this book anyway, since it has in-depth descriptions of key players in Episodes 4-6. Good buy!
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Summary: A great resource
Review: The Essential Guide to Characters is a great guide of all the characters from the original trilogy and the expanded universe. It's a greate resource for anyone who wants to know about specific characters, and for fanfiction authors who are interested in getting to know the history of a character they want to include in their fanfiction. It's definately great, and would be a great addition to the collection of someone who considers themselves a know-it-all, or someone who enjoys writing in the Star Wars universe. The only thing that takes away from the rating is the fact that all the images are black and white.
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Summary: Good detailed descriptions on (semi)important characters.
Review: The Essential Guide to characters tells a lot of information about everybody's favorite characters, as well as a few of the lesser known ones. With the Star Wars Universe continually expanding, it is impossible to get all of the characters in, and there were a few that were missed. Also, for the biographies of the really important characters, such as Luke, Han, and Leia, the guide would go through the entire Trilogy to give information on their lives. I'm not sure how that could be avoided, however. For more characters, but in less detail, I'd check out the newly published (Summer '98) Star Wars Encyclopedia, which covers everything and more.
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