FAQ: Star Wars FAQ, Part 1 of 3
George Tringali
Archive-name: starwars/faq/part1
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 15-NOV-1996
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STAR WARS
Frequently Asked Questions and Sources of Information
George 'Jake' Tringali < gtr...@sapient.com >
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NOTE: Now that we are receiving new information almost weekly from Lucasfilm
about the movies, people should fairly be warned that reading this document
or any articles in the rec.arts.sf.starwars.* hierarchy may spoil your
enjoyment of the movies if you like surprises. Have you ever had anyone
tell you the ending of a movie/book before you got to experience it? This
is a spoiler, and it can be done through the Internet. If you are posting
sensitive information, please place the text "SPOILERS" in the title and
body of the message. Enjoy the FAQ!
Recent changes from previous FAQs:
Question 6: Information about the Star Wars Special Edition trailer has
been added
Part 3: Updated information on Star Wars Special Edition
Battle of the Bounty Hunters
Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
Tales of the Bounty Hunters
The New Rebellion
Dark Forces
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
INTRODUCTION
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In the 1970's, George Lucas created the Star Wars universe. From this
universe came three films and numerous books, comics, games, and
merchandise. The universe also spawned many Star Wars fans, who
occasionally find their way onto the Internet where they can discuss Star
Wars with other fans.
Certain topics come up again and again. They are good questions, and
the answers may not be immediately obvious, but each time they recur,
much net bandwidth and reader time is wasted on repetitive responses,
and on tedious corrections to the incorrect answers which are inevitably
posted.
This article, which is posted monthly, attempts to answer these common
questions definitively and succinctly, so that net discussion can move
on to more constructive topics.
The information included in this document comes from various Usenet
newsgroups, most notably the rec.arts.sf.starwars.* newsgroups, and various
publications. Most of the information in this document has been confirmed.
If any of the information listed below is based on rumor, it is clearly
stated. If you encounter any items in this document which you believe to
be erroneous or missing, please feel free to drop a message to
< gtr...@sapient.com >.
This FAQ is available via anonymous FTP at rtfm.mit.edu in
/pub/usenet/news.answers/starwars/faq/
This FAQ is available via the MIT mail server. Send email to
< mail-...@rtfm.mit.edu > with the body:
send usenet/news.answers/starwars/faq/part1
send usenet/news.answers/starwars/faq/part2
send usenet/news.answers/starwars/faq/part3
You may view this document with a World Wide Web browser. The URL is:
http://www.servtech.com/public/ejack/swars/faq/
This document is posted monthly to rec.arts.sf.starwars.info,
rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc, rec.answers, and news.answers.
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BASICS
If you don't understand terms like "flaming," "ftp," "HTML," "WWW",
"newsgroup," or "FAQ," or you are new to Usenet, this would be a good time
to jump over to the newsgroup called "news.announce.newusers" and read some
of the messages posted there. The information found in
"news.announce.newusers" will be essential to understanding Usenet culture
and a lot of the terms and abbreviations that appear here and elsewhere.
Reading articles that explain Usenet etiquette ("netiquette") will also be
helpful.
For example, it's always a good idea to "lurk" (i.e., read messages and not
write them) when you join a new newsgroup. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
lists like this one will appear, and you'll be able to understand what topics
are discussed. It's a good idea to always read the FAQ before posting.
Because a primer on Usenet (and the Internet) is beyond the scope of this FAQ
list, I humbly direct you to "news.announce.newusers" for more information.
If you want to ask a question about the Net, please ask in the newsgroup
"news.newusers.questions" and reserve discussions about Star Wars for
"rec.arts.sf.starwars.*".
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The most common netiquette mistakes made by Star Wars fans are :
1. Crossposting. A lot of people abuse this function. If you must send to
more than one group, perhaps you should create two articles. If you
crosspost, or followup to a crosspost, make sure you edit the "Followup To:"
line so that it has only one newsgroup. You should always edit your
"Newsgroups:" line so that it lists only relevant newsgroups.
2. Posting to the wrong newsgroup. Here is a list of Star Wars newsgroups:
rec.arts.sf.starwars.collecting Star Wars collecting (Look for the FAQ)
rec.arts.sf.starwars.games Role playing, computer, card, etc.
rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc Miscellaneous topics about SW
rec.arts.sf.starwars.info General information about SW - moderated
alt.binaries.starwars Pictures and sound files
Group name: rec.arts.sf.starwars.info (moderated)
Moderator: David Kemper < dke...@hacks.arizona.edu >
Submissions address: < star...@hacks.arizona.edu >
Contact address: < starwars...@hacks.arizona.edu >
3. Not marking spoilers. Have you ever had anyone tell you the ending of a
movie/book before you got to experience it? This is a spoiler, and it can be
done through the Internet. If you are posting sensitive information, please
place the text "SPOILERS" in the title and body of the message.
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1. Will there be any more Star Wars movies? When are they coming?
Answer : Yes. Here are some facts.
- George Lucas is hard at work on three movies, which will be prequels to
the released Star Wars movies.
- Producer Rick McCallum estimates that the first movie will be in theaters
in 1999.
- Budgets on each of the three films will be $50 - $70 million.
- Animatics (3-D representation of storyboards) and models of
creatures and vehicles are being developed. Artists Doug Chiang
and Terryl Whitlatch have been working on sculptures.
- A full-scale miniature mock-up of one of the key scenes on Tatooine
has been created.
- Rick McCallum is meeting with George Lucas every Friday to develop the
story.
- With the aid of a computer, Yoda will be able to walk in the prequels.
- Some shooting will take place in 1996 and principal photography will
occur in 1997.
- Robin Gurland, the casting director, has been travelling the globe
looking for two young characters. No one has been cast yet in any
roles. They are only accepting resumes and head shots through agents.
- An earlier version of C-3PO and R2-D2 will be in the films.
- Variety reports that George Lucas will be working in Leavensden studio
in Watford, England. It is a massive former Rolls Royce factory.
- Rick McCallum and Production Designer Gavin Bocquet travelled to
Tunisia to scout for possible locations for shooting film. Other
possible locations are Morocco, Central Asia, and Portugal.
2. Who is in the new movies?
Answer: No one has been announced to be in the movies. Lucas denied a rumor
that Kenneth Branagh would be in the new movies in an October 1994 TV Guide
interview. Rick McCallum will film them back-to-back-to-back. It has not
been determined if Lucas will direct the films yet. John Williams will
create the score for the new movies.
3. What about the trilogy after Return of the Jedi?
Answer: George Lucas has no real plans for these stories yet. It has been
rumored that George Lucas asked Mark Hamill to appear in Episode 9.
4. Who is writing the new Star Wars films?
Answer: Lucas will write the first draft for all three movies, and second and
additional drafts will be written by other writers.
The Hollywood Reporter on January 23, 1995 said that Frank Darabont ("The
Shawshank Redemption", "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein") is front-runner to
script the first installment of George Lucas' upcoming "Star Wars" prequels.
Darabont became a Lucas favorite by scripting six "Young Indiana Jones
Chronicles". Darabont is committed to write two scripts for Castle Rock:
"The Mist" and "Mine".
5. Will 20th Century Fox distribute the new trilogy?
Answer: Most likely. However, 20th Century Fox, which produced the first
three movies, lost the rights to the series when Marvin Davis sold the studio
to Rupert Murdoch. DreamWorks SKG is another possibility. In March 1995,
Lucas said, "DreamWorks has the opportunity to create a whole new
distribution system that may be a vast improvement over the old one."
Premiere magazine said that Universal City Studios helped with
"Radioland Murders" to get in favor with Lucas, and perhaps show him that
they could handle the next trilogy to his liking.
Kevin J. Anderson has confirmed that Twentieth Century Fox Television
approached Lucasfilm with a pitch for a television series based on the
post-ROTJ exploits of Jacen & Jaina, popularized in Anderson's Young Jedi
Knights novels and introduced as the children of Han and Leia Organa Solo
in Dark Horse's Dark Empire. Wanting to devote all its energies into
production of "The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition" and the upcoming
prequels, Lucasfilm replied,"not until the movies come out."
6. What's going on with the original Star Wars films?
Answer: All three original movies were taken off the market on
January 31, 1996.
Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox will distribute a Special Edition of 'Star
Wars' to be released in the U.S. on January 31, 1997. The Special Edition
will feature previously unreleased footage, new digital special effects,
and a digitally remastered soundtrack. New creatures, vehicles, and droids
will be added to the Mos Eisley scenes. A computer generated stormtrooper
will make an appearance. Han Solo will confront Jabba the Hutt, a scene
that was filmed in 1976 and can be found on the video "From Star Wars to
Jedi." This Jabba the Hutt scene will also have a surprise cameo
appearance, according to Star Wars Insider #28. The rerelease will be
about four minutes longer than the original. The Biggs scene will not be
included (see Question 14.)
The trailer for the Star Wars Special Edition is currently in theaters as
an opening for "Romeo and Juliet". The trailer will also appear on the
laser disc version of "Independence Day".
George Lucas was so happy with the restoration of 'A New Hope' that
restoration on 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'
will occur in the future. 'Return of the Jedi' will have an extra minute
added to its ending with new scenes of celebration on Bespin, Tatooine,
and Coruscant. 'Empire' will be released on February 21, 1997, and
'Return' will be released on March 7, 1997 in the U.S.
7. Are Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, and Peter Cushing are dead?
Answer: Sir Alec Guinness played James in the 1996 BBC film Eskimo Day.
Frank Oz was last heard as Miss Piggy's voice in a Lay's Potato Chips
commercial and on the television show "Muppets Tonight!".
Unfortunately, it is true that Peter Cushing passed away in August 1994.
8. What other projects are Lucasfilm, LucasArts, ILM, and THX working on?
Answer: Lucasfilm is supposedly in preproduction on a film called "Red
Tails", to be directed by Thomas Carter. The film, not currently set up
at any studio, is about the first all black air squadron in World War II.
Lucasfilm also has a fourth Indiana Jones production waiting in the wings
(see Question 30.)
LucasArts will be publishing Jedi Knight, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, and
Outlaws this winter. These three games are designed for both multiplayer
and stand-alone action. Jedi Knight is the sequel to Dark Forces;
Outlaws is an action-adventure Spaghetti Western; and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
is the ultimate Star Wars space combat simulation. In addition, LucasArts'
highly anticipated children's game, Mortimer and the Riddles of the
Medallion, and its first strategic simulation, Afterlife, will ship this
spring. Finally, in 1997, LucasArts will publish Rebellion, a real-time
competition of galactic expansion and domination pitted against survival
and resistance in the Star Wars universe
Lucas Digital Ltd. includes Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light and
Magic. Skywalker Sound recently worked on "Mission Impossible" and "James
and the Giant Peach" ILM has released "Special Effects: Anything Can
Happen", an IMAX film with sequences from "Star Wars: The Special
Edition". Upcoming projects include
- "Casper 2(?)", "Lost World", and "Forrest Gump 2(?)" for Paramount
- "Spawn" for New Line Cinema
- "Mars Attacks!" from Tim Burton
- "101 Dalmations" from John (Home Alone) Hughes
- "Daylight" starring Sylvester Stallone
- "Men in Black" from director Barry Sonnenfeld
- "Star Trek: First Contact" from director Jonathan Frakes
THX recently placed its magic touch on "Heat" and "Jumanji". Upcoming
THX-certified laser discs include "ET", "The Abyss", and "Toy Story".
9. I have something called "Episode III : Fall of the Republic". Is it the
real thing?
Answer: No. It was written by John Flynn. This is fanfiction. In reality,
Episode III has not been written yet. John Flynn also wrote an article for
CINESCAPE in which he describes the plot and characters of Episodes I, II,
and III, but he neglects to tell them that his interpretation of the plot and
characters are just his own fanfiction and his own speculations.
10. What are the black things on the Emperor in the Throne Room?
Answer: Bad special effects. They tried to cover up parts of the Emperor's
face with the black "white-out". These are known as the Emperor's slugs.
11. What are the Clone Wars?
Answer : The Clone Wars seem to be a war between the Jedi and some unknown
enemy. The Timothy Zahn 'Star Wars' books say that there was a technology
that could clone warriors to create legions of troops. However, this may or
may not be used by Lucas.
12. Why is Star Wars called Episode IV?
Answer: The Star Wars saga as originally conceived by Lucas was much too
large to be made into a single film or even a single trilogy so Lucas
structured his ideas into three trilogies. He decided to make the middle
trilogy first because he believed it had the greatest chance of being a
theatrical success.
13. In A New Hope, why didn't the Death Star blow up the planet, or,
in the movie <fill-in>, why didn't <characters> do <this action>?
Answer: Dramatic license. Remember, this is a legend, not a historical
account of an actual story.
14. What are the cut scenes from 'Star Wars : A New Hope'?
Answer: There were scenes filmed where Luke met his friend Biggs on Tatooine.
It was _never_ released in the movie theaters. There was a scene filmed
where Luke met someone in the Rebel hangar that knew Luke's father. There
was a scene where Han met Jabba on Tatooine. Originally, Lucas had a large
actor in a fur suit as Jabba, and he wanted to use special effects to place
the creature of Jabba over the actor. He did not like the results, so he cut
the scene from the movie. Partial unfinished footage of these scenes can be
found on the video "From Star Wars to Jedi : The Making of a Saga". The
original film did not have the text "Episode IV: A New Hope". This text was
later added to the opening scenes.
Ryan Silva maintains an extensive listing of ALL the lost scenes. You can
email him at < tkyt...@znet.com >, or point your WWW browser at:
http://sd.znet.com/~tkytoast/lsupdate/index.html
15. What are the differences in the soundtrack of the released
Star Wars and the currently available ones?
Answer: This answer in under construction. There are now four different
versions of the soundtrack: 70mm 6 track, 35mm stereo, 35mm mono, and THX.
The THX version is a "best mix" of all three. Mr. THX
(sta...@cnj.digex.net) is compiling a list of the differences.
16. Wasn't Return of the Jedi originally Revenge of the Jedi?
Answer: Yes. A lot of promotional material was printed with this title. The
title was changed because revenge is not Jedi-like, and the studio wanted to
avoid confusion with an upcoming movie named "Star Trek II: Vengence of
Khan", which later became "Wrath of Khan". While filming in certain
locations, the workers said they were making a film called "Blue Harvest :
Horror Beyond Imagination" to keep away Star Wars fans.
17. What Star Wars related items have appeared on television?
Answer: Each movie had a "making of" TV special. You can find them at some
video stores. They are "The Making of Star Wars" (1977), "SPFX: The Empire
Strikes Back" (1980), and "Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi" (1983)
In 1978, "The Star Wars Holiday Special" aired for its only showing. The
special was about Chewie visiting his family on his home planet. Most of the
major movie characters had cameos. There was a short cartoon in the middle
which showed Boba Fett. If you ask around on the Star Wars newsgroups, you
can usually find someone who will sell you a copy of this. You can also
contact Dog Star Collectibles for a copy of the special and the "making of"
TV specials at < sou...@aol.com >.
There were two Ewok movies. They were "The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of
Courage" and "The Ewoks: Battle for Endor". There was a season of animated
comic "The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour." In the second season, the show
became the half-hour "Ewoks" show.
In 1985, PBS aired "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga", which was
available with the boxed set of the trilogy.
18. What is Hardware Wars?
Answer: Hardware Wars is a 13-minute, very funny, very low budget parody of
Star Wars. You can find it at some video stores, on a tape called
"Hardware Wars and other film farces," which also contains three other short
films: "Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind", "Bambi Meets Godzilla", and "Porklips
Now", which, like Hardware Wars, were made by Ernie Fosselius. For more
information, point your WWW browser to
http://www.earthlink.net/~mwp/mwp.html.
19. What is the Journal of the Whills?
Answer: This is mentioned in the introduction to the Star Wars
novelization and hardly anywhere else. Its significance is unclear, but it
might be similar in concept to the Red Book of Westmarch, the ficticious
book from which Tolkiens' Lord of the Rings story supposedly comes.
20. How did Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford get their scars?
Answer: Mark Hamill went through the windshield of his BMW in California.
Harrison Ford received his 2-inch scar in a car accident in his early 20s.
21. Why did Han Solo refer to parsecs as a unit of time?
Answer: He was lying to Ben and Luke and trying to make himself look good.
This is shown in the novel adaptation and the script of 'A New Hope'. If
you look at the movie (and in the script), Ben gives Han a disbelieving face
after this line. Kevin Anderson gives an alternate answer in his Star Wars
books, which deals with travelling near black holes.
22. Why is a B-wing called a B-wing?
Answer: It is shaped like a "B"lade.
23. Was Cliff Claven from Cheers in a Star Wars movie?
Answer: John Ratzenberger, who portrayed the Cliff Claven character on
Cheers, was Major Derlin in "The Empire Strikes Back". He tells Leia that
"there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield doors must be closed."
Later, before the battle on Hoth, Derlin instructs the fighters "Okay.
Everybody to your stations. Let's go!".
24. Did you know the stormtrooper hit his head?
Answer: Yes, we all know that. Every month or so, someone drops in with this
question. It happens so often that it's now a joke on the Star Wars
newsgroups. When the stormtroopers find the droids in the Death Star, the
stormtrooper on the right of the screen bumps his head...pretty hard too.
25. What is GONK?
Answer: A long time ago, in rec.arts.sf.starwars (rest in peace), the Gonk
Wars raged. Gonk is the power droid that you can see throughout the movies.
It is a black cube with silver legs that says "Gonk". You can see Gonk best
in the Jawa's Sandcrawler in 'A New Hope'. Many Star Wars fans believed that
Gonk was a God and that the whole movie was about Gonk and the characters of
Luke, Leia, and Han were just bit parts. In any case, we hope never to have
a Gonk War again since it took up so much traffic in r.a.s.s.
26. What does the Hebrew lettering on Darth Vader's chestplate mean?
Answer: The chestplate can be seen at
http://www.umr.edu/~hanlon/picpage.htm
The readers of rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc have been researching this topic.
The readers believe that it is indeed Hebrew lettering. Some possible
translations are "until he won" (where 'won' means a prize or money as
opposed to a victory) or "until a return". David Fleischer recently wrote
in saying that the first line may be "Or, and his works", the second may
be "which will move", and the third may be "until he has won".
27. In Kevin Anderson's books, it refers to a time when the Emperor was
resurrected. In which book did this occur?
Answer: The Emperor was resurrected in Dark Horse's "Star Wars : Dark Empire"
comic series. You can buy the six issues separately, or you buy the trade
paperback which places all the issues into a single book, and has some extra
information.
28. What is THX-1138?
Answer: It is a 1970 futuristic science-fiction movie starring Robert
Duvall, who plays a character named THX-1138. It was written, directed, and
edited by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. It was adapted
from his first short film that he made at his university.
- THX stands for "Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment" after a friend of Lucas who
invented the THX sound system extensively used by Lucas.
- The name of the movie is also found on Pinky and the Brain's chalkboard in
the Animaniacs animated series.
- THX-138 is on the license plate of a car in another Lucas movie "American
Graffiti".
- Luke says "Prisoner transfer from block 1138" on the Death Star.
- In the novelization of "A New Hope", the stormtrooper whose uniform Luke
wears is designated THX-1138.
- Rieeken says "Send Rogues Ten and Eleven to station three-eight" on Hoth.
- Noel Nelson reports that a speeder has the license plate THX-1138 at the
Star Tours ride in Disneyland.
- Peter Leyshan reports that THX1138 is the name of a container in the
LucasArts game 'TIE Fighter'.
- THX Sound System can be found at http://www.thx.com/
- There are many more obscure ones, too many to be mentioned here. One
includes a car in a Danish comic that has THX 138 on it.
29. When Han is lowered into the carbon freezing chamber, he is wearing
handcuffs. Why do they disappear when he escapes in Jabba's Palace?
Answer: You were probably watching the Pan and Scan version of the movie.
The Pan and Scan version was made for televisions, and therefore cuts out
the sides of the movie. If you watch the letterbox version, you can clearly
see two ugnaughts walk in front of him and take off the handcuffs.
30. What are the "Star Wars people" up to recently?
Answer:
Carrie Fisher may play the role of Edina in an American version of the
British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". Carrie Fisher is doing a rewrite of
"Kate & Leopold", which stars Sandra Bullock. Carrie was recently
published on Buzz Online at http://www.pathfinder.com/buzz
Hamill's voice is in the game "Full Throttle" and the animated
series "Batman" and "Spiderman". Mark is in the "Wing Commander IV"
computer game. A "Wing Commander" movie is being made that will take
place 25 years before the games, but Mark Hamill will not be playing
the young Christopher Blair. However, Mark will be lending his voice
as Christopher Blair in the upcoming animated series "Wing Commander
Academy". Mark explored a new arena when the Dark Horse comic "Black Pearl"
came out with its first issue in September 1996.
Harrison Ford is in the upcoming movie "A Hundred and One Nights". Author
Tom Clancy worked a deal with Paramount for three more Jack Ryan films,
starting with "The Cardinal of the Kremlin", and they hope Ford will agree
to play the role for all three films. The first draft of a new "Indiana
Jones" movie has recently submitted, but it is being delayed until the
Star Wars films are underway. Ford's current project will pair him with
Brad Pitt in a crime drama set in New York City.
Sadly, actor Sebastian Shaw passed away in England recently. He had
the memorable role of Anakin Skywalker, whose face we see only towards
the end of 'Return of the Jedi', and finally when he is paired with
Yoda and Ben in the glow of the Force at the Ewok celebration.
We will also miss the talents of Brian Daley, who passed away in February.
He wrote the National Public Radio serial adaptations of the three original
Star Wars films, and wrote numerous Star Wars novels, including the
Han Solo series.
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I would like to thank all the Star Wars fans that help me 'spread the word'.
These (and many other unmentioned) people deserve credit for this part of the
FAQ. If you see any of them, pat them on the back and get them your local
equivalent of Corellian Rum.
Jeanne Mangum 2j...@cwo.com
Peter Ferguson Peter_F...@tvo.org
Eric Sansoni eas...@psu.edu
Alec Usticke al...@usticke.org
James L. Belcher jl...@freenet.scri.fsu.edu
Aditya Sood as...@pomona.claremont.edu
Eric Schaetzlein un...@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
John Warren ruta...@leland.stanford.edu
Michelle Lunsford luns...@uansv5.vanderbilt.edu
Noah Nelson cox...@mercury.sfsu.edu
Jim 71344...@CompuServe.COM
Peter Leyshan pet...@ibm.net
Ryan Silva talky...@aol.com
Eric Jackson ej...@cyber1.servtech.com
Keven Lewis lewi...@student.msu.edu
Nicole Nuke bl...@torfree.net
Evan Reynold erey...@cs.utk.edu
Mike Beidler LkSk...@aol.com
Roger M. Wilcox tra...@best.com
Craig Carey umot...@mcl.ucsb.edu
Rebecca Moesta Anderson http://www.aimnet.com/~wordfire
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This FAQ is Copyright (C) 1996 by George Tringali. This work, in whole or in
part, may not be sold in any medium, including but not limited to electronic,
CD-ROM, or print, without the explicit, written permission of George
Tringali.
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Archive-name: starwars/faq/part2
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 19-AUG-1996
There are a lot of information regarding Star Wars on the Internet. This
information has been placed on the 'Net by companies, and by Star Wars fans.
If you think that some information is wrong or missing from this document,
please contact me at < gtr...@sapient.com >.
If you need help accessing these sites, please ask your local system
administrator or computer guru. I do not have the time to find out your
particular system's configuration to fix your problems. Thank you.
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The best places to find other online Star Wars fans are in Usenet newsgroups.
The most relevant Star Wars newsgroups are:
rec.arts.sf.starwars.collecting Topics relating to Star Wars collecting
rec.arts.sf.starwars.games SW games: RPG, computer, card, etc.
rec.arts.sf.starwars.info General information about SW - moderated
rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc Miscellaneous topics about SW
alt.binaries.starwars Pictures and sound files
Group name: rec.arts.sf.starwars.info (moderated)
Moderator: David Kemper < dke...@hacks.arizona.edu >
Submissions address: < star...@hacks.arizona.edu >
Contact address: < starwars...@hacks.arizona.edu >
Other newsgroups include:
alt.fan.wedge Discussions on the X-Wing pilot, Wedge
alt.fan.harrison-ford Discussions on Harrison Ford
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Scott Streeter maintains a large number of files related to Star Wars. They
include fan-fiction, references, and utilities for Star Wars games. You can
use FTP to access Scott Streeter's Star Wars Archive at ftp.wpi.edu
(130.215.24.209).
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The WWW (World Wide Web) has many, many Star Wars sites. Hanspeter
Niederstrasser has compiled a list of ALL the Star Wars Web sites. Email him
at < nie...@phoenix.princeton.edu > to get a current copy. Alternatively,
you can view his page at http://www.princeton.edu/~nieder/sw/sw.html
The URLs listed below are the sites with the most information on them.
Star Wars Home Page at UPENN
http://force.stwing.upenn.edu:8001/~jruspini/starwars.html
Rich Handley's Exhaustive Guide to Star Wars Comics
http://www.asb.com/usr/cardsafe/intro.htm
Star Wars Complete Timeline
http://www.evan.org/timeline.html
Star Wars Cut Scene Compendium
http://sd.znet.com/~tkytoast/lsupdate/index.html
Boba Fett Page
http://www.cco.net/~daniel/bobafett
The Star Wars Bible
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~thurn/SWB/
The Star Wars Collectors Web Page
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/lopez/collectors.html
Star Wars Multimedia Archive
http://www.skywalker.net/
Star Wars Pictures
http://www.stud.mdh.se:80/~ltd92uks/swpix/
Star Wars Page for German-speaking people
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~un5p/starwars.html
Scott Streeter's Star Wars Archive
http://www.wpi.edu/ftp/starwars
Star Wars MUD/MUSHes
http://ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/~jradelef/swmush.html
http://www.latech.edu/~hcr/mud/
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Some company online contacts are:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
http://www.tcfhe.com/
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
http://www.bdd.com/
Tom Dupree < tom...@aol.com > Senior Editor, Bantam
LucasArts
http://www.lucasarts.com/
ftp://ftp.lucasarts.com/
Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/
< del...@randomhouse.com >
Dark Horse Comics
http://www.dhorse.com/
< d...@dhorse.com >
Putnam Berkley Publishing
http://www.berkley.com
THX Home Page
http://www.thx.com/
< Mst...@aol.com >
Skywalker Sound
http://www.thx.com/thx/skywalker/skywalker.html
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
http://glef.org/
< edut...@glef.org >
America Online: edutopia
AppleLink: edutopia
The Audiobook Source
http://www.webcom.com/absource/
< abso...@audiobooksource.com >
Cedco Publishing Company
http://www.cedco.com
< cat...@cedco.com >
1-800-752-3326
Hasbro Toys
http://www.eos.net/hasbro/
Lewis Galoob Toys
http://www.galoob.com/
Sega of America
http://www.segaoa.com
Dog Star Collectibles - for a copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special,
< sou...@aol.com > and the "Making of" TV specials.
Michael Wiese Productions - Hardware Wars
http://www.earthlink.net/~mwp/mwp.html
Michael Wiese < wi...@earthlink.net >
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The Star Wars Mailing List sends out bi-monthly newsletters to over 500
members. To subscribe, you can email < ez...@cleveland.freenet.edu> with
the subject line "SUBSCRIBE SWC" or visit their Web page at
http://scuba.uwsuper.edu/~kknowlto/swclub/
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If you would like to be added to the Star Wars Role Playing Gamers mailing
list, send email to < mail...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu > with no subject.
The text of the body should have the line "subscribe sw-rpg" (without the
quotes) and nothing else.
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The Internet Movie Database contains LOTS of information.
Go to http://us.imdb.com/ or http://uk.imdb.com/ on the WWW.
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There are Star Wars MUSHes and MUDs that you can access. If you ask around
on the Usenet newsgroups, someone may tell you how to access these
MUD/MUSHes. Here is a description of Star Wars: The Minos Cluster.
Star Wars: The Minos Cluster. The Mush is set in the time after 'The Empire
Strikes Back' in a small cluster on the rim, largely ignored by most places.
Supplies are limited, and the cluster is the last to know about anything. Of
course, the Empire still fights the growing Rebellion, with little help from
the Core, who fight their own battles and care little about a few backwater
worlds and revolting farmers. The Syndicate, a powerful underworld cartel,
supplies the citizens with drugs, and illegal supplies. The Minos Mestra
corp, an offshoot of the CSA, mines asteroids for minerals, while hanging in
the delicate balance of neutrality. It's a place where people struggle to
survive and make do with what they have. It's a place where anything is
possible.
Star Wars: The Minos Cluster is fully "In Character", with working space,
combat, skills system, experience system, economy, cargo, etc. Login as
guest and follow the instructions to get a character.
Address: 204.248.98.2 4202
Cachenet.Com 4202
Email: < SW...@Cachenet.com >
If anyone knows of other MUD/MUSHes that would like to have an introductory
paragraph in the FAQ, please feel free to send me mail about them.
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The song "Yoda" by "Weird Al" Yankovic was a parody of the song "Lola" by The
Kinks. The lyrcis can be found at the Dementia Web pages at
http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/LYRICS/al.dtbs.html#5
Or you may send mail to < jbmo...@copper.ucs.indiana.edu > with the subject
"LYRICS: LIST" for instructions or "LYRICS: AL.DTBS" for the "Yoda" lyrics.
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The America Online Star Wars Fan Club is a collection of over 1,700 fans on
AOL and the Internet. In addition to message boards and software libraries,
the club holds several online chats, trivia games, and role-playing games
each week.
The HoloCroN, the club electronic newsletter, covers Star Wars fandom online
and features news, reviews, original artwork, and just about everything Star
Wars related except fan fiction. The HoloCroN is available in the Star Wars
Software Library on America Online (keyword SF) or at ftp.wpi.edu in the
/Star Wars/Electronic_Media/ directory.
If you'd like to be added to AOL Star Wars Fan Club mailing list, e-mail
< vade...@aol.com >.
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The LucasFilm Fan Club is a great source of information. Membership is
$9.95 in the United States, $12.00 for Cananda, and $21.95 for Foreign
mailings. This includes The Star Wars Insider. The Fan Club publishes a
quarterly magazine called The Star Wars Insider, which features articles on
the people that made and are continuing to make the Star Wars universe.
Included in the Insider are order forms for Star Wars merchandise. The Star
Wars Insider can also be bought at local book, comic, and toy stores.
You can contact the LucasFilm Fan Club at :
The LucasFilm Fan Club
P.O. Box 111000,
Aurora, CO 80011, USA
1-800-TRUE-FAN
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Star Wars Galaxy Magazine is a Topps licensed publication from Lucasfilm. It
is published quarterly and is full-color. It is the only magazine to focus on
all aspects of the Star Wars Galaxy: upcoming licensed product news, Classic
Star Wars news, insider interviews, gaming, trading cards, all-new comics,
collectibles, book excerpts, and the Net. Every issue has exclusive contests
and giveaways. Each direct market and subscriber issue is polybagged with
exclusive premiums. These have included ashcan comics, chrome trading cards,
promotional trading cards and posters.
SWGM supports an e-mail address < swgm...@aol.com >. Users cannot
subscribe to the magazine on-line. SWGM is sold primarily in comic book
shops, but is also available on newsstands and through home subscription.
Home delivery follows two weeks after direct market shipping, as SWGM is
printed in Canada. To subscribe: Kable News Fulfillment
308 East Hitt Street
Mount Morris, IL 61054.
Phone queries: 815-734-5822.
NOTE: Bob Woods, the editor of the magazine receives messages sent to
< swgm...@aol.com >. Any messages sent to this address are considered
"letters-to-the-editor", so you should not expect a personal reply.
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George Tringali
Archive-name: starwars/faq/part3
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 15-NOV-1996
STAR WARS LITERATURE TIMELINE by MIKE BEIDLER
with updates by George 'Jake' Tringali
INTRODUCTION
"What is 'canon' in the Star Wars universe?"
"Is this novel 'official?'"
"Did the events in this comic series actually take place?"
These are tough questions. Although the canonicity question has been
debated ever since Marvel began to create Star Wars comics beyond the scope
of the first movie, and Alan Dean Foster's Splinter of the Mind's Eye was
first published, it was Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire that made fans
ask the question more frequently and earnestly than ever before. In 1991,
Lucasfilm, Ltd. commissioned Dark Horse Comics and about a dozen popular
science fiction novelists to continue the Star Wars saga beyond the events
told in the third motion picture Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
And in a minor coup d'etat, Lucasfilm allowed Dark Horse Comics to add to
the Star Wars mythos with adventures taking place four thousand years
before the first movie Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. With this
proliferation of Star Wars literature and the increasingly watchful eye
of thousands of true and loyal fans the canon question has become foremost
in many of our minds.
Of course, some of you are wondering, "What the heck is canon?"
Referencing The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition, and
eliminating any definitions that have religious connotations, canon means:
"3. A basis for judgment; standard; criterion."
"7. An authoritative list, as of the works of an author."
Therefore, in our particular case, George Lucas, the author and creator
of the Star Wars saga, is the only individual who can define what books,
comics, or video games are authoritative when discussing the Star Wars
universe and its characters, places, and events. According to the premiere
issue of the Star Wars Insider, the only works "canonized" have been the
movies, their novelizations, and their radio drama adaptations. So what
about novels like Heir to the Empire and the Jedi Academy trilogy, and
comic series such as Dark Empire? West End Games, which produces exhaustive
source material based on the movies and various novels, states in the Heir
to the Empire Source book that "this and all other products that take place
after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi are the author's vision of
what may have happened. The true fate of the heroes and villains of the
Star Wars universe remains the exclusive province of George Lucas and
Lucasfilm, Ltd." Kevin J. Anderson, author of the Jedi Academy trilogy,
states in the introduction to the Dark Empire trade paperback that "when you
read Dark Empire, or any of the other novels, remember that although
Lucasfilm has approved them, they are our sequels, not George Lucas's. If
Lucasfilm ever makes films that take place after Return of the Jedi, they
will be George Lucas's own creations, probably with no connection to
anything we have written." So what does this mean? Will George Lucas
ignore all the events, characters, and premises that Timothy Zahn, Kevin J.
Anderson, and Tom Veitch wrote about? Will all the books and comics have
been bought in vain? Will a Star Wars "otherworld" suddenly exist when and
if George Lucas makes episodes VII-IX? Only time will tell. In a related
subject, many fans love to point out inconsistencies and changed premises
that are (supposedly) inevitable when so many books and comics are being
written in a relatively short period of time. So do these inconsistencies,
some major, some minor, affect the canonicity of a book or comic? That's
another question in itself . . . .
Regardless, this is my attempt at putting all the Star Wars literature
I could find into a (hopefully) clear timeline. And note that I have stated
which literature is not considered Star Wars canon by the majority of fans.
Although most fans would probably agree with my assessment of a particular
work's non-canonicity, this determination, of course, is purely my own
opinion. If you tend to disagree with me on a certain canonicity matter,
have literature to add to the list, or have any corrections/modifications
for a future version, e-mail me at < LkSk...@aol.com >
( NOTE: I'd appreciate it if you sent any corrections/updates to me too
at < tri...@rpi.edu >. )
Thanks and May The Force Be With You.
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The following is Version 2.5 of the Timeline, with additions by
George 'Jake' Tringali
TITLE: Star Wars: The Golden Age of the Sith
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Six-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Kevin Anderson, pencilled by Chris Gossett, and
inked by Stan Woch
RELEASED: July 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Young Jedi Odan-Urr's destiny crosses path with Empress Teta
and Gav and Jori Daragon
TIME: Takes place 5,000 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: The Fall of the Sith Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Five-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: due out 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: The Golden Age of the Sith
SYNOPSIS: Naga Sadow leads the Sith people to Yavin 4
TIME: Takes place 4,990 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 5-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Chris Gossett & Mike Barerrio
(issues #1-2), and Janine Johnston & David Roach (issues #3-5)
RELEASED: October 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected in the trade paperback Star Wars: Tales
of the Jedi: The Collection; issue #3 originally published as a 3-part
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi preview in Dark Horse Comics #7-9; adapted into
the audio dramatization Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Jedi Knight Ulic Qel-Droma tries to quell a civil war on Onderon;
Nomi Sunrider avenges her Jedi husband's murder
TIME: Takes place 4,000 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 2-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Tony Akins & Denis Rodier
RELEASED: August 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as part of the audio dramatization Star
Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
SYNOPSIS: On the planet Onderon, Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider battle the
dark spirit of Freedon Nadd
TIME: Takes place 3,998 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 6-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Tom Veitch & Kevin J. Anderson and illustrated by Chris Gossett
(issues #1-5), Art Wetherell (issue #6), Mike Barerrio (issue #1), & Jordi
Ensign (issues #2-6)
RELEASED: October 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected along with Star Wars: Tales of
the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising in the trade paperback Star Wars: Tales
of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith: The Collection in January 1996;
adapted into the audio dramatization Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark
Lords of the Sith: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
SYNOPSIS: Jedi Knight Exar Kun is transformed into a Dark Lord of the
Sith; Ulic-Qel Droma attempts to learn the secrets of the Dark Side of the
Force
TIME: takes place 3,992 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 6-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Kevin J. Anderson with plot outline by Kevin J. Anderson, Tom
Veitch, & Chris Gossett and illustrated by Dario Carrasco Jr. & Jordi Ensign
RELEASED: August 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected in the trade paperback Star Wars:
Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War: The Collection in July 1996; will be
adapted into the audio dramatization Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The
Sith War: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
SYNOPSIS: Exar Kun, Dark Lord of the Sith, and his apprentice, Ulic
Qel-Droma, spearhead an effort to destroy the Jedi Knights and take over
the galaxy
TIME: Takes place 3,990 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode I: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: due out 1999
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, alongside other
Jedi Knights, fight in the Clone Wars
TIME: Takes place 40 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode II: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fifth motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: due out 2000
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Episode I: [Untitled]
SYNOPSIS: Senator-cum-Emperor Palpatine engineers the first confrontation
between Kenobi and Skywalker
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 40- to 20-year period BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode III: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Sixth motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: due out 2001
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Episode II: [Untitled]
SYNOPSIS: Anakin Skywalker is finally seduced to the Dark Side of the
Force and becomes Darth Vader; Anakin's wife gives birth to Luke and
Leia Skywalker
TIME: Takes place approximately 20 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 13-episode animated TV series featured with
Ewoks during The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour
RELEASED: September 1985
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Episode 5 adapted into the children's storybook
Star Wars: Droids: The Lost Prince; episode 7 adapted into the children's
storybook Star Wars: Droids: The Pirates of Tarnoonga
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the misadventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 8-issue comic series from Star Comics
RELEASED: April 1986
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Based on the animated TV series Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures
of C-3PO and R2-D2; featuring more misadventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Issues #1-5 take place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4,
but after Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2; issues #6-8
retell Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope through the droids' photoreceptors
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids: The Great Heep
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Animated TV special, based on the animated TV
series Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2
RELEASED: 1986
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: R2-D2 and C-3PO battle against the Great Heep, an enormous,
grotesque droid employed by the Empire
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4, but
after the first 5 issues of Star Comics' Star Wars: Droids
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids: Escape from the Monster Ship
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, based on the animated
TV series Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4, but after
Star Wars: Droids: The Great Heep
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids: The Red Ghost
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, based on the animated
TV series Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4, but after
Star Wars: Droids: The Great Heep
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids: Shiny as a Droid
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, based on the animated
TV series Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 18- to 5-year period BSW4, but after
Star Wars: Droids: The Great Heep
TITLE: Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First novel in the Lando Calrissian trilogy,
written by L. Neil Smith
RELEASED: 1983
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind
of Oseon and Lando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka in Classic Star
Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Lando Calrissian, captain of the Millennium Falcon, searches
for ancient alien treasure in the Rafa System
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 10- to 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second novel in the Lando Calrissian trilogy,
written by L. Neil Smith
RELEASED: 1983
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp
of Sharu and Lando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka in Classic
Star Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures
SEQUEL TO: Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
SYNOPSIS: Lando Calrissian takes part in a high-stakes game of chance on
Oseon
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 10- to 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Lando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third novel in the Lando Calrissian trilogy,
written by L. Neil Smith
RELEASED: 1983
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp
of Sharu and Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon in Classic
Star Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures
SEQUEL TO: Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
SYNOPSIS: Lando Calrissian helps defend a race of persecuted aliens from
an evil sorcerer
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 10- to 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Han Solo at Stars' End: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First novel in the Han Solo trilogy,
written by Brian Daley
RELEASED: April 1979
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Han Solo's Revenge: From the
Adventures of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy: From the
Adventures of Luke Skywalker in Classic Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures;
adapted in 1980 as a daily comic strip by Alfredo Alcala, will be edited and
reprinted by Dark Horse Comics as Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo, new captain of the Millenium Falcon, and Chewbacca
are hired to free political prisoners from a Corporate Sector prison
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Han Solo's Revenge: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second novel in the Han Solo trilogy,
written by Brian Daley
RELEASED: 1979
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Han Solo at Stars' End: From the
Adventures of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy: From the
Adventures of Luke Skywalker in Classic Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures
SEQUEL TO: Han Solo at Stars' End: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo and Chewbacca seek revenge against a group of slavers
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Han Solo and the Lost Legacy: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third novel in the Han Solo trilogy,
written by Brian Daley
RELEASED: 1980
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected with Han Solo at Stars' End: From the
Adventures of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo's Revenge: From the Adventures
of Luke Skywalker in Classic Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures
SEQUEL TO: Han Solo's Revenge: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo and Chewbacca, heading for a planet rumored to
hide untold wealth, are hijacked by assassins and killer droids
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Limited-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics (written by Dan Thorsland & Ryder Windham and illustrated by Bill
Hughes, Ian Gibson, & Andy Mushynsky) published in three different
mediums: a 3-part preview in Dark Horse Comics #17-19 (collected in the
prequel "one-shot" comic Star Wars: Droids Special), a 6-issue comic
series, and an 8-page mini-story in Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1
RELEASED: April 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: R2-D2 and C-3PO help defend the Pitareeze family from the
greedy schemes of Olag Greck
TIME: Takes place sometime between the 5-10 years BSW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Droids Volume 2
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 8-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Ryder Windham (issues #1-4) & Jan Strnad
(issues #5- ) and illustrated by Ian Gibson (issues #1-4), Bill
Hughes (issues #5- ), & Keith Williams (issues #5- )
RELEASED: April 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Droids
SYNOPSIS: R2-D2 and C-3PO pursue Olag Greck across the galaxy and are
swept up in a rebellion of renegade droids
TIME: Takes place sometime between the 5-10 years BSW4
TITLE: Ewoks
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 26-episode animated TV series; initially
appeared with Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2 during
The Droids and Ewoks Adventure Hour, then just as Ewoks
RELEASED: September 1985
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Wicket and the Ewoks
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 5-year period BSW4
TITLE: Ewoks
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 15-issue comic series from Star Comics, based
on the animated TV series Ewoks
RELEASED: June 1985
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Wicket and the Ewoks
TIME: Takes place sometime during the 5-year period BSW4, but after the
Ewoks animated series
TITLE: Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Exhaustive sourcebooks on Star Wars movies,
novels, and comics; original source material and adventure campaigns; and
a series of adventure journals from West End Games
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Adventure campaigns contain one or more role-playing adventures;
in addition to role-playing adventures, the adventure journals possess
short fiction and mini-series; both mediums feature previously unknown
characters, aliens, and settings in the Star Wars Universe
TIME: Original source material, adventure campaigns, and the adventure
journals take place several years BSW4 to Star Wars: The Last Command;
the sourcebooks cover the time periods unique to their respective novel
or comic series; for a detailed timeline of West End Games Star Wars
products, refer to the Star Wars West End Games RPG Timeline coming soon
to America Online's Star Wars Library
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (SW4)
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First motion picture from George Lucas; will
be re-released on February 17, 1997 as Star Wars: Special Edition with
upgraded special effects and several minutes of lost and new footage
RELEASED: May 25, 1977
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a novel, written by George Lucas
[ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster] (Classic Star Wars: A New Hope;
formerly titled Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker;
collected with Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Classic
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Classic Star Wars: The Star Wars
Trilogy); an audio book (Classic Star Wars: A New Hope; available only
with Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Classic Star Wars:
Return of the Jedi in the boxed set Classic Star Wars: The Original
Trilogy); a young reader's novelization, written by Larry Weinberg
(Classic Star Wars: A New Hope); a children's "read along" audio cassette
and companion storybook (Classic Star Wars: A New Hope); a storybook,
written by Geraldine Richelson (The Star Wars Storybook); a 13-part radio
drama by Brian Daley (Star Wars: The Radio Drama); the original scripts
from the radio drama, written by Brian Daley (Star Wars: The National
Public Radio Dramatization); a 6-issue adaptation within the Star Wars
comic series (issues #1-6) from Marvel Comics and a 2-issue reprint from
Dark Horse Comics (Classic Star Wars: A New Hope; also in a
limited-edition collector's boxed set with Classic Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back and Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; in addition); and
two published screenplays, written by George Lucas (The Art of
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars: Original Movie Script)
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker and Han Solo rescue Princess Leia and
destroy the Empire's Death Star
TIME: This is the basis of the timeline.
TITLE: Star Wars: A New Hope: Special Edition
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Based on first motion picture from George
Lucas; includes upgraded special effects and several minutes of lost
and new footage
RELEASED: February 17, 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Dark Horse four-issue adaptation, due January
1997 by by Bruce Jones, Eduardo Barreto, Al Williamson, and James
Sinclair
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker and Han Solo rescue Princess Leia and
destroy the Empire's Death Star
TIME: This is the basis of the timeline.
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Anthology edited by Kevin J. Anderson; stories
written by Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, M. Shayne Bell, David Bischoff,
A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Flynt, Barbara Hambly, Rebecca Moesta, Daniel Keys
Moran, Jerry Oltion, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson,
Kathy Tyers, Tom Veitch & Martha Veitch, Dave Wolverton, and Timothy Zahn
RELEASED: August 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Kathy Tyers' "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's
Tale" adapted into the audio dramatization Star Wars: We Don't Do
Weddings: The Band's Tale; Timothy Zahn's "Hammertong: The Tale of the
'Tonnika Sisters'" adapted into the audio book "Hammertong: The Tale of
the 'Tonnika Sisters'" (available in a boxed set along with Star Wars:
Heir to the Empire, Star Wars: Dark Force Rising, and Star Wars: The
Last Command); Barbra Hambly's (?) "Nightlily: The Lover's Tale" adapted
into the audio dramatization Star Wars: Nightlily: The Lover's Tale
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Stories of several notable aliens and characters from the
Mos Eisley cantina
TIME: Stories take place from BSW4 up to the events in the cantina
featured in SW4
TITLE: The Farlander Papers
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novella, written by Russel DeMaria; complete
story found in the LucasArts computer game Star Wars: X-Wing and Star
Wars: X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide to the Star Wars Space Combat
Simulator
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Keyan Farlander becomes a Rebel starfighter pilot and participates
in the Battle of Yavin.
TIME: Takes place several months BSW4 up to the destruction of the Death
Star in SW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Dark Forces
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: LucasArts computer game, story by Justin Chin
RELEASED: March 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Dark Horse graphic story album "Dark Forces --
Soldier For the Empire" by William C. Dietz and Dean Williams due in
February 1997
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Rebel Alliance gun-for-hire Kyle Katarn attempts to destroy the
production facility for the new Imperial battle droid - the Dark Trooper
TIME: takes place immediately prior to SW4 up to several months ASW4 (after
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope)
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: One-shot Comic from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Bret Blevins, found in
Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #2-4
RELEASED: March 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring three tales told by patrons of Mos Eisley's cantina
TIME: Takes place ASW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's audio adventure,
written by Brian Daley
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han and Luke travel to Ord Mantell and attempt to contact
Phaedrus, a Rebel agent, who ends up being replaced by Phaedrus' twin
brother Cypher, a deadly bounty hunter gunning for Han
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: The Maverick Moon
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, written and illustrated
by Walter Wright
RELEASED: 1979
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker attempts to destroy a rogue asteroid on a
collision course with the Planetary Pioneers' academy
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: The Droid Dilemma
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: Mystery of the Rebellious Robot
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, illustrated by Mark
Corcoran
RELEASED: 1979
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke and his freinds are puzzled by the bizarre behavior of
their robots and the malfunction of their machines.
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: The Wookiee Storybook
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, written by Patricia
Wynne; prequel to The Star Wars Holiday Special
RELEASED: 1979, copyright Black Falcon, Ltd. (ISBN 0349842561)
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Chewbacca's son Lumpy descends to the frightening and
dangerous "nother world" on Kazhyyyk [sic] to hunt for special berries
for his father's homecoming becomes a scary adventure.
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: The Star Wars Holiday Special
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: TV holiday special from Steve Binder
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Chewbacca attempts to reach his homeworld of Kazhyyyk [sic]
for Life Day while his family is harassed by Imperial troops; includes
an animated adventure featuring Luke, Han, Chewbacca, and the first
appearance of bounty hunter Boba Fett
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars 3-D
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 3-issue comic series in 3-D from
Blackthorne Comics
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co.
TIME: Takes place ASW4; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 110-issue comic series (107 issues and 3
annuals) from Marvel Comics
RELEASED: 1977
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Issues #1-6 reprinted as Classic Star Wars:
A New Hope by Dark Horse Comics; issues #39-45 reprinted as Classic
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Dark Horse Comics; issue #98
reprinted as Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission by Dark Horse
Comics; issue #55 adapted into the children's storybook Star Wars: The
Further Adventures: Planet of the Hoojibs; issue #58 adapted into the
children's storybook Star Wars: The Further Adventures: Droid World
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co.
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5, SW5 and SW6, and a several-year
period after SW6; not considered Star Wars canon, except for issue #98;
West End Games has recently created a controversy regarding the
canonicity of the entire post-SW5 storyline with the inclusion of
Lumiya/Shira Brie into "official" Star Wars history (see Star Wars Galaxy
Magazine #3)
TITLE: Star Wars
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 4-comic mass paperback compilation of "lost"
stories from Marvel Comics' British Star Wars Weekly
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co.
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars 2: World of Fire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 3-comic black and white mass paperback
compilation of "lost" stories from Marvel Comics' British Star Wars
Weekly
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co.
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 9-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Russ Manning; edited reprints of the 1979-80 Star Wars
newspaper strip
RELEASED: March 1979
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co.
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: River of Chaos
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 4-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by June Brigman and Roy
Richardson
RELEASED: June 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: A young Imperial officer meets and falls in love with a Rebel
sympathizer who is the only surviving heir to the aristocratic family
that once governed their planet, while Princess Leia is caught behind
enemy lines
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and Splinter of the Mind's Eye, accorinding
to Ryder Windham.
TITLE: Classic Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Alan Dean Foster
(formerly titled Splinter of the Mind's Eye: From the Adventures
of Luke Skywalker)
RELEASED: 1978
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a 4-issue comic series from Dark
Horse Comics written by Terry Austin and illustrated by Chris Sprouse
in December 1995
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader race to retrieve the Kaiburr
Crystal, a gem that gives whoever possesses it enhanced Force-powers
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5
TITLE: Classic Star Wars
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 20-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Al Williamson; edited
reprints of the 1981-84 Star Wars newspaper strip
RELEASED: 1981
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Issues #1-7 collected in the trade paperback
Classic Star Wars, Volume One in June 1994; issues #8-14 collected in the
trade paperback Classic Star Wars, The Rebel Storm in July 1995; issues
#9-20 collected in the trade paperback Classic Star Wars, Escape to Hoth
in January 1996
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: The Rebellion evacuates Yavin IV and establishes a new base
on Hoth
TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (SW5)
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: May 21, 1980
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a novel, written by Donald F. Glut
(Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; collected with Classic
Star Wars: A New Hope and Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in
Classic Star Wars: The Star Wars Trilogy); an audio book (Classic Star
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; available only with Classic Star Wars:
A New Hope and Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in the boxed set
Classic Star Wars: The Original Trilogy); a young reader's novelization,
written by Larry Weinberg (Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back);
a children's "read along" audio cassette and companion storybook
(Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back); a storybook, written by Shep
Steneman (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Storybook); a 10-part radio
drama, written by Brian Daley (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The
Radio Drama); the original scripts from the radio drama, written by Brian
Daley (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The National Radio
Dramatization); a 6-issue adaptation within the Star Wars comic series
(issues #39-45) from Marvel Comics and a 2-issue reprint from Dark Horse
Comics (Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; also due out 21 November
1995 as a trade paperback individually and in a limited-edition collector's
boxed set with Classic Star Wars: A New Hope and Classic Star Wars: Return
of the Jedi); and two published screenplays, written by Leigh Brackett &
Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back Notebook and Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back: Original Movie Script); a pop-up book by Patricia Wynne
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
SYNOPSIS: The Rebels evacuate Hoth, Luke battles Darth Vader, and Han Solo
is captured by Jabba the Hutt
TIME: Takes place 3 years ASW4
TITLE: The Stele Chronicles
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novella, written by Rusel DeMaria; complete
story found in the LucasArts computer game Star Wars: TIE Fighter and
Star Wars: TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide
RELEASED: 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Imperial pilot Maarek Stele takes part in routing the Rebels
from Hoth
TIME: Takes place several months BSW5 up to the evacuation of the Rebels
from Hoth in SW5
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Anthology edited by Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: December 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Detailed stories of five notable bounty hunters
searching for Han Solo
TIME: Stories take place during SW5 through SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Steve Perry
RELEASED: April 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a six-issue comic series from
Dark Horse Comics in May 1996; adapted as an audio book by Bantam
Audio in April 1996
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: The Galactic criminal underworld on Coruscant attempts to
capture Luke Skywalker and take over the Empire
TIME: Takes place between SW5 and SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Battle of the Bounty Hunters
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A Dark Horse pop-up book illustrated
by Chris Moeller
RELEASED: July 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Part of the Shadows of the Empire story. Boba Fett attempts
to bring a frozen Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt
TIME: Takes place between SW5 and SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Ongoing comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Jim Woodring and illustrated by Art Wetherell
& Monty Sheldon
RELEASED: April 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Jabba deals in treasure and lives with his rival gangsters
TIME: Takes place before SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (SW6)
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: May 25, 1983
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a novel, written by James Kahn
(Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; collected with Classic Star
Wars: A New Hope and Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in
Classic Star Wars: The Star Wars Trilogy); an audio book (Classic
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; available only with Classic Star
Wars: A New Hope and Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in
the boxed set Classic Star Wars: The Original Trilogy); a young
reader's novelization, written by Elizabeth Levy (Classic Star Wars:
The Empire Strikes Back); a children's "read along" audio cassette
and companion storybook (Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi); a
storybook, written by Joan D. Vinge (Star Wars: Return of the Jedi:
The Storybook Based on the Movie); a 4-issue comics adaptation from
Marvel Comics (Star Wars: Return of the Jedi) and a 2-issue reprint
from Dark Horse Comics (Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; also
as a trade paperback individually and in a limited-edition
collector's boxed set with Classic Star Wars: A New Hope and Classic
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back); and two published screenplays,
written by Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas (The Art of Star Wars:
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi:
Original Movie Script); the Battle of Endor sequence was adapted
into the children's storybook Star Wars: The Ewoks Join the Fight;
radio dramatization (Return of the Jedi: The National Public Radio
Dramatization) by Brian Daley
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker defeats Darth Vader and the Emperor; the Rebel
fleet destroys the second Death Star
TIME: Takes place 6 months ASW5
TITLE: Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Anthology edited by Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: December 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Stories of several notable aliens and characters from Jabba
the Hutt's palace
TIME: Stories take place from BSW4 up to the death of Jabba the Hutt
in SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: The Jabba's Palace Pop-Up Book
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's pop-up book by Rebecca Moesta
and Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: due out October 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Story takes place during SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Truce at Bakura
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Kathy Tyers
RELEASED: 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars:
Truce at Bakura
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance battle against
the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium
TIME: Takes place immediately after SW6
TITLE: Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: "One-shot" comic from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Al Williamson; reprint
of Marvel Comics' Star Wars #98, originally released in August 1985
RELEASED: March 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo plays guardian to two children who are heirs to
a large mining colony about to be taken over by a greedy businessman
TIME: Takes place soon after Star Wars: Truce at Bakura
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale
of Magic and Suspense
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, written by Joe Johnston
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Teebo, the daydreaming Ewok, finds the peace of his village
destroyed when Vulgarr the Dulok reports that Teebo' sister Malani
has been kidnapped by the giant Grudakk
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Baby Ewoks' Picnic Surprise
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: The baby Ewoks have a picnic
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Ewoks' Hand-Gliding Adventure
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: The Ewoks go on a hand-gliding adventure
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Three Cheers for Kneesaa!
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Kneesaa the Ewok
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Wicket Finds a Way
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Wicket the Ewok
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Fuzzy as an Ewok
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the Ewoks
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: How the Ewoks Saved the Trees
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the Ewoks
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: School Days
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the Ewoks
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Wicket and the Dandelion Warrior
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Wicket the Ewok
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Wicket Goes Fishing
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Wicket the Ewok
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: The Ewok Adventure
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: TV motion picture from George Lucas;
originally titled The Ewok Adventure: Caravan of Courage
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the children's storybook The Ewoks
and the Lost Children
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Wicket the Ewok helps Cindel & Jeremitt Towani rescue their
parents from Gorax, an evil giant
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: TV motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the children's storybook The Ring,
The Witch, and the Crystal
SEQUEL TO: The Ewok Adventure
SYNOPSIS: Wicket and Cindel Towani battle to save Endor from the
Marauders' king
TIME: Takes place ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1992
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: A new Imperial leader, Trioculus, emerges from Kessel
claiming to be Emperor Palpatine's son and legal heir
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1992
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker discovers Ken, a Jedi Prince, and the Lost
City of the Jedi
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1992
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi
SYNOPSIS: Zorba the Hutt attempts to exact revenge on Princess Leia
for killing his son Jabba
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker discovers that Triclops is Emperor Palpatine's
true son
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: Queen of the Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fifth young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda
SYNOPSIS: Trioculus kidnaps Princess Leia in an attempt to marry her
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: Prophets of the Dark Side
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Sixth young adult novel written by
Paul and Hollace Davids
RELEASED: 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Queen of the Empire
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker battles the Dark Side Prophets
TIME: Takes place ASW6; not considered Star Wars canon
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Ongoing comic series (divided up into
mini-series, with mini-series numbering on the cover and ongoing
numbering in the indicia) from Dark Horse Comics, 'The Rebel
Opposition' (4 issues) written by Mike Baron & Mike Stackpole and
illustrated by Allen Nunis & Andy Mushynsky, 'The Phantom Affair'
(4 issues) written by Mike Stackpole & Darko Macon and art by
Edwin Biukovic, 'Battleground: Tatooine' (4 issues) by Jan Strand,
Mike Stackpole, John Nadeau, and Jordi Ensign
RELEASED: July 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron
TIME: According to Mike Stackpole: "The comic stories are kicking in
right after Bakura, and are progressing at a rate of roughly one story
arc per month or so. This gives us 2.5 years or so until the events of
Rogue Squadron, the novel." According to Ryder Windham, this series
"take place a year or so before his X-Wing novels." Takes place ASW6
and before the novel X-Wing: Rogue Squadron.
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First X-Wing novel written by Mike Stackpole
RELEASED: February 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as the audio book Star Wars:
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Introduction to the Rogue Squadron series.
TIME: Takes place 3 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second X-Wing novel written by Mike Stackpole
RELEASED: June 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as the audio book Star Wars:
X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
SYNOPSIS: In preparation to invade Coruscant, Wedge and the Rogue
Squadron must infiltrate the Imperial Center.
TIME: Takes place 3 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third X-Wing novel written by Mike Stackpole
RELEASED: October 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron
TIME: Takes place 3 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogues Unbound
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth X-Wing novel written by Mike Stackpole
RELEASED: due out February 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogues Grounded
SYNOPSIS: Featuring the adventures of Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron
TIME: Takes place 3 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Dave Wolverton
RELEASED: May 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: The
Courtship of Princess Leia
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo competes with Prince Isolder for Princess Leia's
hand in marriage
TIME: Takes place 4 years ASW6, about 3 months before Star Wars: Heir
to the Empire
TITLE: Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's audio adventure packaged with a
miniature comic from Dark Horse Comics, written by John Whitman & Ryder
Windham and illustrated by Bill Hughes
RELEASED:
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: On the way to a diplomatic function with Princess Leia,
C-3PO's diplomacy processor goes berserk
TIME: Takes place 4 years ASW6, several weeks before Star Wars:
Heir to the Empire
TITLE: Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Timothy Zahn
RELEASED: June 1991
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: Heir
to the Empire (available in a boxed set along with Star Wars: Dark
Force Rising, Star Wars: The Last Command, and "Hammertong: The Tale
of the 'Tonnika Sisters'"); adapted as a 6-issue comic series from
Dark Horse Comics written by Mike Baron and illustrated by Oliviet
Vatine & Fred Blanchard
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn emerges from the Unknown
Regions to take control of the remnants of the Empire
TIME: Takes place 5 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Dark Force Rising
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Timothy Zahn
RELEASED: June 1992
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: Dark
Force Rising (available in a boxed set along with Star Wars: Heir to
the Empire, Star Wars: The Last Command, and "Hammertong: The Tale of
the 'Tonnika Sisters'"); Dark Horse comic adaptation, unknown due date
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
SYNOPSIS: The insane Jedi Master Joruus C'boath attempts to seduce
Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side
TIME: Takes place 5 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: The Last Command
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Timothy Zahn
RELEASED: May 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: The Last
Command (available in a boxed set along with Star Wars: Heir to the
Empire, Star Wars: Dark Force Rising, and "Hammertong: The Tale of the
'Tonnika Sisters'"); Dark Horse comic adaptation, unknown due date
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Dark Force Rising
SYNOPSIS: The New Republic defeats Grand Admiral Thrawn, while Luke
Skywalker battles Joruus C'boath
TIME: Takes place 5 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Dark Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 6-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics,
written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Cam Kennedy
RELEASED: December 1991
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected in the trade paperback Star Wars:
Dark Empire: The Collection; adapted into the audio dramatization Star
Wars: Dark Empire: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Emperor Palpatine is reborn and makes Luke Skywalker his
apprentice
TIME: Takes place 6 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Lightsider
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Graphic novel, written by Tom Veitch and
illustrated by Dave Dorman
RELEASED: unknown, not released yet
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Dark Empire
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker brings Kam Solusar, a Dark Jedi, back into
the Light
TIME: Takes place 6 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Dark Empire II
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 6-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Cam Kennedy
RELEASED: December 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Collected in the trade paperback Star Wars:
Dark Empire II: The Collection; adapted into the audio dramatization
Star Wars: Dark Empire II: Full Cast Audio Drama
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Lightsider
SYNOPSIS: Luke and Kam search for ancient Jedi relics, while the
New Republic stages an assault on the Emperor's stronghold on Byss
TIME: Takes place 6 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Empire's End
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: 2-issue comic series from Dark Horse
Comics, written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Jim Baikie
RELEASED: October 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Dark Empire II
SYNOPSIS: A dying Palpatine makes one last attempt to inhabit the
body of Han and Leia's youngest child
TIME: Takes place 6 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Boba Fett: Bounty on Bar-Kooda
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: One-shot comic from Dark Horse Comics,
written by John Wagner and illustrated by Cam Kennedy
RELEASED: December 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Boba Fett hunts a Bar-Kooda for a Hutt
TIME: Takes place 7 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Four part Boba Fett comic book story
serialized in Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #5-8, art by John Nadeau
and Jordi Ensign, Dark Horse one-shot published in January 1997
RELEASED: September 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Boba Fett tracks down an impersonator
TIME: Takes place 7 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Boba Fett: When the Fat Lady Swings
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A Dark Horse one-shot comic created by
John Wagner and Cam Kennedy
RELEASED: September 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Boba Fett: Bounty on Bar-Kooda
SYNOPSIS: Boba Fett meets Bar-Kooda's brother
TIME: Takes place 7 years after SW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Volume 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First Jedi Academy novel written by Kevin
J. Anderson
RELEASED: March 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Available in a special collector's hardback
Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy along with Star Wars: Volume 2 of
the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice and Star Wars: Volume 3 of
the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force; adapted into the audio
book Star Wars: Volume 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo and Kyp Durron, having escaped from the spice mines
of Kessel, discover a secret Imperial military research station housing
a working prototype of the Death Star
TIME: Takes place 7 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Volume 2 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second Jedi Academy novel written by
Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: July 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Available in a special collector's hardback
Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy along with Star Wars: Volume 1 of
the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search and Star Wars: Volume 3 of the
Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force; adapted into the audio book
Star Wars: Volume 2 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Volume 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker's strongest student, Kyp Durron, is seduced
to the Dark Side
TIME: Takes place 7 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Volume 3 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the
Force
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third Jedi Academy novel written by
Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: October 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Available in a special collector's hardback
Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy along with Star Wars: Volume 1 of
the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search and Star Wars: Volume 2 of the
Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice; adapted into the audio book Star
Wars: Volume 3 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Volume 2 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
SYNOPSIS: The spirit of Exar Kun, a Dark Lord of the Sith from 4,000
years ago, is confronted by Master Skywalker's students
TIME: Takes place 7 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Children of the Jedi
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Barbara Hambly
RELEASED: May 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars:
Children of the Jedi
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han and Leia search for lost Jedi while Luke gets laid
as he seeks to destroy the automated dreadnought Eye of Palpatine
TIME: Takes place 8 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Darksaber
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: October 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars:
Darksaber
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Children of the Jedi
SYNOPSIS: Luke Skywalker returns to Tatooine seeking the spirit of
Ben Kenobi in order to find a way to restore Callista's Jedi powers,
while the Hutts' seek the Death Star plans in order to construct a
third Death Star and take over the galaxy
TIME: Takes place 9 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Barbara Hambly
RELEASED: due out spring 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Darksaber
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 9 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: The Crystal Star
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Vonda N. McIntyre
RELEASED: December 1994
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars:
The Crystal Star
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Princess Leia attempts to rescue her three children
from Lord Hethrir, a slaver that sacrifices Force-sensitive children
to the mysterious Waru in order to gain infinite power
TIME: Takes place 10 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 1 of the Corellian Trilogy: Ambush at Corellia
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First novel in the Corellian trilogy
written by Roger MacBride Allen
RELEASED: March 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: Book 1
of the Corellian Trilogy: Ambush at Corellia
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo's home planet of Corellia erupts in civil war
TIME: Takes place 14 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 2 of the Corellian Trilogy: Assault at Selonia
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second novel in the Corellian trilogy
written by Roger MacBride Allen
RELEASED: July 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: Book 2
of the Corellian Trilogy: Assault at Selonia
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Ambush at Corellia
SYNOPSIS: Thrackan Sal-Solo, Han Solo's cousin, is discovered to be the
instigator of the Corellian civil war
TIME: Takes place 14 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 3 of the Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third novel in the Corellian trilogy
written by Roger MacBride Allen
RELEASED: October 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted into the audio book Star Wars: Book 3
of the Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Assault at Selonia
SYNOPSIS: Han Solo diffuses the Corellian civil war
TIME: Takes place 14 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 1 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First novel of the Black Fleet Crisis
trilogy, written by Michael McDowell; adapted as an audio dramatization
RELEASED: April 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Luke searches for his mother's people, Lando pursues a
mysterious starship, and Leia deals with the Yevetha.
TIME: Takes place 16 years ASW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 2 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of Lies
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second novel of the Black Fleet Crisis
trilogy, written by Michael McDowell
RELEASED: September 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Book 1 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the
Storm
SYNOPSIS: Luke continues the search for his mother's people, Lando
continues persuing a mysterious starship, and Leia continues
dealing with the Yevetha.
TIME: Takes place 16 years ASW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Book 3 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Tyrant's Test
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third novel of the Black Fleet Crisis
trilogy, written by Michael McDowell
RELEASED: due out December 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Book 2 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of
Lies
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 16 years ASW4
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: June 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Jacen and Jaina Solo, attending Luke Skywalker's Jedi
Academy on Yavin IV, discover remnants of a TIE fighter which
crashed during the Battle of Yavin 23 years before
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: September 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
SYNOPSIS: The Dark Jedi Brakiss, expelled from the Luke Skywalker's
Jedi Academy, has established his own Jedi Academy in order to create
an army of Dark Side warriors who can succeed in kidnapping the Jacen
and Jaina Solo
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out 1 December 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
SYNOPSIS: The Shadow Academy recruits street urchins.
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: March 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
SYNOPSIS: Jacen and Jaina create their own lightsabers.
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fifth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: June 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
SYNOPSIS: Jacen and Jaina meet the Dark Jedi student Zekk on
Kashyyyk.
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Sixth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: September 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Seventh Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out January 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Seige
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Eighth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out April 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Ninth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out July 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Tenth Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out October 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Eleventh Young Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: due out January 1998
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty
SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: First Junior Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Nancy Richardson. The Junior Jedi Knights series
was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: October 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Young Anakin Skywalker meets Tahiri at the Jedi Academy
and finds the souls of children trapped in a globe in a temple
TIME: Takes place slightly after the Young Jedi Knights series
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Second Junior Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Nancy Richardson. The Junior Jedi Knights series
was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: January 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
SYNOPSIS: Anakin and Tahiri go to Yavin 8 to help their friend
Lyric
TIME: Takes place slightly after the Young Jedi Knights series
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third Junior Jedi Knights young adult
novel written by Nancy Richardson. The Junior Jedi Knights series
was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: April 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
SYNOPSIS: Anakin and Tahiri return to Tatooine so Tahiri can learn
about her parents and finally help the trapped souls on Yavin 4
TIME: Takes place slightly after the Young Jedi Knights series
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth young adult novel in the Junior
Jedi Knights series, written by Rebecca Moesta. The Junior Jedi
Knights series was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: due out July 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
SYNOPSIS: Anakin has been having terrible dreams about a secret
cave on Dagobah.
TIME: Takes place slightly after the Young Jedi Knights series
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fifth young adult novel in the Junior
Jedi Knights series, written by Rebecca Moesta. The Junior Jedi
Knights series was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: due out October 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place slightly before the Young Jedi Knights series
TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Obi-Wan's Blade
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Sixth young adult novel in the Junior
Jedi Knights series, written by Rebecca Moesta. The Junior Jedi
Knights series was created by Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
RELEASED: due out January 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO: Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Bounty Hunters
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: British "Make your own adventure"
book by Paul Cockburn
RELEASED: 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: You are a young man with Jedi potential and you must
get the Death Star plans to Princess Leia.
TIME:
TITLE: Star Wars: Jedi Dawn
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: British "Make your own adventure"
book by Paul Cockburn
RELEASED: 1993
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: You are a young man with Jedi potential and you must
fight it out with Boba Fett.
TIME:
TITLE: Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Timothy Zahn
RELEASED: roughly due out December 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6
TITLE: Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A Dark-Horse two-issue comic series by
Alan Moore, Alan Davis, John Stokes, Steve Moore, and Steve Parkhouse
RELEASED: August 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Taken from the British Star Wars comic series
TIME:
TITLE: The Star Wars Chronology
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A James Michener-style novel, written
by Kevin J. Anderson
RELEASED: roughly due out December 1997
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Master Skywalker creates his own Jedi Holocron and brings
together the history of the entire Star Wars Universe into one
cohesive timeline of event
TIME: Takes place 19 years ASW6; The Star Wars Chronology will be
the last book published before the new movie trilogy debuts
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode VII: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Seventh motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: tentatively due out May 2005, probably a rumor
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 20 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode VIII: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Eighth motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: tentatively due out May 2006, probably a rumor
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 20 years ASW6
TITLE: Star Wars: Episode IX: [Untitled]
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Ninth motion picture from George Lucas
RELEASED: tentatively due out May 2007, probably a rumor
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: Takes place 20 years ASW6
TITLE: The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A National Geographic-style coffee-table
book, written by Kevin J. Anderson and illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie
RELEASED: November 1995
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Featuring articles about life and culture on the planets
of Tatooine, Dagobah, Hoth, Endor, Bespin, Yavin IV, as well as the
never-before-seen worlds of Alderaan and Coruscant.
TIME:
MISCELLANEOUS ENTRIES
TITLE: Star Wars: Jedi Knight
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: LucasArts computer game
RELEASED: Winter 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: unknown
TIME: unknown
TITLE: Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: LucasArts computer game
RELEASED: Winter 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: unknown
TIME: unknown
TITLE: Star Wars: The New Rebellion
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
RELEASED: December 1996
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Exiles of the Force
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A Dark Horse comic publication. Jim
Baike proposed this idea in March 1996 at Dark Horse.
RELEASED: unknown
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet reveals)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Crimson Empire
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A six-issue comic fro Dark Horse,
written by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley
RELEASED: unknown
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet reveals)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Untitled #1
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Bill Dietz
RELEASED: unknown
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Untitled #2
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Bill Dietz
RELEASED: unknown
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed)
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Fairy Tales: Jaina and the Hanadak
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, written by John Whitman
RELEASED: due out 5 September 1995 (?)
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: On Endor, Jaina Solo goes for a walk to visit the Old Forest
Woman, but runs into the Hanadak, a creature who wants to devour her
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Fairy Tales: The Twins and the Taloden
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's storybook, written by John Whitman
RELEASED: due out 5 September 1995 (?)
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Jacen and Jaina Solo meet a powerful serpent called the Taloden
while exploring Tatooine
TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed)
TITLE: Star Wars: Lovable Aliens A-Z
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's picture book, written by Jane Paley
RELEASED: due out 1 August 1995 (?)
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Original illustrations of 26 Star Wars aliens, one for each
letter of the Basic alphabet
TIME:
TITLE: Star Wars: Lovable Aliens 1-2-3
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's picture book, written by Jane Paley
RELEASED: due out 1 August 1995 (?)
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS: Aliens from the Star Wars Universe help young children how to
count
TIME:
TITLE: Star Wars: Cosmic Science Series: Book 1
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's educational book, written by
Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: It is written (no art yet), but Lucasfilm is reworking the
publishing schedule on it.
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS:
TIME:
TITLE: Star Wars: Cosmic Science Series: Book 2
ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Children's educational book, written by
Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
RELEASED: It is written (no art yet), but Lucasfilm is reworking the
publishing schedule on it.
OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS:
SEQUEL TO:
SYNOPSIS:
TIME: