Star Wars Complete Locations - coming in November from DK

from the press release:
The dramatic culmination of DK's best-selling Inside the Worlds of Star Wars series, STAR WARS COMPLETE LOCATIONS (DK Publishing, November 2005, Hardcover) uess illustrations and text to reveal the incredible worlds and locations from every movie in the Star Wars saga, including Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Using photographs and blueprints, original scale models, and pre-production sketches from the Lucasfilm Archives at Skywalker Ranch in Northern California, the DK team has created the most fully realized fictional galaxy ever committed to celluloid--and a terrifically entertaining guide for Star Wars fans of all ages.

This unprecedented visual guide reveals and explains every detail of all of the Star Wars amazing locations, using cross-section artworks and intricate 3D maps--including awe-inspiring, four-page fold outs of the Rebel base on Hoth and the Mos Espa Arena.

With the inclusion of both new and old material to create a seamless overview of the entire Star Wars universe, detailed and authoritative text which reveals essential location background information; even the most dedicated fans will be amazed at the wealth of new information and detail crammed into this exhaustive guide. STAR WARS COMPLETE LOCATIONS is truly the must-have book for any fan to complete their collection of this series.

(Illustrated by Hans Jenssen and Richard Chasemore, hardcover, 176 pages, US $39.99)
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look in it:
Forward by Gavin Bocquet
Contents:
few pages of galaxy map/planet profiles
14- 36 episode I locations
58- 94 episode II locations
96-122 episode III locations
124-138 ANH
140-154 ESB
156-170 ROTJ
index, acknowledgements.

few tidbits: Mustafar's gas giants are Jestefad and Lefrani. Mustafar's population is 20,000 and 35% of the surface is lava.

the ROTS pages include:
the Coruscant battle (done as a holo-map)
--tidbit: Squad Seven arrives from its support carrier, the Star Destroyer Ro-ti-Mundi
Jedi Temple Complex, complete with Sith Containment Cells
Palpatine's Office - that bas-relief.. is from Yavin 4, and Palpatine keeps his saber hidden in a statue of Sistros.
Utapau - Pau City
Kashyyyk - Wookiee Tree
Battlefronts - including holodisplay of battle of Kachriho
Mustafar - Mustafar Mines, Mustafar Duel - yup, Anakin and Obi-wan use the force to create cocoons of moderate temperature around themselves as they fight over the lava flow...
Polis Massa
Sith Medcenter (EmPal SuRecon) - includes sith holocron storage!

Overall, there is a lot of good stuff in this book, however there is a lot of repeated artwork/text from earlier Inside the Worlds books for the earlier movies.

 

It's already out here in the UK - I found it in a local bookstore last week.

 

Can anyone confirm if it has everything that is in the first three plus new stuff for Revenge of the Sith?

 

i can check on that - i don't have the 'inside the worlds of the OT' but i can compare the TPM and AOTC books with their corresponding pages in the CL, but i don't think that the entire TPM or AOTC book is simply cut and pasted into the CL.

 

No Alderaan?

Uh-oh. Getting a bad vibe about this book...the crack of rifle fire in the distance, muffled by the trees.

 

Thanks LAJ_FETT: It indeed is out in the UK already!!!! So I just ordered it at Amazon UK!!!!

 

one thing i remember from the Emperor's Throne Room page is that is mentions the Moff Panaka gift..

 

comparing the AOTC section of Complete Locations to the Inside the Worlds of AOTC (i'm not reading every single word, but looking at the shape and location of text areas)

Galaxy / Planet Profiles - since the CL has only a single galaxy map, it appears to include all the planets shown on the ITW:AOTC map, plus additional. the text for the galaxy map is obviously different as the CL focuses on the whole saga, while the ITW:AOTC gives a brief setup for how the galaxy is during AOTC. it also contains the planet profiles for Kamino and Geonosis from ITW, although to save space, the last 2 sentences of the Kamino profile have been deleted. the actual layouts of the profiles is also changed, with the planets at the base of their fact box rather than the top, and a fuller view of Geonosis and its rings seen in CL.

Coruscant overview page - same text and movie shots, only the title of the page is altered.
Speeder Chase I / Speeder Chase II - no noticeable changes
Outlander Club - unchanged
Jedi Temple - title of page changed only (now Jedi Temple II in CL)
Naboo Retreats / Kamino / Tipoca City / Military Complex - unchanged
Tatooine is now Tatooine II
Spaceports / Geonosis / Droid Factory / Execution Arena / Republic Army / Separatist Forces / Battle of Geonosis / Hangar Duels -- all unchanged

it appears that the entire core text of the Inside the worlds of AOTC is within the Complete Locations. nothing new added, and only a general description of the AOTC galaxy (Divided Galaxy) and two sentences (of 5) from the Kamino profile removed.

now to compare the ITW:TPM but my only version of that is in Czech and so the text might not line up easily, but i'll look to see if anything is obviously missing:

Only change:
* ITW:TPM (Czech) - Anakin's Hovel opens up to be the Mos Espa Arena. In CL, the Mos Espa Circuit folds out for the Mos Espa Arena.
* planet profiles might be different, galaxy text and map are different. image of Tatooine in ITW:TPM is not same as image of Tatooine in CL, but Naboo and Coruscant are the same image.
* locations that are mentioned as page headings in mulitple movies are numbered as I for their TPM page.



Overall, i would say that if you don't have any of the Inside the Worlds books, you don't need to get them, get this instead! and if you do own the ITW, better sell those or give them away, and get this instead - everything in one book, with all new ROTS information!

 

I'm really looking forward to this, but I feel sorry for anyone who bought the other books and is now shelling out more hard-earned cash for this. Then again, 'tis the Lucas way...

 

Those mother******* money grubbers. I already own AOTC:ITW and CT:ITW, so I'm going to shell out a lot more than I should for this.

 

got locations! thx amazon

I can answer questions as well if anyone wants something answered. and I think, it is worth the price, the Jedi temple complex is awesome. though I own the previous single books.. it is a must have.

 

This is already out. They have it at the Barnes & Nobles at Mall of America. Also saw it at a Borders as well. Amazon has the release date as 10/17.

 

I cannot wait to have this book in my hands. I've borrowed some of the Locations books from my local library, but it looks like my stinginess has paid off for once.

 

Can anyone list the new locations from Revenge of the Sith?

I am especially interested in the Galactic Opera House.

 

Afraid you will be disappointed then. From the table of contents for Episode III: Coruscant Battle, Jedi Temple Complex, Palpatine's Office, Utapau, Pau City, Kashyyyk, Wookiee Tree, Battlefronts, Mustafar, Mustafar Mines, Mustafar Duel, Polis Massa, Sith Medcenter.

 

Great, now I have to pay for crap I already own.

 

sell the books you already have, then you won't own them anymore. then get this book.

 

I'll get it with gift certificates from Waldenbooks.

 

Could someone post some interesting stuff that's in the ROTS section, someone usually posts a list.