Timeline of Star Wars Books

This is a timeline for adult novels, young adult books, and eBooks. It is not for comics, short stories, Insider stories, episodes, video games, etc. This timeline is organized by chronology.

Key:
*(Movie novelization) - Movie novelization
*(Junior novelization) - Movie novelization for young readers
*(eBook) - eBook
*(in-universe) - Refers to a novel that is both an in-universe novel and an out-of-universe novel. The novel is placed on the timeline where the in-universe section pertains.

Old Republic era

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Rise of the Empire era

88.5 BBY - 21.5 BBY
*"Legacy of the Jedi"

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39 BBY - 20 BBY
*"Secrets of the Jedi"

39 BBY - 4 ABY
*"The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader"

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*"The Starfighter Trap" (eBook)

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32.5 BBY
*"Cloak of Deception"
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29 BBY
*"Rogue Planet"

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27 BBY
*"Outbound Flight"
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22.5 BBY
*"The Approaching Storm"

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21.5 BBY
*"Storm Fleet Warnings" (eBook)
*"Duel" (eBook)
*"Equipment" (eBook)
*"Shatterpoint"

21 BBY
*"The Cestus Deception"
*"The Hive" (eBook)
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20 BBY
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*"Secrets of the Jedi"

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*"Jedi Trial"
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19 BBY
*"Labyrinth of Evil"
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5 BBY
*"Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu"

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4 BBY
*"Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon"

3 BBY
*"Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka"

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2 BBY
*"Han Solo at Stars' End"
*"Han Solo's Revenge"
*"Han Solo and the Lost Legacy"

Rebellion era

0 BBY
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*"Allegiance"

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2 ABY
*"Splinter of the Mind's Eye"

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*"Tales of the Bounty Hunters"

3.5 ABY
*"Shadows of the Empire"

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*"Tales from Jabba's Palace"
*"Tales From the Empire"
*"Tales from the New Republic"
*"The Truce at Bakura"
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New Republic era

5 ABY
*"The Glove of Darth Vader"
*"The Lost City of the Jedi"
*"Zorba the Hutt's Revenge"
*"Mission from Mount Yoda"
*"Queen of the Empire"
*"Prophets of the Dark Side"

5.5 ABY
*"Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor"

6 ABY
*"Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide" (in-universe)

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8 ABY
*"The Courtship of Princess Leia"
*"A Forest Apart" (eBook)
*"Tatooine Ghost"

9 ABY
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11 ABY
*"I, Jedi"
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12 ABY
*"Children of the Jedi"
*"Darksaber"

13 ABY
*"Planet of Twilight"
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14 ABY
*"The Crystal Star"

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17 ABY
*"The New Rebellion"

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21 ABY
*"Judge's Call" (eBook)

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*"Fool's Bargain" (eBook)
*"Survivor's Quest"

23 ABY
* "Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force"
* "Young Jedi Knights: "
* "Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones"
* "Young Jedi Knights: "
* "Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan"

24 ABY
* "Young Jedi Knights: "
* "Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty"
* "Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City"
* "Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef"

New Jedi Order era

24.5 ABY
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25 ABY
*"Vector Prime"
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26 ABY
*"Balance Point"
*"Recovery" (eBook)
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27 ABY
*"Star by Star"
*"Dark Journey"
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*"Traitor"

28 ABY
*"Destiny's Way"
*"Ylesia" (eBook)
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*"The Final Prophecy"
*"The New Essential Chronology" (in-universe)

29 ABY
*"The Unifying Force"

35 ABY
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=Legacy era=

40 ABY
*"Betrayal"
*"Bloodlines"
*"Tempest"
*"Exile"
*"Sacrifice"
*"Inferno"
*"Fury"
*"Revelation"
*"Invincible"

ee also

*Timeline of galactic history
*Timeline of Wars
*Timeline of comics
*Timeline of films
*Timeline of novels
*Timeline of short stories
*Timeline of television series
*Timeline of young adult books
*Timeline of video games

ee Also, Further

*Wookiepedia
*Star Wars
*List of Star Wars Novels