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Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition

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Author(s)

Publication information

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley

Release date

October 4,2019(Hardcover)^[1]
November 12, 2019(eBook)^[2]

Type

Hardcover
eBook

Pages

352

Dimensions

9-15/16 × 11-7/8

ISBN

9781465479006

Series

Journey toStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition is acanon reference book written byAdam Bray,Cole Horton,Patricia Barr,Daniel Wallace,Ryder Windham andMatt Jones, with a foreword by actorAnthony Daniels. It was published byDorling Kindersley onOctober 4,2019 as a part of theJourney toStar Wars:The Rise of Skywalker multimedia project. The book, which acted as an updated edition of the2015 reference book titledUltimate Star Wars, features info on variousStar Warscharacters,locations,weapons, andvehicles. The book features info on thesequel trilogy andStar Wars Resistance. An updated versionStar Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy released onNovember 19,2024.

Publisher's summary[]

The definitive guide to theStar Wars universe.

This fully updated, comprehensive, and detailed encyclopedia explores the characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology found throughout the entireStar Wars galaxy.Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is an in-depth visual guide packed full of exhaustive information aboutStar Wars, includingThe Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, andStar Wars: Resistance. All the characters are covered, from Darth Vader to Yoda, along with all the popular vehicles, such as theMillennium Falcon, and all the important events that provide the foundations for the excitingStar Wars story.Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is the ideal go-to resource for fans who wish to brush up on theirStar Wars knowledge, and for a new generation of fans eager to start their journey into a galaxy far, far away....

Continuity[]

Quay Tolsite'shomeworld is stated asKessel. However,Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide previously listed it asOba Diah.^[3]
The2017 reference bookStar Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded re-establishedSabine Wren's homeworld asKrownest.^[4] However,Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition still lists it asMandalore, as in the original2015 edition ofUltimate Star Wars.^[5]
Project Harvester is misspelled as "Project Harvestor."
Prior toStar Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker's release,Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition had stated thatD-O was created byBabu Frik; however, Episode IX itself later confirmed this as false.^[6]
The entry onZare Leonis lists correctly hishomeworld asUquine, but also states that he came originally from aCore World. InServants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks, however, Leonis himself states that Uquine is part of theColonies.
On page 17, it's stated that Darth Sidious took Maul as an infant and raised Maul as his apprentice, but in the first issue of the comic,Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1, Maul is shown as a young boy when Sidious found him. In the short story,An Unwilling Apprentice, when Sidious finds Maul, Maul is shown in an illustration as being a young boy.