Star Wars Reference books are usually (but not always) told from an in-universe point of view. This is useful in that if anything is incorrect or out of date, it can be explained as a mistake on the person providing the information.

Guide to Star Wars Essential Guides
The Star Wars Essential Guides each broke down a topic from an in universe point of view. This one does famous characters, this one has gadgets, that one, droids, another aliens. A List of the Essential Guides: Wave 1 Guides Wave 2 Guides Wave 3 Guides Speaking of differences, old guides are just as valuable … Read more

Star Wars Sourcebook Review
The Star Wars Sourcebook by West End Games even predates Heir to the Empire. merchandise, the first new companies to put out new products. It came out in 1987. Coming out even before Heir to the Empire, let alone the prequels, there were a lot of unknowns. Some might assume the later works are contradictory. … Read more
