One thing Jason and I have always wanted is for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas to be a living document, and a couple steps in that direction are now live on starwars.com.

First up is a detailed behind-the-scenes article detailing how we made the Atlas, from the conceptual map sketches back in the 1990s to our more recent tussles with Photoshop layers and the changing continuity of the Clone Wars series.

Next is the online appendix. All 4400 star systems named so far in the galaxy far, far away can be found here. This is the same thing as the chart in the book's appendix, but this version can be updated and corrected on the fly. Readers of the Atlas will also note that the online appendix, for the first time, adds sector placements.

We're happy to announce that all this info can be found in our own little pocket of the official site: starwars.com/atlas. There you can also find links to the Endnotes series as well as a link to the transcription of our live chat on Suvudu. And more content will appear in the months to come!

Dan
(writing projects and current releases)