New Updated 'Complete Locations' Book & More Revealed From DK

By: Benjamin Hart

As any Star Wars fan knows, there's always much more to the Star Wars Galaxy than what we see on screen. DK's amazing Star Wars reference books have been a tremendous source of information about the saga for years. Now, DK Publishing is introducing three new books that are sure to excite fans who have read their previous works.

Earlier this week StarWars.com cover art and info for Star Wars: Year By Year, Star Wars: Complete Locations and The Amazing Book Of Star Wars.

Year By Year, as the title implies, explores the real world history of the saga through the years. This new edition of the classic book has been updated with a wealth of new information from the Lucasfilm Story Group's Pablo Hidalgo. It's said to cover more recent events, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars Rebels, and will even cover "Star Wars Land" at Disney Parks which is currently under construction. The book will be available everywhere books are sold on September 6th.

Complete Locations, the latest installment in a beloved line of books, will be updated to include iconic places from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So in addition to locations from the original six films, you will also be able to explore brand new ones like Rey's AT-AT home on Jakku, which is featured prominently on the cover. Complete locations is written by Jason Fry with illustrations by Kemp Remillard and will go on sale September 27th.

And finally, a brand new title from DK, The Amazing Book Of Star Wars is perfect young fans ages 4-6. Featuring simple sentences and large imagery, the book will surely capture the interest of Younglings everywhere. It is written by Elizabeth Dowsett and hits shelves on October 4th.

As lifelong reader of DK's Star Wars books, I couldn't be more excited about this announcement! I look forward to reading these and many more in the future.

Source: StarWars.com

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New 'The Force Awakens' Books Appear On Amazon

By: Benjamin Hart

Later this we'll be getting the next Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, and along with it a plethora of content and merchandise that will surely leave all of us broke before Christmas rolls around. An assortment of comics, novels and books, will be among the roster of things filling store shelves this Fall and Winter. Just recently a collection of listings for some The Force Awakens books appeared on Amazon.com, including a Visual Dictionary(written by Pablo Hidalgo), Incredible Cross Sections(written by Jason Fry & illustrated by Kemp Remillard) and an Ultimate Sticker Book by DK, as well as The Force Awakens novelization(by Alan Dean Foster) and a character Anthology novel for young readers.  There are plenty of others to browse through, and all are available for pre-order, so be sure to head over and check them out on Amazon.com!

As someone who grew up reading DK's reference books on the original six films, among others, I am beyond excited to get my hands on these!

Source: Amazon.com

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'LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded' and Proto Fett Minifigure Announced

By: Dominic Jones

StarWars.com announced today that the upcoming book from DK Publishing, LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded will include a special Proto Fett minifigure.  The Proto Fett is the all white Boba Fett based on the prototype armor created for The Empire Strikes Back, seen in this famous behind the scenes video,

As for the book itself, StarWars.com describes it as,

Featuring 72 extra pages of new minifigures, little-known facts, and much more, it’s a treasure trove of beautiful imagery and in-depth information fans. If that’s not enough, there’s one more addition that definitely makes it worthy of inclusion in your personal Jedi Archives.

No word yet on when the book will be released.

Source: StarWars.com

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'Ultimate Star Wars' Guide Coming In May

By: Benjamin Hart

Along with lots of novels and Comics, it appears we have some awesome reference books to look forward to as well. Today author Jonathan Rinzler revealed via Twitter the next "big book" from DK Publishing:

Cover reveal, new big book from DK, pub date: May. By @authoradambray @fangirlcantina @ryderwindham @danwall88 pic.twitter.com/RirrY3nfdo
— J. W. Rinzler (@jwrinzler) January 8, 2015

As noted by Rinzler, the book being produced by authors Adam Bray, Tricia Barr, Ryder Windham and Dan Wallace. You can expect to add this one to your collection in May, although no exact date has been announced. When more information comes in about this book we will be sure to pass it on!

Source: Twitter

Update: On Facebook DK released a collection of links to sites where you can pre-order the book:

Post by DK US.

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