A Media Timeline for the New Stars Wars Continuity

Star Wars Novels

A comprehensive list for the Star Wars reader of all novels, short stories and young adult literature in the new canon. The readings are presented in order as they occur in the Star Wars saga's story line as mush as possible, though some stories overlap and cover long stretches of time. Please note that the motion pictures are inlcuded here in red as a frame of reference relative to literary works.

Year (BBY or ABY) - Title - Date

39 BBY Master & Apprentice novel by Claudia Gray, Apr 16, 2019
32 BBY Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace motion picture, May 19, 1999
28 BBY Queen's Shadow young adult (ages 14-18) novel by E.K. Johnston, March 5, 2019
22 BBY Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones motion picture May 16, 2002
21-17 BBY Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel novel, Nov 15, 2016
19 BBY "Kindred Spirits" short story in Star Wars Insider 159, Jul 21, 2015
19 BBY Dark Disciple novel by Christie Golden, Jul 7, 2015
19 BBY Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith motion picture May 19, 2005
18 BBY Ahsoka young adult (ages 14-18) novel by E.K. Johnston, Oct 11, 2016
17 BBY "The Voice of the Empire" short story in Star Wars Insider 170, Dec 16, 2016
14 BBY "Orientation" a short story in Star Wars Insider 157 Apr 21, 2015
14 BBY Lords of the Sith novel by Paul S. Kemp, Apr 28, 2015
14 BBY "Mercy Mission" a short story in the Rise of the Empire compilation novel, Oct 6, 2015
14 BBY Tarkin novel by James Luceno, Nov 4, 2014
14-4 BBY "TK-462" short story in Star Wars Insider 166 Jun 7, 2016
13 BBY Most Watned young adult novel by Rae Carson, May 25, 2018
13-10 BBY Solo: A Star Wars Story motion picture, May 25, 2018
13-10 BBY Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition novel by Mur Lafferty, Sep 4, 2018
11-2 BBY Thrawn novel by Timothy Zahn, Apr 11, 2017
11 BBY "Bottleneck" short story in the Rise of the Empire compilation novel, Oct 6, 2015
11 A New Dawn novel by John Jackson Miller Sep 2, 2014
11 BBY-5 ABY Lost Stars young adult novel (ages 10-14) by Claudia Gray Sep 4, 2015
10 BBY "The End of History" short story in Star Wars Insider 154 Dec 9, 2014
6 BBY-3 ABY Battlefront: Twilight Company novel by Alxander Freed, Nov 3, 2015
5 BBY "Rebel Bluff" short story in Star Wars Insider 158 June 9, 2015.
3 BBY Leia, Princess of Alderaan novel by Claudia Gray, Sep 1, 2017
-- Thrawn: Alliances novel by Timothy Zahn, Jul 24, 2018
1 BBY Thrawn Treason novel by Timothy Zahn, July 23, 2019
0 BBY Rogue One: A Star Wars Story motion picture, Dec 16, 2016
0 BBY Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novel by Alexander Freed, Dec 16, 2016
0 BBY Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope motion picture May 25, 1977
0 ABY Battlefront II: Inferno Squad novel by Christie Golden, Jul 25, 2017
0 ABY "One Thousand Levels Down" short story in Star Wars Insider 151 Jul 22, 2014
0 ABY Heir to the Jedi novel by Kevin Hearne, Mar 3, 2015
-- "Last Call at the Zero Angle" in Star Wars Insider 156 Mar 10, 2015
3 "Inbrief" short story in Star Wars Insider 161 Nov 10, 2015
4 ABY Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi motion picture, May 25, 1985
4 ABY "Blade Squadron" short story in Star Wars Insider 150 Apr 22, 2014
4 ABY "The Levers of Power" short story in Rise of the Empire novel compilation Oct 6, 2015
4 ABY "Turning Point" short story in Star Wars Insider 169 Dec 2016
4 ABY "Blade Squadron: Zero Hour" short story in Star Wars Insider 160 Sep 8, 2015
4 ABY Alphabet Squadron novel by Alexander Freed, June 11, 2019
4 ABY Aftermath novel, Sep 4, 2015
5 ABY Aftermath: Life Debt novel, May 31, 2016
5 ABY "Blade Squadron: Kuat" short story in Star Wars Insider 168 Aug 31, 2016
5 ABY Aftermath: Empire's End novel, Jan 31, 2017
5 ABY "Blade Squadron: Jakku" short story in Star Wars Insider 171 Apr 12, 2017
7 ABY Last Shot novel by Dan Older, Apr 17, 2018
-- "Scorched" short story in Star Wars Insider 165 Apr 27, 2016
28 Bloodline novel by Claudia Gray, Mar 29, 2016
-- Canto Bight anthology, Dec 5, 2017
-- The Perfect Weapon ebook, Nov 24, 2015
-- High Noon at Jakku ebook, Dec 1, 2015
-- All Creatures Great and Small ebook, Dec 1, 2015
-- The Face of Evil ebook, Dec 1, 2015
-- True Love ebook, Apr 5, 2016
-- The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku ebook, Dec 1, 2015
34 ABY "Bait" short story in Star Wars Insider 162, Dec 22, 2015
34 ABY Phasma novel by Delilah Sawson, Sep 1, 2017
34 ABY Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens motion picture, Dec 18, 2015
34 ABY Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel by Alan Dean Foster, Jan 5, 2016
34 ABY Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire novel by Delilah S. Dawson, August 27, 2019
34 ABY Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi motion picture, Dec 15, 2017
34 ABY The Last Jedi Expanded Edition novel by Jason Fry, Mar 6, 2018
-- Resistance Reborn novel by Rebecca Roanhorse, November 5, 2019
35 ABY Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker motion picture, Dec 20, 2019
35 ABY The Rise of Skywalker Expanded Edition novel by Rae Carson, March 17, 2020