This November: The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

http://www.starwars.com/vault/books/20080804news.html

The Star Wars universe is constantly expanding. In the ten years since the publication of the Star Wars Encyclopedia -- the definitive reference guide to a space fantasy phenomenon -- a lot has happened in that galaxy far, far away. Four new feature films, a host of official original novels, comics, video games, and more, have introduced new characters, new lore, new events, and new revelations. We've experienced everything from the Clone Wars and the inception of the Empire to the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker and the invasion of the monstrous Yuuzhan Vong. We've witnessed the founding of the New Jedi Order and learned the history of the ancient Sith rule of two. We've met Mace Windu, Darth Maul, Queen Amidala, and Jango Fett, to name but a few.

Keeping pace with the prodigious growth of the Star Wars saga means that the ultimate sourcebook of data -- culled from films, radio dramas, comics, novels, short stories, and video games -- had to grow also. And now, thirty years of information on all things Star Wars -- ranging from science and technology to history and geography, culture and biography to ecology and cosmology, with comprehensive entries from "abo" and "Abrax" to "Zirtran's Anchor" and "zwil" -- has been supplemented with another entire decade's worth of all-new material.

Abundantly illustrated with full-color artwork and photos, and now in a new three-volume edition to accommodate its millennia-spanning wealth of detailed entries, the Star Wars Encyclopedia encompasses the full measure of George Lucas's extraordinary creation. Here are the renowned and infamous ("Luke Skywalker," "Jorus C'baoth," "Darth Vader," "Grand Moff Tarkin"), the obscure and enigmatic ("Tnun Bdu," "Captain Tycho Celchu," "Bib Fortuna"); the natives and customs of planets as diverse as Tatooine and Hoth, Dagobah and Kashyyyk; the rituals, secrets, and traditions of Jedi Knights and Sith Lords; plus, for the intensive researcher, a timeline of major events in Star Wars history. Scrupulously researched and written by leading authorities Stephen J. Sansweet, Pablo Hidalgo, Bob Vitas, Daniel Wallace, Mary Franklin, Josh Kushins, and Chris Cassidy, this landmark work is the key to a monumental mythos -- and the must-have centerpiece for every Star Wars library.

And because several of the authors currently share Lucasfilm's campus with StarWarsShop, customers purchasing Star Wars Encyclopedia online through SWShop will receive an exclusive signed edition by all six authors! The signed Star Wars Encyclopedia will be available nowhere else, unless you are able to get your book signed in person. To pre-order your signed copy, visit StarWarsShop here.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia is set for release this November from Del Rey Books.

Hmm... what to ask my parents for come Christmastime: this, or all six Texas Chainsaw Massacre films?

Jeez, I remember the pre-1999 one was just one volume. I guess the EU has been in overdrive since then.

Ugh.  EU overload.  I was much happier before I knew who Mara Jade was or what yogmash is.

It will sound like the porcelin calling the fine china white, but if anyone reads all three of these, they are a first-class dork.

There's a much cheaper version of this available. It's called the internet ;)

Yeah, I've been thinking about it, and between Wookieepedia and the Star Wars Timeline Gold, I don't really need this. Well, I guess it's slashery goodness for me this Christmas!

If they really wanted to do this release right, they would stop producing anything EU after it is released.

Seriously, this work is going to be out-dated once the TV series gets on the air.  If anyone wants to spend the hundred bucks only to spend it again later with subsequent updates, be my guest.