The chronology starts several thousand years before year 0, which is defined as the year in which Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope takes place. I use fractional years, to indicate the order between unrelated works that take place in the same year (as in The Vandelhelm Mission and The Ewok Adventure). I use alphabetic suffixes to indicate that several works collectively form a series in which the events in one work are immediately followed by the events in the next (as in the Young Jedi Knights books, which are 25a through 25f.) Sometimes this convention doesn't work out so well, like when an unrelated work happens to take place during a series of other works (e.g. Star Wars: Lightsider taking place in the middle of Timothy Zahn's three novels), but it's typically not too difficult to figure out what's going on. One of these days i'm going to have to move to a non-linear (or multi-linear) chronology, but that can wait for later.
The dates in this chronology come from a variety of sources. Many of them come from the previous version of this list. Others come from explicit references in the items themselves. Some I have great faith in, and others the best guesses I could make. In any event, they are as accurate as I know how to make them. You are welcome to e-mail me at cloister(at)hhhh(dot)org with any comments, corrections or additions you may have, although if you're writing to tell me I'm wrong, please include evidence to back up your assertion.
Title | Chronology | Media | Release Date | Author(s) |
Star Wars: The Golden Age of the Sith | -5000a | Comic | 1996 | Kevin J. Anderson |
Star Wars: The Fall of the Sith Empire | -5000b | Comic | 1996 | Kevin J. Anderson |
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | -4020 | Comic | 1995 | Tom Veitch |
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising | -4019.5 | Comic | 1995 | Tom Veitch |
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith | -4019 | Comic | 1995 | Tom Veitch and Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War | -4018 | Comic | 1995 | Kevin J. Anderson |
The Paradise Snare | -10 | Novel | 1997 | A.C. Crispin |
The Hutt Gambit | -5 | Novel | 1997 | A.C. Crispin |
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu | -4 | Novel | 1983 | L. Neil Smith |
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon | -4 | Novel | 1983 | L. Neil Smith |
Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka | -4 | Novel | 1983 | L. Neil Smith |
Han Solo at Star's End | -2 | Novel | 1979 | Brian Daly |
Han Solo's Revenge | -2 | Novel | 1979 | Brian Daly |
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy | -2 | Novel | 1979 | Brian Daly |
Rebel Dawn | -3 to 0 | Novel | 1998 | A.C. Crispin |
Star Wars: Droids | -5 to 0 | Comic | 1994 | Dave Manak |
Ewoks | -5 to 0 | Comic | 1985 | Dave Manak |
Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina | -1 to 0 | Anthology | 1995 | Edited by Kevin Anderson |
The Farlander Papers | -1 to 0 | Novella | ?? | ?? |
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope | 0a | Movie | 1977 | George Lucas |
Star Wars: Boba Fett: Bounty on Bar-Kooda | 0b | Comic | 1995 | John Wagner |
Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley | 1 | Comic | ?? | ?? |
Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye | 2 | Novel | 1978 | Alan Dean Foster |
Star Wars: River of Chaos | 2 | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters | 0 to 3 | Anthology | 1996 | Edited by Kevin Anderson |
The Stele Chronicles | 2 to 3 | Novella | 1994 | ?? |
Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | 3 | Movie | 1980 | George Lucas, Lawrence Kasden, Leigh Brackett |
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | 3.25 | Novel | 1996 | Steve Perry |
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt: The Gaar Suppoon Hit | 3.4a | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt: The Hunger of Princess Nampi | 3.4b | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt: The Dynasty Trap | 3.4c | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron | 3.5 to 6 | Comic | 1995 | Michael Stackpole/?? |
Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission | 3.7 | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
The Ewok Adventure | 3.8 | TV Movie | ?? | Bob Carrau, George Lucas |
Ewoks: The Battle For Endor | 3.8a | TV Movie | ?? | Ken and Jim Wheat, George Lucas |
Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace | -1 to 4 | Anthology | 1995 | Edited by Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | 4.0 | Movie | 1983 | George Lucas, Lawrence Kasden |
Star Wars: Truce at Bakura | 4.8 | Novel | 1994 | Kathy Tiers |
Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron | 7a | Novel | 1996 | Michael Stackpole |
Star Wars: X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble | 7b | Novel | 1996 | Michael Stackpole |
Star Wars: X-Wing: The Krytos Trap | 7c | Novel | 1996 | Michael Stackpole |
Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogues Grounded | 7d | Novel | 1996 | Michael Stackpole |
Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogues Unbound | 7e | Novel | 1996 | Michael Stackpole |
Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia | 8 | Novel | 1994 | Dave Wolverton |
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire | 9 | Novel | 1991 | Timothy Zahn |
Star Wars: Lightsider | 9.5 | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising | 9.6a | Novel | 1992 | Timothy Zahn |
Star Wars: The Last Command | 9.6b | Novel | 1993 | Timothy Zahn |
Star Wars: Dark Empire | 10a | Comic | 1995 | Tom Veitch, Kam Kennedy |
Star Wars: Dark Empire II | 10b | Comic | 1995 | Tom Veitch, Kam Kennedy |
Star Wars: Empire's End | 10.5 | Comic | 1995 | ?? |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search | 11a | Novel | 1994 | Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice | 11b | Novel | 1994 | Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force | 11c | Novel | 1994 | Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: Children of the Jedi | 12.5 | Novel | 1995 | Barbara Hambly |
Star Wars: Darksaber | 13 | Novel | 1995 | Kevin Anderson |
Star Wars: The Crystal Star | 14 | Novel | 1994 | Vonda McIntyre |
Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm | 16a | Novel | 1996 | Michael Kube-McDowell |
Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of Lies | 16b | Novel | 1996 | Michael Kube-McDowell |
Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis: Tyrant's Test | 16c | Novel | 1996 | Michael Kube-McDowell |
Star Wars: The New Rebellion | 17 | Novel | 1996 | Kristine k. Rusch |
Star Wars: Ambush at Corellia | 18a | Novel | 1995 | Roger MacBride Allen |
Star Wars: Assaunt at Selonia | 18b | Novel | 1995 | Roger MacBride Allen |
Star Wars: Showdown at Centerpoint | 18c | Novel | 1995 | Roger MacBride Allen |
Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe | 22 | Novel | 1995 | Nancy Richardson |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force | 25a | Novel | 1995 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy | 25b | Novel | 1995 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones | 25c | Novel | 1995 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers | 25d | Novel | 1996 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight | 25e | Novel | 1996 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Seige | 25f | Novel | 1996 | Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta |