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11/10/08 There is a lot of evidence that the Droids cartoon series (and comic books) take place much later than the 15 BBY date that was given by LFL in the 90's. The appearance of A-Wings (later retconned as R-22 Spearheads, yet even these shouldn't appear so early), IG-88 and 3PO's mention of the "Rebel Alliance" (which wouldn't have even been a possibility until about 4 BBY, two years before the Alliance was formed) suggest a later date. The Dark Horse Droids comic Rebellion features a cameo by Han's droid Zee-Zee (and according to the author Han Solo himself) which dates these stories to around 3 BBY.
11/09/08 Updated the Upcoming page with some new titles and revamped dates. Quite a few more Clone Wars books are coming out from Grosset & Dunlap. These appear to be episode adaptations. I hope that trend continues as it's a long-standing SW tradition going back to the Droids and Ewoks cartoons (though those unfortunately didn't see anything close to every episode adapted).
Also, added a link to the three new Lego Clone Wars comics, and added the flashback portions of Millennium Falcon (in the Rise of the Empire section between 19 and 5 BBY).
11/06/08 Just playing catch-up at this point after a very busy two weeks. The last thing left for me to do is figure out all the flashbacks in the new Millennium Falcon (which is a really fun book incidentally).
10/29/08 Sorry, not a lot of updates lately. Been busy around the house. Had to get a new roof, a new TV (the upstairs one exploded), and a lot of running around. I've also been busy slowly going through the new Millennium Falcon book (it's good!) But I figured I'd post this since it's not often an author confirms a date. Henry Gilroy stated on the DH message boards that indeed the comic Shipyards of Doom takes place before the Malevolence arc. There was some confusion on that point, but now we know!
10/13/08 Finally got around to properly placing the fantastic Princess Leia Diaries (from Tales #11) as per the individual diary entries listed. I must have missed one or two internal entries as I see I had one or two completely off. Also, her training with Giles Durane works with the Weapons Master flashback which indicates she meets him during her first term as Senator. And interestingly, with every diary entry placement, there's a corresponding story of Luke Skywalker at the same age. That's a nice coincidence. At any rate, I'm convinced Jason Hall should write a Princess Leia novel.
Ok, the covers for the newest Clone Wars books are up. Operation: Huttlet, Meet Ahsoka Tano and Decide Your Destiny: Way of the Jedi are all on the timeline. You can find their covers here. The latter is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure type book. I've plotted out every course, and there are several favorable ones. As of yet, none have been declared the canonical path. It features two fellow padawans of Ahsoka and takes place at the same time as the film. Good to see an older Bant (Obi-Wan's Mon Cal friend from the Jedi Apprentice series) after so many years.
10/11/08 Some corrections in the order of events with the new Clone Wars material. I still need to upload some covers and things, but overall things are shaping up nicely.
I also updated the Era of Rebellion portion. I'd forgotten to move Vader's Quest/Marvel #35 to after the first portion of Goodwin's newspaper strips (arrggh! I thought I had moved it)! In case you've forgotten the need for that, Vader doesn't know the identity of the pilot who destroyed the Death Star in the second strip, Darth Vader Strikes.
10/09/08 Finally updated The Hutt Gambit (see the Rise of the Empire page) to include chapter titles and proper placements. Rebel Dawn will follow in a few weeks.
10/07/08 I've rearranged the way Droids cartoons appear on the timeline (see the Rise of the Empire page) and added the cover image for the rare Dragon Books version of The White Witch. I've also added the title and lead-in comic to the upcoming episode of The Clone Wars. Expect a new update on each (and a Holonet news) every week.
10/05/08 Dates and cover images of KOTOR #33 and Legacy #28 are up.
9/30/08 Check out the Upcoming page!
9/25/08 Thank Janek Zech and Freetibet83 for pointing out that Boba Fett #5 and 6 best go before Dreadnaughts of Rendili due to the possible appearance of Asajj Ventress in book 6 (and the fact that Anakin isn't surprised by her appearance).
9/24/08 Some refinements with the 2-1 BBY period, additions of the Death Star Technical Companion, and some changes and additions in the Clone Wars era. Also, thanks to Plaristes for pointing out I hadn't included flashback back info for Anakin: Apprentice and that I should include the short comic Evil Eyes from Manga Black in continuity.
9/22/08 We can thank Freetibet83 for some movement with the Missions books, now placed later as it's been brought to my attention that Vader in fact did not meet with Palpatine after the events of the much earlier Empire #14 (thanks to a retcon Abel provided in Vader's Guide which indicated that the actual meeting with Palps occurred much later in Vader's Quest, Missions #17 and presumably Crossing the Dark Lord). Update: Thanks to Freetibet83 again, I've managed to find a way to rectify the seeming discrepancy of Vader not knowing Luke's abilities in the newspaper strip Darth Vader Strikes by placing that block of strips (up to and including The Return of Ben Kenobi) before issue #35, where he encounters Luke face to face for the first time. Since Goodwin left time specific gaps in Marvel and the newspaper strips, this may have been close to his intentions
Republic Commando: Order 66 has been added to the timeline, interspersed in and around Labyrinth of Evil and Revenge of the Sith.
9/19/08 Yeah, lots of changes and additions to the timeline with the news of the upcoming titles from Del Rey. Also, the fourth and final Republic Commando novel: Order 66 has augmented some new dates and changed a few old ones (Hero of Cartao and The Cestus Deception are now at 7 months ABG). I enjoy seeing the timeline grow and take shape! I've no doubt they'll be much more refining of the Clone Wars timeline as the TV series commences and picks up steam
9/13/08 Haven't posted updates in a bit, but I continue to move forward chronologically, now at the 5 BBY point. Good stuff and pretty clear sailing so far. Adding some cover images today: Clone Wars #1 of 6: Slaves of the Republic, KOTOR #32: Vindication, Rebellion #16 and Legacy #27. I also added a link to Janek (no, not Sunber) Zech's Clone Wars Timeline, which manages, like mine, to fit the older Clone Wars stories in which Anakin is a knight before the Clone Wars film. Good stuff, check it out! And while you're at it, download Rob Mullin's creative Star Wars Chronology which is a unique take on the theme. I think you'll enjoy it!
9/1/08 Lots of little things, changes and updates, almost too many to list! I added placements for Ryder Windham's new Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi. You can check out the new cover for that here. The cover for the hardback Boba Fett book (which collects the first three Scholastic Boba Fett books) here. And the new cover for Coruscant Knights II: Street of Shadows here.
8/28/08 More minor changes, this time around the 10 BBY period as several items get placed in more accurate time zones. There was an issue with the Boba Fett story, Payback, as it can take place any time from 20 BBY to 40 ABY! But Andy Diggle confirmed that while he never pinned it down, between ANH and TESB makes sense. Thus, it currently stands in 1 ABY. Thanks Andy!
Additional changes include moving The Force Unleashed to a more appropriate time to fit in with Leia's ascension to the Senate. 2 BBY (the date stated in the graphic novel) should mark the very beginning of TFU (not the end) in order to work with pre-established continuity
Another minor change: Adventures in Beggar's Canyon has been moved to Infinities. Unfortunately, this Little Golden Book story, which was published a year prior to the Dark Horse story Luke Skywalker's Walkabout, which covers the same event (but in a very different way), can't be reconciled with that story.
8/26/08 Lots of little things added here and there, some RPG stuff, some minor corrections. I'm finally done with the Clone Wars period (though I'll be returning to it as I have to double check HNN and CIS reports to make sure there's no asynchronous information. I'm up to the first Han Solo book, The Paradise Snare, which includes some nicely detailed flashbacks on Han's childhood.
8/21/08 Added SoulCalibur IV and the tie-in webcomic Visions of the Blade to Infinities at 3 BBY.
8/19/08 Major change on the Clone Wars timeline. Turns out Yoda: Dark Rendezvous does take place while Anakin is a knight! Despite the fact that Obi-Wan refers to him as "Padawan" on page 148, it's revealed on page 285 that, "technically he was no longer Obi-Wan's Padawan." That's why it's important to check the whole source!
So back to its original position it goes: 30 months ABG, right before Republic #69-71: Dreadnaughts of Rendili.
8/12/08 Dark Horse revealed the contents of the upcoming Omnibus: Rise of the Sith. It includes the two Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan tales: The Aurorient Express and Last Stand on Ord Mantell, as well as the rare Aurra's Song (from Dark Horse Presents: Annual 2000), Jedi Council, Prelude to Rebellion and Darth Maul.
Clone Wars recalculation: A good way to reconcile the line on page 10 of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous regarding Honoghr being ravaged by bioweapons (which by the new calculations takes place eighteen months later) is to place the flashback in the first three pages right before the novel. With everything going on in the war, it took the Republic a year and a half to send more Jedi.
8/11/08 I near the end of the Clone Wars rereading, and so far, everything fits fine in the two months prior to the Clone Wars film and series. There are some internal dating issues that will need correction in future reprints, but far fewer that I'd expected. The stories are also very self-contained, and very easily work within a shorter span of time than originally conceived (the Quinlan Vos saga in fact benefits from each story occurring in quick succession after the other).
8/10/08 Continuing on from yesterday's changes. With the movement of Rebel Thief (SW Kids #1-5) to an earlier spot, the epilogue of issue #5 (Sprool bringing the treasure to Jabba) had to be moved to a later position after Jabba discovers Han's culpability in the destruction of Crimson Jack's ship (and Han's part in blowing a later job in Russ Manning's The Second Kessel Run (on Hyperspace and in Classic SW: The Early Adventures #6) to account for Jabba's refusal to lift the bounty on Han's head. Trust me, it all makes perfect sense when it's in the right order!
8/9/08 Changes: In placing Missions #17-20 earlier, I failed to recall that Q-7N makes his final appearance at the end of book #20, necessitating his appearances in Star Wars Kids #1-5 to before those Missions books. However, due to the issue of Han's treasure (which in SW Kids #1-5 he gives back to the Alliance), it has to go after Marvel #7 (wherein he first loses the treasure to Crimson Jack not getting it back till issue #15). Since the earliest Han, Luke and Leia are able to get back to Yavin 4 is after issue #17, that's where Star Wars Kids #1-5, Missions #17-20 and Empire #14: The Savage Heart currently reside. And for all that, it's a pretty good fit. Thanks to Chad for the reminder...
Tim Zahn's Hero of Cartao from Insider #68-70 has moved to the place where it's internally indicated, namely two years after the Battle of Geonosis at 20 BBY.
8/01/08 As many of you know, with the launch of the new Clone Wars, and Lucas' mandate that Anakin be made a padawan in the first year of the war (as opposed to the last year of the war where it had been), several stories are going to either require shifting or complete re-editing. I'm going to try to make a list of those stories that will need addressing in some form:
Secrets of the Jedi (Scholastic): This book internally states that Anakin is still a padawan. This shouldn't be a problem to move, and the external date (which would place this at 19 BBY) will have to be ignored (Watson's dates have been off before).
Jedi Trial (Del Rey): This is one of Anakin's final missions before becoming a Knight. This is the easiest one to move as it's not internally dated.
Republic #55-68: Anakin is definitely still a padawan in these issues (confirmed by the text and images of him with the padawan braid). Unlike Jedi Trial, these are going to be a challenge to move. Aside from instances such as the Jabiim battle dated by Holonet News, each story is attached to the other, e.g., Last Stand on Jabiim (#55-58) is connected not only to Enemy Lines (#59), but the ongoing storyline of Obi-Wan's kidnapping by Asajj Ventress, which sees continuation in issue #61: Dead Ends, #60: Hate and Fear, and #62: No Man's Land. In addition, a number of those stories touch upon the running Quinlan Vos storyline, which make up the majority of the Republic series. Later stories affected by the above issues include #65-66: Show of Force, #67: Forever Young, #68: Armor, and of course #69-71: Dreadnaughts of Rendili (where incidentally, Anakin gets his scar from Asajj). But at the point of issue #69, Anakin is no longer a padawan.
While an argument could be made for placing this storyline before the Clone Wars cartoon (he's without Ahsoka; he gets his scar), the problem with that is that it leads into the following issues #72-73: Trackdown, which of course leads into the pre-Revenge of the Sith issues, Siege of Saleucami (#74-77).
Holonet News can be rewritten and redated (though for the time being at least three issues, those dealing with Jabiim, have relegated to Infinities. See 21 BBY in the Infinities page for the issues). For the Republic series, the best bet, in my opinion, would be for the creative and editorial team at Dark Horse to carefully re-date these issues (internally and externally) so that most of them (pre-issue #69) take place before the new Clone Wars film, which can dated per Traviss' novelization either 5, 6 or 7 months (which make up the final three months of the year 22 BBY) after the Battle of Geonosis.
It should be noted that Republic #65-66: Show of Force takes place after Shatterpoint (we see Depa Bilaba in a coma), which is currently at month 6 ABG, unless that novel is moved earlier. But that proves trickier and possibly unnecessary. For one, Mace knows Sora Bulq has turned to the dark side (3 ABG: Jedi: Mace Windu); and for another, Depa has been fighting the Clone Wars on Haruun Kal for four months (4 ABG), leaving Shatterpoint only one month back it can be pushed (possibly: I'd need to re-read it again to know for sure).
The best bet would be to place the new Clone Wars film at 7 months ABG (the final month of the year) which allows plenty of room for Republic #55-64 (and don't forget Jedi: Count Dooku) to fit before Shatterpoint (at 6 months ABG) and #65-67 after it. #68 doesn't feature Anakin and might be able to stay put, provided the Dreadnaughts of Rendili storyline (#69-71) remains where it is.
7/31/08 Posted covers for the latest KOTOR, Legacy and Rebellion. Also posted covers for the new Clone Wars adaptations.
7/29/08 Continuing work on the CW books. Also some changes to the Era of Rebellion era as Missions #17-20 are moved up to before issue #7 of the Marvel series to account for Vader's need to return to Coruscant before the events of the Wheel storyline. Thanks to Chad for the heads up!
*Update: Ok, I've completed the new Clone Wars spin-off adaptations and moved them up to month 6 ABG (to allow room for the sequel spin-offs to fit in the year 22 BBY should that be the case). I can always move it back to 7 ABG again if need be. I'll upload cover images tomorrow.
7/27/08 Hard at "work" at reading the new Clone Wars books. There are no definitive or specific months given as to when in year 22 BBY, the new Clone Wars film and adaptations take place, however, indication is given that it takes place after the 4th month ABG (the Battle of Geonosis took place in the 5th month of the year, so month 4 After the Battle of Geonosis is nine months into the year).
For one, reference is made to the Republic's botched hostage negotiations in recent times. This is a nod to the events of Traviss' short story Omega Squad: Targets which takes place in 4 ABG. Secondly, it's also made clear that Anakin knows Asajj Ventress and has encountered her before. This points to their first meeting in season one of the Tartakovsky Clone Wars cartoon, which also takes place in 4 ABG.
Until further evidence comes forth, I'm placing this in the final month of the first year, 7 ABG. As stated, it could take place in months 5 or 6 ABY (or even at the end of 4 ABG), but there are likely going to be a lot of stories that are going to have to move to before this animated film, and this allows the greatest possible room for them. If evidence comes forth that it is in fact earlier, I'll make note of it and move the placement accordingly.
7/23/08 Some of you are wondering how the Clone Wars timeline is going to change in view of the upcoming film, tie-ins and series. Well, in three days we'll find out a little more, in particular when Anakin gets knighted, which has been moved to early in the first year of the war. This will necessitate some changes, at least of where Jedi Trial is placed, and possibly some of the comics. Anakin's scar is going to be another issue. It's possible he received an earlier scar (we'll likely find out from who), eventually got it healed in bacta, and then at the end of the war, received a similar scar from Asajj Ventress.
Very few things are irreconcilable.
7/8/08 Fixed a few things in the 17-15 BBY range, including splitting and delineating Boba Fett's tale from Tales of the Bounty Hunters into its proper sections, and removing the non-canonical paragraphs from the short story Dark Vendetta to Infinities.
Better delineated the Dagobah entry in The Illustrated Star Wars Universe. In order for Deecee's research (in Galaxy of Fear #12) to be correct, Dagobah was first discovered and catalogued around 39 BBY, but Halka-Four-Den's tragic expedition there occurred just weeks prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars. The period of chaos that ensued resulted in no one responding to their distress signal.
7/7/08 As mentioned in the Latest News section, expect many of the links to Hyperspace short stories and vignettes (such as material from old West End Games sourcebooks) to not work whilst the site continues to update to its new format.
In other updates, I've moved Tim Zahn's short story Mist Encounter (from Adventure Journal #7) to the start of month 36 ABG as it's internally dated to a week after Palpatine declares the New Order.
6/26/08 Added covers for the latest Dark Horse issues: Legacy 25, KOTOR 30 and Dark Times 12. Also included Omnibus: Droids tag for the issues it contains.
6/25/08 Added the flashbacks in Legacy #16 and #17 to the years 19 and 18 BBY. The Obi-Wan flashback was a difficult one to ascertain, but I'd say that based on how harsh, unforgiving and black-and-white he is towards who he perceives as a nemesis (no spoilers), that he's still embittered and grieving over Anakin and the loss of the Jedi, and that he hasn't yet begun to heal or train with Qui-Gon in the Last of the Jedi series, thus explaining his unusually sour temperament in that encounter. The flashback in #17 is set some time after that, as the character in question has found employment as a bounty hunter, but since the frame story indicates it's shortly after he left Tatooine. Thus the following year (18 BBY) is reasonable.
Also added the cover for Coruscant Knights I: Jedi Trial. The date, from a quick glance, appears to be 2 or 3 months after ROTS, but I should have a more concrete placement of it once I read the book.
6/22/08 Nothing major to report, some minor delineations (Death on Naboo finally dating to the month the Last of the Jedi series), and a clarification in the way I handle flashbacks. I'm going back to my older policy which was that if they're not significant portions of a story, I'm not listing them. Otherwise, to list every time a character thinks back to the past in a novel, or when a comic shows a panel or two of the past, begins to border on silly. Thus I removed the two flashbacks from Prelude to Rebellion that occurred within the story and were no more than a handful of panels. However, when a flashback is a significantly large portion of a story, when it's its own chapter, when it's individually titled, I'll list it. This timeline is meant to provide a reading guide, not a scholarly dissertation listing the date for every passing moment in SW history. There are timelines that do that (Eddie's Starwarstimeline.net comes to mind). This isn't that. For someone to jump into the middle of a story to read just a single panel where Ki-Adi-Mundi is a teenager, for example, goes against the intended purpose of this site.
6/21/08 Minor changes to the months following ROTS, mostly fine-tuning involving Dark Lord, Evasive Action: Recruitment and Watson's final series, Last of the Jedi, which I'm currently going through.
6/19/08 More changes to the year 19 in and around Episode III, mostly fine-tuning a few things and some minor additions (such as the relevant chapters in The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader). The webstrips Evasive Action: Prey and End Game were moved to the year 18. These supposedly intersect with the upcoming novel by Michael Reaves Coruscant Nights.
6/18/08 Well into the 'dark times' of SW history: The Pax Empirica novella from the Galactic Battlegrounds Prima Guide, written a year before Episode II, is not an easy fit, dealing as it does with a new type of Genome Clone trooper (who doesn't know he's a clone—a premise I'm not sure I'm buying) during the early days of the Empire. But it could be made to work in the context of the Kashyyyk invasion in Luceno's Dark Lord where I have it (though I was off by two chapters) and seen as a special mission to try out these new types of clones. Apparently, the mission is deemed a failure and the Empire abandons the project in favor of the Lekauf clones we see coming up in the In His Image story, as well as conscripts and recruits.
6/17/08 I've gotten behind in posting cover images. Got the latest issues from Dark Horse up, but still need to get some books and trade paperbacks on here.
6/12/08 The restructuring of Revenge of the Sith and its various tie-ins is for the most part complete. I have to make sure that the opening part of Dark Lord fits where I put it, and doesn't require further delineation, but essentially, this period is done. Three film-eras down, three to go!
6/11/08 As I complete ROTS, I also updated the timeline to indicate the stories that will appear in the upcoming Dark Horse compilation book, Luke Skywalker: Last Hope for the Galaxy. See here for the list of works in total. I also expanded the Chewbacca chapters from that miniseries on the History page (25 ABY), although due to space restrictions, I left the shortened version on the New Jedi Order page. I'm in the process of updating the publisher info to include all the stories that will appear in the Hamilton Collection Star Wars Graphic Novel Library. I have to say the amount of stories being reprinted in two, three or even different collections (when you count the original trade paperback, the 30th Anniversary set, the Omnibus collection and now the Hamilton Collection!) is really making the timeline look cluttered. While I've determined to leave the publisher info intact (on Gato's advice), I will at some point begin assigning the various collections to the cover gallery page, so that when you click on any title, the cover and all the material it's been reprinted in will appear.
6/4/08 The Clone Wars is concluded... at least until the new TV series begins in August when we revisit this time period, likely with lots of corrections and retcons. Month 35 has been completely overhauled to properly show how James Luceno's Labyrinth of Evil and the Reversal of Fortune webstrip by Paul Ens and Tom Hodges beautifully interweave. Onto Revenge of the Sith and the dark times...
I also removed Chaz' attempt to reconcile the 3d season of Clone Wars cartoons with canon, a valiant effort, but upon closer examination, it's clear that Labyrinth of Evil and Reversal of Fortune form a tightly woven tapestry leading up to Revenge of the Sith. The cartoon's creators (who were supposed to follow those sources) eschewed all of that in favor of their own completely different version of events, which ultimately prove irreconcilable and contradictory to the novel and webstrip. See here for more details.
6/1/08 More changes, this time to month 4 ABG to incorporate the Clone Wars PhotoComic adaptation of the 1st season of the animated Clone Wars micro-series. A few minor changes to months 31-35.
5/30/08 Some changes to 22 ABY, month 1 ABG, adding the flashback from Republic #72 and breaking Boba Fett #1: The Fight to Survive into a third part to indicate the span of time that passes in which Dooku goes from Geonosis to Bakura to Raxus Prime. Moved Republic #73-77 to month 35 ABG.
Also, made some changes to month 30, including reversing Yoda: Dark Rendezvous with the Dreadnaughts of Rendili (Republic #69-71) story-arch due to the fact that Anakin believes he killed Asajj at the end of Republic #71 (he insists she's dead in the later Obsession). However, Whie and Scout encounter Asajj in Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, and survived to tell the tale, which means that the New Essential Chronology is correct in placing the book before Republic #69-71. Thus, the reference of the Rendili 'crisis' in the novel has to be an earlier conflict that precedes the 'battle' of Rendili.
Since Palpatine has Obi-Wan and Anakin go to Vjun (in the Yoda novel) from an unnamed mission and not Coruscant, they must have left Coruscant on other missions in between. Thus the placement of the Clone Wars Adventures stories (which also feature Anakin with the scar Ventress gave him in Republic #71).
5/23/08 Officially added the latest Hyperspace short story Lando Calrissian: Idiot's Array to the Era of Rebellion page! I've always had it on the timeline as an unpublished short story, but now it's officially part of Star Wars lore! Kudos to Rich!
5/20/08 Minor change: moved Bounty Hunter and Jango Fett: Open Seasons to after Star Wars #7-12: Outlander. Thanks to Tusken Jedi for the heads up on Gardulla!
5/20/08 Wrote a rather lengthy review of Prince Caspian on the Reckoning page.
5/16/08 I removed the listing for the Clone Wars TV show from the 19 BBY year, the reason being that there's something about the show I didn't know: The Clone Wars TV show will be an anthology that is going to span the entirety of the Clone Wars... That's a very interesting piece of news, and I have to imagine it's giving LFL editors Sue Rostoni and Leland Chee (not to mention the TV show's story editors Filoni and others) lots of late-nights and headaches!
I don't know how the process of coordination works. The Clone Wars timeline is pretty clear in terms of the novels and comics' place. Whether Lucas has chosen to upset the apple cart -- and to what degree -- nobody outside of LFL and the TV's production yet knows. But an anthology series that spans the entirety of the wars with standalone stories (shows that have sequels or prequels will provide recap for the audience) will prove challenging no matter how you slice it.
Time-wise, there's plenty of that in each of the three years of the war for many more stories. The issue will be with the interactions of characters, e.g., Asajj Ventress, who have pre-established interactions, and with established battles and events. As we saw from the comic anthology series, Clone Wars Adventures, standalone stories don't necessarily harm the continuity at all. It's possible, if LFL doesn't nail each and every episode to a specific timeframe, that fan-chronologers, such as myself, can juggle where episodes fit. Even if the series lists dates, if it does so by year or month only, there's still room for flexibility provided the show's writers know what's already occurred in each month (which should be simple enough from a synopsis of the books and comics).
200 episodes of an anthology is not going to be an easy thing plot out, even simply keeping continuity within the show itself, let alone prior books and comics. Overall, I think so long as people are putting effort towards keeping continuity (which I imagine will require maintaining a written timeline of events that the writers can look at and access), looking at the events of the Clone Wars (books, comics, episodes, etc.) as 'historical' events of a three year period, it'll be fine. I don't doubt discrepancies will arise, and I imagine each will have to be reconciled on a case-by-case basis. It will be interesting to see what develops...
5/10/08 After some deliberation, I moved the short story "Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic" to the Infinities section. Given the very different series of events portrayed in Dark Horse's Darklighter series, it unfortunately just doesn't fit into continuity without convoluted, pretzel-like twists of logic. Also moved, X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1/2 up a notch. Thanks to Chad for the corrections.
Added covers for the latest issues of Legacy and Rebellion.
5/9/08 Added Omnibus: Early Victories tag to the stories it will collect including Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Shadow Stalker, River of Chaos, Tales from Mos Eisley, and Vader's Quest.
Back to our regularly scheduled Clone Wars re-editing.
I've added the Holonet News and CIS Shadowfeed dates from Insider issue #71 despite the fact that they're the same dates from issue #70. You'll notice that Wookieepedia has different dates (14:10:03 and 14:10:05), but despite my notifying them of the discrepancy, they've been unable to produce any evidence to back up those dates. Where do they come from? Until I get any kind of information on that, the dates written in the magazine are the ones that are standing.
5/8/08 Minor note: Was able to restore issue #1 of Star Wars Kids' comic Rebel Thief from Infinities back to continuity. It seems Han did in fact get his treasure back from Crimson Jack after the latter's defeat. That 20,000 credits he then gave back to the Alliance, as we learn in Rebel Thief issue #1.
5/5/08 Added the upcoming James Luceno book Millennium Falcon to year 41 ABY. Not certain of the date, but we do know it takes place after LOTF: Invincible.
5/3/08 No major work on the site as I plow through the MedStar duology, but some new release dates for a few upcoming Clone Wars tie-ins. I'm certain there'll be lots more dates and revisions in the coming weeks and months as we get nearer the release date of the 3D animated film. Should be fun if they were careful not to screw up the carefully orchestrated timeline of the period.
4/30/08 Approaching the end of year 20 BBY, with updates including the final series of Holonet News, CIS Shadowfeed articles and other corrections.
4/25/08 Updated the Upcoming page with some forthcoming titles, including a date at last for the 2-volume slipcase Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia! Knowing that Pablo worked on this will mean it's going to be pretty comprehensive. November 4th is the release date, and I can't wait!!
Added cover galleries for KOTOR's Vector crossover, new Dark Times and cover for Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor.
4/23/08 Added the newest Hyperspace exclusive short story: Precipice to the timeline, taking place during chapter 22 of the Attack of the Clones novelization.
4/22/08 Finished True Colors (great read!) and am soon to conclude Year 21, the second year of the Clone Wars.
4/17/08 Counting, a useful skill. One I clearly don't have. I've rearranged Republic Commando: Triple Zero and True Colors to Months 13 and 16 respectively, where they belong. Why? Simple. There's 30 days in each galactic month. While the Republic utilizes a 10 month calendar, to make things "easier" for us Earthlings, LFL has converted that to a 12 month calendar (keeping the 30 days a month with an additional 8 days interspersed throughout the year). Triple Zero (the body of the story, not the prologue which is two months earlier) begins the day before the anniversary of the Battle of Geonosis (367 days ABG) and continues on to 395 ABG. In other words, the eve of Month 13 ABG to the end of month 13 ABG. Odds (the short story included with True Colors) begins 60-65 days later (2 months later) after that at 460 days ABG, which is the start of Month 16, and True Colors begins ten days after that.
4/13/08 Changes, changes, changes. With much more to come. *Updated: Eventually, we're going to see all the publisher information on the cover galleries pages, leaving the timelines themselves free for just the titles. I think this more streamlined format will cause less clutter and eye-strain on the body of the timeline itself. Anyone looking for further information can click on the title and find the publisher and collection info. This is going to take some time, but my goal is to update this information as I go through the timeline chronologically. My current plans are also to include author and illustrator info (where applicable) by trade paperback collection, not by individual issue (unless a particular issue hasn't been collected). * Update: As Master Gato Branco brought to my attention, it may be best to leave at least the publisher info available to view at a quick glance, and I agree that makes sense. (Thanks Gato!)
And coming next week: a big news announcement from the publisher of this site!
4/10/08 Minor changes in the Clone Wars. * Fixing more of my mistakes in regards to dates in the Clone Wars.
4/8/08 Here we go, 4:00 AM again and working on the site. Will bad habits never cease? At any rate, you'll notice some improvements on the Star Wars site; just trying to get things appearances to be a bit more concise. Much more to come in an endeavor to bring this site up to speed in the late 0's.
4/2/08 Added some Holonet News articles from the Insider to the Clone Wars era (months 9-12 ABG). More to come.
3/30/08 I just discovered that despite the fact that the Republic uses a 10 month calendar during the Clone Wars, LFL chose to convert those dates to our calendar. Thus, for the sake of consistency, I'll be utilizing 12 months per year as well. Note, the Battle of Geonosis still stands as taking place 5 months into the year; thus 1 month ABG (After the Battle of Geonosis) is 6 months into 22 BBY.
3/27/08 Ok, the first five months after the Clone Wars (with encompasses year 22 BBY) are done. I'll be starting year 21 BBY (and months 6 to 15).
3/22/08 Changes continue to come slowly in the 22 BBY period. Added placements and cover images to Random House's Battle in the Arena and I am a Jedi Apprentice. Both of which come just at the end of the Episode II: AOTC material, and right before Month 1 of the Clone Wars. This is a densely packed period, which is fun to read through, but a challenge to get right. Since I'm trying to eliminate the "circa" elements in the site (since so much material crosses over from "minor" stories to "major" ones), it can take a little longer than I'd like. That, plus I'm working on some projects I can't yet discuss. But when I can, be sure I'll let all you guys know in the Latest News section. There should be some exciting announcements in the weeks or months to come. Sorry to tease! Ok, back to work. Shatterpoint is ended (brilliant book!) and I'm on to other battles in the Clone Wars!
Also added cover images for the recent Rebellion and Legacy titles. On the subject of Rebellion, since they seem to be filling in the 6-12 month gap after the Battle of Yavin, I've moved some of the earlier (non-Yavin based) stories to 1 ABY. Whether or not this will stay at this spot remains to be seen. To my recollection, there's nothing in most of these stories preventing a later time-slot (though it has been some time since I've read them, so don't quote me on that), other than Luke and Leia wearing their A New Hope outfits in some issues. But as of now, it seems the better option than jumping back and forth from Russ Manning's 1979 comic strip to something written nearly 30 years later. That said, I prefer Manning's tales and wish we had more of those. No offense, of course, to any of the current writers, but Goodwin, Manning (and later Michelinie and Duffy) really knew how to write fun Luke, Leia and Han stories that were memorable. I think I'd enjoy Rebellion better if it felt more connected to those earlier tales. There's no reason we couldn't see Anduvil of Ogem, Tanith Shire or Domina Tagge make an appearance, but even a reference to some earlier adventure would be nice from time to time. At any rate, this isn't a reviews blog, is it? (And don't give me any ideas! I've got enough work to do!)
3/5/08 Ok, some changes and updates as I work through the first six months of the Clone Wars. This one unrelated to that period. I moved the Ewoks cartoons and comics from the 0-2 BBY to the 2 ABY period. Contrary to some sources which indicate a 3.5 ABY dating (six months after TESB), this dating allows time for the construction or relocation of Death Star II. The last episode of the Ewoks cartoon series featured the Imperial discovery of the Endor moon (and the implication that the Emperor decided this satellite would be an ideal place for the shield generator), thus it must take place prior to the establishment of the Death Star above Endor.
2/17/08 I move into one of the most convoluted and difficult dating periods in the Star Wars saga, the Clone Wars. You would think that because most of it is individually dated in each book, comic or game itself, that it would be an easy period to lay out. Yet due to constant conflicts with other sources, LFL was forced to change dates a few times for a few different stories. This led to some confusion.
Another part of the problem is that this period was the first to fully incorporate events exclusively found in video games (of which there were several), events that are difficult for those who played the game to recall exactly where each mission occurs (or what each mission was even about) and extremely difficult for non-gamers to get a handle on. Several online walkthroughs aided me in this regard, but the placements are guesstimates at best.
You'll notice too that I'm now separating the Clone Wars period into individual months (I had it by 6 month period before). This is the only era where that can be successfully and appropriately done as LFL did attempt to plot all the Clone Wars material by month, and these numbers (and some later revisions) are provided with each EU source.
2/16/08 Expanded on more material from the Episode II period, including the video game Galactic Battlegrounds (which is pretty safe continuity-wise). I gave a brief summary of the pertinent aspects of each mission. As this is a real-time strategy game, there aren't a lot of story elements, as it mostly deals with combat, resource-gathering, base-building and unit-control. But what plot mechanics are in place, I've summarized for non-gamers. As this game deals with the Rebellion and New Republic eras as well, we'll return to it down the road.
2/14/08 In the Rise of the Empire and History sections, the Episode II: Attack of the Clones section has been overhauled and more finely delineated.
1/23/08 Added cover images of the newest trade paperbacks: KOTOR vol. 3 and Dark Times vol. 1. Some minor changes made to the period before Episode II: AOTC, but much more to come!
1/19/08 Updated Upcoming schedule. Some things added, some changed.
1/18/08 Minor changes, including an update on the upcoming Coruscant Knights trilogy. Seems Book 2 has been changed from Chiaroscuro to Street of Shadows, and Book 3 is Patterns of Force.
1/15/08 Made some changes to Watson's Jedi Quest chronology (27-23 BBY). Updated the Upcoming schedule.
1/10/08 Added Legacy #18 and 0½ covers.
1/03/08 Added Darth Bane: Rule of Two detailed chronology to the Jedi vs. Sith chronology.
12/31/07 Added entries and cover images for KOTOR #23-24, Dark Times #7 and Clone Wars Adventures #10, and Darth Bane: Rule of Two, which I'll be expanding as I did with Path of Destruction to show how it's structured alongside Jedi vs. Sith.
Also, redirected the domain names: www.starwarstimeline.net, www.oztimeline.net and www.xfilestimeline.net to their appropriate main pages. www.Timelineuniverse.net remains the umbrella page, but each site now feels more independent and individual. The Latest News page is now officially a Star Wars news page and the X-Files portion of the site will be getting its own in the coming days. (The Royal Timeline of Oz already has its own news page.)
12/14/07 Added a cover image and entry for Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, a wonderful and wonderfully illustrated new book from Ryder Windham that's pretty darned comprehensive! I will eventually break the book down into the individual sections and flashbacks that belong to each of the different time periods, in fact I look forward to that. And Ryder was kind enough to provide the exact dates for us timeliners! Right now, however, I'm in the middle of a project that I hope to have finished by the end of December, beginning of January. More on that as the days move forward.
11/19/07 Added covers for KOTOR #22 and the handbook and Legacy #14-17. Also, based on Cindel's revealed birthdate (on her databank entry on the Official Site) I've adjusted the time of her adventures on Endor (in both Ewok films) to 3 ABY.
11/07/07 Made some cosmetic changes to the link bars on the site. Mesa liken it! You'll notice I changed the upper left corner with a FAR cooler image, IMO, one of my favorites actually (that just happened to fit the right dimensions!)
10/28/07 Servers were down yesterday as Successfulhosting.com moved to a larger facility. Apologies to anyone trying to access the site during that time.
10/27/07 Added covers of KOTOR #19-21, Dark Times #5-6 and Clone Wars Adventures #9.
9/25/07 Added the cover for the fourth Shadows of the Empire mini-comic, which came in the mail today, and surprise of surprises... it's a completely new comic. Where the other three mini-comics have a script by Ryder Windham and artwork by Bill Hughes, the fourth one with Luke, Xixor and Fett on the cover has a script by John Wagner and is illustrated by Ron Randall, and it's exclusive to this rare mini-comic. The story covers the time from the Boba Fett's departure on Gall to Luke's departure on Tatooine in the 16th chapter of the Shadows of the Empire novel. Pretty cool, but a very rare item. Your best bet in finding this may be to track down the original AMT/ERTL model kit it came packaged with (which was included in the Return of the Jedi Millennium Falcon and the "Encounter with Yoda on Dagobah" set and possibly others.) Look for the sticker on top of the box advertising the Shadows of the Empire comic inside.
9/19/07 The year 32 BBY wherein the events up to and including The Phantom Menace is going through a major overhaul to more accurately reflect what story goes where. This includes breaking up the novelization a bit since it contains some EU material that's been adapted in comics and other sources. Because the Scholastic and Dark Horse adaptations are directly from the film, I don't see the need to break those up into chapters, although I will consider it over the course of the next few days. This may be the start of an entire overhaul for how the films and their ancillary and supplementary sources are handled on this timeline. Obviously, I don't want it to get to the point of ridiculousness. I don't think even the most ardent fan of chronology is served by pausing the film at various intervals throughout in order to jump into this book or that graphic novel. But where the novelization is considered, I think a chapter-breakdown to allow room for other stories which take place in-between chapters (or even pages if needed) may be a nice balance point. We'll see how it goes... **Update: Well, it seems The Phantom Menace era is done. I may yet split up the the Scholastic young readers adaptation (although I think I'll leave the Manga adaptation as is). So far I like what I see...
9/10/07 I've rewritten and expanded my essay "On Swamp Thing" to better express my feelings toward the first two series, its triumphs and flaws, and the mockery that came later. You can check that out here.
8/24/07 Some of you may be wondering why I haven't been posting the minor updates I've been making on a nearly day-to-day basis. No real answer other than lack of time and frequency of the updates. As I go through the timeline chronologically, I've been noticing and correcting minor mistakes and tweaking things for improved accuracy. Others have helped in this regard (a big shout-out to you guys at the Dark Horse Boards!) and it's appreciated! But for the most part, these haven't been earth-shattering changes. I'll try and record them here if I feel they're significant enough or if you tell me you really want to know every time anything on the timeline changes. I am planning on putting up a Jude Watson timeline so that you guys can see how we come to the conclusions we do about the dates. But more on this later.
8/9/07 Minor tweaks all week long, particularly to the Rise of the Empire era and the Jedi Apprentice series of books.
7/26/07 Finally sorted out how the comics Purge and the first story-arch of Dark Times fit into the scheme of the Dark Lord novel. They're all set just before Part II in the book. Sorry for any prior confusion... Check it out at 19 BBY in Rise of the Empire or History. Update: Changed again. Clearly I have trouble counting. The war the Jedi fight against the Mandalorians (as shown in flashback to Open Seasons #3 takes place at 34 BBY.)
7/13/07 Minor updates the last few days. Each day I'm trying to add at least two sourcebooks or RPG adventures from West End Games (or Wizards of the Coast) to the timeline. Some of these come in the form of very short stories (some no more than a paragraph) others in the form of adventure seeds; still others are just new character bios. I've tried to place each where appropriate: stories dealing with the main characters, locales or ongoing story in the main section, adventures in the new RPG sections and short stories with no recognizable people or places in the "Circa" sections.
7/10/07 Added title of upcoming Last of the Jedi novella (due in August): Against the Empire!
7/9/07 More changes. Added new Adventure Journal page and #17. Dark Horse members continue to help make this timeline more accurate, this time the padawan Clone Wars! Added some flashbacks in the Rise of the Empire era. Added a detailed chronology of how Jedi vs. Sith lines up with Darth Bane: Path of Destruction.
6/27/07 Thanks to Korod Vos on the DH boards, I made some changes to better reflect the accuracy of the original sources. "Yaddle's Tale: The One Below" (from Tales #5) is now at 42 BBY with the flasback at circa 300-100 BBY. The flashback in "Vow of Justice" from Prelude to Rebellion is at 88 BBY. The flashback in Prelude to Rebellion #0 has been placed at 74 BBY. The flashback in Aurra's Song is now at 36 BBY, with the frame story at Circa 30-23 BBY.
6/26/07 More fiction from West End Games sourcebook, this time the Movie Trilogy Sourcebook scattered throughout the Era of Rebellion. I also broke up the Darklighter story-arch to better reflect when certain sections take place and when the old "Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic" short story might fit in. It's not a pretty fit, however, as the author of Darklighter didn't take that story into account (save to utilize Captain Heliesk) and there are several elements that could use some retcon glue. Also added the Gamer article, "Starhoppers of Aduba 3" (2 ABY). Don't ask me how I missed this one initially as it's a favorite topic of mine! Update: Added some entries from the Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook.
6/24/07 Added short fiction pieces from The Star Wars Sourcebook to the Rebellion (0-2 ABY) and Rise of the Empire (2-0 BBY) eras. Update: Added fiction pieces from the Imperial Sourcebook and Rebel Alliance Sourcebook.
6/14/07 Added cover images of Dark Times #3, KOTOR #15-17, Clone Wars Adventures #8, Legacy #11-13, Rebellion #6-7.
6/7/07 Shifted The Bounty Hunters Wars into more accurate positions in the Era of Rebellion. Added Empire at War to Infinities. Added "The Ordeal of Boba Fett" to the 4 ABY in the Era of Rebellion page. Also added fiction portions of the Dark Empire Sourcebook to The New Republic page. Added fiction portions of the Jedi Academy Sourcebook to The New Republic page.
6/6/07 Added covers for KOTOR #14-16.
5/30/07 Added Rogue Squadron video game trilogy to the Infinities section (0-3/0-4). Added covers of the game boxes.
5/14/07 Added the Tales of the Jedi Companion to the Sith Era timeframe and cover gallery.
5/13/07 There will be some minor changes and fine-tuning to the timeline as I go through everything chronologically for the first time in years. Eg., I expect to incorporate more of the stories in the "circa" sections to less ambiguous time-frames if warranted and appropriate.
5/10/07 After much work, Adventure Journal #16 is up for viewing. Thank you to everyone responsible in enabling this to be presented for posterity and for the fans!
5/6/07 Added covers for Prima Guides: X-Wing, TIE-Fighter and X-Wing Alliance, and X-Wing Combat Simulator, Guide and "The Farlander Papers." Added "A Path to Victory" (from X-Wing Alliance) to 'circa 3 ABY' in the Era of Rebellion.
5/3/07 Lots of little changes and tweaks to the overhaul of last week, particularly to the Era of Rebellion.
4/27/07 Major overhaul to the History portion of the Star Wars site. In particular, these changes reflect more consistent (and eye-pleasing) formatting and will be replicated throughout the other eras.
3/28/07 Further delineations in the late Rise of the Empire era, particularly in the former 2-0 BBY years. Also designated the specific strips which correspond to the Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina short story, "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale." Re-posted the two rare Middle-Earth novellas by Bradley, "The Parting of Arwen" and "The Jewel of Arwen," to make them larger and more visible. Thanks to James Leady for the heads-up!
3/27/07 Continuing to make further changes, or more accurately delineations, this time to the Rise of the Empire era, specifically to the time period surrounding the years leading up to the Battle of Yavin, more specifically 3-0 BBY. Moved the first part of "The Tale of IG-88" to just before the Droids cartoon series in 15 BBY. Added covers of UK exclusive trades, Droids: Season of Revolt and River of Chaos. Also added cover of Dig Magazine containing Luke Skywalker story. Update: Finally, delineated the 2-0 BBY period and added hardcover (HC) page numbers to the entries there.
3/22/07 Updated Darth Bane: POD chronology. Major changes to the Shadows of the Empire tie-in material, including the book, comics, mini-comic, specials and pop-up Battle of the Bounty Hunter. See the Era of Rebellion for details.
3/14/07 Completed Infinities section and incorporation of Infinities tales into the History section.
Continued incorporating Infinities stories to the History page and dating them on the Infinities page. Moved Jabba the Hutt 1-4 to the Era of Rebellion (Year 1) and listed the individual issue titles. Also placed Visionaries: "Old Wounds" in Infinities due to current thought that it is non-canon likely due to Maul's killing Watto — Watto is said to have lived into the Rebellion era, though from what source that comes I can't tell (possibly the game Galaxies.)
3/13/07 Continued incorporating Infinities stories to the History page and dating them on the Infinities page. Added Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas cover and entry to the "Circa 5 and 6 ABY" section on the New Republic page. Added The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide cover and entry to the "Circa 14 ABY" section on the New Republic page.
3/11/07 Added new page: Upcoming Tales for keep track of upcoming Star Wars books and comics. See Latest News page for more info. Also added cover images of Legacy #9 and KOTOR #14.
3/5/07 Changed continuity notes on the Ewoks films and cartoon series to better reflect the ambiguous status of their chronology. Added cover image of Republic Commando: True Colors (gorgeous cover IMO) and changed its placement to 7-12 months after Episode II. "101 Star Wars Stories You Can't Live Without" has become "111." The symbol designating the Reviews and Recommendations pages has been changed to the logo for the Imperial Department of Military Research (which seemed appropriate.) I'm also in the process of adding Infinities stories to the body of the timeline itself to aid readers in seeing where they would take place on the timeline if they were in continuity. Changed the wording from "Also During the ___ period" to "Circa ___." Thanks to Chad Walton for the nudge! Replaced Galactic Battlegrounds short story into the Rise of the Empire era (in between chapters of Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader.)
2/26/07 Short fiction story, The Battle of Cadinth by former WEG'er Bill Smith is available on Hyperspace as part of their Insider #92 supplement.
2/22/07 Added Rookies webstrips to the Era of Rebellion and History pages. This is a tentative placement under the "Also in the 0-2 ABY Period" section until author Pablo Hidalgo releases more concrete information. Added placement for upcoming novel, Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor in the New Republic era.
2/18/07 Made some changes to the About... page and shifted the Fantasy/Faith essay over to the Reckoning page. Added a banner on the main page for The Hasslein Curve: A Timeline of the Planet of the Apes.
2/17/07 Made some changes to the Jedi Code essay. Added a new essay to the Holocron page: "Fiction Within Fiction: Viewing the Star Wars Saga as "History."
1/31/07 Added placement of Republic Commando: True Colors to immediately after Triple Zero in the Rise of the Empire era.
1/29/07 Added cover image and placement of Allegiance in the Era of Rebellion.
1/26/07 Dark Times #2 is out and as with issue #1 is great! Cover posted here.
1/24/07 Added cover images and placements of the two Star Wars Manga titles (Black and Silver.) Note that all of them are Infinities, with two exceptions, "Phantasmagoria" which takes place at the end of Return of the Jedi and "Dear Anakin" which is little more than a short letter from Kitster to Anakin which I've placed just prior to Attack of the Clones.
1/18/07 Added cover for Clone Wars Adventures #7 and placement at the six-month period after the start of the Clone Wars (this despite lack of evidence on three of the four stories which are undated -- subject to change if further information is forthcoming.)
1/16/07 Hyperspace has started the Archie Goodwin strip Revenge of the Jedi. Check it out.
1/12/07 At long last, Hyperspace has updated their fiction section with Kathy Tyers' story, "Only Droids Serve the Maker" which first featured in the Star Wars Adventure Journal.
1/11/07 Added cover images of the following SW issues: Knights of the Old Republic #11 and 12, Rebellion #5, Legacy #7. Also added cover image of the upcoming fifth book in the Legacy of the Force series: Sacrifice.
1/10/07 Added cover images of the various Star Wars Radio Dramas from NPR (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) and indicated where the first two episodes of the first dramatization (Star Wars) go during the Rise of the Empire era.
1/06/07 Finally added the rare cover of Dragon Books' Droids: The Trigon Unleashed. The exclusive UK translations of the Japanese Manga Star Wars graphic novels (produced by Tokyopop) should be arriving soon. I'll be posting timeline (or Infinities) entries for each story.
12/24/06 Lots more little changes, this time rearranged events in the Era of Rebellion, particularly those surrounding Lando's acquisition of Cloud City (in Tales #3: Lady Luck), EV-9D9's story, the Missions books (#9-12) and others. Some of you will be interested to note that I've added back some more of the Star Wars Kids stories from Scholastic, primarily issues #2-5: The Rebel Thief (minus issue #1 due to the fact that it's the primary source of continuity problems) and X-Wing Marks the Spot (issues #6-9.) No doubt this period is the most challenging in which to figure out the placement of stories, but it's also conversely the most interesting as well, especially as it harkens back to a time when authors and fans were less pedantic about exacting chronological weeks, months and days. Fictional universes, especially shared ones like Star Wars, function much better when dates and times are left a little fuzzy, especially as those elements (though interesting to some) really represent the forest for the trees.
12/23/06 Lots of tiny tweaks on the timeline, including some Clone Wars corrections to better harmonize with the official timeline and changes involving the first volume of the micro-series, and some other unrelated minor ones.
12/19/06 Added title and cover image for The Last of the Jedi #7: Secret Weapon.
12/13/06 Turns out the rumors are true and I am smoking crack. Ok, some clarification. Scholastic released two exclusive mail-order series of Star Wars books and magazines with similar titles (don't you just love that?) The first was called Star Wars: Episode I Adventures; the second: Star Wars Adventures. These were original stories. The first series ran 15 books. I thought it was 14 and it turns out I'm missing the last one. I also apparently decided to re-title book 8 as "Deep Trouble," when in fact it's called Trouble on Tatooine. Don't ask cause I don't know! Scholastic's second series debuted shortly after Episode II in 2003 and ran 13 books. As if things weren't confusing enough and to the upset of a lot of subscribers, they began reprinting stories from their first Episode I Adventures series starting at Book 7 (which reprinted Book 5 of the first series: The Ghostling Children.) I thought the series concluded at Book 9, but it turns out they kept reprinting books till Book 13 (which reprinted Book 14 of the first series.) Confused yet? Then it turns out I also left books 13 and 14 (of the first series) off the timeline. All that's corrected now and you can see the proper order in the Rise of the Empire section and all of the covers in the Cover gallery. Once again, thanks Chad for the fantastic eagle eyes!
12/10/06 Added cover image of new Tag & Bink Were Here trade paperback (as well as Tag & Bink: Episode I: Revenge of the Clone Menace which I'd somehow forgotten to post in the Infinities section.)
12/06/06 Added cover images of KOTOR trade paperbacks volumes 1 and 2. Some additional aesthetic changes. Added the years 30-40 to the New Jedi Order page.
12/05/06 Back to normal... For best appearance, your text-size should be set at the default: Medium.
12/04/06 Please excuse the site's appearance (primarily the Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline) as I work through some technical aesthetic updates. Thank you!
It was announced on the Official Site's boards that book 7 of the Legacy of the Force series will be called Fury. Added cover images of KOTOR #10 and Legacy #6. Finally, there is confirmation that there will be a total of 10 books in the Last of the Jedi series from Scholastic (#6 was just released.) Good news indeed.
11/30/06 Moved "Casualty Report:Order 66" till after the conclusion of Dark Lord. Thanks again Chad!
11/25/06 Separated webstrip Reversal of Fortune into two periods: before ROTS (1-101) and during (102-169). Thanks goes to Chad Walton for the refinement!
11/17/06 Added cover image of trade pb Empire Volume 6: In the Shadows of their Fathers.
11/15/06 Back after a brief jaunt to Italy with some updates. Dark Horse's ongoing Legacy series is up to issue 5. Knights of the Old Republic hit #9 this past week. And at long last the first issue of Dark Times is out!
10/22/06 The Phantom Menace period in the Rise of the Empire era underwent a major overhaul today. A number of pertinent young-readers stories -- particularly Scholastic's Star Wars Junior books -- were absent, and the order of Episode I stories (Random House, Dark Horse, Scholastic and the online Podracing Tales) was completely out of alignment in a number of areas! Check it out here starting at 33 BBY.
Also added two RPG miniadventures from Wizards of the Coast, "Rebel Jedi" and "Nightsaber" which can be downloaded online for free. While this site doesn't usually feature RPG adventure stories, "Rebel Jedi" features Luke Skywalker in a speaking role (and "Nightsaber" is the direct sequel to that adventure and features Crimson Empire hero Kir Kanos.) These adventures occur in the year 12 ABY in the New Republic era.
10/18/06 Added placement for upcoming webstrip: Evasive Action: End Game. For more information on the fourth and final installment of this series, click here.
10/12/06 Added notes and cover images for Lullaby and two privately printed manuscripts, Rosine and the Laughing Dragon and Beany in Oz.
10/08/06 A new Boba Fett trade paperback called Man with a Mission is being released in March which will collect Boba Fett: Agent of Doom, Empire 7, Empire 28 and Boba Fett: Overkill.
9/29/06 KOTOR 8 cover image is up. Added proper chronological designations for new novel: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. Moved Kevin Anderson's short story Bane of the Sith to Infinities. For a discussion of the reasons, see Reviews.
9/21/06 Dan Wallace's short SW Adventure Journal story, "The Most Dangerous Foe" is finally available online at Hyperspace.
9/15/06 Modified placement of Star Wars one-shot Purge (reprinted in Clone Wars Volume 9: Endgame) to before chapter 28 of the book Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader.
9/12/06 Added Oz news regarding newly released books.
9/11/06 Added entry for the upcoming Clone Wars 3D animated series that will debut in 2008. Also, after a hiatus, Hyperspace is back to reprinting short fiction. This time 'round, "Do No Harm" (from Tales from the Empire and the Adventure Journal #10.) Hyperspace members click here to read it.
9/09/06 Just noticed that Crimson Empire #0 is available again online. Click the link to check it out. Also, changed placement of "Darkness Shared" to after the upcoming Darth Bane novel (which may include these events.) Also updated Ewoks chronology entry for a better understanding of the placement on the timeline.
9/03/06 Rearranged the placement of two Boba Fett stories due to new information and a closer look. First up is Tales #7: "Outbid but not Outgunned" which I'd placed far too late. This is the tale of Sintas Vel, the Kiffar bounty hunter to whom Fett was married for a short time (and from whom their child Ailyn Vel came.) Abel Pena and Karen Traviss reveal more closely the Fett dysfunctional family saga. Fett and Sintas were married 16BBY. Ailyn was born a year later (15BBY). Fett left Sintas two years later (13BBY). Sintas is killed when Ailyn is 16 years old (1ABY). This knowledge is enormously helpful but doesn't exactly nail down the events of the Tales story in question wherein Fett runs into Sintas again and helps her retrieve a memento from Ailyn's birth other than the fact that it must be somewhere between 13BBY and 1ABY. Clearly Sintas is an adult in this story so it must be later on. To add resonance to the tale and Fett's callous behavior in it, I placed it in the 3-0 (BBY) as I imagine it occurring some time shortly before her death. Now as regards the Tales #18 story, "Being Boba Fett" I had that placed far too earlier, as apparently I'd missed the extensive scarring on Fett's face and body (which he received as a result of his Sarlacc ingestion). Again, an exact placement after ROTJ and before 20ABY is highly speculative. I chose to place it in the period 8ABY, after his dealings with the Bounty Hunters Guild (which the story shows he clearly isn't using) but before the Thrawn years and his revelation to Han in Dark Empire.
Added short story to The Chronology of Middle Earth. Professor Jared Lobdell's "A Sudden Coming, Being a Story of Later Time" was first published in the book England and Always: Tolkien's Word of the Rings and later in the The World of the Rings. An historian of Edwardian literature, Tolkien and Lewis, Lodbell has corresponded with Christopher Tolkien, Tolkien's publishers and Tolkien himself over the years, and it seemed fitting that his short prequel to "A New Shadow" (Tolkien's abandoned chapter that might have been the sequel to the Lord of the Rings) be included on the timeline.
Added stories of the latest Clone Wars Adventures digest (vol. 6) to the History and Rise of the Empire era. These were a bit harder to place than the usual storyline (which is often more narrowly delineated) so there's quite a bit of "guesstimation" going on based on little clues and the occasional leap of logic with stories like "It Takes a Thief" "The Drop" "To the Vanishing Point" and "Means and Ends." Thanks to Narcranor for some tips on the Dark Horse boards!
8/29/06 In Latest News, added rumors of the upcoming Star Wars box set in '07. Added link to cover of Legacy of the Force: Book 4: Exile. Added Insider 89 online supplement: Underworld Appendix.
8/19/06 Added cover of Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume #2.
8/14/06 Yet more Oz titles being released! Check out my Oz News page! Also added privately printed short story (A King of Needles and Thread) about Pastoria.
8/14/06 Adjusted placement of Karen Traviss new e-novella, Boba Fett: A Practical Man. Added name of upcoming Empire trade paperback: Volume 7: The Wrong Side of the War (which collects issues 36-40).
8/13/06 Lots of news added to the Oz News page! When it rains, it pours!
8/08/06 Added link to Abel Pena and Jason Fry's "Dark Forces Saga" published online by Wizards of the Coast. Placed in the Legacy era along with entry for the New Essential Guide to Droids.
8/01/06 Added cover image of Insider #89 and entry to new story-article, "Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy."
7/29/06 Added cover image of Knights of the Old Republic #7.
7/27/06 Added title of sixth Star Wars: Legacy book, Inferno. Added cover image of '95 San Diego Comic-Con edition of Heir to the Empire.
7/24/06 Added cover images of new Rebellion and Legacy titles.
7/19/06 Added cover image of rare UK Droids book: A Race to the Finish. Modified Droids entries in Rise of the Empire era. Thanks to Tusken Jedi for the information on the three Droids books!
7/18/06 Added upcoming Dark Horse series: Dark Times #1-5: The Path to Nowhere to the period after the book, Dark Lord: The Rise of the Darth Vader in the Rise of the Empire era. Exact placement is subject to change. Also added cover and entry to Last of the Jedi #6: Return of the Dark Side.
7/17/06 In Oz section, in the Deadly Desert page, added cover image and notations on 1994 novella Up the Rainbow.
7/13/06 In the Rise of the Empire section, broke down the Lucasarts video game Republic Commando to better differentiate between the three different missions which occur at three different times during the span of the Clone Wars. Thanks to Paul Myers (www.clonewarz.com) and Eddie (Starwarstimeline.net) for helping in that. Divided Shatterpoint to show exactly where the short story "Equipment" belongs in the midst of it. Changed placement of Clone Wars Adventures #5: Bailed Out to just above Lucasarts game, New Droid Army (due to the events that occur with Wat Tambor on Metalorn)
7/4/06 Added new year date for Legacy #2 and the ongoing series.
6/30/06 Added cover images to Star Wars: Legacy #1, Rebellion #3, KOTOR #4-6, Insider #86 and 88 (multiple covers). Added in-universe article from Insider magazine to the end of the New Republic era.
6/25/06 Added links to new short SW stories from Insider Online on Hyperspace: A Tale from the Dark Side, From the Dark Side Compendium, Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties and Lumiya, Dark Star of the Empire.
6/17/06 Added and corrected information regarding Denslow's Scarecrow and Tinman newspaper strips and 1904 book, including added covers of that volume as well as the new one from Hungry Tiger Press.
6/14/06 Added Oz news regarding upcoming conventions and posted link to 1959 Oz parody. Added The Dark Side of Internet Fandom, a short introduction and link to the blog essay Sex, Lies and Video Hate.
6/13/06 Added entries of new Insider stories: "Ghosts of the Sith" and "Heritage of the Sith."
6/12/06 Added entry for upcoming Star Wars ebook novella about Boba Fett and the Mandaloreans: A Practical Man by Karen Traviss will debut in August 2006.
6/09/06 Changed date of Legacy to 130 years ABY. Added cover of Legacy #0. Removed promo ads.
5/27/06 Finally added entries/cover image of Clone Wars Adventures #5.
5/24/06 Added cover images for the upcoming Star Wars Legacy series of novels: Betrayal, Bloodlines and Tempest.
Added entries for two new online Oz stories in the Deadly Desert page. Added info. on Roger Baum's new books in the New and New Releases page and an entry in Munchkinland.
5/18/06 Added entry and cover image for new novel, Bloodstained |
