Novels Timeline

[emimar]

I've managed to get Revelation today and it had the most up-to date timeline in it. So, here it is.

1020 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
Darth Bane: Rule of Two

44 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Jedi Apprentice Series

33 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Darth Maul: Saboteur

32.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Cloak of Deception
Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

32 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

29 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Rogue Planet

27 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Outbound Flight

22.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Approaching Storm

22 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

21.5 - 19 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Clone Wars
Republic Commando: Hard Contact
Shatterpoint
The Cestus Deception
The Hive
Republic Commando: Triple Zero
Republic Commando: True Colors
MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
Medstar II: Jedi Healer
Jedi Trial
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
Labyrinth of Evil

19 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

10-0 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Han Solo Trilogy:
The Paradise Snare
The Hutt Gambit
Rebel Dawn

5-2 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian:
Lando Calrissian and the Mind Harp of Sharu
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
Lando Calrissian and the Star Cave of Thon Boka

The Han Solo Adventures:
Han Solo at Star's End
Han Solo's Revenge
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

0 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Death Star

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

0-3 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
Allegiance
The Ruins of Dantooine
Splinter of the Mind's Eye

3 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Tales of the Bounty Hunters

3.5 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Shadows of the Empire

4 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Tales from Jabba's Palace

The Bounty Hunter Wars:
The Mandalorian Armor
Slave Ship
Hard Merchandise

The Truce at Bakura

6.5-7.5 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

X-Wing Series:
Rogue Squadron
Wedge's Gamble
The Krytos Trap
The Bacta War
Wraith Sqadron
Iron Fist
Solo Command

8 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Courtship of Princess Leia
A Forest Apart
Tattoine Ghost

9 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Thrawn Trilogy:
Heir to the Empire
Dark Force Rising
The Last Command

Isard's Revenge

11 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

I, Jedi

The Jedi Academy Trilogy:
Jedi Search
Dark Apprentice
Champions of the Force

12 - 13 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Children of the Jedi
Darksaber
Planet of Twilight
Starfighters of Adumar

14 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Crystal Star

16 - 17 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy:
Before the Storm
Shield of Lies
Tyrant’s Test

The New Rebellion

18 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Corellian Trilogy:
Ambush at Corellia
Assault at Selonia
Showdown at Centerpoint

19 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

The Hand of Thrawn Duology:
Specter of the Past
Vision of the Future

22 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Fool's Bargin
Survivor's Quest

Junior Jedi Knights:
The Golden Globe
Lyrric’s World
Promises
Anakin’s Quest
Vader’s Fortress
Kenobi’s Blade

23 - 24 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

Young Jedi Knights:
Heirs of the Force
Shadow Academy
The Lost Ones
Lightsabers
The Darkest Knight
Jedi Under Siege
Shards of Alderaan
Diversity Alliance
Delusions of Grandeur
Jedi Bounty
The Emperor’s Plague
Return to Ord Mantell
Trouble on Cloud City
Crisis at Crystal Reef

25 - 30 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE:

The New Jedi Order:
Vector Prime
Darktide I: Onslaught
Darktide II: Ruin
Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
Balancepoint
Recovery
Edge of Victory I: Conquest
Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Star by Star
Dark Journey
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
Traitor
Destiny’s Way
Ylesia
Force Heretic I: Remnant
Force Heretic II: Refugee
Force Heretic III: Reunion
The Final Prophecy
The Unifying Force

35 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE:

Dark Nest
The Joiner King
The Unseen Queen
The Swarm War

40 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE:

Legacy of the Force

Betrayal
Bloodlines
Tempest
Exile
Sacrifice
Inferno
Fury
Revelation
Invincible

Italics = e-novella

There are also these that are coming out:

Coruscant Nights 1: Jedi Twilight (26 Jun 2008) - paperback

Star Wars: Coruscant Nights 2 (28 Aug 2008)? I suspect that the release date will be later than this, but it's what's listed on Amazon. - paperback

Star Wars: Coruscant Nights 3 (30 Oct 2008)? Again, I suspect the release date to be later. - paperback

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2 Oct 2008) - Hardcover

Synopsis:
The Battle of Mindor, where the forces of the New Republic, led by Luke Skywalker, take on the Black Stormtroopers, led by Lord Shadowspawn, self-styled new Emperor of the galaxy. What Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han, Solo, Chewbacca, C-3P0, R2-D2, Lando Calrissian, and the pilots of Rogue Squadron don't realize is that the Battle of Mindor is a trap devised just for them - a diabolical attempt by Lord Shadowspawn to do away with the heroes of the New Republic so that he can crush the upstarts and restore the Empire - with himself at the helm. But Lord Shadowspawn has underestimated the bravery and resourcefulness of his enemies... (reposted from Amazon)

It sounds good. (The Rogues are in it yay, and Chewie!) But Lord Shadowspawn?

The Force Unleashed (24 Jun 2008) - Hardcover

Star Wars: Republic Commando Order 66 (5 Aug 2008) - Hardcover

The release dates for some of those are pretty close together, so I would assume that they will change, otherwise the market will be flooded all at once...

[Master Adana]

Thanks Em, I thought Order 66 was not out until next year. Now I can actually look for it in the stores.

I am going to print this list because I still have a lot of books missing

[emimar]

That's just the dates what's on Amazon. There's seems to be a lot listed there (there's also Invincible coming out some time this year as well,) so some of them might have their release dates pushed back. I just spend too much time on Amazon, sometimes. There's quite a few which I need to catch up with as well, as I've not got True Colors yet, Death Star and the new Darth Bane book. (I'm waiting for the last two to come out in paperback, because the last few hardbacks that have been out have been expensive for what they are). I've got to read the Legacy of the Force books as well, but I've been finding it difficult to get into those.

The Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor book seems to have a different publisher to Del Rey, so going with that, the books might start to pick up again.

[emimar]

I've just been having a look for the release dates for the Coruscant Nights series. According to Waterstones, Jedi Twilight should be out in June this year (possibly slightly earlier for the US, since it's usually released there before it comes out in the UK.), Street of Shadows should be out in August, according to Waterstones, and the third one should be out in October. However, on the offical site, it says that Street of Shadows should be coming out in September. I wish they'd make their minds up with this. On the Waterstones website, it also calls book 3 Street of Shadows, when it should be called Patterns of Force, so it makes me wonder if the release date on the Waterstones website is wrong. Amazon is just as confusing, as well.

[emimar]

Confused? You will be...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-R-...ref=pd_sim_b_9

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clone-Wars-S...ref=pd_sim_b_6

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Untitled-K-M...ef=pd_sim_b_14

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Untitled-Sta...ef=pd_sim_b_11

I found these listed on Amazon. Look at the release dates. They all come out really close together...(and consider that we already have a string of books coming out soon...) What's Del Rey playing at? And the other question, is how fans are supposed to afford to buy all these books when money's tight at the moment, not to mention that it would have been a struggle in normal circumstances.

[emimar]

Book update:

New Releases:

Coruscant Nights II Streets of Shadows - Michael Reeves - Mass Market Paperback
Star Wars: Force Unleashed - Sean Williams - Hardback
The Clone Wars - Karen Travis - Hardback
Order 66 - Karen Travis - Hardback

Upcoming Books:

The Clone Wars Wild Space - Karen Miller - Trade Paperback - November 25, 2008
The Clone Wars No Prisoners - Karen Travis - Trade Paperback - May 19 2009
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor - Matthew Stover - Hardback - December 2008
Millennium Falcon - James Luceno - Hardback - October 21, 2008
Coruscant Nights III Patterns of Force - Michael Reeves - Mass Market Paperback - January 27, 2009
Fate of the Jedi Outcast - Aaron Allston - Hardback - March 24, 2009
Blood Oath - Elaine Cunningham - Mass Market Paperback - April 2009

Mass Market Paperback Releases of Hardbacks

Darth Bane Rule of Two - Drew Karpyshyn - October 28, 2008
Death Star - Michael Reaves and Steve Perry - November 25, 2008
Legacy of the Force Invincible - Troy Denning - December 30, 2008
Order 66 - Karen Travis - May 19, 2009

[emimar]

Just managed to get Order 66 and the new Darth Bane book. (Both out in paperback now, though the Darth Bane was a US edition from the SF bookshop I go to which gets stuff from the US.)

I've not seen hide nor hair of Death Star, Millennium Falcon, Patterns of Force or Shadows of Mindor yet, though they alledgedly should be out. I suspect the release dates of some have been changed, then to avoid flooding the market.

[emimar]

It looks like the dates of some have been changed (again)...I was looking for Invincible and found that the paperback release will be in April, according to Amazon. I have seen Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor today, so that one is definately out. For Christmas, I got Death Star in paperback, so you should be able to find that one now. (I really, really need to catch up on my Star Wars novels...)

[Master Adana]

That is f unny, my son gave me Death Star for Christmas and I just have the time now to read it. Not a bad book and it's nice to read books that are written from the perspective of different characters including Vader and Tarkin.

[emimar]

I need to catch up with them, but because of LOTF, it's kinda put me off reading them...(at least I should be safe with Death Star) I have a stack of them to read, but I just don't understand why since the New Jedi Order, the publishers and authors have insisted on butchering the SW universe of that time. If you get round to reading Invincible, then you'll know what I mean...I've not read it yet, but lets just say that the book was spoiled by a synopsis I read for Blood Oath. I really think they should scrap the current timeline beyond the NJO...This is the curse of liking a universe too much!