Star Wars Frequently Asked Questions and Sources of Information Last Updated : 24-MAY-1995 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This FAQ has been compiled and maintained by Jake Tringali. I've received almost all of my information from the Usenet newsgroup 'rec.arts.sf.starwars' and various publications. I've tried to confirm all of the information in this document. If any of the information listed below is based on rumor, it is clearly stated. If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please direct them to either 'rec.arts.sf.starwars' or "tringali@refine.enet.dec.com". Before you post on 'rec.arts.sf.starwars', or any newsgroup for that matter, please read the messages for at least four days. Also, check the FAQ. Since you are reading this document, you are OK. As a side note: PLEASE, encourage those who post frequently asked questions which are covered in this document to get and read the FAQ! If we don't, people will just keep posting those same questions over and over. Help us break this cycle of over-dependency on knowledgeable and kind-hearted newsgroup users. If you are new to Usenet, you should read six posts which are found in 'news.announce.newusers'. They are Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette Rules for posting to Usenet A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet Hints on writing style for Usenet What is Usenet? The most common r.a.s.s. netiquette mistakes made by New People 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) Frequently asked questions. No matter which newsgroup you join, you should read at least four days worth of articles before posting to see if anyone has already brought up your question/discussion. If you have just joined a group (like r.a.s.s), and you immediately start posting questions like "What will the new movies be about?", then I think you are simply a jerk. Learn your environment. 3) Posting to the wrong newsgroup. This isn't a problem yet, because these groups do not exist. They will be created sometime in the next few weeks. Here is a listing of the newsgroups we can look forward to: 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 rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc Miscellaneous topics about SW 4) Adding "me too" to an article. Any articles that consist entirely of "Me too!" or "Thank you" should be sent via email. 5) Posting "Usenet periodic trash". This includes any virus alerts ("Good Times") which are hoaxes. This also includes any "Fast Cash" schemes. These are posted periodically by New or Bad People about every two weeks. If you believe you have something important to say that is not related to Star Wars, think twice before posting it. 6) Posting what should have been email. Don't post what only one or two people need to see. For example, trivia contests should be replied via email. There is no reason to have other readers know your trivia skills. 7) Polls. These are boring. We all have favorite ships/scenes/etc, but they easily become repetitive and boring. After reading the group for more than two months, you will have seen every poll repeated at least once. This includes "Sexually Slanted Lines". Boring. 8) 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 Usenet. If you are posting sensitive information, please place the text "SPOILERS" in the title and body of the message. 9) Nitpicking. If someone asks if 'Bobba Fett' is still alive, don't waste your time sending a message to the group, informing the author that the proper spelling is 'Boba Fett'. Assume that everyone on the 'Net is a bad typist and you'll fit right in. 10) Being impatient. We conducted a test and found out that an article can take as much as 20 days (!) between the time you send it and the time a system receives it. So if no one answers your questions right away, please be patient before posting your questions again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Will there be any more Star Wars movies? When are they coming? Answer : It appears now that the first film will be released in 1998. On October 10th 1994, Lucas said, in an interview with Channel 13 in Los Angeles that it takes "about a year to write these scripts, a year to prep., a year to shoot and six months for post-production." In Premiere magazine last year, Lucas mentioned he would spend about $150 million on the three films ($50 million each). In Star Wars Insider, it says that Lucas is currently on a writing sabbatical, and that while there is no script yet, he is making real progress on the story. An art department was started, and Lucas meets with the department and Rick McCallum (the producer) about once a week. 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 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 most likely create the score for the new movies. A May 1995 Daily Variety said that Andre Lake Mayer, formerly of Viacom Consumer Products, is now director of licensing for LucasFilm. 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: George Lucas has said that he would be writing the new Star Wars screenplays. However, he has not ruled out the possibility of a co-writer. The last two films of the original trilogy of Star Wars films were co-written by Lucas and Lawerence Kasdan. The original Star Wars screenplay had an uncredited polish by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyuck. 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. 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. DreamWorks has said that they will be handling domestic distribution, and they are contracting MCA/Universal to control foreign distribution. 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 that could handle the next trilogy to his liking. 6. Will the original Star Wars films be rereleased? Answer: A November 1994 press release says that Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox will distribute a Special Edition of 'Star Wars' in 1997. There has been no mention of a rerelease of the other two movies. It 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. 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". The rerelease will be four minutes longer than the original. With only four minutes, it does not look like any scenes with Biggs will be added in the movie (see Question 14). 7. Are Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, and Peter Cushing are dead? Answer: Sir Alec Guinness is not dead. His latest project was "A Foreign Field" made in 1993. Frank Oz is directing 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, and ILM 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. LucasArts latest addition is 'Dark Forces', and 'Full Throttle' will be out soon. Following that will be the release of 'Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures'. LucasArts plans on releasing the following titles for the Macintosh platform in 1995: Dark Forces, X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM, and Full Throttle. ILM has started creating elements to be used in the "Star Wars Special Edition", to be released in 1997. Other projects include "Casper" for MCA/Universal, "Spawn" for New Line Cinema, "Indian in a Cupboard", "Mission Impossible", "Congo", and "Sabrina" for Paramount, "American President" for Columbia, and "Jumanju" for Tri-Star. 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 tells the readers about Episodes I, II, and III, but he neglects to tell them that his sources 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. The scene is described in the book, and the storybook has a picture of it. The scene is described in the Marvel comic adaptation. 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. This was also described in the Marvel comic adaptation. 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". 15. What are the differences in the soundtrack of the released Star Wars and the currently available ones? Answer: 1) When the stormtroopers chase Han and Chewie through the Death Star, the original release had "Close the blast door, close the blast doors!" and when they get trapped they say "Open the blast doors, open the blast doors!". The currently available version does not have this. 2) Aunt Beru's voice is lower in pitch in the original movie. 3) In the original, at the cantina, the stormtrooper says "The door is locked; move on to the next one". In the currently available version, he says "It's secure; move on to the next one." 4) Some of Chewie's lines are deleted from the later version. 5) The chessboard critters make cuter noises in the original. 6) A line spoken by C-3PO was added in later VHS and laserdisc releases. He says "The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in 7 locations." 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 Kahn", which later became "Wrath of Kahn". 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 TV? Answer: Each movie had a "making of" TV special. They are : "The Making of Star Wars" - hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2 (1977) "SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back" - hosted by Mark Hamill (1980) "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 rec.arts.sf.starwars, you can usually find someone who will sell you a copy of this. 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. It has been spotted for rent at some Blockbuster 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 intro 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 was in a car accident after 'A New Hope' was released. He 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 of A New Hope. If you look at the movie, Ben gives Han a disbelieving face after this line. Kevin Anderson gives an alternate answer in his Star Wars books. 22. Why is a B-wing called a B-wing? Answer: It is shaped like a "B"lade. 23. What is Shadows of the Empire? Answer: In 1996, LucasArts will unveil its own video game platform and its first game, 'Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire'. Their arrival will be promoted as a major media event in a year-long program with Bantam novels, a Dark Horse comic series, Kenner action figures, and other merchandise tied into the characters and events of the game. 24. 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!". 25. 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 with r.a.s.starwars. When the stormtroopers find the droids in the Death Star, the stormtrooper on the right of the screen bumps his head...pretty hard too. 26. What is GONK? Answer: A long time ago, in rec.arts.sf.starwars, 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 him 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. 27. Is there Hebrew lettering on Darth Vader's chestplate? What does it say? Answer: Yes, there is Hebrew lettering. There has been much speculation on the wording, but no definitive translation has been made. When and if a translation becomes available, it will be added to the FAQ. 28. In Kevin Anderson's books, it refers to a time when the Emperor was resurrected? In which book did this occur? Answer: Not quite a book, but a comic. If you are only purchasing the books, you are missing part of the Star Wars story. The Emperor is resurrected in Dark Horse's "Star Wars : Dark Empire" comic series. You can try to find the six issues separately. I suggest you buy the trade paperback which places all the issues into a single book, and has some extra information. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 buy them an ale, margaretta, or flowers, or all of the above, whichever is appropriate. *grin* Jeanne Mangum tjmangum@ix.netcom.com AuntToastt@aol.com Peter Ferguson Peter_Ferguson@tvo.org Eric Sansoni sanson08@futures.wharton.upenn.edu Alec Usticke uncowen@nai.net uncleowen@aol.com James L. Belcher jlb1@freenet.scri.fsu.edu Aditya Sood asood@pomona.claremont.edu ..sorry, I'm still compiling them...keep your eyes open... --------------------------------------------------------------- There are many online sites for Star Wars. I'm trying to keep a complete list of them. If you know of any other sites, please email the information to : tringali@refine.enet.dec.com If you need help accessing these sites, 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 place to find other Star Wars fans is in the Usenet newsgroup "rec.arts.sf.starwars". It has about 100 posts a day >from dedicated Star Wars fans and is a great source of information and discussion. Soon there will be new newsgroups in which to discuss Star Wars. Look for them over the next few weeks. 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 rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc Miscellaneous topics about SW ----------------- You can use FTP (file transfer protocol) to access : Scott Streeter's SW FTP Archive ftp.wpi.edu (130.215.24.209) ----------------- The WWW (World Wide Web) has many, many Star Wars sites. They have been compiled by Hanspeter Niederstrasser (nieder@phoenix.princeton.edu). You can view his page at http://www.princeton.edu/~nieder/sw/sw.html You can use WWW browsers to access : SW Posters ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/hu/huster/HTML/sw_gallery.html SW Multimedia http://bantha.pc.cc.cmu.edu:1138/SW_HOME.html Norton's Page http://bilbo.mdh.se:1111/english/starwar.html Chris's Page http://coral.bucknell.edu/~anichols/sandcrawler Shu's SW Page http://ece.wpi.edu/~shu/starwars.html New Republic http://erda.rl.af.mil/~bright/homepage.html SW at UPENN http://force.stwing.upenn.edu:8001/~jruspini/starwars.html Ziggies Page http://f_utbserv.adbutb.hks.se/~di4sig/starwars.html Coruscant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~gent/coruscant.html Another Page http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~me94jjc/star-wars.html SW Archive http://pegasus.acs.ttu.edu:80/~z3abd/ Bennett's Page http://phymat.bham.ac.uk/BennetMN/starwars.html Kevin's Page http://paul.spu.edu:80/~kevnord/starwars/ SW Pictures http://scotty.ti1.tu-harburg.de/pics/starwars.html SW Central http://trill.pc.cc.cmu.edu:80/~jkoga/sw_gallery.html SW at UMASS http://twain.oit.umass.edu/~kcm/starwars/index.html Wedge Antilles Page http://vax1.mankato.msus.edu/~wookiee/wdg.html Imperial Network http://wc201.residence.gatech.edu/ Sabacc Home Page http://web.syr.edu/~dasanbor Milhous SW Page http://weber.u.washington.edu/~milhous/starwars.html Becker's Page http://www.calvin.edu/~mbecke69/starwars.html Boba Fett Page http://www.cedarville.edu/~tyler/bobafett.html SW at CMU http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr18/mset/www/starwars.html The SW Bible http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~thurn/SWB/ Rebel Underground http://www.cs.uit.no/~thorr/starwars/starwars.html Collectors Page http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/lopez/collectors.html Evan's Page http://www.cs.utk.edu:80/~ereynold/cgi-bin/main.cgi Mike's Page http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk:80/~esuaf/mag.html Eric's Page http://www.cybernetics.net/users/phrantic/f6.htm Hardware Wars http://www.earthlink.net/~mwp/mwp.html SW at Glasgow http://www.gla.ac.uk/Clubs/StarWars/index.html Order of Right Hand http://www.ida.his.se/~a94rasha/Society.html Lebel's Page http://www.IRO.UMontreal.CA:80/~lebel/Starwars Ray-Traced Art http://www.mbhs.edu/~fwright2/SW.html Vader WWW Server http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/~vkoser/home.html Movies Daily News at Newspage http://www.newspage.com/NEWSPAGE/cgi-bin/walk.cgi/NEWSPAGE/info/d17/d1/d1/ List of all SW sites http://www.princeton.edu/~nieder/sw/sw.html Random House (delrey@randomhouse.com) http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/ List of SW Pages http://www.rpi.edu/~floydj/starwars.html The Sandcrawler http://www.shore.net/~cp/sw/The_Sandcrawler.html Jansen's Page http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~jansen/sw.html SW Pictures http://www.stud.mdh.se:80/~ltd92uks/swpix/ Dark Horse Comics (dhc@teleport.com) http://www.teleport.com/~dhc/ The Dark Side http://www.ts.umu.se:80/~thrawn/darkforce.html SW Page http://www.unisuper.com.au/starwars/ SW Lyrics http://www.usfca.edu/usf/cuevch00/starc1.html Docking Bay 94 http://www.vaultbbs.com/~tjacobs/db94.html The Robot Store http://www.wam.umd.edu/~erikb/robotstore SW Archive http://www.wpi.edu/ftp/starwars Goatbuster's http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/goatbuster/starwars/starwars.html Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Films/Titles/Star_Wars/ SW Collectibles List http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~def/index.html Yavin 4 Page http://yavin4.pc.cc.cmu.edu/scifi.htm ----------------- For Star Wars documents via e-mail, mail here for availability of documents : index@bantha.ps.cc.cmu.edu ----------------- If you would like to be added to the Star Wars Role Playing Gamers mailing list, email "jae+sw-rpg-request@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu" with the subject "GET STARWARS WELCOME". ----------------- To find out more about any people involved in the movies, use one of the two following methods : WWW browser - http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Movies/moviequery.html email - movie@ibmpcug.co.uk with the subject HELP. ----------------- There are usually IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels that discuss Star Wars. You can try to access the following ones : #starwars #starwars1 #jedi #truejedi ----------------- The America Online Star Wars Fan Club is a collection of over 1,100 fans on AOL and the Internet. In addition to message boards and software libraries (at keyword SF), the club holds several online chats, trivia games, and role-playing games each week. If you would like to be added to the AOL Star Wars Fan Club mailing list, email "vader129@aol.com". --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some "offline sites" where you can find Star Wars information: ----------------- You can contact the LucasFilm Fan Club at : The LucasFilm Fan Club P.O. Box 111000, Aurora, CO 80011, USA 1-800-TRUE-FAN Membership is $9.95 a year. 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. This is a great source of information, and I highly recommend it. 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. ------------------ The Star Wars Galaxy Magazine gives useful information on the Star Wars universe and the stories as told through comic books in particular. It is released four times a year and can be found at your local book and comic store. ------------------ This is an unofficial story list and timeline. It has been compiled and maintained by Jake Tringali, with help from Todd (afo4amp@cabell.vcu.edu) Jack (JackCamden@aol.com) Robin (rlh@coventry.ac.uk) Beware : Since all the stories were written by different writers at different times, and writers sometimes make mistakes, there are continuity problems. Just imagine these as legendary stories that may conflict each other at times. Please send any suggestions or corrections to : tringali@refine.enet.dec.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- C=comic B=book M=movie G=game R=radio drama A=animated series C - Tales of the Jedi -- Tom Veitch C - Tales of the Jedi, The Freedon Nadd Uprising -- Tom Veitch C - Tales of the Jedi, Dark Lords of the Sith, Bk.1 -- Tom Veitch B - Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu -- L. Neil Smith B - Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon -- L. Neil Smith B - Lando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka -- L. Neil Smith C - Droids special -- Dan Thorsland C - Droids 6-issue -- Dan Thorsland/Ryder Windham C - Droids ongoing series -- Ryder Windham B - Han Solo at Stars' End -- Brian Daley B - Han Solo's Revenge -- Brian Daley B - Han Solo and the Lost Legacy -- Brian Daley G - X-Wing -- Lawrence Holland/Edward Kilham G - Dark Forces -- Daron Stinnett/Justin Chin M - Star Wars : A New Hope -- George Lucas B - Star Wars : A New Hope -- George Lucas, Alan Dean Foster R - Star Wars : A New Hope -- Brian Daley C - Marvel Comics -- various C - Newspaper strips/Classic Star Wars -- R. Manning, Goodwin/Williamson B - Splinter of the Mind's Eye -- Alan Dean Foster M - Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back -- George Lucas B - Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back -- Donald F. Glut R - Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back -- Brian Daley G - TIE Fighter -- Lawrence Holland/Edward Kilham M - Star Wars : Return of the Jedi -- George Lucas B - Star Wars : Return of the Jedi -- James Kahn B - Glove of Darth Vader -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Lost City of the Jedi -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Zorba the Hutt's Revenge -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Mission from Mount Yoda -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Queen of the Empire -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Prophets of the Dark Side -- Paul and Hollace Davids B - Truce at Bakura -- Kathy Tyers B - The Courtship of Princess Leia -- Dave Wolverton B - Heir to the Empire -- Timothy Zahn B - Dark Force Rising -- Timothy Zahn B - The Last Command -- Timothy Zahn C - Dark Empire -- Tom Veitch C - Dark Empire II -- Tom Veitch B - Jedi Search -- Kevin J. Anderson B - Dark Apprentice -- Kevin J. Anderson B - Champions of the Force -- Kevin J. Anderson B - Children of the Jedi -- Barbara Hambly B - The Crystal Star -- Vonda N. McIntyre B - Ambush at Corellia -- Roger Macbride Allen B - Heirs of the Force -- Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta M - Star Wars Holiday Special (TV) -- unknown A - Ewoks animated series -- unknown A - Droids animated series -- unknown M - Ewoks : Caravan of Courage (TV) -- unknown M - Ewoks : Battle for Endor (TV) -- unknown B - The Maverick Moon -- Walter Wright C - Jabba the Hutt -- Jim Woodring C - Star Comics : Droids -- unknown C - Star Comics : Ewoks -- unknown Coming soon (mostly taken from rumors): M Episode I - George Lucas (1998 ?) M Episode II - George Lucas (2000 ?) M Episode III - George Lucas (2002 ?) B Assault at Selonia - Roger Macbride Allen (July 1995) B Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina - various (July 1995) B X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Michael Stackpole (July 1995) B Shadow Academy - Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta (September 1995) B Showdown at Centerpoint - Roger Macbride Allen (October 1995) B Alien Exodus - Robert Sawyer (October 1995) B Darksaber - Kevin Anderson (October 1995) B Tales from Jabba's Palace - various (December 1995) B The Lost Ones - Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta (December 1995) B Lightsabers - Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta (March 1996) B Shadows of the Empire - Steve Perry (April 1996) B Wedge's Gamble - Mike Stackpole (June 1996) B Untitled - Michael McDowell (July 1996) B Darkest Knight - Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta (July 1996) B Young Jedi Knights #6 - Kevin Anderson and Rebecca Moesta (Sept 1996) B Untitled - Kristen K. Rusch - (Fall 1996) B Rogues Grounded - Mike Stackpole (October 1996) B Untitled - Michael McDowell (November 1996) B Tales of the Bounty Hunters - various (December 1996) B Untitled - Michael McDowell (March 1997) B Hand of Thrawn - Timothy Zahn (December 1997) B Junior Jedi Knights series - K. Anderson, R. Moesta (unknown) B Star Wars Cosmic Science series - K. Anderon, R. Moesta (unknown) B Jaina and the Hanadak - John Whitman (unknown) B Bounty Hunters - unknown (unknown) B Untitled Rogue Squadron - Mike Stackpole (unknown) B The Twins and the Taloden - John Whitman (unknown) B Untitled - Robert Sawyer (unknown) B Untitled - Robert Sawyer (unknown) C River of Chaos 4 issue - Louise Simonson (June 1995) C X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Michael Stackpole (July 1995) C Heir to the Empire 6 issue - Mike Baron (September 1995) C Empire's End (Dark Empire III) 2 issue - Tom Veitch (October 1995) C Boba Fett one issue - John Wagner (November 1995) C Splinter of the Mind's Eye 4 issue - Terry Austin (November 1995) C Tales of Mos Eisley - Bruce Jones (January 1996) C Shadows of the Empire 6 issue - Killian Plunkett (Summer 1996) C Tales...Jedi : Sith War (DLOTS Bk.2) 6 issue - Kevin Anderson (unknown) G Star Wars Graphic Adventure (?) - LucasArts (unknown) G Rebel Assault 2 (?) - LucasArts (unknown) G Millenium Falcon (?) - LucasArts (unknown) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chronological order of stories This is based on research of the stories and other information. If you want to know how a particular story was placed in the timeline, write to : tringali@refine.enet.dec.com Tales of the Jedi -4020 Tales of the Jedi : The Freedon Nadd Uprising -4019.5 Tales of the Jedi : Dark Lords of the Sith, Book 1 -4019 Tales of the Jedi : DLOTS, Book 2 (unknown date) -4018 Star Wars : Episode 1 (1998?) -40 Star Wars : Episode 2 (2000?) -25 Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu -20 Lando Calrissian and the Flame Winds of Oseon -19 Lando Calrissian and the Star Cave of Thon-Boka -18 Star Wars : Episode 3 (2002?) -16 Droids special -5.3 Droids 6-issue -5.2 Droids ongoing series -5.1 Han Solo at Stars' End -5 Han Solo's Revenge -4 Han Solo and the Lost Legacy -2 X-Wing (game) -1 to 2 Dark Forces (game) -1 to 2 Star Wars === Marvel comics 0-6 Newspaper strips/Classic Star Wars 1 Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (July 1995) 1 Splinters of the Mind's Eye 2 River of Chaos (June 1995) 2 The Empire Strikes Back 3 TIE Fighter (game) 3 Shadows of the Empire (1996) 3 Return of the Jedi 4 Truce at Bakura 4.8 Glove of Darth Vader 5.0 Lost City of the Jedi 5.1 Zorba the Hutt's Revenge 5.2 Mission from Mount Yoda 5.3 Queen of the Empire 5.4 Prophets of the Dark Side 5.5 X-Wing Rogue Squadron (July 1995) 7 Courtship of Princess Leia 7-8 Heir to the Empire 9.0 Dark Force Rising 9.6 The Last Command 9.8 Dark Empire 10 Dark Empire II 10.3 Dark Empire III (October 1995) 10.6 Jedi Search 11 Dark Apprentice 11.5 Champions of the Force 12 Darksaber (October 1995) 12.5 Children of the Jedi 13 The Crystal Star 14 Ambush at Corellia 18 Assualt at Selonia (July 1995) 18.3 Showdown at Centerpoint (October 1995) 18.6 Heirs to the Force 24 Star Wars Holiday Special between 1-4 The Maverick Moon after 1 Jabba the Hutt before 4 Ewoks animated series ?? Droids animated series ?? Ewoks : Caravan of Courage ?? Ewoks : Battle for Endor ?? Star Comics : Droids ?? Star Comics : Ewoks ??