A lifelong Star Wars fan and recognized expert on the depth and history of the saga, Pablo Hidalgo started writing professionally on the subject in 1995, penning articles for the original Star Wars role-playing game from West End Games. In 2000, he became a full-time Star Wars authority at Lucasfilm, joining the company’s online team as a content developer for the official website.

In 2010, he became a Brand Communications Manager for Lucasfilm, ensuring consistency in the expression of the brand across a variety of channels. When Lucasfilm returned to active film production on the Star Wars saga under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, Hidalgo moved into the Lucasfilm Story Group as a creative executive working on the development of Star Wars storytelling across all media, including feature films, animated television, video games, novels, comic books, and more.

In addition to his numerous published Star Wars works, he has written books about G.I. Joe and Transformers. He lives in San Francisco.

Jason Fry is a writer in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife, son, and about a metric ton of Star Wars stuff.

He is the author of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: The Clone Wars Visual Guide, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Ultimate Battles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia, and The Clone Wars: Official Episode Guide: Season 1, and has written extensively for the Star Wars Insider magazine.

Kerrie Dougherty is the curator of space technology at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia. She also lectures in space-and-society studies for the International Space University in France. A Star Wars fan since 1977, she curated the Australian tour of the Star Wars: The Magic of Myth exhibition and developed the Revenge of the Sith section for DK's Star Wars: Complete Locations.