"You can't stop the change-any more than you can stop the suns from setting."
-Shmi Skywalker

The Rise of the Empire Era stretches from 1000-0 years before the Battle of Yavin. This era was unexplored until the release of Episode I. After that movie, this era exploded. Countless young adult novels, comics, and video games populate this section of the timeline. Technically, this era contains the entire 1000 year period before A New Hope, I have divided this era into 3 parts. First, this part, contains the stories that take place beetween 1000-23 BBY. Then, the Clone Wars cover the years between Episode II and Episode III, 22-19 years before A New Hope. Finally, the Dark Times take place between 18-0 years before the Battle of Yavin.

The Clone Wars Era Timeline
The Dark Times Era Timeline


132 BBY
Prototypes (Visionaries comic short story)

89 BBY
Legacy of the Jedi [Section 1] (young adult novel)

76 BBY
Legacy of the Jedi [Section 2] (young adult novel)

67 BBY
Vow of Justice (comic short story Prelude to Rebellion TPB)

44 BBY
Jedi Apprentice #1: The Rising Force (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #2: The Dark Rival (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #3: The Hidden Past (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #4: The Mark of the Crown (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #5: The Defenders of the Dead (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #6: The Uncertain Path (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #7: The Captive Temple (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #8: The Day of Reckoning (young adult novel)
The Stark Hyperspace War [FLASHBACK] (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Legacy of the Jedi [Section 3] (young adult novel)

43 BBY
Jedi Apprentice #9: The Fight for Truth (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #10: The Shattered Peace (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #11: The Deadly Hunter (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #12: The Evil Experiment (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #13: The Dangerous Rescue (young adult novel)

41 BBY
Jedi Apprentice Special Edition #1: Deceptions [Section 1] (young adult novel)

40 BBY
Jedi Apprentice #14: The Ties That Bind (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #15: The Death of Hope (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #16: The Call to Vengeance (young adult novel)
Secrets of the Jedi [Section 1] (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #17: The Only Witness (young adult novel)
Jedi Apprentice #18: The Threat Within (young adult novel)

39 BBY
Jedi Apprentice Special Edition #2: The Followers [Section 1] (young adult novel)

38 BBY
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express (2-issue comic series)

37 BBY
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell (3-issue comic series)

36 BBY
The Monster (Gamer #2/Hyperspace short story)

33 BBY
Aurra's Song (Dark Horse Annual 2000 comic short story)
Darth Maul: Saboteur (e-book - Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter paperback)
Jedi Council: Acts of War (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Cloak of Deception (novel)
Prelude to Rebellion (6-issue comic series/TPB)
Darth Maul (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (novel)
The Starfighter Trap (Gamer #1/starwars.com short story)
Episode I Adventures #1: Search for the Lost Jedi (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #2: The Bartokk Assasins (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #3: The Fury of Darth Maul (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #4: Jedi Emergency (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #5: The Ghostling Children (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #7: Capture Arawynne (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #8: Trouble on Tatooine (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #9: Rescue in the Core (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #10: Festival of Warriors (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #11: Pirates from Beyond the Sea (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #12: The Bongo Rally (young adult novel)

32 BBY
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (movie)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace Novelization (novel)
Episode I: The Phantom Menace Comic Adaptation (4-issue comic series/TPB)
The Phantom Menace Adventures (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Obi-Wan (Xbox video game)
Starfighter (Xbox/Playstation 2/PC video game)
Journal: Anakin Skywalker (young adult novel)
Journal: Queen Amidala (young adult novel)
Journal: Darth Maul (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #13: Danger on Naboo (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #14: Podrace to Freedom (young adult novel)
Episode I Adventures #15: The Final Battle (young adult novel)
Podracing Tales (online comic)

Outlander (6-issue comic series/TPB)
Emissaries to Malastare (6-issue comic series/TPB)
Nomad (Tales #21-24 comic series)
Bounty Hunter (Playstation 2/Gamecube video game)
Jango Fett: Open Seasons (4-issue comic series/TPB)

31 BBY
Deep Spoilers (Gamer #4 short story)
Twilight (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Infinity's End (4-issue comic series)
Star Crash (comic)
The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing (comic)

30 BBY
The Hunt for Aurra Sing (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Heart of Fire (Dark Horse Extra #35-37 comic short story)
Darkness (4-issue comic series/TPB)
The Stark Hyperspace War (4-issue comic series/TPB)

29 BBY
Jedi Apprentice Special Edition #1: Deceptions [Section 2] (young adult novel)
Rogue Planet (novel)
Poison Moon (Dark Horse Extra #44-47 comic short story)
Jedi Apprentice Special Edition #2: The Followers [Section 2] (young adult novel)

28 BBY
The Devaronian Version (2-issue comic series)
Rite of Passage (4-issue comic series/TPB)
Jedi Quest: The Path to Truth (young adult novel)
Jedi Quest (4-issue comic series)

27 BBY
Jango Fett (graphic novel)
Zam Wesell (graphic novel)
Jedi Quest #1: The Way of the Apprentice (young adult novel)
Jedi Quest #2: The Trail of the Jedi (young adult novel)
Jedi Quest #3: The Dangerous Games (young adult novel)

26 BBY
Jedi Quest #4 The Master of Disguise by Jude Watson
Jedi Quest #5: The School of Fear by Jude Watson
Jedi Quest #6: The Shadow Trap
Jedi Quest #7: The Moment of Truth
Starfighter: Crossbones (3-issue comic series)

25 BBY
Jedi Quest #8: The Changing of the Guard
Jedi Quest #9: The False Peace
Jedi Quest #10: The Final Showdown

24 BBY
Republic #46-48: Honor and Duty (3-issue comic series)

23 BBY
Adventures #1: Hunt the Sun Runner
Adventures #2: The Cavern of Screaming Skulls
Adventures #3: The Hostage Princess
Adventures #4: Jango Fett vs. The Razor Eaters
Adventures #5: The Shape Shifter Strikes
Adventures #6: Warlords of Balmorra
The Eyes of Revolution (Visionaries comic short story)
Hasbro/Toys "R" Us Exclusive #1: Full of Surprises (comic)
Hasbro/Toys "R" Us Exclusive #3: Practice Makes Perfect (comic)
The Approaching Storm (novel)

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