Star Wars Character Encyclopedia (DK)

Another day, another book, and today's book is the upcoming Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, which will be released by DK on April 1st 2016. 

I'd like to start this review by stating that this book is purely a character profile book and doesn't include any story or spoilers, So if you're not interested in the characters then this isn't the book for you... Although why wouldn't you be interested in a roster of characters from the globally known to the utterly obscure?

The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia (SWCE) is the latest in DK's long-line of character-related books with completely official licensing which means that all information provided within is in direct connection with the Canon of the series. I would also highly recommend checking out some of the other books by DK as there's no doubt a book of characters from your favorite series' on their site (www.dk.com).

From front to back, the SWCE is filled with virtually every character that has been featured within the main film series as well as the Clone Wars animated T.V series. As such there'll be plenty of characters you've probably never heard of, but are all given the same degree of detailed attention. The only character I've not found in the book is Supreme Leader Snoke - due to the mystery still surrounding him in the films - which really teases the upcoming films in a nice subtle way, but it would've been nice to see some very limited info on him, even if it just pointed out his physical features.

In terms of content, the SWCE provides the general summary for each character, with minor details highlighting the character's role in the plot, as well as a few trivial facts. However some details are left out that would've been a nice inclusion, for instance, it would have been nice to find out what those buttons on Vader's chest plate actually do. Still it's not that much of a loss. 

The SWCE is a pretty small book for DK, being smaller than the previous DK books I've discussed on this blog, but that doesn't make a difference to anything and for the reduced price when compared to some of DK's other books, it's welcomed. the SWCE also only comes in Hardback. All in all, for what the books is, it is perfectly serviceable and is an easy to pick up book for newcomers to the Saga so far, and at less than £10 you can't go wrong.

The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia gets a Witless Reviews Rating of: PERFECT

NAME: Star Wars Character Encylopedia
RELEASE DATE: 1st April, 2016
PRICE: £9.99
BUY FROM: Waterstones - Click here to view