Lit The NU Continuity Timeline/Source List

Eh, the TPBs will be out usually within 3-6 months after the last issue of the arc is released, so that's how I go. I read the individual issues digitally, then buy the trades when those come out.

 

Oh, I'll be likely picking up the trades as well, and keep those on the shelf, and relegating the individuals to a box. Yes, Disney/Lucasfilm/Marvel/Del Rey is getting all my money.

This is after I dumped a HEFTY sum on going to Disney World the other week. Star Tours is awesome. I quite enjoyed seeing the Death Star under construction at Geonosis

 

Lol, I haven't been there in years... which is odd, considering I live only a few hours south of Orlando, plus have good friends who work at the Disney parks and hotels who hook me up with free passes into the parks. I do need to get up there.

 

Year 0 (32 BBY)
Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Year 10 (22 BBY)
Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 4: Geonosis
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x16: "Cat and Mouse"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x16: "Hidden Enemy"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x01: "Clone Cadets"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x03: "Supply Lines"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x01: "Ambush"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x02: "Rising Malevolence"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x03: "Shadow of Malevolence"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x04: "Destroy Malevolence"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x05: "Rookies"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x06: "Downfall of a Droid"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x07: "Duel of the Droids"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x08: "Bombad Jedi"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x09: "Cloak of Darkness"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x10: "Lair of Grievous"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x11: "Dooku Captured"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x12: "The Gungan General"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x13: "Jedi Crash"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x14: "Defenders of Peace"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x15: "Trespass"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x17: "Blue Shadow Virus"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x18: "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x19: "Storm over Ryloth"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x20: "Innocents of Ryloth"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x21: "Liberty on Ryloth"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x01: "Holocron Heist"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x02: "Cargo of Doom"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x03: "Children of the Force"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x17: "Bounty Hunters"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x18: "The Zillo Beast"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x19: "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x04: "Senate Spy"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x05: "Landing at Point Rain"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x06: "Weapons Factory"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x07: "Legacy of Terror"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x08: "Brain Invaders"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x09: "Grievous Intrigue"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x10: "The Deserter"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x11: "Lightsaber Lost"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x12: "The Mandalore Plot"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x13: "Voyage of Temptation"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x14: "Duchess of Mandalore"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x20: "Death Trap"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x21: "R2 Come Home"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x22: "Lethal Trackdown"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x05: "Corruption"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x06: "The Academy"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x07: "Assassin"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x02: "ARC Troopers"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x04: "Sphere of Influence"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x08: "Evil Plans"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 1x22: "Hostage Crisis"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x09: "Hunt for Ziro"

Year 11 (21 BBY)
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x10: "Heroes on Both Sides"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x11: "Pursuit of Peace"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 2x15: "Senate Murders"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x12: "Nightsisters"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x13: "Monster"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x14: "Witches of the Mist"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x15: "Overlords"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x16: "Altar of Mortis"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x17: "Ghosts of Mortis"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x18: "The Citadel"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x19: "Counter Attack"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x20: "Citadel Rescue"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x21: "Padawan Lost"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 3x22: "Wookiee Hunt"
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 5: Felucia
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x01: "Water War"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x02: "Gungan Attack"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x03: "Prisoners"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x04: "Shadow Warrior"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x05: "Mercy Mission"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x06: "Nomad Droids"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x07: "Darkness on Umbara"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x08: "The General"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x09: "Plan of Dissent"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x10: "Carnage of Krell"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x11: "Kidnapped"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x12: "Slaves of the Republic"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x13: "Escape from Kadavo"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x14: "A Friend In Need"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x15: "Deception"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x16: "Friends and Enemies"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x17: "The Box"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x18:"Crisis on Naboo"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x19: "Massacre"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x20: "Bounty"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x21: "Brothers"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 4x22: "Revenge"

Year 12 (20 BBY)
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x02: "A War on Two Fronts"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x03: "Front Runners"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x04: "The Soft War"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x05: "Tipping Points"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x06: "The Gathering"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x07: "A Test of Strength"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x08: "Bound for Rescue"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x09: "A Necessary Bond"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x10: "Secret Weapons"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x11: "A Sunny Day in the Void"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x12: "Missing in Action"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x13: "Point of No Return"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x01: "Revival"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x14: "Eminence"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x15: "Shades of Reason"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x16: "The Lawless"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x17: "Sabotage"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x18: "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x19: "To Catch a Jedi"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 5x20: "The Wrong Jedi"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x01: "The Unknown"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x02: "Conspiracy"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x03: "Fugitive"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x04: "Orders"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x05: "An Old Friend"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x06: "The Rise of Clovis"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x07: "Crisis at the Heart"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x08: "The Disappeared, Part I"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x09: "The Disappeared, Part II"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x10: "The Lost One"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x11: "Voices"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x12: "Destiny"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars 6x13: "Sacrifice"
Star Wars - The Clone Wars Story Reel 1: "A Death on Utapau" (Link)
Star Wars - The Clone Wars Story Reel 2: "In Search of the Crystal" (Link)
Star Wars - The Clone Wars Story Reel 3: "Crystal Crisis" (Link)
Star Wars - The Clone Wars Story Reel 4: "The Big Bang" (Link)
Star Wars - Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #1
Star Wars - Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #2
Star Wars - Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #3
Star Wars - Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #4
Star Wars - Dark Disciple** (7/7/2015)

Year 13 (19 BBY)
Star Wars - A New Dawn (Prologue)
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 6: Kashyyyk
Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars - Kanan #1, "The Last Padawan, Part I"** (4/1/2015)
Star Wars - Kanan #2, "The Last Padawan, Part II"** (5/6/2015)
Star Wars - Kanan #3, "The Last Padawan, Part III"** (6/??/2015)
Star Wars - Kanan #4, "The Last Padawan, Part IV"** (7/??/2015)
Star Wars - Kanan #5, "The Last Padawan, Part V"** (8/??/2015)

Year ?? (?? BBY)
Star Wars Insider #156 - "Last Call at the Zero Angle"** (3/11/2015)
Star Wars Insider #157 - "Orientation"** (4/21/2015)
Star Wars - Lords of the Sith** (4/21/2015)

Year 18 (14 BBY)
Star Wars - Tarkin

Year 21 (11 BBY)
Star Wars - A New Dawn (Chapters 1-57)

Year ?? (?? BBY)
Star Wars Insider #154 - "The End of History"

Year 26 (6 BBY)
Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Edge of the Galaxy (Prologue, Part 1)

Year 27 (5 BBY)
Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Edge of the Galaxy (Parts 2-4)
HoloNet News Report - Imperial Registration Program
HoloNet News Report - Wookiee Revolt Quelled on Kashyyyk
HoloNet News Special Report - Lothal Jobless Rates Hit All-time Low
HoloNet News Special Report - Controversial Statue Finally Destroyed
HoloNet News Special Report - Rise in Citizen Reporting Results in Captured Criminals
HoloNet News Special Report - Empire Ensures New Affordable Housing on Lothal
HoloNet News Special Report - Famed Imperial Pilot Moves to Lothal
HoloNet News Special Report - Journalists Across Galaxy Join Press Corps
HoloNet Breaking News - Unauthorized Mining Operation Halted
HoloNet News Special Report - Community Leaders Discuss Capital City Improvements
HoloNet Special Report - Mas Amedda Receives Governor Arihnda Pryce for Lothal Report
Star Wars - Rebels: "The Machine in the Ghost"
Star Wars - Rebels: "Art Attack"
Star Wars - Rebels: "Entanglement"
Star Wars - Rebels: Ezra's Gamble
Star Wars - Rebels: "Property of Ezra Bridger"
Star Wars - Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars - Rebels 1x01: "Droids in Distress"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x02: "Fighter Flight"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x03: "Rise of the Old Masters"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x04: "Breaking Ranks"
Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Rebel in the Ranks** (3/3/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels 1x05: "Out of Darkness"
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #1, "Ring Race"
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #2, "Learning Patience"** (2/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #3, "????"** (3/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #4, "????"** (4/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #5, "????"** (5/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #6, "????"** (6/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #7, "????"** (7/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #8, "????"** (8/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #9, "????"** (9/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #10, "????"** (10/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #11, "????"** (11/??/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels Magazine #12, "????"** (12/??/2015)

Year 28 (4 BBY)
Star Wars - Rebels 1x06: "Empire Day"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x07: "Gathering Forces"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x08: "Path of the Jedi"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x09: "Idiot's Array"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x10: "Vision of Hope"
Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Book 3 ????** (7/7/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Book 4 ????** (10/6/2015)
Star Wars - Rebels 1x11: "Call to Action"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x12: "Rebel Resolve"
Star Wars - Rebels 1x13: "Fire Across the Galaxy"** (3/2/2015)

Year 32 (0 BBY)
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 1: Tatooine
Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope

Year 32 (0 ABY)
Star Wars - Princess Leia #1** (3/4/2015)
Star Wars - Princess Leia #2** (3/18/2015)
Star Wars - Princess Leia #3** (4/15/2015)
Star Wars - Princess Leia #4** (5/27/2015)
Star Wars - Princess Leia #5** (6/??/2015)
Star Wars - "One Thousand Levels Down" (Star Wars Insider #151)
Star Wars - Heir to the Jedi** (3/3/2015)
Star Wars #1, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part I"
Star Wars #2, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part II"
Star Wars #3, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part III"** (3/11/2015)
Star Wars #4, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV"** (4/22/2015)
Star Wars #5, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part V"** (5/20/2015)
Star Wars #6, "Book I: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI"** (6/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #1, "Book I: Vader, Part I" (pg. 16-26, 1-15, 27-31)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #2, "Book I: Vader, Part II"** (2/25/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #3, "Book I: Vader, Part III"** (3/25/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #4, "Book I: Vader, Part IV"** (4/8/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #5, "Book I: Vader, Part V"** (5/13/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #6, "Book I: Vader, Part VI"** (6/??/2015)
Star Wars #7, "Book II: ????, Part I"** (7/??/2015)
Star Wars #8, "Book II: ????, Part II"** (8/??/2015)
Star Wars #9, "Book II: ????, Part III"** (9/??/2015)
Star Wars #10, "Book II: ????, Part IV"** (10/??/2015)
Star Wars #11, "Book II: ????, Part V"** (11/??/2015)
Star Wars #12, "Book II: ????, Part VI"** (12/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #7, "Book II: Vader, Part I"** (7/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #8, "Book II: Vader, Part II"** (8/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #9, "Book II: Vader, Part III"** (9/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #10, "Book II: Vader, Part IV"** (10/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #11, "Book II: Vader, Part V"** (11/??/2015)
Star Wars - Darth Vader #12, "Book II: Vader, Part VI"** (12/??/2015)
Star Wars - Commander
Star Wars - Battlefront** (2015?)

Year 35 (3 ABY)
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 2: Hoth
Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Year 36 (4 ABY)
Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars - Galactic Defense Planet No. 3: Endor
Star Wars - "Blade Squadron, Part 1" (Star Wars Insider #149)
Star Wars - "Blade Squadron, Part 2" (Star Wars Insider #150)

Year ?? (?? ABY)
Star Wars - Journey to Episode VII: The Fall of the Empire / The Rise of the Rebellion** (9/2015)
Star Wars - Journey to Episode VII: Luke Skywalker** (9/2015)
Star Wars - Journey to Episode VII: Han Solo** (9/2015)
Star Wars - Journey to Episode VII: Princess Leia** (9/2015)

Year 66 (34 ABY)
Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens** (December 18, 2015)

Year ?? (?? ABY)
Star Wars - Episode VIII** (2017?)
Star Wars - Episode IX** (2019?)

 

This is my attempt at the timeline/chronology of the new Star Wars universe, including all canon material (except novelizations/adaptations of existing works, since they don't really add any new story material... I know some may disagree with that, but the additions in the adaptations are usually so minimal they don't have any effect on the larger narrative... and as the Story Group themselves have said, the novelizations are canon except when they aren't... which indicates to me that the only stuff that's actually canon are the films--well, and everything else, but regarding the adaptations, the films override them, and in my opinion the adaptations are unnecessary in that regard).

Anyway...

It includes all ten films (the three trilogies and The Clone Wars movie) in bold black text. Once titles are announced for Episodes XIII and IX and the spin off films, those will also be added.

The television series (The Clone Wars, Rebels) are in bold gray text.

The novels are in bold italicized blue text. Short stories are in italicized regular blue text.

And the comic books by Marvel (and the one canon Dark Horse tale, Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir) are in bold italicized green text.

Any future video games that are official canon will be included in bold red text.

Anything that hasn't been released yet is placed tentatively until its release, and is marked with ** to reflect that, followed by its listed release date in parentheses.


In some cases, I have broken up certain novels by chapter/part to account for passage of time (for instance, Star Wars - A New Dawn and Star Wars - Rebels: Servants of the Empire - Edge of the Galaxy), as well as the comic books by page number when necessary (like the Star Wars - Darth Vader #1 comic).

 

Learning Patience is now in circulation. i wondered what everyone's views were for placement.

As with what is likely to be a theme with these comics they are all very self contained with seemingly limited links to the series.

i wondered if because in this comic we see Ezra struggling with even to move the cups with the force, then it becomes early on and possible before Ring Race where we can see Ezra (with the help of Kanan) move an asteroid.

 

Updated the chart slightly. Placed 'Last Call At The Zero Angle' following the present comics, but prior to ESB, as the latest promo for it noted it took place in 'the classic era'. Will tweak as needed if more info becomes available.

 

I mentioned this in the Princess Leia thread, but I think it' worth placing here as well:

I love how it appears that we are going to have a very tight post-ANH narrative timeline for what's coming out right now in all media:

1. Princess Leia (beginning with literally the final moment of ANH and moving onward in the moments following that)
2. Heir to the Jedi
3. Star Wars / Darth Vader

I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Princess Leia limited was replaced with a Han Solo limited that was parallel to the events in Leia. It seems Leia, Han, and Luke are off doing their own thing immediately after ANH, and the story launching Marvel's Star Wars is sort of their first reunited mission working together since the Death Star Escape.

This is very smart, having everything at the beginning packed in so tight. It keeps the ability for them to tell a continuing, planned out, and cohesive/coherent narrative over all media covering the next 3 years of story time.

For the creators to be able to do this with all of the Prequels/OT/CW/Rebels/TFA/Stand-Alone general knowledge available, as well as knowledge of what other work is being done by the other storytelling branches, and without needing to shoe-horn or allow for stories done in an earlier era, makes this particularly exciting from a narrative perspective for me.

The events in characterization in Tarkin, Rebels, and Darth Vader (with the new role for Tagge) have already, combined, made the Death Star Board Room scenes in ANH spark with far more tension for me.

The point: For those wondering, following the threads in the Story Group Canon material has already been quite rewarding for me as a Star Wars fan. And it's barely begun.

 

Where's everybody getting the Star Wars Rebels Magazine from?

 

I get it from newsstand.co.uk. It's not cheap but the best I could find at the time.

 

I think I'll wait for something cheaper!

 

Just curious, do the mobile games even have enough story to be considered canon? I haven't tried any of them out....

 

Star Wars Commander does have a very, very loose story when playing the "campaign mode." I'm not sure if Galactic Defense has any story at all to speak of.

In any event, the canon status of the mobile games is...not entirely clear. Gamespot did an article about Commander, where the following is said:

Since we were already talking about story, I had to ask: is Star Wars: Commander going to be considered canon? After all, Disney and Lucasfilm said back in April that Star Wars games would be considered canonical going forward. The answer? Yes and no. While you'll encounter famous Star Wars icons like Han Solo and travel to places like Tatooine with its Tusken Raiders, those elements are of course canon, but the player-created situations are not.​

​

"I think what we at Lucas....we have a story team that we work very closely here with," Lucasfilm executive producer Matt Fillbrandt says. "And I think games offer a unique opportunity for storytelling that you don't necessarily get of other, linear storytelling devices like books or TV shows or movies; which is exciting in that we have the opportunity have player choice like we have with this game. Am I going to be on the Rebel side or the Empire? So we don't really look at it from a canonical standpoint because the player is effectively making up their story and their experience."​

That's what there is to go on. You'll meet plenty of people here who see that as confirmation that "elements" of the games, such as characters or vehicles featured in them, are canon; I'm sure plenty of people see that as confirmation of the opposite. Both sides can take something from it to support their view. The story group has been silent except for a non-answer from Leland on Twitter which didn't really help much. So in lieu of any other official clarification, we pretty much just have to take that and run with it the best we can.

 

Heir to the Jedi (prior to events of Marvel's Star Wars #1) and Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks (parallel to the 'Breaking Ranks' episode of Rebels) are both out today!

Princess Leia #1 (beginning in the closing moments of ANH) is out tomorrow.


Enjoy!

 

Question...

Do we know for a fact that episode 3 is 'exactly' 19 years before Yavin? By the previously established timeline, I believe it was about half way into year 19BBY, meaning it was closer to 19.5 years before Yavin... which would place the Empire day episode more like 4.5 BBY, and the start of the show was probably a much closer to exact 5BBY, this would mean the switch from 5-4BBY happened before Empire day, probably very early on...

Now, to compare that with the post Episode I dating scheme... as far as I know, Episode 3 probably was exactly 13 years after Episode I, but is Episode IV exactly 32 years after it? I believe the idea of Empire Day in Rebels being 28 years later from Ep I should be accurate. With Ep IV, it could be closer to 32.5 in reality (which can still be labeled as year 32, I think?)

These are issues I'd like to see addressed at some point, and why I enjoyed having a somewhat more precise chronology in the old EU. We know that the clone wars lasted 3 years almost to the day, so the gap between 2 and 3 is clear, but how do the other films relate to that?

 

No, we don't. The canon timeline is not yet that detailed. We basically have rough dates for everything right now. We know ANH happened "19 years after ROTS," for example, but a greater degree of detail than that doesn't exist yet except in a scant few cases. Frankly, it's not entirely clear yet if the canon timeline will even use the calendar developed for the EU or if something new will develop.

 

It seems that Heir to the Jedi takes place closer to ESB than it does to ANH.

 

HttJ is confirmed as taking place in this placement, weeks to a month or two after Yavin:

A New Hope
(Marvel) Princess Leia (begins during the final scene of ANH)
Heir to the Jedi (weeks after)
(Marvel) Star Wars / Darth Vader (beginning within the first few months following ANH)

 

So HttJ takes place prior to what we see in the Star Wars comics? I thought the comics took place immediately after Yavin.

 

In the book, Luke hasn't heard Ben's voice since Yavin. In the end of issue 1 of the Star Wars comic, Luke hear's Ben's voice. The authors have confirmed this is one of the key chronological markers for it.

 

Of course. Mind you, it doesn't affect the placement of much... mostly Rebels, since Rebels actually has a clear 15 year after Ep III placement date, just not at the start of the series.

My guess was, as I said, Rebels starts at the tail end of what we used to know as 5BBY, or maybe about year 27.5 after Naboo... and then by Empire Day we're exactly 28 years after Naboo, with Ep IV being another 4 and a half years away. Of course, for all we know, that could all be proven wrong later (or never clarified at all), but that's the assumption I'll go with until further notice. I hope each season gets us closer and closer to Ep IV though. It'd be nice to see each season cover roughly a year or so, with maybe a little less if it goes beyond 5 seasons.

 

I found it interesting that in Rebels Recon, FPJ said something along the lines of that Season 2 begins, "Exactly where you would want it to".

 

Immediately after Fire Across the Galaxy then? (just my opinion, but probably won't happen)

 

I know we only have three canon novels officially released so far, but I really hope they start adding a timeline soon at the beginning of every book like the EU books had.

 

it would be interesting if any new list at the front of the book would include Jason Fry's books as well and the other junior novelizations, or would it just stick to the "adult" novels. also it may clarify the dating issues mentioned above.