Star Wars sequel trilogy of episodes "VII", "VIII" and "IX". Dale Pollock, George Lucas's biographer, revealed in a 2012 interview, that as part of his biographical research during the 1980s, Lucas had allowed him to read the plot outlines for the at the time comprising 12 planned "Star Wars" film episodes, albeit on the condition of signing a confidentiality agreement. Those plans Pollock saw, however were drastically changed after "Empire Strikes Back" released because Lucas decided not to make the sequel trilogy, and instead finish the story as a trilogy, by ending the storyline with "". This led Lucas to rework and fully incorporate
A Guide to the Star Wars Universe and "Expanded Universe" information, with media sources cited. The second edition also included a brief timeline, and a comparison of sublight speeds in starfighters. A Guide to the Star Wars Universe A Guide to the Star Wars Universe is a reference book based on the "Star Wars" franchise published by Del Rey. The first edition was published in 1984 and written by Raymond L. Velasco, while a second edition was published in 1994, written by Bill Slavicsek, who later also wrote a third edition, published in 2000. The books alphabetically detail fictional people, places, things, and events in the Star