Chronological Book List

For all those interested, here is a website pretty much dedicated to the Chronology of the SW books:
zutroy.com
Since I am still a Newbie to all things Star Wars, I don't know how accurate it is, but it is pretty impressive to see how many books have been dedicated to such an awsome story.

It is just a story isn't it?

Story? What are you talking about?

If you start reading the books, start with Shadows of the Empire.

Missed you at the game, man.

OK, here we go. First of all, if you see AHH, it stands for A New Hope, or Episode 4 (the frist movie from 1977). This is the 'zero year' for the timeline. Stories are either so many years before of after ANH.

1. Go here: http://www.theforce.net/timeline/ Once you click there, go to the left and you will see the entire Star Wars timeline divided into eras. click on any of them, and you will find an EXHAUSTIVE list of all written material for that era- including stuff from magazines, kiddie books, comic books, and regular novels. If you are new to Star Wars fiction, you can get lost here (I am no newbie, and I was beginning to get lost). However, what is cool is that there are full color scans of all the covers.

2. Here is a list of the books only (lucky for you, I had this on my hard drive)

44 before ANH
Jedi Apprentice Series

33 before ANH
Darth Maul: Saboteur
Cloak of Deception

32.5 before ANH
Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter

32 before ANH
Episode I: The Phantom Menace

29 before ANH
Rogue Planet

22.5 before ANH
The Approaching Storm

22 before ANH
Episode II: Attack of the Clones

20 before ANH
Episode III:

10-0 before ANH
The Han Solo Trilogy
The Paradise Snare
The Hutt Gambit
Rebel Dawn

5-2 before ANH
The Adventures of Lando Calrissian
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
The Han Solo Adventures
Han Solo and Stars? End
Han Solo?s Revenge
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

0
Episode IV: A New Hope

0-3 after ANH
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
Splinter of the Mind?s Eye

3 after ANH
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Tales of the Bounty Hunters

3.5 after ANH
Shadows of the Empire

4 after ANH
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Tales from Jabba?s Palace
The Bounty Hunter Wars
The Mandalorian Armor
Slave Ship
Hard Merchandise
The Truce at Bakura

6.5-7.5 after ANH
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 after ANH
The Courtship of Princess Leia

9 after ANH
The Thrawn Trilogy
Heir to the Empire
Dark Force Rising
The Last Command
X-Wing: Isard?s Revenge

11 after ANH
I, Jedi
The Jedi Academy Trilogy
Jedi Search
Dark Apprentice
Champions of the Force

12-13 after ANH
Children of the Jedi
Darksaber
Planet of Twighlight
X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar

14 after ANH
The Crystal Star

16-17 after ANH
The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy:
Before the Storm
Shield of Lies
Tyrant?s Test

17 after ANH
The New Rebellion

18 after ANH
The Corellian Trilogy
Ambush at Corellia
Assault at Selonia
Showdown at Centerpoint

19 after ANH
The Hand of Thrawn Duology
Specter of the Past
Vision of the Future

22 after ANH
Junior Jedi Knights Series

23-24 after ANH
Young Jedi Knights Series

25-30 after ANH
The New Jedi Order:
Vector Prime
Dark Tide I: Onslaught
Dark Tide II: Ruin
Agents of Chaos I: Hero?s Trial
Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
Balance Point
Recovery
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 (June-Aug, 2002)
Traitor (October, 2002)
Destiny?s Way (November, 2002)
Force Heretic: Remnant (March-August, 2003)
Force Heretic: Refugee (March-August, 2003)
Force Heretic: Reunion (March-August, 2003)
The Unifying Force (November, 2003)


Try Shadows of the Empire, or The Thrawn Trilogy First. Keep in mind that while this list is in chronological order, the books weren?t written that way. This is why sometimes you will see characters, places, and events from the ?past? referenced in whatever your are reading, and sometimes they are not referenced.

Everything has to go through Lucasfilm Licensing, and they try to keep some continuity.

I have read most of these, but not all. I haven?t