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Cracken's Rebel Field Guide
  Details the technology available to Rebel agents and soldiers - weapons, tools, computers plus improvised equipment. Very well illustrated.

As far as I know, this book will not make it to a 2nd edition version - which is bad, because this book is VERY GOOD. Heaps of useful items and information about jury-rigging and all the consequences of such tampering with equipment is given - and the book is _great_ on flavour. The (arguably) most useful item in this book is the FastFlesh medpack - never leave home without it!

  Price: Aus : $22.50 - US : $13.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Cracken's Rebel Operatives
  A collection of saboteurs, operatives, spies, contacts and informants who work with or for the Rebel Alliance in its valiant struggle against the evil Galactic Empire. Provides detailed info on some of the more famous individuals.

A sort of anti-Wanted by Cracken book, this book deals with the other side of the coin - namely, those men, women, droids and aliens which put their lives or circuits on the line for the Rebellion. Excellent source material for NPCs, and there are some interesting items there - and the illustrations can be real nice in a game, too. But, as with Wanted By Cracken, do look through it before you decide on anything
  Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Dark Empire Sourcebook
  A 126 page hardback sourcebook based on the smash-hit comic series following on from the end of the Return of the Jedi. Includes 16 full colour plates, heaps of illustrations, new ships, new NPC's and PC's, new equipment and vehicles, planets, and a history of the comic.

Most excellent, with a lot of new ships and stuff that are very useful. A drawback, however, is the cursory treatment some races get when it comes to NPCs - one of the NPCs are of a race called the Yaka, but how can one get the stats for that race?
  Prices: Aus : $45.00 - US : $25.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
  A 144 page hardback sourcebook based on the novel written by Timothy Zahn, with game stats, characters, aliens, vehicles, droids, planets and starships.

The best thing about this sourcebook, is that it contains the stats for the Noghri. I bought it solely for that purpose. Other than that, it is good enough, I suppose.

  Prices: Aus :$30.00 - US : $18.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Deathstar Technical Companion
  Details daily operations, personnel, defences, auxiliary vessels, power plant etc. With deck plans and maps for hangers, surface trenches etc. 96 pages.
  Prices: Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From :

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Galaxy Guide 2 - Yavin and Bepsin
  Details moons, inhabitants, adventure ideas etc.
  Prices: Aus : $16.00 - US : Unknown From :

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Galaxy Guide 3 - The Empire Strikes Back
  Details the alien, Imperial and Rebel personalities that appeared in the second Star Wars film. Includes data on Hoth, Dagobah and Bepsin. 80 pages
  Prices: Aus : $20.00 - US : Unknown From :

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Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races
  The second edition aliens book has been expanded and updated for the 2nd edition Star Wars game. - A sourcebook dealing with a collection of alien races known in the SW universe. I have not looked at the 2nd edition GG4, so I don't know if there are any differences, but the 1st edition book proved interesting, at least, though we never used any races from that book. Strange, isn't it?
  Prices: Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Galaxy Guide 5 - Return of the Jedi
  Jabba and his strange cohorts get the treatment
  Prices: Aus : $20.00 - US : Unknown From :

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Galaxy Guide 6 - Tramp Freighters
  Updated for the second edition game, this features the ships of smugglers and pirates etc. - At last! One can get decent rules for ship modification and damage increase because of fire linked weapons. Some new items are also up for grabs in this book. All in all relatively useful - but if you are a little short on cash to spend, avoid this one.
  Prices: Aus : $24.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Galaxy Guide 7 - Mos Eisley
  A complete overview of this city, with detailed location descriptions, illustrations, maps, a history of Tatooine and information on heaps of famous and infamous smugglers
  Prices:Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From :

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Galaxy Guide 8 - Scouts
  Join the New Republic Scout Service and travel the length of the galaxy exploring new worlds. Includes system generation, new races, specs on new scout vessels etc. - An excellent sourcebook dealing with scouts and their equipment. Contains a planet generation system, and a race creation system. Stats for several interesting types of ships are supplied. A good book - perhaps especially for the SpecForces guys among us (because of the wilderness equipment and stuff).
  Prices: Aus : $26.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Galaxy Guide 9 - Fragments from the Rim
  94 page supplement being a compendium of trivia, news, rumours, and information from the Outer Rim territories. With new characters, new ships, aliens and locations. Also swoop gangs, merc units, corporations etc. - Perhaps the best one of the lot. Contains a lot of different things for SW. This GG is great to promote flavour, as it is long in posing, but perhaps a little short in game mechanical stuff. Two new stormtrooper types are introduced - the RadTrooper and the Commando Trooper (the Imperial SpecForces, really).
  Prices: Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Galaxy Guide 10 - Bounty Hunters
  128 pages packed with info on the various bounty hunters, where they go and how to play one including a scenario for fledgling bounty hunters. - An inherently interesting book about Bounty Hunters and the weapons they use. A big drawback is that the complete stats of Boba Fett and his equipment is _not_ supplied in this book - Boba is there, but the stats for Slave I and complete (?) stats for his armour ISN'T! Nevertheless, many neat weapons in this book - if you need many types of weapons, this book is the place to find it.
  Prices: Aus : $30.00 - US : $18.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Gamemaster's Handbook
  More rules and ideas for GM's, giving tips and hints on making your games more challenging and fun. - If you're a very novice GM, this might be a very useful book for the SW RPG. If you're running your own campaign already, this would likely be a waste of perfectly good money. Harsh, but true (IMHO).
  Prices: Aus : $30.00 - US : $18.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Heir to the Empire
  A 144 page softcover campaign sourcebook that details major characters, the Imperial City and New Republic, the Dark Jedi Joruus C'baoth, new alien races, strange planets, extra spacecraft and equipment and the state of the galaxy after the fall of the Empire.
  Prices: Aus : $30.00 - US : $18.00 From :

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Han Solo and the Corporate Sector
  114 pages containing everything you wanted to know about the Bilan Daley series of Han Solo novels, as he romps around the galaxy trying to turn a profit
  Prices: Aus : $35.00 - US : $20.00 From :

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Imperial Sourcebook
  Fully revised to be compatible with Star Wars 2nd edition. Covers the Empire's system of control through fear, Imperial intelligence, the military, capital ships, custom ordinance, land vehicles, sector group organisation, combat artillery, infantry support, weapons, special military forces etc. - Excellent source material, with a lot of real neat ships and stuff. Perhaps a little theoretical at times (like, several pages of how a brigade is deployed), but it might come in handy sometimes.
  Prices: Aus : $35.00 - US : $25.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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The Last Command
  144 page hardback sourcebook on Timothy Zahn's third and concluding novel. Grand Admiral Thrawn takes the battle to Coruscant, the heart of the New Republic, whose bravest heroes race across Wayland in a desperate attempt to destroy the Emperor's cloning chambers at Mt. Tantiss. New creatures, equipment droids etc.
  Prices: Aus : $36.00 - US : $20.00 From :

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Planets of the Galaxy Vol 3. - the Elrood Sector
  A little known backwater far from the raging battles of the Galactic Civil War, but still threatened by the merciless forces of the empire. 96 pages with six new worlds, new aliens, info for running campaigns, etc. - A sourcebook dealing with a part of the SW universe called the Elrood Sector. Well thought out, excellent execution. Much interesting information about races and equipment.
  Prices: Aus : $25.00 - US : Unknown From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
  A detailed description of the personnel, vessels, equipment, strategy, intelligence and history of the Rebel Alliance, now updated to 2nd edition rules. 144 page hardcover, recommended for campaigns. - Much the same as the Imperial Sourcebook, though with less things not directly relevant to the game. All in all, I would personally buy this before I bought the Imperial Sourcebook, but it is close.
  Prices: Aus : $30.00 - US : $25.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Star Wars GM's Screen - 2nd edition
  tables and charts, includes 32 page booklet with ideas for adventure design. - This one has some interesting ideas when it comes to adventures, but the REAL useful thing here is the master table over skills and their specialisations... If you can get those without buying this book, that might be the best - they are mighty useful. Also, some other charts are useful in this book. A look before you buy deal.
  Prices: Aus : $20.00 - US : $10.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Star Wars Miniatures Rules
  Rules updated to make them compatible with 2nd edition Star Wars. Features excellent morale and squad cohesion rules, heavy and assault weapons, all the different types of Stormtroopers and Rebel soldiers, rules for using the Force, and the aliens from the movies, such as Wookies, etc
  Prices: Aus : $30.00 - US : $18.00 From :

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Star Wars Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
  A 160 page hard back sourcebook containing revised info from Galaxy Guides 1, 3 and 5. Covers Tatooine, Mos Eisley, Death Star, Yavin, Hoth, the Imperial Fleet, bounty hunters, Dagobah, Bepsin, Jabba's palace, the Rebel Fleet, the New Death Star, heroes and villains. Heaps of black and white photos
  Prices: Aus : $45.00 - US : $25.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Star Wars Sourcebook - 2nd edition
  Stories, maps, charts and illustrations that explain how the Star Wars galaxy works, from lightsabers to repulsorlifts. Plans for an X-Wing, a Rebel base, an Imperial garrison and blue-prints for the Millenium Falcon. Hardback with 144 pages. - I have only seen this in 1st edition format, and it was a blast! But it was a jumbled blast. The archetype profiles are as usual dated, but can be extremely useful.
  Prices: Aus : $35.00 - US : $25.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Wanted by Cracken
  You are a criminal hunter working for the New Republic, and there are 50 individuals wanted for various crimes, Imperial officers and bounty hunters, smugglers, assassins etc. - A mish-mash of various criminal notables, this book is excellent source material for the Game Master. Players should avoid this book, and a GM should look through the book before buying, deciding if this is really an indispensable book. Which it isn't, but it _is_ neat.
  Prices: Aus : $25.00 - US : $15.00 From : Jens-Arthur Leirbakk leirbakk@stud.unit.no

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Main descriptions taken from Military Simulations Mail-Order Magazine, Summer 1994-5 edition, Melbourne Australia. Comments provided by Jens-Arthur Leirbakk, American prices from Tony Frederico.

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