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A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon - Paperback
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by Paul C. Giachetti (Author), Pat Carbajal (Illustrator), Stephen Clark (Introduction by)
Consider yourself a Back to the Future fan, butthead? If you've only watched the films, you've only seen part of the story. A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon brings you the entire franchise: every character, place and object ever featured in the BTTF mythos, from the movies, screenplays, cartoons, novels, video games, card game, amusement-park ride, music videos and more. Every McFly, Brown, Tannen, Parker, Clayton and Strickland. Every crazy invention. Every Hill Valley business-past, present and future. The Back to the Future Lexicon covers it all.
This staggeringly complete encyclopedia, written by the author of Timeline of the Planet of the Apes and Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes, contains:
- Nearly 3,000 alphabetical entries detailing every character, scientific innovation, institution, location, vehicle, business and more, from every corner of the BTTF universe
- A stunning painted cover and more than 25 breathtaking, full-page interior sketches from artist Pat Carbajal, produced exclusively for this volume
- A foreword by BTTF.com's Stephen Clark, a noted expert on the Back to the Future mythos
- Detailed listings of Doc Brown's many inventions, as well as all known ancestors, descendants and aliases for every major character from the film trilogy
- An episode guide to Back to the Future's entire expanded universe
- A gallery featuring more than 150 covers from the films' home-video releases, novels, comics and more
Author Biography
Rich Handley is the editor and co-founder of Hasslein Books, the managing editor of RFID Journal magazine, and the author of three reference books: Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes and The Back to the Future Lexicon. He has written numerous articles and short stories for the licensed Star Wars universe, and was a columnist and reporter at Star Trek Communicator magazine for several years. Currently, he is a reporter for TrekWeb.com, a prominent Star Trek Web site.
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