Review 'Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels'

In this entry I'll review 'Star Wars Chronicles: the Prequels'. As you might know, the 'Star Wars Chronicles' are (now plural) wonderful books. The 2nd volume is as good as the 1st one and maybe even a bit better. It has 340 pages and is so heavy you can hardly lift it without support of a table. The pages are large and feature many, many, many pictures. Don't let the price cloud your judgement.As in the 1st edition, the book first has a comparative size chart of characters, vehicles and ships. It's not been done in a rush, because some lesser-known vehicles are also there (such as the HAET-221 and the Mankvim-814). Great job!The three prequels are then covered from the beginning to the end. Most of the coverage is done chronologically. At the end of each movie there is a short review of the 'making of'. There are also 2 pages about the 'Clone Wars Animated Series'.The 'Chronicles' is most of all a picture book. The digital models of the prequels really show their value because you can see them from every side in the Chronicles. Not only ships, but also creatures and characters are featured prominently. From the podracers, the senators, the Jedi (some cool unseen and unknown Jedi in the 'RotS'-war room f.e.) and the Squid Lake visitors. You can easily spot the influence of Pablo Hidalgo in this book. Many characters have their proper names and many new names appear for the 1st time in this book. Well done!

Positive highlights: + Comparative size charts+ Dazzling amount of photographs+ Characters and creatures are also covered+ New names+ The ultimate prequel book

Negative Highlight:- Why does that chronology timeline feature post 'RotJ'-things? Isn't it possible to let them out of the picture for once?

New names & items:
- TC-3: Silver protocol Droid serves the Swokes Swokes delegation in 'TPM'.
- TC-4: Red protocol Droid, serves Palpatine. Name was already known, extra information wasn't.
- Bairdon Jace: Male Jedi (appears in 'VD AotC'). Someone of LFL played him.
- Khaat Qiyn: Female Jedi (appears in 'VD AotC'). Someone of LFL played her.
- Onie Arkmen: Outlander patron, Asian looking female with some kind of chain mail for a top.
- Dyemma Reel: Outlander patron has a long braid and wears a leather jumpsuit.
- The homeplanet of the Holwuff is Alliga.
- Koffi Arana is pictured in this book (Holonet Insider # 84)
- Rian-327 Airspeeder: Used by Padmé in 'RotS'
- FA-5: Droids that are seen on Coruscant, look like FA-4 but with legs.
- Utapau Scoop Skimmer: Airspeeder used on Utapau. Not the Mankvim or the Porax.
- Arakyd HL-444: Repulsorlift worker droid (VD RotS)
- Cybot Galactica CLL-M2: Huge Binary load lifter like Worker Droid from 'RotS'. Taller than the IW-37 Pincer.
- Diamond-class Courier: Is the class of the Commerce Guild cruisers.
- Ultimate Projection is the name of the Lucrehulk-class Core Ship of the Federation that has been modified as a base of operations on Utapau.
- There is also extra information about Squid Lake visitors and Senators.
- And a character from the EU has become source. Sheltay Rectrac is the mother of Winter.

That means that Winter is really tied to someone who appears in the movies.

Chronicles prequels on sw.com