Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition

Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition is a canon reference book written by Adam Bray, Cole Horton, Patricia Barr, Daniel Wallace, Ryder Windham and Matt Jones, with a foreword by actor Anthony Daniels. It was published by Dorling Kindersley on October 4, 2019 as a part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker multimedia project. The book, which acted as an updated edition of the 2015 reference book titled Ultimate Star Wars, features info on various Star Wars characters, locations, weapons, and vehicles. The book features info on the sequel trilogy and Star Wars Resistance. An updated version Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy released on November 19, 2024.
==Publisher's summary==
The definitive guide to the Star Wars universe.
This fully updated, comprehensive, and detailed encyclopedia explores the characters, creatures, locations, vehicles, and technology found throughout the entire Star Wars galaxy. Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is an in-depth visual guide packed full of exhaustive information about Star Wars, including The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Star Wars: Resistance. All the characters are covered, from Darth Vader to Yoda, along with all the popular vehicles, such as the Millennium Falcon, and all the important events that provide the foundations for the exciting Star Wars story. Ultimate Star Wars New Edition is the ideal go-to resource for fans who wish to brush up on their Star Wars knowledge, and for a new generation of fans eager to start their journey into a galaxy far, far away....
==Continuity==
*Quay Tolsite's homeworld is stated as Kessel. However, Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide previously listed it as Oba Diah.Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
*The 2017 reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded re-established Sabine Wren's homeworld as Krownest.Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded However, Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition still lists it as Mandalore, as in the original 2015 edition of Ultimate Star Wars.Ultimate Star Wars
*Project Harvester is misspelled as "Project Harvestor."
*Prior to Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker's release, Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition had stated that D-O was created by Babu Frik; however, Episode IX itself later confirmed this as false.Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
*The entry on Zare Leonis lists correctly his homeworld as Uquine, but also states that he came originally from a Core World. In Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks, however, Leonis himself states that Uquine is part of the Colonies.
*On page 17, it's stated that Darth Sidious took Maul as an infant and raised Maul as his apprentice, but in the first issue of the comic, Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1, Maul is shown as a young boy when Sidious found him. In the short story, An Unwilling Apprentice, when Sidious finds Maul, Maul is shown in an illustration as being a young boy.
==Media==
===Editions===
*; October 4, 2019; DK Publishing; US hardcover
*; November 12, 2019; DK Publishing; US eBook
===Cover gallery===
File:UltimateStarWarsNewEdition.jpg|Solicitation cover
File:UltimateStarWars-NewEdition.jpg|US hardcover
==Appearances==
:A bolded item indicates a topic that received its own entry.
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Category:Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ultimate Star Wars 2019