ALLEGIANCE

WRITTEN BY  TIMOTHY ZAHN
PUBLISHED BY DEL REY : FEB 2007

NOTE: Luke, Lea, and the droids join the fleet while Han And Chewie go out in search of a talisman; this sets-up the animated story from The Star Wars Holiday Special, which actually takes place just prior to live action portion of Special. In this story the heroes run into Boba Fett. Many have felt that in the animated story Han and Chewbacca should have recognized Fett. The answer as to why they did not is because Han only saw Boba while he was recovering from his illness and it affected his memory. The reason that Chewbacca didn't recognize him is not true, he did, but he kept it to himself so that he could get the cure from Boba. If you watch the special and still feel that these explanations don't seem to cover all the problems remember that Lumpy is basically watching a rebel propaganda film for children and the story was probably changed to interest the watcher.
 After the animated story Han and Chewbacca leave the fleet and journey to Kashyyyk for the ceremony of light, while the others return to Yavin IV, and the story picks up in The Holiday Special.

THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL

LIVE ACTION WRITEN BY BRUCE VILANCH, PAT PROFT,
LEONARD RIPPS, MITZIE WELCH
ANNIMATED PORTION WRITEN BY ROD WARREN, BRU CAROL
DIRECTED BY STEVE BINDER
PRODUCED BY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
AIRED ON CBS NOV. 17, 1978

LADY LUCK

WRITTEN BY RICH HANDLEY AND DARKO MACAN
ART BY CHRIS BRUNNER
PUBLISHED IN TALES #3 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: MARCH 2000
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL. 1: JAN. 2001

NOTE: A scan of The Mystery of The Rebellious Robot can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

THE MYSTERY OF THE REBELLIOUS ROBOT

ILLUSTRATED BY MARK CORCORAN
PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE: 1979

NOTE: Luke and Lea ask Han and Chewie to do a cargo run, while they go to Foundry with R2 and C3PO. For the details of Han and Chewie?s mission see issue 50 of the Marvel comics series, in which the second of three parts relates their adventure

CRIMSON FOREVER, CHAP. 2: CHEWBACCA'S STORY
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #50)

WRITTEN BY ARCHIE GOODWIN
ART BY AL WILLIAMSON, WALT SIMONSON AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY MARVEL COMICS: JULY 1981
PUBLISHED AS PART OF DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO?# 2: APRIL 1999
PUSLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 3: NOVEMBER 2002

NOTE: A scan of World of Fire can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

MARVEL COMICS ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF STAR WARS 2

    WORLD OF FIRE, PART 1
    WORLD OF FIRE, PART 2: THE WORD FOR WORLD IS DEATH!
    WORLD OF FIRE, PART 3: THE GUARDIAN OF FOREVER

WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLARMONT;
ART BY CARMINE INFANTINO AND GENE DAY
PUBLISHED AS PART OF  MARVEL COMICS ILLUSTRATED
VERSION OF STAR WARS 2: OCT. 1982

THE STENAX SHUFFLE
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #70)

WRITTEN BY MARY JO DUFFY
ART BY KERRY GAMMILL AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY MARVEL COMICS: APRIL 1983
PUSLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 5: MARCH 2003

NOTE:  While returning from Stenax the Falcon stops for supplies.

THE LONG HUNT
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES ANNUAL #1)

WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLARMONT;
ART BY MIKE VOSBURG AND STEVE LEIALONA
PUBLISHED BY MARVEL COMICS: 1979
PUBLISHED AS PART OF DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO?# 1: MARCH 1999
PUSLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 2: JULY 2002

NOTE: Darth Vader leaves his star destroyer for the planet Cheelit.

DARK LORD'S CONSCIENCE
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #155)

WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY JOHN STOKES
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: DEVILWORLDS #1: AUGUST 1996

DARK KNIGHT'S DEVILRY
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #153)

WRITTEN BY STEVE MOORE; ART BY ALAN DAVIS
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: DEVILWORLDS #1: AUGUST 1996

NOTE: Luke leaves on a scouting mission in a modified X-Wing, meanwhile Han and Chewie serve as escorts to Lea for a trade conference. The droids are sent on a mission to Ronyards
        A scan of Death Masque can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

DEATH MASQUE
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #149)

WRITTEN BY STEVE MOORE; ART BY JOHN STOKES
#149 HAS NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE US

RUST NEVER SLEEPS
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #156)

WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY ALAN DAVIS
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: DEVILWORLDS #2: SEPTEMBER 1996

THE PANDORA EFFECT
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #151)

WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY ADOLFO BUYLLA
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: DEVILWORLDS #2: SEPTEMBER 1996

NOTE: The events of Tilotny Throws A Shape are preceded by Han and Chewie dropping off Lea at the trade conference. On her return trip she crash lands on an unnamed planet, while Han and Chewie take a smuggling trip to carry medical supplies.

TILOTNY THROWS A SHAPE
(MARVEL'S UK COMICS SERIES #154)

WRITTEN BY ALAN MOORE; ART BY JOHN STOKES
 PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: DEVILWORLDS #2: SEPTEMBER 1996

NOTE: After Tilotny Lea is rescued but with a broken leg.

PLANET OF THE DEAD

WRITTEN BY STEVE NILES; ART BY DAVIDE GABBRI
PUBLISHED IN TALES #17 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: OCT. 2003
PUBLISHED IN TALES TRADE PAPERBACK VOL.5: JAN. 2005

JABBA THE HUTT: THE ART OF THE DEAL

   THE GAAR SUPPOON HIT
   THE HUNGER OF PRINCESS NAMPI
   THE DYNASTY TRAP
   BETRAYAL

WRITTEN BY JIM WOODRING
ART BY ART WETHERELL AND MONTY SHELDON
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: APRIL 1995-JAN 1996
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JUNE 1998

COMBAT MOON

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED AS PART OF WEST END GAMES'S
STAR WARS ADVENTURE JOURNAL #9; FEB. 1996

PEARLS IN THE SAND

WRITTEN BY  VORONICA WHITNEY-ROBINSON
ART BY DAVE DORMAN
PUBLISHED IN STAR WARS INSIDER #74; FEB. 2004
PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE: APRIL 2005

GALAXIES: THE RUINS OF DANTOONIE

WRITTEN BY  VORONICA WHITNEY-ROBINSON & HADEN BLACKMAN
PUBLISHED BY DEL REY: DECEMBER 2003

NOTE: The Galaxy of Fear books were mistakenly written with the idea that there is only one year between Episode IV and and Episode V. I have placed the books 7-12 in a context that accounts for the actual passage of time durring this period, so readers should note when reading these books that time refrences are wrong.

GALAXY OF FEAR #7 BRIAN SPIDERS

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: DEC. 1997

GALAXY OF FEAR #8 THE SWARM

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: MARCH 1998

GALAXY OF FEAR #9 SPORE

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: APRIL 1998

LUCKY STARS

WRITTEN  BY BRIAN AUGUSTYN; ART BY PACO MEDINA
PUBLISHED IN TALES 15 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: MARCH 2003
PUBLISHED AS PART OF TALES TRADE PAPERBACK VOL.4: JAN. 2004

NOTE: Luke goes to train at the New Academy for Space Pilots, Lea goes to M'haeli. Han and Chewbacca leave for Kashyyyk.

JUNKHEAP HERO

WRITTEN BY MARK EVANIER; ART BY SERGIO ARAGONES
PUBLISHED IN TALES #6 BY DARK HORSE COMICS; DEC. 2000
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.2: MAY 2002

RIVER OF CHAOS

   PART 1
   PART 2: THE PATH TO HONOR
   PART 3
   PART 4

WRITTEN BY LOUISE SIMONSON
ART BY JUNE BRIGMAN AND ROY RICHARDSON
#1-4 PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JUNE - NOV. 1995

NOTE: Lea visits Luke at the New Academy for Space Pilots.
        Scans of The Maverick Moon and The Wookiee Storybook can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

THE MAVERICK MOON

ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER WRIGHT
PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE: 1979

THE WOOKIEE STORYBOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY PATRICIA WYNNE
PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE: 1979

NOTE: Han and Chewbacca return to Yavin IV, while Luke and  Lea leave the New Academy for Space Pilots.

RIDERS IN THE VOID
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #38)

WRITTEN BY ARCHIE GOODWIN AND MICHAEL GOLDEN
ART BY MICHAEL GOLDEN AND TERRY AUSTIN
PUBLISHED BY MARVEL COMICS: AUGUST 1980
PUBLISHED AS PART OF DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO?# 2: APRIL 1999
PUSLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 2: JULY 2002

NOTE: Luke, Leia and the Dorids journey to a peace conference.

SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE

WRITTEN BY ALAN DEAN FOSTER
PUBLISHED BY DEL REY: FEB. 1978
PUBLISHED BY DEL REY AS CLASSIC STAR WARS: SPLINTER OF THE MIND?S EYE WITH NEW GEORGE LUCAS INTRO: SEPT.1994

NOTE: The second Splinter of The Minds Eye is a comic adaptation of the novel.

SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE

WRITTEN BY TERRY AUSTIN
ART BY CHRIS SPROUSE AND TERRY AUSTIN
#1-4 PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMICS'S STAR WARS SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE #1-4: DECEMBER 1995-JUNE 1996
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: 1996

NOTE: Luke, Lea and the droids  finally arrive at the conference, but find its a trap. This leads into Weapons Master!, a story from the Marvel Comics Illustrated Star Wars book. In the story Lea tells how she learned to fight, the bookend story is the one that takes place at this point in the timeline. A scan of Weapons Waster can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

WEAPONS MASTER!

WRITTEN BY ARCHIE GOODWIN
ART BY CARMINE INFANTINO AND STEVE MITCHELL
PUBLISHED BY MARVEL COMICS IN MARVEL COMICS ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF STAR WARS: NOV. 1981

GHOSTS OF HOTH

WRITTEN BY ROB WILLIAMS; ART BY CARY NORD
PUBLISHED IN TALES #17 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: OCT. 2003
PUBLISHED AS PART OF TALES TRADE PAPERBACK VOL.5: JAN. 2005

THEREFORE I AM: THE TALE OF IG-88
CHAPTER VI-VII

WRITTEN BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON
PUBLISHED IN TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA: DEC 1996
PUBLISHED BY GUILD AMERICA IN STAR WARS: TALES; 1997

BESPIN

TEXT BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON; ART BY RALPH McQUARRIRE
HARDCOVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: DEC. 1995
SOFT COVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: OCT. 1997

ALDERAAN

TEXT BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON; ART BY RALPH McQUARRIRE
HARDCOVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: DEC. 1995
SOFT COVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: OCT. 1997

HOTH

TEXT BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON; ART BY RALPH McQUARRIRE
HARDCOVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: DEC. 1995
SOFT COVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: OCT. 1997

ENDOR

TEXT BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON; ART BY RALPH McQUARRIRE
HARDCOVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: DEC. 1995
SOFT COVER PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA AS PART OF
THE ILLUSTRATED STAR WARS UNIVERSE: OCT. 1997

A VALENTINE STORY: BREAKING THE ICE

WRITTEN BY JUDD WINICK & PAUL CHADWICK; ART BY PAUL CHADWICK
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS; FEB. 2003
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF STAR WARS: EMPIRE TPB:4 THE HEART OF THE REBELLION; APRIL 2005

DOUBLE CROSS ON ORD MANTELL

WRITTEN BY MICHAEL MIKAELIAN
ART BY WALTER MCDANIELS AND SHAWN MARTINBROUGH
PUBLISHED BY TOPPS IN STAR WARS GALAXY #5; WINTER 1996
PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE: OCT 15, 2004

NOTE: An MP3 version of Rebel Mission To Ord Mantell can be found over at Christopher McElroy's ARCANA HISTORICA: THE LOST TALES OF STAR WARS.

REBEL MISSION TO ORD MANTELL

RADIO PLAY BY BRIAN DALEY
PUBLISHED BY BUENA VISTA RECORDS: 1983

NOTE: After returning to Hoth Luke and Lea go to purchase weapons. They return to Hoth after deal.

THE DARK SIDE OF DANTOOINE

WRITTEN BY JOHN STEPHENSON; ART BY CESAR MACSOMBOL
PUBLISHED IN THE BLACKTHORN 3-D SERIES #48: FALL 1988

SIDE TRIP
PARTS TWO AND THREE WRITTEN BY MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE;  PARTS ONE AND FOUR WRITTEN BY TIMOTHY ZAHN
PARTS ONE AND TWO PUBLISHED AS PART OF WEST END GAMES'S STAR WARS ADVENTURE JOURNAL #12; FEB  1997
PARTS THREE AND FOUR PUBLISHED AS PART OF WEST END GAMES'S STAR WARS ADVENTURE JOURNAL # 13; MAY 1997
PUBLISHED AS PART OF TALES FROM THE EMPIRE BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA: DECEMBER 1997
PART 1 PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE
MAY 13, 2004
PART 2 PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE
MAY 20, 2004
PART 3 PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE
June 3, 2004

CRIMSON BOUNTY

WRITTEN BY CHARLENE NEWCOMB AND RICH HANDLEY
PUBLISHED AS PART OF WEST END GAMES'S
STAR WARS ADVENTURE JOURNAL #14; AUGUST 1997

NOTE: The Galaxy of Fear books were mistakenly written with the idea that there is only ine year between Episode IV and and Episode V. I have placed the books 7-12 in context that accounts for the actual passage of time durring this period, so readers should note when reading these books that time refrences in general are wrong.

GALAXY OF FEAR #10 THE DOOMSDAY SHIP

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: MAY 1998

GALAXY OF FEAR #11 CLONES

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: JUNE 1998

GALAXY OF FEAR #12 THE HUNGER

WRITTEN BY JOHN WHITMAN
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SKYLARK: JULY 1998

ESCAPE TO HOTH (CLASSIC STAR WARS, VOLUME 3)

   #17 THE PARADISE DETOUR
   #18 THE PARADISE DETOUR / A NEW BEGINNING
   #19 A NEW BEGINNING / SHOWDOWN!
   #20 SHOWDOWN!

WRITTEN BY ARCHIE GOODWIN; ART BY AL WILLIAMSON
STRIPS PUBLISHED IN L.A. TIMES: FEB 1981-MARCH 1984
STRIPS COLLECTION PUBLISHED IN RUSS COCHRAN'S THREE VOLUME STAR WARS SET: 1991
PUBLISHED IN COMIC FORM BY DARK HORSE COMICS IN 
CLASSIC STAR WARS #17-20; DEC. 1993-JUNE 1994
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JAN. 1996

STAR WARS MISSIONS #13 PRISONER OF THE NICKTO PIRATES

WRITTEN BY DAVE WOLVERTON
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: AUGUST 1998

STAR WARS MISSIONS #14 THE MONSTERS OF DWEEN

WRITTEN BY DAVE WOLVERTON
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: SEPTEMBER 1998

STAR WARS MISSIONS #15 VOYAGE TO THE UNDERWORLD

WRITTEN BY DAVE WOLVERTON
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: OCTOBER 1998

STAR WARS MISSIONS #16 IMPERIAL JAILBREAK

WRITTEN BY DAVE WOLVERTON
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: NOVEMBER 1998

STAR WARS MISSIONS #17 DARTH VADER'S RETURN

WRITTEN BY RYDER WINDHAM
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: DECEMBER 1998

STAR WARS MISSIONS #18 ROGUE SQUADRON TO THE RESCUE

WRITTEN BY RYDER WINDHAM
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: JAN. 1999

STAR WARS MISSIONS #19 BOUNTY ON BONADAN

WRITTEN BY RYDER WINDHAM
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: FEB. 1999

STAR WARS MISSIONS #20 TOTAL DESTRUCTION

WRITTEN BY RYDER WINDHAM
PUBLISHED BY SCHOLASTIC BOOKS: MARCH 1999

THE HIDDEN

WRITTEN BY SEAN KONOT AND SCOTT MORSE
ART BY SCOTT MORSE
PUBLISHED IN TALES #6 BY DARK HORSE COMICS; DEC. 2000
PUBLISHED IN TALES TRADE PAPERBACK VOL.2: MAY 2002

LUNCH BREAK

STORY AND ART BY JONATHAN ADAMS
PUBLISHED IN TALES #16 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JUNE 2003
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.4: JAN. 2004

NOTE: These stories take place between Episodes IV and V, but as they have only vague connections to other events in series they are listed here as a group.

THE BOUNTY HUNTER

WRITTEN BY PAUL COCKBURN
PUBLISHED BY BOXTREE (ONLY IN ENGLAND)
PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE LOST JEDI ADVENTIRE BOOK BY BOX TREE (ONLY IN ENGLAND)

X-WING: SPACE COMBAT SIMULATOR COLLECTOR?S CD-ROM

    THE FARLANDER PAPERS
    TOUR OF DUTY 1-3
    TOUR OF DUTY 4  IMPERIAL PURSUIT
    TOUR OF DUTY 5 B-WING

FARLANDER WRITTEN BY RUSEL DeMARIA
GAMES WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE HOLLAND AND EDWARD KILHAM
1-5 RELEASED FROM LUCASARTS: 1992-1993
COLLECTION RELEASED BY LUCASARTS: 1994
COLLECTOR'S SERIES RELEASED BY LUCASARTS: 1998

TALES FROM MOS EISLEY

   LIGHT DUTY
   MOSTLT AUTOMATIC
   HEGG'S TALE

WRITTEN BY BRUCE JONES; ART BY BRET BLEVINS
PUBLISHED IN TOPP'S STAR WARS
GALAXY MAGAZINE #2-5: WINTER - SUMMER 1995
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS; MARCH 1996

THE EWOK ADVENTURE: CARAVAN OF COURAGE

WRITTEN BY BOB CARRAU AND GEORGE LUCAS
VHS RELEASED BY MGM, AIRED ON ABC NOV. 25, 1984
DVD RELEASED BY FOX HOME VIDEO; NOV. 23, 2004

NOTE: The Ewoks and The Lost Children is a children?s book adaptation of The Ewok Adventure

THE EWOKS AND THE LOST CHILDERN

WRITTEN BY AMY EHRLICH
PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE: 1985

REBEL ASSAULT VIDEO GAMES

    REBEL ASSUALT
    THE HIDDEN EMPIRE

WRITTEN BY VINCENT LEE
RELESED FROM LUCACARTS: 1993-1995