Death Star Owner's Technical Manual: Star Wars: Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station [Windham, Ryder, Reiff, Chris, Trevas, Chris] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Death Star Owner's Technical Manual: Star Wars: Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Review: A book that will make "Star Wars" fans feel like Rebel spies - "Entertainment Weekly" film critic Anthony Breznican wrote one year ago that the difference between the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" franchises is that "Trek" appeals to the head, while "Wars" appeals to the heart. "Star Wars: Death Star Technical Manual" definitely appeals to the head. Copiously illustrated with cutaway drawings, floor plans, diagrams and stills from the various "Star Wars" films, writer Ryder Windham explains in detail-without ever lapsing into technobabble and becoming boring-the Empire's ultimate weapon, including its onboard systems and controls. It also traces the Death Star's history from concept to a top-secret project that began in the time of the "SW" prequel trilogy, before the Old Republic's fall and the Empire's rise. (The Trade Federation's spherical warships, seen in "The Phantom Menace," provided the inspiration for the Empire's technological terror.) The book also covers briefly, toward its end, the unfinished Death Star II seen in "Return of the Jedi." With the impending theatrical release of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "Star Wars: Death Star Technical Manual" is highly recommended as a Christmas gift for "Star Wars" fans. Holding this book in their hands, they may even feel like Rebel spies possessing the Death Star's design schematics. Review: Very Useful for Death Star Owners - This is perhaps one of my favorite purchases, it includes thorough specs, guides and instructions for nearly every aspect of the Death Star, and it's served me very well in learning everything I can about the legendary, hulking non-moon space station that we all love so very much. Thanks to this manual I've finally gotten my own Death Star off cinder blocks in the backyard, and I am right on schedule with test firing the Ion laser. Only disappointment was the apparent lack of a labeled "low power" button nor does this manual contain instructions for taping planets back together after mass dispersal. P.S. How long will it take NASA to figure out Mars has vanished after my test fire date?
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,595,750 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,812 in Science Fiction Short Stories #10,089 in Space Operas #17,956 in Science Fiction Adventures |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (289) |
| Dimensions | 8.44 x 0.52 x 10.99 inches |
| Edition | Media tie-in |
| ISBN-10 | 0804176612 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0804176613 |
| Item Weight | 1.4 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 128 pages |
| Publication date | November 5, 2013 |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
L**Y
A book that will make "Star Wars" fans feel like Rebel spies
"Entertainment Weekly" film critic Anthony Breznican wrote one year ago that the difference between the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" franchises is that "Trek" appeals to the head, while "Wars" appeals to the heart. "Star Wars: Death Star Technical Manual" definitely appeals to the head. Copiously illustrated with cutaway drawings, floor plans, diagrams and stills from the various "Star Wars" films, writer Ryder Windham explains in detail-without ever lapsing into technobabble and becoming boring-the Empire's ultimate weapon, including its onboard systems and controls. It also traces the Death Star's history from concept to a top-secret project that began in the time of the "SW" prequel trilogy, before the Old Republic's fall and the Empire's rise. (The Trade Federation's spherical warships, seen in "The Phantom Menace," provided the inspiration for the Empire's technological terror.) The book also covers briefly, toward its end, the unfinished Death Star II seen in "Return of the Jedi." With the impending theatrical release of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "Star Wars: Death Star Technical Manual" is highly recommended as a Christmas gift for "Star Wars" fans. Holding this book in their hands, they may even feel like Rebel spies possessing the Death Star's design schematics.
M**T
Very Useful for Death Star Owners
This is perhaps one of my favorite purchases, it includes thorough specs, guides and instructions for nearly every aspect of the Death Star, and it's served me very well in learning everything I can about the legendary, hulking non-moon space station that we all love so very much. Thanks to this manual I've finally gotten my own Death Star off cinder blocks in the backyard, and I am right on schedule with test firing the Ion laser. Only disappointment was the apparent lack of a labeled "low power" button nor does this manual contain instructions for taping planets back together after mass dispersal. P.S. How long will it take NASA to figure out Mars has vanished after my test fire date?
K**T
Star wars geek heaven
What a great book for a total SW geek like me. Well done and informative, plus entertaining. I highly recommend this book.
C**E
Interesting, but dated.
Please note that this book contains nothing that was seen in Rogue One. The book was published in 2013, but for some reason wasn't available until more recently.
A**N
Star Wars: Death Star
The Death Star Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Owner's Technical Manual written by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas is pretty much the ultimate guide to the Death Star. And a lovely technical deatails discriptions about this mighty battle station and massive gunship. This book has as much visual information as it does written info, not to mention some of the best Death Star artwork to date in a Star War guide. A true fasinating book.
A**S
Pretty neat
I bought this for my 16 year old nephew for Christmas and he thought it was pretty neat. Then I blew his mind when I explained that Haynes manuals were real things and once upon a time when you bought a used car the first thing you did was get the Chiltons/Haynes manual for it. I'm rambling here, like us OLDS do (get off my lawn!). Anyway the book really is pretty neat. It's well done and makes a nice addition for a SW collection.
A**R
grandson loves this book
grandson loved this book
S**R
Another birthday gift successful done.
This was a birthday present for an avid Star Wars fan. He said it was the best book and was extremely happy not receive it. Thank you for having it and making my job as "the birthday elf" that much easier. Job well done.
D**S
Is this cool or what? Tired of taking your Death Star into the shop for every single minor repair? No longer necessary now that you have this practical repair manual. Star Wars fans will love it. In-depth information that goes well beyond the movies for the entire story behind the development and completion of the Death Star. Great technical drawings, and plenty of stills from the Star Wars films.
O**N
同じ出版社（Haynes）から「Death Star Manual: DS-1 Orbital Battle Station (Owners Workshop Manual) 」というものも出ています。両方買ってみましたが、内容は同じものでした。 ちなみに、こちら「Technical Manual」はアメリカ版、「Workshop Manual」はイギリス版でした。 本文の印刷状態などもほとんど違いはありませんので、価格の安い方を買えばいいと思います。
É**S
Gave this book as a gift to a Star Wars fan and he loved it. It is short and sweet and provides fun info to any Star Wars lover out there. The graphics are great and simple to look at. Would totally buy again.
L**1
Tempi e prodotto perfetti
A**O
Like the descritpion. Perfect state! The book is wellmade, and is a must for STAR WARS fan. I love it!
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