Fans who attended Comic-Con International were given a glimpse at some of the exciting reference books and guides coming from LucasBooks later this year. For its meticulous detail and exhaustively researched explorations of the far-away galaxy, one book that definitely opened eyes is DK Publishing's Star Wars: The Complete Locations.

This book takes you inside the worlds of the complete Star Wars saga, compiling the individual books already produced for Episodes I, II and the Star Wars Trilogy, updating the text and filling it out with all new Episode III material. Track the twisting space battle high over Coruscant. Go inside one of the massive tree cities of Kashyyyk. See the inner reaches of the enormous Jedi Temple. Follow the flow of lava and the buzz of lightsabers through the heat-blasted industrial facilities of Mustafar and much more.

The entire saga is now open to this in-depth exploration: the Podrace hangars of Mos Espa, the Kaminoan stilt cities, the dark alcoves of the Mos Eisley Cantina, the snowy battlefields of Hoth and the precipitous tower that houses the Emperor's throne room on the second Death Star, and more...

This hardcover book features amazing cutaway illustrations by Richard Chasemore and Hans Jenssen. The text is by Kristin Lund, Simon Beecroft, James Luceno and new Episode III material by Kerrie Dougherty. It is due out in October from DK Books.

Here are a few sample Episode III spreads from the book. For more samples as well as a look at other reference books on the immediate horizon, Hyperspace members can click here. If you're not a member of Hyperspace, now's the time to join! See here for more information.