The New Essential Chronology

The New Essential Chronology

Author	Daniel Wallace & Kevin J. Anderson
Illustrator	Mark Chiarello, Tommy Lee Edwards, & John Van Fleet
Country	USA
Language	English
Galactic Year	N/A (set in New Republic era)
Canon	C
Subject(s)	Star Wars
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Released	25 October 2005
Pages	Hardcover & Paperback
ISBN	Hardcover: ISBN 0-345-49053-3 Paperback: ISBN 0-345-44901-0
Preceded by	The Essential Chronology

The New Essential Chronology is a 256-page reference book published by Del Rey, the eleventh book in the Essential Guide series. It was written by Daniel Wallace with Kevin J. Anderson, and illustrated by Mark Chiarello, John Van Fleet and Tommy Lee Edwards. Ian Fullwood created the Galaxy map seen near the end of the book. The New Essential Chronology was released October 25, 2005.

The book provides a broad history of the Star Wars saga, from pre-Republic history to after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, drawing upon both well-known and obscure sources. This edition is updated for the prequel trilogy and the New Jedi Order. It is written from an in-universe perspective by Voren Na'al, Archivist Emeritus of the Historical Council, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Contents

• Author Acknowledgements
• Introduction to Students of History
• Note on Dating Conventions
• Part One: Tales of the Ancient Republic
  • Formation of the Republic
  • Emergence of the Sith
  • Legacy of the Sith
• Part Two: The Fall of the Republic
  • The Beginning of the End
  • The Clone Wars
• Part Three: The Empire and the New Order
  • The Dark Times
• Part Four: Profiles in History
  • Han Solo
  • Lando Calrissian
  • The Skywalkers
• Part Five: The Galactic Civil War
  • Armed Rebellion Begins
  • A Light Eclipsed
  • Alliance Triumphant
• Part Six: Birth of the New Republic
• Part Seven: Empire Resurgent
• Part Eight: The Return of the Jedi Knights
• Part Nine: Uprisings and Insurgencies
• Part Ten: A Lasting Peace
• Part Eleven: Generations of Jedi Knights
• Part Twelve: The New Jedi Order
• Galaxy Map
• Index

External links

• Endnotes for The New Essential Chronology
• The New Essential Chronology on Wookieepedia: a Star Wars Wiki (This article is based on the Wookieepedia article)