Because it was requested of us at Ossus Academy many times, we’ve put together a timeline of Star Wars novels and comics for all of you. Now, this isn’t an exhaustive list of every book or comic ever published. Instead, it’s our list of things that we feel are essential for fans to read. The following pieces of literature listed are either very important lore-wise, or we felt that they were really awesome and people should definitely read them.
Note: Dates are listed as either BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) or ABY (After).
| 36,453 – 25,793 BBY | Dawn of the Jedi |
| 5,000 – 4,975 BBY | Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith |
| Tales of the Jedi: Fall of the Sith Empire | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior | |
| 4,000 – 3,986 BBY | Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic |
| Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising | |
| Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith | |
| Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War | |
| Tales of the Jedi: Redemption | |
| 3,964 -3,963 BBY | Knights of the Old Republic |
| 3,962 BBY | Knights of the Old Republic: War |
| 3,960 BBY | Lost Tribe of the Sith: Purgatory |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sentinel | |
| 3,954 -3,950 BBY | The Old Republic: Revan |
| 3,953 BBY | The Old Republic: Deceived |
| 3,000 BBY | Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets | |
| 1,032 BBY | Knight Errant (comics and novel) |
| 1,003 -1,000 BBY | Darth Bane: Path of Destruction |
| 1,000 BBY | Jedi vs. Sith |
| 1,000 – 980 BBY | Darth Bane: Rule of Two |
| Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil | |
| 67 -19 BBY | Republic |
| 27 BBY | Outbound Flight |
| 22 BBY | Republic Commando: Hard Contact |
| 21 BBY | Republic Commando: Triple Zero |
| Republic Commando: True Colors | |
| 19 BBY | Labyrinth of Evil |
| Republic Commando: Order 66 | |
| Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader | |
| Imperial Commando: 501st | |
| Dark Times | |
| 10 BBY | The Paradise Snare |
| 5 BBY | The Hutt Gambit |
| 2 BBY | Rebel Dawn |
| 1 – 0 BBY | Empire |
| 0.5 ABY | Allegiance |
| Choices of One | |
| 0 ABY | Rebellion |
| 0 ABY – 4 ABY | Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina |
| 3.5 ABY | Shadows of the Empire (comics and novel) |
| 5 ABY | Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction |
| 6.5 – 7.5 ABY | X-Wing: Rogue Squadron |
| X-Wing: Wedge’s Gamble | |
| X-Wing: The Krytos Trap | |
| X-Wing: The Bacta War | |
| X-Wing: Wraith Squadron | |
| X-Wing: Iron Fist | |
| X-Wing: Solo Command | |
| 8 ABY | The Courtship of Princess Leia |
| 9 ABY | Heir to the Empire |
| Dark Force Rising | |
| The Last Command | |
| X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge | |
| 10 ABY | Dark Empire |
| Dark Empire II | |
| 11 ABY | Empire’s End |
| Crimson Empire | |
| Crimson Empire II | |
| Jedi Search | |
| Dark Apprentice | |
| Champions of the Force | |
| I, Jedi | |
| 13 ABY | X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar |
| 18 ABY | Ambush at Corellia |
| Assault at Selonia | |
| Showdown at Centerpoint | |
| 19 ABY | Specter of the Past |
| Vision of the Future | |
| Union | |
| 22 ABY | Survivor’s Quest |
| 23 -24 ABY | Young Jedi Knights Series |
| 25-29 ABY | Vector Prime (The start of the New Jedi Order series) |
| Dark Tide I: Onslaught | |
| Dark Tide II: Ruin | |
| Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial | |
| Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse | |
| Balance Point | |
| 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 | |
| Force Heretic I: Remnant | |
| Force Heretic II: Refugee | |
| Force Heretic III: Reunion | |
| The Final Prophecy | |
| The Unifying Force (End of the NJO) | |
| 35 – 36 ABY | The Joiner King |
| The Unseen Queen | |
| The Swarm War | |
| 40 – 41 ABY | Betrayal (Start of Legacy of the Force) |
| Bloodlines | |
| Tempest | |
| Exile | |
| Sacrifice | |
| Inferno | |
| Fury | |
| Revelation | |
| Invincible (End of LotF) | |
| 41 ABY | Crosscurrent |
| Riptide | |
| 43 – 44 ABY | Outcast (Start of Fate of the Jedi) |
| Omen | |
| Abyss | |
| Backlash | |
| Allies | |
| Vortex | |
| Conviction | |
| Ascension | |
| Apocalypse (End of FotJ) | |
| 130 – 138 ABY | Legacy |
| 138 ABY | Legacy: War |
| Non-canon | Star Wars: Tales |
| Tag and Bink comics | |
| Infinities comics |
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Thanks guys so much. great show and keep up the good work, looking forward to the next class!