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Loading... The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Star Wars)by W. Haden Blackman
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A collection of all the vehicles that got screen time in the Star Wars movies and some of the novels and games. Each one gets two pages, one of which is an illustration and the other of which has about half a page of text and a diagram pointing out details of the vehicles. There is no bibliography to connect the vehicles to the stories from which they come. (  )slothman | Feb 10, 2007 |   0.015 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345449029, Paperback)Text by W. Haden BlackmanAll 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. Skiffs, cargo haulers, shuttles, podracers, gunships, sandcrawlers– if it flies, glides, drives, or speeds in the Star Wars galaxy, you’ll find it in The New Essential Guide to Vehicle and Vessels! Ballantine Books/Science Fiction Visit the official Star Wars Web site at www.starwars.com Visit our Web site at www.delreydigital.com (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:23 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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