Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back in style! ****Four decades of Star Wars history come together for the first time in a highly illustrated year-by-year format. Star Wars Year by Year pulls together a vast array of information from the films- comic books- novels- merchandise- and computer games. Star Wars Year by Year provides fans with everything they need to know about the phenomenon that is Star Wars- from the first Star Wars release in 1977 through the most recent plot twists in the animated television show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. ****The book is chronologically arranged from 1973 to 2009- and includes stunning chapter openers for each decade- highly illustrated articles for each year that delve into important events in the creation of the movies and comic book art- and fascinating facts about the influence of Star Wars in the real world. ***** Hardcover- 320pp ****