Last-modified: 24-JUN-1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STAR WARS Frequently Asked Questions and Sources of Information George 'Jake' Tringali (tringg@rpi.edu) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.* heirarchy 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: - The TIME for the X-Wing: Rogue Squadron in Part 3 has been updated. - The RELEASE date for Lightsider in Part 3 has been changed to "unknown". - The TIME for River of Chaos has been changed to between SW4 and Splinter of the Mind's Eye, after rereading Ryder Windham's Dark Horse interview. - The RELEASE for Children of the Jedi has been set to May 1995 - thanks Dave. - In Part 2 of the FAQ, the SW Multimedia Archive URL has been added. - In the Contributions section of Part 1, Alec Usticke's email has been changed to alec@usticke.org - Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds has been added to Part 3 of the FAQ. - Question 30 has been updated to include new Mark Hamill information. - Question 6 has been updated to include new release dates. - The ILM movies have been updated in Question 8. INTRODUCTION ------------ 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 < tringg@rpi.edu >. 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-server@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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASICS If you don't understand terms like "flaming," "ftp," "HTML," "WWW", "newsgroup," and "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.*". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Submissions address: Contact address: 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - Lucas estimates that the first movie will be in theaters in 1998. - 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. - Producer 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. - Starburst Magazine from England says that George Lucas has been in talks with Leavensden studio in Watford to produce the next three films there. 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 be the producer for the new movies. He 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. However, since there are no plans for Episode 9 yet, this seems to be only a rumor. 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" prequel. 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 the March 27, 1995 issue of Time Magazine, it says : "DreamWorks has the opportunity to create a whole new distribution system that may be a vast improvement over the old one," says George Lucas, who might be persuaded to allow the new company to distribute his next 'Star Wars' adventure, due out in 1998." It was stated in Premiere magazine 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 released for the last time during the past year. They 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 February 7, 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.) 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 28, 1997, and 'Return' will be released on March 14, 1997 in the U.S. 7. Are Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, and Peter Cushing are dead? Answer: Sir Alec Guinness is not dead. He became 82 years young in 1996 and received a plaque in London's theaterland. Frank Oz directed the film "The Indian in the Cupboard". Unfortunately, it is true that Peter Cushing passed away in late August 1994. 8. What other projects are LucasFilm, LucasArts, ILM, and THX working on? Answer: LucasFilm is 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 is developing Shadows of the Empire, an original Star Wars adventure for Nintendo 64. Among the new PC CD-ROM titles to be released this winter are three games designed for both multiplayer and stand-alone action. These are Jedi Knight, the sequel to Dark Forces; Outlaws, an action-adventure Spaghetti Western; and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, 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. ILM has started creating elements to be used in the "Star Wars Special Edition", to be released in 1997. Upcoming projects include - "Casper 2(?)", "Jurassic Park: Lost World", and "Forrest Gump 2(?)" for Paramount - "Spawn" for New Line Cinema - "Mars Attacks" from Tim Burton and "Eraser" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger for Warner Bros. - "101 Dalmations" from John (Home Alone) Hughes - "Dragonheart", starring Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery for Universal - "Daylight", starring Sylvester Stallone - "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen", an IMAX film with seqences from "Star Wars: The Special Edition" THX has started a 1-800-PHONE-THX service, in which the audience is encouraged to call to report any presentation problems with certain movies. Movie studios interested in bringing this service to film patrons will hire Lucasfilm/THX on a picture by picture basis. The latest movies included in this service are "Heat" and "Jumanji". THX also certifies laser discs. Upcoming titles include "Amadeus", "Apollo 13", "Crimson Tide", and "Tron". 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 , why didn't do ? 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 tkytoast@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 (starman@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 soundit@aol.com. NOTE: I have never done business with Dog Star Collectibles. 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 is now available with the boxed set of the trilogy. 18. What is Hardware Wars? Answer: Hardware Wars is a thirteen-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 two-inch scar in a one-man car accident in his early twenties. 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 on an episode of the American television show "Ellen". 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 will be working on an upcoming Dark Horse comic called "Black Pearl". 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2jlm@cwo.com Peter Ferguson Peter_Ferguson@tvo.org Eric Sansoni eas179@psu.edu Alec Usticke alec@usticke.org James L. Belcher jlb1@freenet.scri.fsu.edu Aditya Sood asood@pomona.claremont.edu Eric Schaetzlein un5p@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de John Warren rutabega@leland.stanford.edu Michelle Lunsford lunsford@uansv5.vanderbilt.edu Noah Nelson coxmage@mercury.sfsu.edu Jim 71344.2421@CompuServe.COM Peter Leyshan peterl@ibm.net Ryan Silva talkytoast@aol.com Eric Jackson ejack@cyber1.servtech.com Keven Lewis lewiskev@student.msu.edu Nicole Nuke bl003@torfree.net Evan Reynold ereynold@cs.utk.edu Mike Beidler LkSkywlkr@aol.com Roger M. Wilcox tracer@best.com Craig Carey umotamba@mcl.ucsb.edu Rebecca Moesta Anderson http://www.aimnet.com/~wordfire ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Permission is hereby granted to quote reasonable extracts from this work, provided that proper attribution is given. You may also distribute this work (subject to the conditions above) in its entirety via email, FTP, and the WWW, provided that the the work is distributed in its entirety (including header information) and remains unaltered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 tringg@rpi.edu. 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Submissions address: Contact address: Other newsgroups include: alt.fan.wedge Discussions on the X-Wing pilot, Wedge alt.fan.harrison-ford Discussions on Harrison Ford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 "nieder@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. Please note that Lucasfilm has been telling certain people with Star Wars Web sites to shut down their sites, since they do not have permission to use the Star Wars copyrights. New Republic http://erda.rl.af.mil/~bright/ 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.cs.utk.edu:80/~ereynold/cgi-bin/timeline.html Star Wars Cut Scene Compendium http://sd.znet.com/~tkytoast/lsupdate/index.html Wedge Antilles Page http://vax1.mankato.msus.edu/~wookiee/wdg.html Boba Fett Page http://www.cedarville.edu/student/s1070235/bobafett.htm The Star Wars Bible http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~thurn/SWB/ Rebel Underground http://www.cs.uit.no/~thorr/starwars/starwars.html The Star Wars Collectors Web Page http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/lopez/collectors.html Lebel's Page http://www.IRO.UMontreal.CA:80/~lebel/Starwars 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 Collectors' Market http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~def/index.html Star Wars MUD/MUSHes http://ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/~jradelef/swmush.html http://www.latech.edu/~hcr/mud/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (tomdup@aol.com) Senior Editor, Bantam LucasArts http://www.lucasarts.com/ ftp://ftp.lucasarts.com/ Random House http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/ delrey@randomhouse.com Dark Horse Comics http://www.dhorse.com/~dhc/ ftp://ftp.dhorse.com/pub/vendors/dhc dhc@teleport.com Berkley http://www.berkley.com THX Home Page http://www.thx.com/ MstrMat@aol.com The George Lucas Educational Foundation http://glef.org/ edutopia@glef.org America Online: edutopia AppleLink: edutopia The Audiobook Source http://www.ambook.org/bookstore/audiobook absource@pipeline.com 1-800-HEAR-IT-9 Cedco http://www.cedco.com Lewis Galoob Toys http://www.galoob.com/ Sega of America http://www.segaoa.com Sound Source Interactive http://www.cris.com/~ssi Zanart http://www.zanart.com Dog Star Collectibles - for a copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special, soundit@aol.com and the "Making of" TV specials. Michael Wiese Productions - Hardware Wars http://www.earthlink.net/~mwp/mwp.html Michael Wiese (wiese@earthlink.net) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Star Wars Mailing List sends out bi-monthly newsletters to over 500 members. To subscribe, you can email ez583@cleveland.freenet.edu with the subject line "SUBSCRIBE SWC" or visit their Web page at http://scuba.uwsuper.edu/~kknowlto/swclub/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be added to the Star Wars Role Playing Gamers mailing list, send email to mailserv@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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about any people involved in the movies, you can use the Internet Movie Database. Go to http://us.imdb.com/ or http://uk.imdb.com/ on the WWW. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are usually IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels that discuss Star Wars. You can try to access #starwars, #starwars1, #jedi, #truejedi, or any other channels that sound like they have Star Wars fans. You can read more about it at http://www.inlink.com/~homer/starwars.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: SWMC@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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 jbmorris@copper.ucs.indiana.edu with the subject "LYRICS: LIST" for instructions or "LYRICS: AL.DTBS" for the "Yoda" lyrics. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 vader129@aol.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: swgmtopps@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 swgmtopps@aol.com. Any messages sent to this address are considered "letters-to-the-editor", so you should not expect a personal reply. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STAR WARS LITERATURE TIMELINE by MIKE BEIDLER 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 < LkSkywlkr@aol.com > ( NOTE: I'd appreciate it if you sent any corrections/updates to me too at < tringg@rpi.edu >. ) Thanks and May The Force Be With You. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Five-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics, written by Kevin Anderson and pencilled by Dario Carrasco RELEASED: Issue #0 due out July 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: TIME: Takes place 5,000 years BSW4 (before Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope) TITLE: Star Wars: The Fall of the Sith Empire ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Dark Horse comic series RELEASED: due out fall 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: Naga Sadow leads the Sith people to Yavin 4 TIME: Takes place 5,000 years BSW4 (before Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope) 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: Will be collected along with Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith in the trade paperback Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith: The Collection due out January 1996; 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 4,000 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: Will be 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 due out 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 4,000 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: will be collected in the trade paperback Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War: The Collection due out June 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 4,000 years BSW4, approximately 6 months after Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith TITLE: Star Wars: Episode I: [Untitled] ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Fourth motion picture from George Lucas RELEASED: due out May 1998 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 May 1999 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 May 2000 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 during the 5-year period 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 during the 5-year period 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, unknown due date 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, unknown due date 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 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: 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 from 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; issues #8-14 collected in the trade paperback Classic Star Wars, Volume Two: The Rebel Storm; issues #9-20 will be collected in the trade paperback Classic Star Wars, Volume Three due out December 1995 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: 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: due out late fall 1995 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: Featuring Boba Fett TIME: Takes place between SW4 and SW5 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. RELEASED: due September 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: Featuring Boba Fett TIME: 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: 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: due out November 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: Detailed stories/biographies of five notable bounty hunters searching for Han Solo TIME: Stories take place from BSW4 up to the capture of Han Solo in SW5 TITLE: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Steve Perry RELEASED: due out April 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Adapted as a six-issue comic series from Dark Horse Comics in May 1996; Bantam Audio will release the novel on cassettes in April 1996; West End Games will create a Shadows of the Empire source book and some other materials 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: due out June 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 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: 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 SEQUEL TO: 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: 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: Audio version, done by Henry Thomas. 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: 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: Rogues Grounded ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Third X-Wing novel written by Mike Stackpole RELEASED: due out 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 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: 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: 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: due out August 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Book 1 of The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed) 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: due out July 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers SYNOPSIS: Featuring Jacen and Jaina Solo at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, takes place mostly on the Wookiee homeworld 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: due out 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: 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: OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: TIME: Takes place slightly before the Young Jedi Knights series 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: due out August 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: Taken from the British Star Wars comic series TIME: TITLE: Star Wars: Boba Fett: When the Fat Lady Sings ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: A Dark Horse one-shot comic created by John Wagner and Cam Kennedy RELEASED: due out September 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: 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: Junior Jedi Knights: Book 2 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: OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: TIME: TITLE: Star Wars: Junior Jedi Knights: Book 3 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: OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: TIME: 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: SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed) TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed) 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: SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed) TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed) 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: SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed) TIME: (place in timeline not yet revealed) TITLE: Star Wars: The New Rebellion ORIGINAL MEDIA AND AUTHORS: Novel, written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch RELEASED: due out fall 1996 OTHER MEDIA AND AUTHORS: SEQUEL TO: SYNOPSIS: (plotline not yet revealed) 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: