- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; First Edition edition (22 April 2002)
- Language French
- ISBN-10: 0751337447
- ISBN-13: 978-0751337440
- Product Dimensions: 35.6 x 27 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 466,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Star Wars Attack Of The Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections gives would-be Jedis an insight into the inner workings of the spacecraft and vehicles featured in the latest instalment in the Star Wars saga, Attack Of the Clones. The artists involved in the production of this book based their work on original blueprints, scale drawings and computer animatics used in the film. The result is a highly detailed and authentic visual rendering of the vessels' technical secrets. The author, Dr Curtis Saxton is a theoretical astrophysicist, and has provided an accompanying commentary and notes for each illustration, including details of the background history of each craft.
The centre pages open out into a gatefold illustrating the Republican Gunship in its entirety. Other spacecraft featured include Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter and Anakin Skywalker's Hotrod Speeder. It also includes smaller modes of transport such as bounty hunter vehicles and speeder bikes. This is an authoritative work and an indispensable reference for any Star Wars fanatic. Suitable for ages 10 and upwards. --Alison Drury
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The next chapter in the STAR WARS trilogy, Attack of the Clones will be on nationwide release in May 2002. This highly anticipated film will star Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
DK will publish the new Incredible Cross-Sections to tie-in with Episode II. Detailed cross-sections of all the new spaceships and vehicles including: Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter, Anakin Skywalker's Hotrod Speeder, Jedi Gunship plus amazing new bounty hunter vehicles, cool speeder bikes and other spaceships from previously unseen civilisations in the STAR WARS galaxy.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book really gets into the new craft of Attack of he Clones, from Padme's Starship Yacht to the Republic Gunship. This is the comprehensive guide to vehicles of Episode 2. If you really like detailed stuff on Star Wars craft get this book.
Format:Hardcover
A lot of work has gone into this, not only in doing the detailed drawings, but also in the technical information on how engine and weapons systems work. Despite this, the book feels a little too technical - one of the joys in the other similar books is following where the characters go as they move around a ship but the majority in here are one man craft or huge ones. They are interesting but difficult to relate to.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Dr Saxton gives the harcore fans what they want
27 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
I think few people really "care" whether the Millenium Flacon can go zero to sixty in 3.1 seconds or 3.2 seconds but there is a distinct group of fans out there who are absolutely intriuged by the Star Wars universe in a way that makes us want to quantify it. I say "us" because I am such a fan. I've done things most people would consider quite abnormal (does anyone here know how much energy it takes to vaporize an asteroid as in Empire Strikes Back?)
Dr. Saxton has long been a highly regarded member of the Star Wars technical enthusiast community, as I call it. His site is one of the most referenced authorities on just about anything Star Wars and this book is in many ways an extension of his site (hosted on TheForce.net if you care). What Dr. Saxton has done is take all the available material that LucasFilm would give him and given us the most comprehensive review of the vehicles and vessels that liter the worlds of Attack of the Clones and give each place its own personality. He also does two small things which I am appreciative of and I hope many others are equally appreciative of.
Firstly it goes into great depth as to the "purpose" (in the SW world) of thousands of tiny bits and pieces of the starships and vehicles. It is the kind of detail that can make a world seem more real, it gives depth much as telling us the number of cylinders in an engine gives depth to a car. The little blurbs surrounding the excellent illustrations give you a feel for the nity gritty and also serve as a nice way to just skim through the book. They are each litle windows into a piece of the SW world (whether through telling us what hot-rod engines are doing on a speeder or informing us of how big troop formations are).
Secondly it gives you real world figuires for acceleration, shielding, and firepower. These are the things that some fans have been asking for a long time (not many but some). How much damage a turbolaser does might not matter to some, probably most, fans out there but again for the technical comunity I feel it is a boon that gives us one more way of connecting with the SW universe in our own wierd way.
For those who are less inclined to the "nitty gritty" then please note that this book is also an excellent coffee table piece. The illustrations are first rate and many younger kids will absolutely glory in the intricate deck levels and engine compartments because they seem so real. I give credit to the artists but in the end I give greatest praise to Dr. Saxton.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Star Wars in Detail
10 Jun 2002
Format:Hardcover
"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones--Incrdeible Cross-Sections" is an absolute must for any Star Wars fanatic. Besides giving the specs on the most popular hardware in the movie, this book gives brief histories and explanations of how the vehicles came to be.
Not to mention some of the trivia is interesting. Wonder what type of ship Slave 1 (Jango Fett's ship) is? Why don't you see more in the universe? Who built it and how did Jango get it? What modifications did Boba make later? All these questions are answered for Slave 1 and the other prominent vehicles in the movie.
I've spent hours pouring over the details. The details present in the "schematic" of the enormous Republic Assault Ship can be mesmerizing. The cross section of the Trade Federation Core ship is simply fun. Try figuring out how Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan got around the thing in Episode One. The artists usually placed a figure in the drawing to give you some idea of the scale of the vehicle. You don't appreciate how big some of these ships are until you see a batallion of clone troopers dwarfed in comparison.
I'd recommend this for any Star Wars enthusiast, anyone that appreciates detailed Science Fiction, or fans of creative art.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The Dr. Is In.
27 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
I would like to simply say that this is a great book and by far superior to any of the other tech books previous released, especially those by WiG. The decision by Lucasfilm to use the wealth of Curtis Saxton is giving the impression that they would like to correct some of the grevious and sloppy mistakes made by other authors. Dr. Saxton did an excellent job with this book, which is not suprising since he never does anything half-way. Be sure to visit his site: Star Wars Technical Commentaries.
Great job Dr. Saxton, and thank you Lucasfilm.
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