Death Star Owner's Technical Manual: Star Wars: Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

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?

"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.

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.

It’s a reference manual of The Death Star Orbital Battle Station loaded with technical information, cutaways, illustrations and photos.

Only gripe is the diagrams are obscured by the book-binding, this makes it hard to read them. A better page layout would correct this.Otherwise, excellent!Oh and this was published in 2012, it does not cover material in Rogue-1. That's fine I knew that when I ordered, however fans should be aware.

This book is ok but, was hoping for a more technical manual then a art book

I never owned a technical manual to the death star before. I love the detail. I own the cross-sections book and I like this a lot better.

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.

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.

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。

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Bought this as a gift and he loved it, as most Star Wars nerds would. I thought it was pretty neat too, as the inner workings are pretty elaborately laid out.

Just like the Millennium Falcon's, this Technical Manual give you the serious and dedicated passion all vehicle enthusiasts appreciate. It goes beyond the regular surface description encyclopedia and general guides present. These guides provide the vehicles with depth and lives of their own...