The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology: Revised Edition: Star Wars

By W. Haden Blackman

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345449037
• ISBN13: 9780345449030
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Random House Worlds
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

A useful explanation into some of the weapons and technology of Star Wars

If you love the technology of Star Wars, specifically the weapons and tech of the universe, then this book will help to provide a lot of clarity and information for the universe, it discusses technology such as laser cannons, proton torpedoes, tractor beams, deflector shields, hyperdrives, blasters, lightsabers, and much more. Quick note though, the book was written prior to Revenge of the Sith's release, so think the Original Trilogy and the first two Prequel Movies plus a lot of the pre-Disney Expanded Universe.

Awesome Book!

Me and my 7 year old love Star Wars and we've enjoyed this series of guides to everything Star Wars. This weapons and technology guide is wonderful and fun. For anyone who loves Star Wars and just wants to know more this is a great buy.

for the avid fan

My tween son loves star wars so he likes this series, it gives him a more in-depth look at story lines and tech info. there's several in the series and a SW fan will really enjoy it.

Awesome book!

I bought this as a Christmas present for my nephew. He is 9yrs old. He absolutely loved it. He can barely put it down. What a great purchase! I will definitely be ordering him the other Essential Guide Star Wars books too.

A job well done.

I was extremely pleased with what I got when I purchased this guide. It gives a detailed description of the anatomy, history, and use of every item in Star Wars. This guide is broken into sections. These are ranged weapons, melee weapons, starship and planetary weapons, superweapons, defenses and armor, security, and other equitment. The ranged weapons section covers everything from the simple dart shooter to the lethal disruptor rifle. Melee is similar, and it gives many descriptions of Yuuzhan Vong melee weapons(ugh). Starship and planetary weapons section covers many things, and the superweapons section is a very interesting section. I value this guide over the Vehicles and Vessels guide. Its setup is more structured and organized. In the beginning of this guide you can find a Major Manufacterers guide. Ian Fullwood has done an excellent job illistrating this guide. You can see everything. I strongly reccomend this guide to anyone who likes Star Wars, and it really helped me get into Star Wars. A must-have.

Nice!

This book expands on the weapons/technology used in the Star Wars universe, not just what's seen in the movies but also what appears in the books. The artwork/pictures in the book have been updated, they have a more realistic look to them.