• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 4 years after ANH (or 1 year after ESB)
• SOURCE:  the novelization of ROJ places these events at 6 months after ESB ("Han squinted up at the dim form above him.  'I can't see ... What's happening?'  He was, understandably, disoriented, after having been in suspended animation for six of this desert planet's months—a period that was, to him, timeless."); other official publications, however, place these events a full year after ESB
• MEDIUM:
• Third Star Wars motion picture (20th Century Fox, 1983)
• Sequel to Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back
• RELEASE HISTORY:
• Released 25 May 1983
• Re-released (20th Century Fox, 14 March 1997) as part of the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition with enhanced special effects, a new ending, and 2 minutes of new footage added
• AUTHORS/DIRECTOR/PRODUCERS:
• Story by George Lucas
• Screenplay written by Lawrence Kasdan & George Lucas
• Directed by Richard Marquand
• Produced by Howard Kazanjian
• Executive produced by George Lucas
• Special Edition produced by Rick McCallum
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Screenplays
• Novelizations
• Audio Books
• Radio Dramas
• Comic Books
• Computer Games (coming soon!)
• SUMMARY:
• Luke Skywalker defeats Darth Vader and the Emperor; the Rebel fleet destroys the second Death Star.
• "THE EMPIRE FALLS. ... The Millennium Falcon flashes through hyperspace and creatures from all over the galaxy defy the Galactic Empire in this stunning chapter of the Star Wars saga. After rescuing Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) from certain doom at the hands of crime lord Jabba the Hutt, Luke (Mark Hamill) rejoins Yoda. Only by completing his Jedi training can he become a true Jedi Knight and defeat Darth Vader and the dark side of the Force. With favorites like Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, plus the small but stalwart Ewoks, Return of the Jedi takes the Star Wars adventure to new heights of excitement." (From the back of the THX Widescreen Edition of Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Stories revolve around the Jabba the Hutt sequence in ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 19-story anthology (Bantam, December 1995)

• EDITOR:
• Edited by Kevin J. Anderson
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina and Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters in the special collector's hardcover Star Wars: Tales (Guild America Books, 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Stories of aliens and characters seen in Jabba the Hutt's palace in ROJ.
• "In the dusty heat of a twin-sunned Tatooine lives the wealthiest gangster in a hundred worlds, master of a vast crime empire and keeper of a vicious, flesh-eating monster for entertainment (and disposal of his enemies).  Bloated and sinister, Jabba the Hutt might have made a good joke—if he weren't so dangerous.  A cast of soldiers, spies, assassins, scoundrels, bounty hunters, and pleasure seekers have come to his palace, and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story.  Some of them may even live to tell it. ..." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• During the Jabba the Hutt sequence in ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Pop-up book (Little, Brown, October 1996)
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta
• Illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie
• SUMMARY:
• Mingle with galactic gangsters, bounty hunters, and criminal scum in Jabba the Hutt's palace; accompanied by music, lights, and sound effects.
• "Jabba the Hutt has lost his lucky charm somewhere in the palace, and he'll be very unhappy if Jubnuk the Gamorrean guard can't find it for him.  Jubnuk knows he isn't too bright, but he figures it can't be that hard to find a simple talisman ... or can it? If Jabba could just give him a little more information about his good-luck charm—after he's finished talking with that important-looking Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, of course. ..." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Jabba's Palace Pop-Up Book)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after Jabba the Hutt's death in ROJ, with flashbacks to just after ANH
• NOTE: this series takes place during the events of ROJ, as the Emperor has not yet died
• MEDIUM:
• Novel (Bantam, June 1998)
• AUTHOR:
• Written by K.W. Jeter
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters War—Book One: The Mandalorian Armor (audio book, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, June 1998)
• Performed by Anthony Heald
• SUMMARY:
• "He's the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy.  He is Boba Fett, and even the most hardened criminals tremble at his name.  Now he faces the deadliest challenge of his infamous career—an all-out war against his most dangerous enemies.  As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other.  Only the strongest and most ruthless will survive, and they can be used against the Rebellion.  It's a job for the fiercely independent Boba Fett, who jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals.  But Fett soon realizes the game is rigged, as he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire's dark heart.  Boba Fett has always finished first.  And in this game, anything less is death."  (From the back cover of Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters War—Book One: The Mandalorian Armor)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after Jabba the Hutt's death in ROJ, with flashbacks to just after ANH
• NOTE: this series takes place during the events of ROJ, as the Emperor has not yet died
• MEDIUM:
• Novel (Bantam, October 1998)
• Sequel to Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars—Book One: The Mandalorian Armor
• AUTHOR:
• Written by K.W. Jeter
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters War—Book Two: Slave Ship (audio book, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, October 1998)
• Performed by Anthony Heald
• SUMMARY:
• "He's both feared and admired, respected and despised.  Boba Fett is the galaxy's most successful bounty hunter.  Now he finds himself the hunted in the oldest game of all:  survival of the fittest.  The once powerful Bounty Hunter's Guild has been shattered into warring factions.  Now the posting of an enormous bounty on a renegade Imperial stormtrooper is about to start a frenzy of murderous greed.  Hoping to fuel rumors of his death, Boba Fett abandons his ship, Slave I, and sets out to claim the prize.  Yet his every move leads him closer to a trap set by the cunning Prince Xizor.  Fett will die before becoming Xizor's pawn in the Emperor's war against the Rebels.  And he may have to.  For in order to gain his freedom he must outwit a sentient weapon that feeds on human spirits.  Then he must escape a galaxy of deadly enemies who want to make the rumors of his death a reality."  (From the back cover of Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars—Book Two: Slave Ship)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after Jabba the Hutt's death in ROJ, with flashbacks to just after ANH
• NOTE: this series takes place during the events of ROJ, as the Emperor has not yet died
• MEDIUM:
• Novel (Bantam, June 1999)
• Sequel to Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars—Book Two: Slave Ship
• AUTHOR:
• Written by K.W. Jeter
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters War—Book Three: Hard Merchandise (audio book, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, June 1999)
• Performed by Anthony Heald
• SUMMARY:
• "Feared and admired, respected and despised, Boba Fett enjoys a dubious reputation as the galaxy's most successful bounty hunter.  Yet even a man like Boba Fett can have one too many enemies. ...  When Boba fett stumbles across evidence implicating Prince Xizor in the murder of Luke Skywalker's aunt and uncle, Fett makes himself an enemy even he fears: the unknown mastermind behind a monstrous deception, who will kill to hide his tracks.  Fett also finds himself in possession of an amnesiac young woman named Neelah, who may be the key to the mystery—or a decoy leading Fett into a murderous ambush.  Fett's last hope is to run through the list of Xizor's hidden enemies.  And since Xizor's hidden enemies are almost as legion as Fett's, the chance of survival is slim—even for someone as skilled and relentless as Boba Fett."  (From the back cover of Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars—Book Three: Hard Merchandise)

Star Wars: Mara Jade
By the Emperor's Hand

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• During and after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 7-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1998-1999)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Issue #0: July 1998; only available in its original format with animation and sound effects on the Official Star Wars Website.
• Issues #1-6: monthly, August 1998 - January 1999
• Issues #0-6: collected in the trade paperback Star Wars: Mara Jade—By the Emperor's Hand (September 1999)

• SUMMARY:
• [plot summary NA]

Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Immediately after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Novel (Bantam, January 1994)
• AUTHOR:
• Written by Kathy Tyers
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura (audio book, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, 1994)
• Performed by Anthony Heald
• SUMMARY:
• Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance battle against the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium.
• "No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a call for help from a far-flung Imperial outpost. Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to meet the Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders who, once allied with the now dead Emperor, are approaching Imperial space with only one goal: total domination. Princess Leia sees the mission as an opportunity to achieve a diplomatic victory for the Alliance. But it assumes even greater importance when a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke Skywalker with the message that he must go to Bakura—or risk losing everything the Rebels have fought so desperately to achieve. Even as the Alliance arrives, the aliens have almost overcome the Bakura Imperial garrison, whose desperate commander will accept help from any quarter—even Rebel—against an insidious foe that enslaves human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction. While marshaling the tattered Imperial forces, Luke, Han Solo, and Princess Leia must win the trust and cooperation of the Bakurans. For although Imperial Governor Nereus has granted the Rebels temporary amnesty there is the possibility of treachery among those whose first allegiance lies with the Empire. On the eve of the final explosive onslaught, Rebel and Imperial forces must finally come to terms with each other ... or lose the entire galaxy to the hideous servitude promised by a victorious alien enemy. Capturing the sweep and excitement of the original Star Wars saga, The Truce at Bakura plants a seed of hope for peace, sees the formation of a timeless love, and stands witness to a Jedi's undying sacrifice to defend humanity against an alien nemesis." (From the dust jacket of Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura)

Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• "One-shot" comic (Dark Horse Comics, February 1995)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Originally published as Star Wars #98 (Marvel Comics Group, 1985)
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by Archie Goodwin
• Illustrated by Al Williamson
• SUMMARY:
• Han Solo plays guardian to two children who are heirs to a large mining colony about to be taken over by a greedy businessman.

Star Wars: The Jabba Tape

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• "One-shot" comic (Dark Horse Comics, December 1998)
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by John Wagner
• Illustrated by Kilian Plunkett
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Originally published in issue #13 of Star Wars Galaxy Magazine (Topps Publishing Company, Winter 1997) and issues #1-3 of Star Wars Galaxy Collector (Topps Publishing Company, Spring/Summer/Fall 1998)
• SUMMARY:
• "Spiker took a blaster bolt during the mad rush for Han Solo's carbonite-frozen body on the salt flats near Jabba's palace.  Big Gizz was crowned by Jix down in Beggar's Canyon.  But swoop scum are made of tougher stuff ... or maybe they're just too stupid to stay down."  (From the crawl text of Star Wars: The Jabba Tape)

Star Tours

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Soon after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Disney World attraction (Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd, 1987)
• AUTHOR:
• Script written by [unknown]
• Click here for the full ride script
• SUMMARY:
• C-3PO and R2-D2 guide you to a galactic tour of the Star Wars universe; your droid pilot, Rex, takes a wrong turn and exposes the small tour ship to danger and excitement.

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• Approximately one month after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• "One-shot" comic (Dark Horse Comics, September 1995)
• Prequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Rebel Opposition
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Ryder Windham
• Illustrated by John Nadeau (p) & Monty Sheldon (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• This 16-page comic, created exclusively for Kellogg's, was offered free-in-mail with an Official Order Form from 15 oz. and 19.1 oz. boxes of Kellogg's Apple Jacks^® cereal that carried the advertisement; the advertisement is found only on the side panel of Apple Jacks^® boxes that were produced from September through December 1995
• Collected with issues #1-4 of Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Battleground: Tatooine in the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Battleground: Tatooine (Dark Horse Comics, April 1998)
• SUMMARY:
• Wedge Antilles saves a people but destroys their grandest monument in the process.
• "May the Force Be With You!  Free-in-mail Star Wars Dark Horse Comics comic book — When the Empire threatens to conquer the people of Tandankin, the battle-hardened pilots of X-wing Rogue Squadron blast off for adventure!  They're taking back the galaxy one planet at a time!  To find out what happens . . . get this exciting, full-color Star Wars comic book FREE when you mail in the Official Order Form found only on 15 oz. and 19.1 oz. sizes of Kellogg's Apple Jacks^® cereal." (From the back panel advertisement included on special boxes of Apple Jacks^®)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 month after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1995)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Issues #1-4: monthly, July - October 1995

• SUMMARY:
• Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron go head-to-head against a renegade Imperial Moff on a backwater planet whose populous doesn't trust the Empire or the New Republic.
• "Wedge Antilles is a combat-hardened X-wing pilot, one of the only fliers to survive the missions against both Death Stars.  After those two assignments and his post as leader of Rogue Squadron, you'd think he'd seen everything. But when he heads a rescue and retrieval for a downed man on the planet Mrisst, he finds something he'd never expected: a culture that hates the Empire . . . and hates the Alliance even more!  Fly into adventure in this all-new ongoing Star Wars series! Co-written by Star Wars novelist Michael Stackpole and Nexus creator Mike Baron, Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron explores the farthest reaches of the galaxy through the eyes of the Rebel Alliance's elite space aces! Strap yourself in for the flight of a lifetime as the X-wing space jockies force the front lines forward against the Empire's TIE fighters!  They're taking back the galaxy one planet at a time!"  (From Previews, Vol. V, No. V, May 1995)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 2 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1996)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Rebel Opposition
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-2: February - March 1996
• Issues #3-4: May - June 1996
• Collections:
• Issues #1-4 collected in the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Phantom Affair(November 1997)

• SUMMARY:
• Wedge Antilles tries to combat the AEA—the Ante-Endor Association—which is spreading the lie that the Battle of Endor was never fought.
• "The Battle of Endor was never fought—it was just so much Alliance propaganda. At least, that's the lie being spread by members of the AEA (Ante-Endor Association). But Wedge Antilles and his Rogue Squadron comrades know the truth. They were at Endor when so many of their friends and colleagues gave their lives to destroy the second Death Star. And so, for those lost friends, this is a battle they will not forget." (From Previews, Vol. V, No. 12, December 1995)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 3 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1996)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Phantom Affair
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-4: monthly, June - September 1996
• Collections:
• Issues #1-4 collected with the Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron "one-shot" prequel in the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Battleground: Tatooine (April 1998)

• SUMMARY:
• Rogue Squadron gets involved in a greedy Imperial officer's plot to become governor of Tatooine.
• "The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise! Jabba's legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert of world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet—perhaps even the sector! And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads! Beginning an all-new four-issue story featuring the galaxy's finest flyboys, X-wing Rogue Squadron—they're taking back the galaxy one planet at a time!" (From Previews, Vol. VI, No. 3, March 1996)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 4 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1996-1997)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Battleground: Tatooine
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-4: monthly: November 1996 - February 1997
• Collections:
• Issues #1-4 collected in the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Warrior Princess (Dark Horse Comics, November 1998)

• SUMMARY:
• Plourr finds herself in a position to heal her world from inter-faction fighting by assuming her role as princess of Eiattu.
• "The squadron's roster has contained Corellian heroes and Alderaanian fighter aces, but when the royal court of Eiattu comes to reclaim their princess from the ranks of Rogue Sqaudron, it's a surprise to everyone . . . especially the princess!  Join Wedge and crew for an all-new adventure of the galaxy's toughest fly-boys—X-wing Rogue Squadron! They're taking back the galaxy one planet at a time!" (From Previews, Vol. VI, No. 9, September 1996)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 5 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1997)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Warrior Princess
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-4: monthly: April - July 1997
• Collections:
• Issues #1-4 collected with Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ in the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Requiem for a Rogue (Dark Horse Comics, February 1999)

• SUMMARY:
• "Malrev 4 is an uncivilized planet in a pretty, but otherwise useless, corner of the galaxy. Inhabited by vicious, unthinking brutes, it's like a living museum of pre-evolution. You wouldn't bother going there unless you had a death wish ... or you were a member of Rogue Squadron and you were trying to rescue a downed cruise liner. Join Wedge and crew as they attempt to save some stranded tourists—and wind up in the thick of it—in Requiem for a Rogue! They're taking the galaxy back one planet at a time!" (From Previews, Vol. VII, No. 2, February 1997)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 6 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, monthly: August - November 1997)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Requiem for a Rogue
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-4: monthly, August - November 1997
• Collections:
• Issues #1-4 collected in Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—In the Empire's Service (Dark Horse Comics, May 1999)

• SUMMARY:
• "Wedge Antilles is the ace pilot of the Rebel Alliance, and his Rogue Squadron is the outfit of choice for every X-wing flyer. But just as the New Republic has its star space jockeys, so does the Empire.  And Baron Fel and the Imperial 181st Fighter Division are hungry to see what Rogue Squadron is made of. Don't miss the comics premiere of Baron Fel, the Empire's greatest fighter ace!"  (From Previews, Vol. VII, No. 6, June 1997)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 6 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• "One-shot" (Dark Horse Comics, 1997)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—In the Empire's Service
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• December 1997
• Collections:
• Collected with issues #1-2 of Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Family Ties in Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Blood and Honor (Dark Horse Comics, August 1999)

• SUMMARY:
• "Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest fighter ace of the Galactic Empire, has been captured by the Rebel Alliance.  But from the shadowed recesses of a Rebel interrogation chamber, Fell tells a story of the deception and corruption beneath the Empire's orderly surface ... and sets the stage for his own defection to the Alliance!  If Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron were hesitant to fly against Fel, how are they going to feel if they have to fly with him?"  (From the back of the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Blood and Honor)

 


SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• c. 6 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 5-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1998)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Issues #1-5:  monthly, February - June 1998)

NOTE: Chapters 3-5 do not possess acutal titles; the titles intended for these issues were "Chapter 3: Dark Fires of a Black Sun," "Chapter 4: Metamorphosis," and "Chapter 5: Reincarnation."

• SUMMARY:
• "En route to Tatooine following The Empire Strikes Back, hoping to rescue Han Solo from his carbonite imprisonment at the hands of Boba Fett, the Rebels are discovered by an Imperial fleet intent on capturing Luke Skywalker alive for Darth Vader.  Vader is convinced he can sway his son over to the dark side of the Force.  Unbeknownst to Vader, the Falleen Prince Xizor, ruthless and cunning leader of the Black Sun criminal organization, intends to kill Luke and implicate Vader—hopefully gaining the trust of the Emperor and becoming his new right hand in the process.  Part of Xizor's plan, playing both sides against the middle, includes insinuating himself and his personal assassin, the human replica droid Guri, into the good graces of the leaders of the Rebellion—then turning on them.  Luke travels with his Rebel friends from Gall to Tatooine in an unrelenting effort to free Han, unaware that he's caught in the middle of a deadly game being played out by two struggling factions of scoundrels—one ready to capture him in order to deliver him to Vader alive, the other dead set on killing him.  Luke is eventually captured by bounty hunters and taken to Xizor's castle on Coruscant.  He narrowly escapes Xizor's clutches with the help of Lando Calrissian, Dash Rendar, and the droids.  The Rebels manage to destroy Xizor's castle in the skirmish—and as Xizor retreats to his skyhook above the planet, an angry Vader arrives with the Imperial navy, threatening to destroy Xizor's skyhook if he doesn't call off his personal fleet.  The skyhook is destroyed during the battle, and it's assumed that Xizor is dead.  Now, with Xizor ostensibly out of the picture, Black Sun is floundering.  But there's certainly no lack of eager lieutenants ready to step up and assume a leadership role—including at least one mysterious figure that no one in Black Sun was aware of before.  Meanwhile, Guri is every bit as confused as the rest of Black Sun as to her future—not the least of which is due to her uncertainty about just how much 'human' there is in a human replica droid."  (From the crawl text of issue #1 of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire—Evolution)
• "Xizor, the leader of the Black Sun organization, has been killed, and Guri, a human replica droid and Xizor's personal assassin, is left questioning [what her future will hold] now that Xizor is dead.  Guri seeks to uncover hints of her human side—if it even exists.  Her search takes her looking for droid programming genius [Massad Thrumble], in the hope that he can help."  (From Previews, , Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1997)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 7 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 2-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1998)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Making of Baron Fel
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Initial release:
• Issues #1-2: monthly, January - February 1998
• Collections:
• Issues #1-2 collected with Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—The Making of Baron Fel in Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Blood and Honor (Dark Horse Comics, August 1999)

• SUMMARY:
• "Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest fighter ace of the Galactic Empire, has been captured by the Rebel Alliance.  But from the shadowed recesses of a Rebel interrogation chamber, Fell tells a story of the deception and corruption beneath the Empire's orderly surface ... and sets the stage for his own defection to the Alliance!  If Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron were hesitant to fly against Fel, how are they going to feel if they have to fly with him?"  (From the back of the trade paperback Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Blood and Honor)
 

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 8 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1998)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Family Ties
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Issues #1-4: monthly, March - June 1998

• SUMMARY:
• "There are few occupations that are more dangerous than flying an X-wing for the Rebel Alliance, and Rogue Squadron is about to discover that in diplomacy things—and diplomats—are not always what they seem!"  (From Previews, Vol. VIII, #1, January 1998)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 9 months after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• 4-issue comic series (Dark Horse Comics, 1998)
• Sequel to Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron—Masquerade
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a 37-issue comic series divided up into an introductory prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron), a #½ prequel (X-wing Rogue Squadron #½) , eight 4-issue mini-series (The Rebel Opposition, The Phantom Affair, Battleground: Tatooine, The Warrior Princess, Requiem for a Rogue, In the Empire's Service, Masquerade, and Mandatory Retirement), one 2-issue mini-series (Family Ties), and a "one-shot" (The Making of Baron Fel) with mini-series numbering and title on the cover and ongoing numbering in the indicia (issues #1-20) and on the cover (issue #½ and issues #21-35)
• NOTE: Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron #½ prior to SW4; see seperate entry
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Issues #1-4: monthly, July - October 1998

• SUMMARY:
• [plot summary NA]

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• [not applicable]
• MEDIUM:
• Issue #1 of the Star Wars Handbook series
• NOTE: Issue #2 of this series covers the Crimson Empire trilogy
• "One-shot" comic (Dark Horse Comics, July 1998)
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Peet Janes
• Illustrated by Arthur Adams, Edvin Biukovic, Steve Crespo, Rodolfo Damaggio, Doug Mahnke, John Nadeau, Jordi Ensign, & Stan and Vince Lee
• SUMMARY:
• This text-laden handbook covers the entire Star Wars: X-wing Squadron comic series published by Dark Horse Comics (1995-1998).

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, July 1992)
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by Benton Jew (p) & Karl Kesel (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi and Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge in the hardcover Star Wars: Book One—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• Collected with Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi and Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge in the boxed set Star Wars: The Adventure Continues—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Bantam Skylark, October 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Trioculus emerges from Kessel claiming to be Emperor Palpatine's son and legal heir
• "The Death Star has been destroyed. The Empire is in ruins. But the dark side lives on. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and the Rebel Alliance have fought valiantly against the evil Galactic Empire. Together they have kept alive the hopes for freedom, and helped restore the ways of the Old Republic with its wise Senate and noble line of Jedi Knights. But now a new threat awaits the Alliance. Within the evil Empire, the surviving warlords have been fighting among themselves for power. No one knows who will seize control, but the Prophets of the Dark Side have foretold that soon a new Emperor will arise, and on his right hand he shall wear an indestructible symbol of evil ... the glove of Darth Vader." (From the back cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, July 1992)
• Sequel to Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by Karl Kesel
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader and Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge in the hardcover Star Wars: Book One—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• Collected with Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader and Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge in the boxed set Star Wars: The Adventure Continues—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Bantam Skylark, October 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Luke Skywalker discovers Ken—a Jedi Prince—and the Lost City of the Jedi
• "Trioculus has assumed power. The Empire has been reborn. And a young Jedi is about to be discovered. The battle to defeat the forces of the evil Galactic Empire rages on. Throughout the vastness of space, heroic men, women, and aliens of the Rebel Alliance fight valiantly to keep alive the hopes for freedom and to restore the ways of the Old Republic with its wise Senate and noble line of Jedi Knights. But now a sinister plot is about to befall the Alliance. Having secured the glove of Darth Vader, Trioculus receives a warning that a Jedi Prince will be a threat to his reign and must be destroyed. Underground, beneath the rain forests of the fourth moon of Yavin, the young Jedi is growing up hidden within ... the Lost City of the Jedi." (From the back cover of Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, August 1992)
• Sequel to Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by Karl Kesel
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi in the hardcover Star Wars: Book One—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• Collected with Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader and Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi in the boxed set Star Wars: The Adventure Continues—The Glove of Darth Vader / The Lost City of the Jedi / Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Bantam Skylark, October 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Zorba the Hutt attempts to exact revenge on Princess Leia for killing his son Jabba
• "Han Solo is thinking of getting married. Trioculus has found his queen. But the father of Jabba the Hutt is about to shatter their plans. The battle to defeat the forces of the evil Galactic Empire rages on. Throughout the vastness of space, heroic men, women, and aliens of the Rebel Alliance fight valiantly to keep alive the hopes for freedom and to restore the ways of the Old Republic with its wise Senate and noble line of Jedi Knights. But a feud between two powerful villains may prove disastrous to the Alliance. Trioculus is determined to steal away Princess Leia from Han Solo and make her his dark queen. But when Jabba the Hutt's father, Zorba, returns to Tatooine and learns that his son died at Leia's hand, Zorba takes off to Cloud City and prepares for ... Zorba the Hutt's revenge." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, February 1993)
• Sequel to Star Wars: Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by June Brigman (p) & Karl Kesel (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: Queen of the Empire and Star Wars: Prophets of the Dark Side in the hardcover Star Wars: Book Two—Mission from Mount Yoda / Queen of the Empire / Prophets of the Dark Side (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Luke Skywalker discovers the true identity of the mysterious Triclops
• "A dying planet. A desperate mission. And a prophecy of doom for the Rebel Alliance. The battle against the evil Empire rages on as heroic men, women, and aliens of the Rebel Alliance continue their struggle to end the era of darkness. But now a mysterious visitor comes to the Rebel fortress located atop Mount Yoda, bringing ominous news. Kadann, Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side, plots to capture and destroy the carbonized body of Trioculus and take control of the Empire. Meanwhile, the Rebel Alliance races to save the archaeologists of the dying planet Duro, only to discover an incredible mystery in the underground tunnels, a secret that depends on a perilous ... mission from Mount Yoda." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, March 1993)
• Sequel to Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by June Brigman (p) & Karl Kesel (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda and Star Wars: Prophets of the Dark Side in the hardcover Star Wars: Book Two—Mission from Mount Yoda / Queen of the Empire / Prophets of the Dark Side (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Trioculus kidnaps Princess Leia in an attempt to marry her
• "A dangerous experiment. A shocking marriage. And the reappearance of an old enemy. The battle against the evil Empire rages on as heroic men, women, and aliens of the Rebel Alliance continue their struggle to end the era of darkness. But the ultimate defeat of the Imperial forces could come from within the Empire itself. The Imperial grand moffs are in revolt against the Prophets of the Dark Side. As the Alliance struggles with its latest weapon, Project Decoy, Princess Leia is kidnapped by an old enemy, then menaced by the surprise appearance of another evil foe—one obsessed with turning Leia to the dark side and making her the ... Queen of the Empire." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Queen of the Empire)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: according to Lucasfilm's official timeline in Star Wars Insider #23, the Lost City of the Jedi trilogies take place 5 years after ROJ despite internal evidences to the contrary (e.g., "The Star Wars heroes return in all-new trilogies that take up where Return of the Jedi left off ..." [From the inside cover of Star Wars: The Glove of Darth Vader]); a more recent timeline in Star Wars Insider ??? places this series 1 year after ROJ
• NOTE: considered apocryphal
• MEDIUM:
• Young adult novel (Bantam Skylark, May 1993)
• Sequel to Star Wars: Queen of the Empire
• AUTHORS/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Paul & Hollace Davids
• Illustrated by June Brigman (p) & Karl Kesel (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Collected with Star Wars: Mission from Mount Yoda and Star Wars: Queen of the Empire in the hardcover Star Wars: Book Two—Mission from Mount Yoda / Queen of the Empire / Prophets of the Dark Side (Barnes & Noble Books, January 1997)
• SUMMARY:
• Luke Skywalker battles the Dark Side Prophets
• "A Jedi Prince. A devastating betrayal. And the destruction of the Lost City? The battle against the evil Empire rages on as heroic men, women, and aliens of the Rebel Alliance continue their struggle to end the era of darkness. But by rescuing an Imperial prisoner, have the Rebels brought disaster upon themselves? While on a perilous quest in the mushroom forests of Azrid, Luke and Ken are captured by Kadann, Supreme Imperial Prophet. Having tempted the young Jedi Prince into revealing the location of the Lost City of the Jedi, the Supreme Prophet plans to steal the ancient knowledge of the Jedi Knights. Now Kadann will rule over a new tyrannical empire, as foretold by the ... Prophets of the Dark Side." (From the back cover of Star Wars: Prophets of the Dark Side)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• c. 1 year after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• "One-shot" comic (Dark Horse Comics, January 1997)
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS:
• Written by Andy Mangels
• Illustrated by John Nadeau (p) & Jordi Ensign (i)
• PUBLISHING HISTORY:
• Originally published in Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #5-8 (Topps Publishing, Fall 1995, Winter/Spring/Summer 1996)
• SUMMARY:
• Boba Fett battles Jodo Kast, a bounty hunter who's been impersonating him
• "Boba Fett is the most feared, most respected bounty hunter in the galaxy. He only cares about two things: his money and his reputation. So when he discovers someone has been impersonating him, he decides to each his inferior dopplegänger exactly why he's the most feared, most respected bounty hunter in the galaxy! It's Boba Fett vs. Boba Fett in this 32-page one-shot—a fête you won't want to miss!" (From Previews, Vol. VI, No. 11, November 1996)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 2 years after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Computer game (LucasArts Entertainment Company, October 1997)
• Sequel to Star Wars: Dark Forces
• AUTHOR:
• Storyline written by Justin Chin
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: Dark Forces II—Jedi Knight Official Strategy Guide (strategy guide, Prima Publishing, February 1998)
• Written by Rick Barbas
• See entry for Star Wars: Dark Forces—Rebel Agent
• See entry for Star Wars: Dark Forces—Jedi Knight
• SUMMARY:
• "The storyline continues the adventures of Kyle Katarn, the Rebel mercenary sent to infiltrate the Empire in the original Dark Forces. In this sequel, Katarn must confront his own mysterious past as he battles a group of Dark Jedi who are hell-bent on unlocking the powers of a hidden Jedi burial ground, the mythical Valley of the Jedi. Katarn's final foe is Jerec, the powerful Dark Jedi who leads the deadly six. Along the way, Katarn must learn the mystical ways of the Jedi. Players guide Katarn as he struggles over whether to join the dark side or to keep to the good path." (From Tom Byron's article "Playing with the Dark Side," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #8, Fall 1996)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 2 years after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Second Dark Forces graphic novel (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard/Putnam, March 1998)
• Adaptation of Star Wars: Dark Forces II—Jedi Knight
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by William C. Deitz
• Illustrated by Ezra Tucker
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: Dark Forces—Rebel Agent (audio dramatization, Highbridge Company, May 1998)
• Script written by John Whitman
• Produced by Tom Voegeli
• Collected with the audio dramatizations of Star Wars: Dark Forces—Soldier of the Empire and Star Wars: Dark Forces—Jedi Knight in the CD-only Star Wars: Dark Forces—The Collector's Trilogy (Highbridge Company, January 1999)
• SUMMARY:
• "Following Dark Forces—Soldier for the Empire, part two of this graphic-story-album trilogy chronicles the adventures of Kyle Katarn as he learns the mysterious Valley of the Jedi.  Trapped in the Valley is an enormous reservior of energy, waiting to be released.  Who will reach the Valley—and its power—first, Kyle, or the Dark Jedi known as Jerec?"  (From Previews, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1997)

• CHRONO-SETTING:
• 3 years after ROJ
• MEDIUM:
• Third Dark Forces graphic novel (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard/Putnam, July 1998)
• Adaptation of Star Wars: Dark Forces II—Jedi Knight
• AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:
• Written by William C. Deitz
• Illustrated by Dave Dorman
• ADAPTATIONS:
• Star Wars: Dark Forces—Jedi Knight (audio dramatization, Highbridge Company, July 1998)
• Script written by John Whitman
• Produced by Tom Voegeli
• Collected with the audio dramatizations of Star Wars: Dark Forces—Soldier of the Empire and Star Wars: Dark Forces—Rebel Agent in the CD-only Star Wars: Dark Forces—The Collector's Trilogy (Highbridge Company, January 1999)
• SUMMARY:
• [plot summary NA]

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