Star Wars, The New Essential Chronology

At last its the ultimate history of the spectacular Star Warssaga expanded lavishly illustrated and in full color for the first time. With the completion of Episodes I II and III the epic story thats captivated millions can now be told in its entirety from the dramatic adventures of the Knights of the Old Republic and the deadly Clone Wars to the birth of the Empire from the destruction of the Death Star to the birth of the New Jedi Order. Beautifully illustrated by Mark Chiarello Tommy Lee Edwards and John Van Fleet Star Wars: The New Essential Chronologyoffers the comprehensive and official chronicle of that extraordinary galaxy so far far away. Herein youll find the climactic events from all epochs of Star Warsthose explosive turning points in the shaping of the galaxy a gripping account of the controversial Clone Warsthe treachery that fueled them and their terrifying aftermath profiles of key players in the history of the Star Wars galaxy along with all the most popular heroes and infamous villains a full-color carefully rendered and detailed map of the galaxy Follow Anakin Solos perilous journey as he wrestles with the dark side; behold the black soul of each Dark Lord of the Sith from Darth Sidious to Darth Vader; experience the fiery space battles that decided the fate of entire planets; and witness the ferocious invasion by the seemingly invincible Yuuzhon Vong. The training of Obi-Wan Kenobi the invasion of Naboo the capture of Princess Leia the Battle of Yavin the lightsaber death duel between Organa Solo and Beldorion the Huttall of the key events are captured and preserved for all time in this drama-filled Stars Wars chronicle.