Rebellion Era Sourcebooks Book

I resisted reading this book for 15 years, because it seemed like just a re-hash of a dozen-or-so books from the West End Games RPG. now I've read it, and it does a *great* job of condensing info from books such as the Star Wars Sourcebook, some Galaxy Guides (movie trilogy, Yavin & Bespin, Mos Eisley, Fragments from the Rim, Criminal Organizations), Death Star Technical Manual, Imperial Sourcebook, Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, and more! And it also throws in some EU entries on the Ssi-ruuk, Imperial Inquisitors, Blackhole, Dark Troopers, Jabba's Swoop Gang, Black Sun, and lots more.

All laid out into easy-to-read, one-page entries (mostly). I sometimes question the selection of obscure stuff over better-known information, such as an entry about the inventions of Renn Volz (?) and not entries for Artoo & Threepio, or landspeeders/snowspeeders for example. Also, only THE PHANTOM MENACE was out at the time of release, so details about Palpatine's rise to Emperor and the extinction of the Jedi are vague. The best feature is a string of adventure/campaign ideas that run along the bottom of most pages. These sidebars provide a lot of new info and tips on how to run a campaign and use recurring villains, etc. all grouped by theme and following the general timeline of the movies.

Recommended as a sourcebook for GMs and players who don't own the dozens of more detailed books from West End Games. Also recommended for GMs who need ideas to help them setup and start campaigns and adventures set during the original trilogy.