Star Wars Encyclopedia

Star Wars Encyclopedia

Author	Stephen J. Sansweet
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Star Wars
Publisher	Del Rey
Publication date	Hardcover: June 30, 1998
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	Hardcover: 384
ISBN
Followed by	The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Star Wars Encyclopedia is a 1998 reference book written by Stephen J. Sansweet, the director of content management at Lucasfilm and science fiction author. The book defines, explains, and illustrates the characters, creatures, settings, objects, events, and concepts that appear in the science fiction saga Star Wars. Data is drawn from the original trilogy films, radio dramas, novels, short stories, graphic novels, and computer games. Star Wars Encyclopedia contains an introduction written by science fiction writer Timothy Zahn. The book was expanded and updated in 2008 under the title Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.