Lit Books Star Wars Timelines (DK reference book, April 2023)

The product of five authors (Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Amy Richau, Cole Horton, and Clayton Sandell), Star Wars Timelines is currently slated for release on February 7, 2023.

Cover:

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Interior pages and galaxy map shown at SWCA 2022:

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Interior pages shown at NYCC 2022:

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I'll be watching this to see if 0 ABY still exists.

 

Per previously released preview pages, 0 ABY does exist - it's 0 BBY that has gone away.

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Do we know what TV series' its going to cover? I know the Mandalorian, but Boba Fett, Obi-Wan and Andor too? Or did it go into production before those?

 

You had me at "Fry reference book."

 

DK always does great books so definitely will be buying this one.

 

A nd then this one again with 3 new pages. And then that one again with yet three more new pages. And then this one again with no more pages but reformatted so that pictures and textblocks are in different places. And last but not least, this one in a collected box set with other likewise themed books by DK with no new pages but a bonus poster that also is online for free.

 

There are references on the preview page above to Shadow of the Sith, and that was released a few days after the final episode of Obi-Wan, so as far as TV series go I think it's logical that it would probably cover at least up to Obi-Wan. As far as Andor goes, if I'm not mistaken this book was originally supposed to release next month, and Andor season 1 would have still been ongoing as of that original release date. So personally I would not expect this to cover Andor.

On the other hand, Kristin Baver's DK book Skywalker: A Family at War book contained a subtle reference to the final episode of Obi-Wan well over a year before that episode aired, so the writers do have access to upcoming scripts. Or, maybe the three month delay will allow the writers to fit it in? I guess we'll find out in February!

 

Amazon lists this book as coming out in April, yet the newest issue of Insider says it comes out in February. I wonder which it's supposed to be?

 

I'd go by Amazon as the info might have changed while Insider was being printed.

 

Amazon has a handful of new preview pages up, covering portions of Light of the Jedi, Fallen Order, the Mandalorian, and Obi-Wan Kenobi's timeline (including references to the Kenobi series and the semi-recent Padawan novel).

 

Though interestingly it calls Lenahra "Jolenra"; possibly an earlier name for the planet? Which might suggest these pages aren't the final ones.

It's also slightly odd that the Tantive IV jumps from the Battle of Scarif in 1 BBY but arrives at Tatooine an hour later in "0". Surely the days leading up to the Battle of Yavin should still be 1 BBY, including the preceding events in ANH?

 

The weird thing about that is, it's a change from the original version of that preview page, which actually did list those events as occurring in 1 BBY:



Also, "0" as opposed to "0 ABY" is another change from the original set of preview pages. I'm hoping this all makes a bit more sense in the finished book.

 

Yes, April 25 per Amazon.

 

Main thing I want out of this is for it to confirm how much time has passed in the Mandoverse

 

I was hyped for the book...

great authors, epic map... but the more preview pages they show the more my exitement is killed actually. Terrible DK design, useless pictures, timelines in odd shapes and with not enough dates on it if any at all and uncertain if distances on the timeline can be measured to arrive at exact dates where none is given. Even text bubbles so far look not interesting and as if there is no new intel.

So what can we expect of it actually still? No big jumps maybe but what are the most likely/largest takeaways we can expect?

 

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Oh, fascinating. Here I thought they were likely going to put the sith's entire history into the thousand year period that Lucas described.

Well, admittedly books of this type are easy to retcon if they ever make a movie or something that contradicts it, but it does look like for now they are going for an extended conflict or series of conflicts.