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Title: Good detailed descriptions on (semi)important characters.
Review: The Essential Guide to characters tells a lot of information about everybody's favorite characters, as well as a few of the lesser known ones. With the Star Wars Universe continually expanding, it is impossible to get all of the characters in, and there were a few that were missed. Also, for the biographies of the really important characters, such as Luke, Han, and Leia, the guide would go through the entire Trilogy to give information on their lives. I'm not sure how that could be avoided, however. For more characters, but in less detail, I'd check out the newly published (Summer '98) Star Wars Encyclopedia, which covers everything and more.
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