Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition

Got this for my five year old who is a voracious reader and enthusiastic Star Wars fan. This book is filled with facts and info about every character you could possibly care about, and all the ones you don't. Great purchase for a young fan.

Got a good buddy who can recall just about every event in the vast array of Star Wars movies. Purchased one for me and another that was delivered by Santa (my wife slipped it unseen under their Christmas tree while visiting his wife). Not only does it cover the newer movies, but it's great to see the names of so many of the background characters who are barely noticed.

The problem with a lot of Star Wars reference books is that newer series, movies and other media make the books obsolete after only a couple of years. The Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition brings it up to date through 2021. The encyclopedia offers brief, but reasonable amounts of information in full color. There are a few things I'd leave out, since it is a CHARACTER Encyclopedia. Stormtroopers, Imperial or Rebel pilots and such stuff are not individual characters and take up space where other named characters could go. Sometimes the order of entries is odd -- for Princess Leia, for example, she appears as just that "Princess Leia" instead of the more typical, "Organa, Leia". It is fine for characters that you think of with a title, but "Anakin Skywalker" is in the front of the book, his son "Luke Skywalker" is in the middle and his mother, Shmi Skywalker is toward the end. It would be better to have all the Skywalkers next to each other. And there is a separate entry for "Darth Vader" although he is the same person (more or less) as Anakin. So prepare to use this book by using the terms in common use for a character. You'll find Din Djarin under 'The Mandalorian'. Emperor Palpatine appears as only 'Palpatine'. Fortunately, there is an index in the front to help. DK books' bindings are always worrisome but this book so far seems fine. An older copy of this book has several loose pages, so be careful. What is rather frustrating is that in about one week from the time this review is written, 'The Book of Bobba Fett' is going to be released and after a few months there will be new characters that will be missing. With the ever growing list of characters, perhaps future editions will be a spiral notebook with the option to purchase at lower costs the new additions to add to it. This book is quite handy and I'd recommend it, along with the similar Character Encyclopedia for 'The Clone Wars', as this book does NOT include any of the characters from the CGI series such as 'Rebels', 'The Bad Batch', 'Resistance' or 'The Clone Wars' unless they appeared in live action media as well. Ashoka Tano only appears in this book thanks to her live action appearance on 'The Mandalorian'. Still, this book (or future updates if you are reading this review long after 2021) is worth having for any Star Wars fan.

Very detailed about star wars characters. Great for any child who loves Star Wars. Beautiful pictures as well.

Our whole family loves Star Wars, and that definitely includes our kids. This Star Wars encyclopedia has been a big hit with both my 10-year-old and my 7-year-old. The content is very informative but still fun and engaging for younger readers. The quality of the book is excellent! the pages are thick, the printing is full color, and it has a hardcover! My kids have spent hours flipping through it, and they take this book to our roadtrips!. Highly recommend it for any Star Wars-loving kid!

Some text with colored backgrounds hard to read and characters from the animated series aren’t included - just movie characters otherwise a great and necessary encyclopedia to help watch Star Wars with

Great buy for any Star Wars fan

This encyclopedia gives you detailed information about both major and minor characters from the movies and shows. It’s an amazing book, packed with everything you’d want to know. For anyone who loves the Star Wars universe, I highly recommend it — truly an outstanding read.

My son, who is a star wars fanatic, loved this book. Lots of detailed info.

Es un ejemplar que debe estar en el librero de casa para disfrutar de su contenido...

Als Geschenk ließ es beim Beschenkten keine Wünsche offen.

TRÈS BELLE RELIURE LES IMAGES SONT SUPERBES ET LA MISE EN PAGE EXCELLENTE LE LIVRE TÉMOIGNE D'UNE HAUTE QUALITÉ DE CONSTRUCTION. J'ai acheté plusieurs série de cette éditeur sans aucun regret

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