STAR WARS LITERATURE TIMELINE (Condensed) Effective October 29, 1999 |
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GFA RATING |
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* Years relative to "Star Wars-A NewHope" |
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Jedi Apprentice #1: The Rising Force |
Dave Wolverton |
44 years before ANH |
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Jedi Apprentice #2: The Dark Rival |
Jude Watson |
44 years before ANH |
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Jedi Apprentice #3: The Hidden Past |
Jude Watson |
44 years before ANH |
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Jedi Apprentice #4: The Mark of the Crown |
Jude Watson |
44 years before ANH |
Not read yet. |
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Jedi Apprentice #5: Defenders of the Dead |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due Dec.1999 |
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Jedi Apprentice #6: The Uncertain Path |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due Jan.2000 |
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Jedi Apprentice #7: Title TBD |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due March 2000 |
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Jedi Apprentice #8: Title TBD |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due May 2000 |
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Jedi Apprentice #9: Title TBD |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due July 2000 |
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Jedi Apprentice #10: Title TBD |
Jude Watson |
(?) years before ANH |
Due Sept 2000 |
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Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace |
Terry Brooks |
32 years before ANH |
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Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace |
Patricia C. Wrede |
32 years before ANH |
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(This is the young adult Episode One novelization) |
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Rogue Planet |
Greg Bear |
Between TPM and |
Due May 2000 |
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32 10 years before ANH |
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The Paradise Snare |
Ann Crispin |
10 years before ANH |
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The Hutt Gambit |
Ann Crispin |
7-5 years before ANH |
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(Books One and Two of the Young Han Solo Trilogy) |
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Lando Calrissian Trilogy |
L.Neil Smith |
6-5 years before ANH |
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#1 Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp ofSharu |
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#2 Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon |
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#3 Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of |
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Han Solo Trilogy |
Brian Daley |
2-1 year before ANH |
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#1 Han Solo at Stars End |
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#2 Han Solos Revenge |
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#3 Han Solo and the Lost Legacy |
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Rebel Dawn |
Ann Crispin |
3-0 years before ANH |
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(Book Three of the Young Han Solo Trilogy) |
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Tales from the Empire |
Varied |
Varied |
Varies |
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Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina |
Varied |
0 years before ANH |
Varies |
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Star Wars (A New Hope) |
George Lucas |
0 years before ANH |
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(Ghost-written by Alan Dean Foster) |
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Splinter of the Minds Eye |
Alan Dean Foster |
1 year after ANH |
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(Not quite consistent with rest of the canon) |
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Classic SW Graphic Novels |
Varied |
1-3 years after ANH |
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The Empire Strikes Back |
Donald F. Glut |
3 years after ANH |
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Tales of the Bounty Hunters |
Varied |
3 years after ANH |
Varies |
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Shadows of the Empire |
Steven Perry |
3.5 years after ANH |
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(This takes place in the 6 months between ESB & ROTJ) |
3.5 years after ANH |
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The Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy |
K. W. Jeter |
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#1 The Mandalorian Armor |
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#2 Slave Ship |
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#3 Hard Merchandise |
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Return of the Jedi |
James Kahn |
4 years after ANH |
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Tales from Jabbas Palace |
Varied |
4 years after ANH |
Varies |
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Truce at Bakura |
Kathy Tyers |
4 years after ANH |
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(Begins the day after ROTJ) |
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Michael A. Stackpole |
6.5 years after ANH |
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Michael A. Stackpole |
6.5 years after ANH |
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Michael A. Stackpole |
6.5 years after ANH |
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Michael A. Stackpole |
7 years after ANH |
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Aaron Allston |
7 years after ANH |
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Aaron Allston |
8 years after ANH |
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Aaron Allston |
8 years after ANH |
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Dave Wolverton |
8 years after ANH |
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The Grand Admiral Thrawn Trilogy |
Timothy Zahn |
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#1 Heir to the Empire |
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9 years after ANH |
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#2 Dark Force Rising |
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9.5 years after ANH |
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#3 The Last Command |
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10 years after ANH |
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X-Wing #8 Isards Revenge |
Michael A. Stackpole |
9.5 years after ANH |
Not read yet. |
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Dark Empire (GraphicNovels) |
Veitch/Kennedy |
10.5years after ANH |
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(Includes an important story arc about the cloned Emperor) |
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Jedi Academy Trilogy |
Kevin Anderson |
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#1 Jedi Search |
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11 years after ANH |
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#2 Dark Apprentice |
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11 years after ANH |
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#3 Champions of the Force |
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11.5 years after ANH |
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I, Jedi |
Michael Stackpole |
11-12 years after ANH |
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The Children of the Jedi |
Barbara Hambly |
12 years after ANH |
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Darksaber |
Kevin Anderson |
12.5 years after ANH |
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Planet Of Twilight |
Barbara Hambly |
13 years after ANH |
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X-Wing #9 Starfighters of Adumar |
Aaron Allston |
13.5 years after ANH |
Not read yet. |
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The Crystal Star |
Vonda McIntyre |
14 years after ANH |
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The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy |
Michael P. Kube-McDowell |
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#1 Before the Storm |
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16 years after ANH |
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#2 Shield of Lies |
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16.25 years after ANH |
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#3 Tyrants Test |
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16.5 years after ANH |
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The New Rebellion |
Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
17 years after ANH |
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The Correllia Trilogy |
Roger MacBride Allen |
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#1 Ambush at Corellia |
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18 years after ANH |
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#2 Assault on Selonia |
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18 years after ANH |
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#3 Showdown at Centerpoint |
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18 years after ANH |
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The Hand of Thrawn Duology |
Timothy Zahn |
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Specter of the Past |
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19 years after ANH |
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Vision of the Future |
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19 years after ANH |
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Junior Jedi Knight Series |
Richardson/Moesta |
22 years after ANH |
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Young Jedi Knight Series (14 books) |
Kevin Anderson & Rebecca Moesta |
22-24 years after ANH |
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The New Jedi Order #1 Vector Prime |
R. A. Salvatore |
25 years after ANH |
Not read yet |
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The New Jedi Order (#2, #3) : Dark Tide |
Michael A. Stackpole |
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#1 Onslaught |
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Years TBD |
Due Jan.2000 |
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#2 Ruin |
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Years TBD |
Due April 2000 |
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The New Jedi Order (#4, #5) : Agents of Chaos |
James Luceno |
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#1 Heros Trail |
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Years TBD |
Due June 2000 |
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#2 Jedi Eclipse |
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Years TBD |
Due Aug.2000 |
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The New Jedi Order #6: Title TBD |
Kathy Tyers |
Years TBD |
Due Oct.2000 |
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The New Jedi Order (#7, #8, #9) : Title TBD |
Michael Jan Friedman |
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#1: Title TBD |
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Years TBD |
Due Feb.2001 |
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#2: Title TBD |
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Years TBD |
Due March 2001 |
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#3: Title TBD |
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Years TBD |
Due April 2001 |
Note: This is just a condensed listing. There are many more books/comics/stories. (For example, this does not include all the ancient pre-history stories of the Jedi from the time of the Sith .approx. 4000-5000 years before the time of Star Wars: A New Hope.) Also, the upcoming titles/ place in the timeline is subject to change.
Subjective ratings system. My criteria? First and foremost with the main character (Luke, Leia, Han) stories: did the author get the "voices" right? Can you hear the characters as we know them from the films speaking as the authors have them speaking? Can you picture those characters thinking and responding as the author has them thinking and responding? Secondly, is the crisis or situation set up in the novel believable, and interesting? Thirdly, does the story fit in consistently with the literature and film continuum? (Which includes non-human characters behaving appropriate to what we know of their species, distances between planets/systems matching with other sources, and things like weapons and Jedi powers corresponding to the rest of the books and films). And lastly, is there an interesting "bad guy"? A good nemesis makes for a much more exciting story.
by Karen