Star Wars: Essential Guides

The Essential Guides are a series of reference books published by Del Rey yearly since 1995. Each book covers different aspects of the Star Wars universe. The series started over to cover newer aspects of the Star Wars Universe in 2002.

Behind the Scenes
Nearly all of the essential guides are written by in universe authors, and as such, views in the books are from the first person perspective

Some essential guides that touch upon the subject of galactic history, like the two Essential Chronologies and The Essential Guide to the force, have inaccurate and inconsistent errors. Many fans consider its in universe perspective to be an explanation for them.