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			Darth Plagueis by James Luceno This story occurs approximately 67 years before the Battle of Yavin. Darth Plagueis: one of the most brilliant Sith Lords who ever lived. Possessing power is all he desires. Losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. And when the time is right, he destroys his Master - but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other disciple of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power: over life and death.

			Jedi: The Dark Side by Scott Allie, Mahmud Asrar, Stéphane Roux et al. This story occurs approximately 53 years before the Battle of Yavin. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is dispatched to prevent the outbreak of a civil war on the homeworld of his Padawan Xanatos: whose father is king. It is a mission that will lead Qui-Gon into close contact with the dark side and start him on a quest that will have a major impact on the future of the Jedi Order!

			The Wrath of Darth Maul by Ryder Windham This story begins approximately 51 years before the Battle of Yavin. Forged by rage. Taken as a child and trained in the ways of the Sith, he became the apprentice to the greatest evil the galaxy has ever known… Honed by the dark side. After years of plotting in secrecy, he and his Master will take revenge on the Jedi Order–and the once-mighty Republic will tremble… The savage story of Darth Maul has been shrouded in mystery–until now.

			Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express by Mike Kennedy et al. This story occurs approximately 48 years before the Battle of Yavin. A luxury cloud cruiser has slipped out of control and is sinking into the thick atmosphere of Yorn Skot. Fortunately, two of the Jedi's finest are in the area: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi! They've only got 84 minutes to board the runaway cruise ship, restore control, and save the suspicious collection of filthy rich passengers from a cloudy grave...

			The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi by Ryder Windham This story begins approximately 44 years before the Battle of Yavin. Overlooked as a Padawan, he was to become one of the most revered Masters of all. Sworn to serve the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, his own apprentice would bring about their destruction. Powerless to retrieve Darth Vader from the dark side, he would train the only one who could.

			Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantel by Ryder Windham et al. This story occurs approximately 37 years before the Battle of Yavin. When a valuable cargo freighter fails to reach its destination on the planet Coruscant, Qui-Gon Ginn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent into deep space to search for the missing ship. Their investigation leads them to the distant, lawless world of Ord Mantell, where everyone carries a grudge and a blaster and Jedi are less than welcome. Despite their powers, the Jedi soon realize that it will take more than the Force and lightsabers to survive!

			Jedi Apprentice by Dave Wolverton / Jude Watson These stories occur between 44 and 40 years before the Battle of Yavin. Before the events of The Phantom Menace, a thirteen year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi is Padawan to Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn. Join the young apprentice as his mentor guides him along the path of light. Join Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan on their adventures in these 20 children's books...more

			The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader by Ryder Windham This story begins approximately 41 years before the Battle of Yavin. The full story of Anakin Skywalker, from his birth in slavery to his death as the powerful Darth Vader.

			Prelude to Rebellion by Jan Strnad et al. This story occurs approximately 33 years before the Battle of Yavin. Ki-Adi-Mundi is a Jedi Knight of formidable power and influence, but not on his own homeworld of Cerea. Most of the planet's citizens are happy to continue their low-tech lives of simplicity, isolated from the Republic, but a new generation of Cereans crave speeder bikes and starships, and are prepared to fight their elders for them! How can a Jedi take up arms against his own children?

			Jedi Council: Acts of War by Randy Stradley et al. This story occurs approximately 33 years before the Battle of Yavin. Before the shadow of the Phantom Menace fell upon it, the rule of the Senate was no guarantee of peace. When conflict arose it was the duty of the Jedi Knights to protect the innocent and set things right. But a Jedi task force sent to the Yinchorri system is met with a hostile reception and they soon find themselves facing overwhelming odds. Meanwhile a Yinchorri suicide squad attacks the Jedi Temple, taking as many Jedi with them as they can. Yoda detects a controlling hand, but he cannot detect its source...

			Rise of the Sith: Volume 1 by Scott Allie, Mike Kennedy, Ryder Windham, Randy Stradley, Jan Strnad et al. These stories occur between 53 and 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. During the time of the Republic, the Jedi Council guided the Jedi Knights as they upheld their values of peace and justice throughout the galaxy. And the Sith waited in hiding for the right time to reveal their existence and take revenge... Collates Jedi: The Dark Side, Qui-Gon & Obi-wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell, Qui-Gon & Obi-wan: The Aurorient Express and Jedi Council: Acts of War.

			Darth Maul: Saboteur by James Luceno This story occurs approximately 33 years before the Battle of Yavin. On the planet Dorvalla, precious ore is mined by two competing companies: InterGalactic Ore & Lommite Limited. Neither rival suspects that they are central to a sinister plot masterminded by Darth Sidious. Dispatched on his very first solo mission Darth Maul infiltrates Lommite Limited. There his unique gifts of deception and subterfuge will set off an explosive chain of events that could destroy both companies. But a vengeful Lommite Limited manager could blow Maul's cover, and all of Sidious's fiendishly layed plans...

			Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber This story occurs approximately 33 years before the Battle of Yavin. It's kill or be killed in the space penitentiary that houses the galaxy’s worst criminals, where convicts face off in gladiatorial combat while an underworld gambling empire reaps the profits of the illicit blood sport. But the newest contender in this savage arena, as demonic to behold as he is deadly to challenge, is fighting for more than just survival. His do-or-die mission, for the dark masters he serves, is to capture the ultimate weapon: an object that will enable the Sith to conquer the galaxy...

			Cloak of Deception by James Luceno This story occurs approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. Hoping to stem the growing tide of unrest, Chancellor Valorum convenes an emergency trade summit on the planet Eriadu. At his request, a group of Jedi Knights is sent to protect the delegates from possible terrorist attack. But what should have been a simple peacekeeping assignment turns out to be a mission into the heart of a political firestorm. For shadowy forces are at work, pulling the strings in a masterful bid for power that could leave the Republic reeling. And the Chancellor is only its most visible victim…

			Darth Maul by Ron Marz et al. This story occurs approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. Hoping to catch the Jedi unaware, Lord Sidious and his deadly apprentice Darth Maul have planned and waited patiently for their moment to pounce. Unfortunately, in the days before the Trade Federation blockade of the planet Naboo, Lord Sidious becomes aware of a threat to his plans. This threat comes from the deadly galactic crime organization Black Sun. But Sidious won't stand for any opposition, and Darth Maul is sent to deal with Black Sun - as only a master of the dark side can!

			Rise of the Sith by various These stories occur between 38 & 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. During the time of the Republic, the Jedi Council guided the Jedi Knights as they upheld their values of peace and justice throughout the galaxy. And the Sith waited in hiding for the right time to reveal their existence and take revenge... Collates: The Aurorient Express, Last Stand on Ord Mantell, Aurra's Song, Jedi Council: Acts of War, Prelude to Rebellion and Darth Maul.

			Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reeves This story occurs approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. After years of waiting in the shadows, Darth Sidious is taking the first step in his master plan to bring the Republic to its knees. Key to his scheme are the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation. Then one of his Neimoidian contacts disappears, and Sidious does not need his Force-honed instincts to suspect betrayal. He orders his apprentice, Darth Maul, to hunt the traitor down. But he is too late...

			The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks This story occurs approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. A trade dispute between the Trade Federation and the outlying systems of the Galactic Republic has led to a blockade of the small planet of Naboo. Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, leader of the Galactic Senate, has secretly dispatched two Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, to resolve the dispute. Unknown to them, the Trade Federation is in league with the mysterious Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, who secretly orders the Trade Federation to invade Naboo.

			Episode I Adventures by Timothy Truman, Mark Schultz, Ryder Windham, Henry Gilroy et al. These stories occur approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. The main characters from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Queen Amidala, have unseen adventures set within the timeframe of the film.

			Outlander by Timothy Truman et al. This story occurs approximately 32 years before the Battle of Yavin. Ki-Adi-Mundi's first assignment after joining the Jedi Council will take him back to the fearsome deserts of Tatooine! The Jedi Council has tracked a long-wayward and powerful Jedi to the backwater world, and it's up to Ki to find him and convince him to return. Unfortunately, not only does he not want to return, but a powerful enemy has the Jedi in her sights, and a blaster bolt can travel a long way across the desert flats of Tatooine!

			Emissaries to Malastare by Timothy Truman et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. A web of deceit on a grand scale awaits Ki-Adi-Mundi, his new apprentice A'Sharad Hett, and the rest of the Jedi Council on the high-speed Podracing tracks of Malastare. Half of the Jedi Council has been sent to the world of Malastare, one of the last worlds to hold Podraces, to negotiate a peace treaty between two warring factions. But the whole affair is being manipulated by a secret, third party, out to assassinate the Jedi...

			Twilight by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos has lost his memory! And the Devaronian, Villie, is playing him for a bet -- out of the frying pan and into the fire -- as deadly swoops, false Jedi, and a gambler are all trying to kill Quin! Can he survive without the knowledge that he is a Jedi? Only if he can let go and act on instinct!

			Infinity's End by Pat Mills et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. The planet Ova and all its inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared. Now it's up to Jedi Quinlan Vos to discover why. His investigation takes him on an undercover journey to the planet of Dathomir where he must take on the role of a slave and bend to the will of the various warring clans of witches who rule the planet.

			Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing by Timothy Truman et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. She moves in silence, chooses her moment, and strikes without mercy. She is Aurra Sing, the most feared bounty hunter that the Republic has ever seen. Aurra has a talent for being in the right place at the right time, and an appetite for those places in the galaxy where chaos reigns and bounties are plentiful... and challenging!

			Starcrash by Doug Petrie, Randy Green, Andy Owens et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. On his way to a meeting of Jedi, Jedi Yoshi Raph-Elan is attacked by an unknown enemy. Stranded without even a lightsaber, he must find out what this new threat wants. Along the way, he meets the beautiful princess Lourdes, and learns a lesson about trusting ancient prophecies.

			Jango Fett: Open Seasons by Haden Blackman et al. This story occurs approximately 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. Jango Fett is the master bounty hunter of his time, a man feared and respected throughout the galaxy. But he wasn't always a bounty hunter. Once he was a simple farm boy from the Outer Rim. But when his family was murdered by the criminal mercenary band known as the Death Watch, Jango fell in with another group of soldiers, the elite Mandalore Warriors: who offer him a chance for revenge...

			The Menace Revealed: Volume 1 by various These stories occur between 32 & 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. Across the galaxy, tensions rise and wars threaten as the unseen Sith set in motion their plans for conquest. From Coruscant to Tatooine, from Malastare to Galidraan, the Jedi are drawn into conflict after conflict - each one thinning their numbers and draining their strength... Collates: Outlander, Emissaries to Malastare and Jango Fett: Open Seasons.

			Emissaries and Assassins by various These stories occur between 32 & 31 years before the Battle of Yavin. Across the galaxy, tensions rise and wars threaten as the unseen Sith set in motion their plans for conquest. From Coruscant to Tatooine, from Malastare to Galidraan, the Jedi are drawn into conflict after conflict - each one thinning their numbers and draining their strength... Collates: Episode I Adventures, Outlander, Emissaries to Malastare and Jango Fett: Open Seasons.

			The Hunt for Aurra Sing by Timothy Truman et al. This story occurs approximately 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. Aurra Sing arrives on Coruscant with a mean streak, killing Jedi within the very shadows of the Temple. The Jedi Council must now decide how to deal with the infamous bounty hunter. Several Jedi Knights volunteer for the honor of bringing Sing to justice. But do they want justice or vengeance? It's going to take more than a grudge to bring down an assassin with a reputation for killing Jedi...

			Darkness by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. Bad things are happening on the prison planet of Kiffex. A Guardian outpost on the planet has been overrun by the vampiric Anzati and weapons from the outpost have spread to the inmates. When Jedi Quinlan Vos, a direct descendant of the Guardians, is summoned to help investigate the disaster, he cannot refuse. But the Jedi, who is struggling with the draw of the dark side, may be in for more than he bargained...

			The Stark Hyperspace War by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. During a time of conflict, the galaxy's supply of bacta, used to treat the sick and injured, runs dangerously low making the existing supply highly valuable. The charismatic and bold Iaco Stark brings together a conglomeration of pirates and smugglers to form the Stark Commercial Collective. Their goal: liberate the existing supplies of bacta for the Outer Rim colonies. Intrigue and treachery abound until Senator Valorum arranges to bring in the Jedi to negotiate peace...

			The Devaronian Version by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. There's an ugly rumor making the rounds in the squalid cantinas and dives in the lowest levels of Coruscant. They're saying that Vilmarh Grahrk has gone soft, that he's working with the Jedi, that Villie has gone...legit. Our Devaronian rogue wants to set the record straight and he gives HIS somewhat jaundiced side of what has happened...

			Rite of Passage by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. A crisis within the government of the planet Ryloth necessitates a Jedi mediator. Master Tholme is dispatched along with the Twi'lek Jedi, Aayla Secura for a visit to the planet of her birth. While Tholme negotiates with those in the seats of power, Aayla goes undercover as a slave -- getting a taste of what her life might have been like had she stayed on Ryloth, and discovers a conspiracy that could topple the government and sever Ryloth's ties to the Republic!

			Quinlan Vos: Jedi In Darkness by various These stories occur between 31 & 30 years before the Battle of Yavin. Even before the Clone Wars the galaxy was a dangerous place for a defender of the republic. For Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos, a mind-warped amnesiac, a slave to the witches of Dathomir and a spy for the Republic, the greatest peril came from the darkness, anger and doubt in his own heart... Collates: Twilight, Infinity's End, Darkness, The Devaronian Version, The Stark Hyperspace War and Rite of Passage.

			Rogue Planet by Greg Bear This story occurs approximately 29 years before the Battle of Yavin. Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan and Padawan Anakin Skywalker are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. For there are others who covert the power such superfast ships could bring...

			Jedi Quest by Jude Watson These stories occur between 28 and 23 years before the Battle of Yavin. Following the events of The Phantom Menace and prior to the events of Attack of the Clones, a thirteen year-old Anakin Skywalker is Padawan to Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. Join the young apprentice as his mentor guides him along the path of light in these 11 children's books...more

			Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn This story occurs approximately 27 years before the Battle of Yavin. Outbound Flight was an ambitious project that sent an expeditionary mission of six Jedi Masters, 12 Jedi Knights and 50,000 men, women and children beyond the borders of known space to make contact with intelligent life. It was the brainchild of Jorus C'baoth, but even so influential a Jedi Master had to navigate the cumbersome Republic bureaucracy to get this monumental proposal approved.

			Jango Fett by Ron Marz et al. This story occurs approximately 25 years before the Battle of Yavin. Meet a bounty hunter and killer for hire who is looking for a lucrative big job. When Jango Fett is hired to recover a rare and extremely valuable artefact, he thinks this could be his biggest score. Only one obstacle stands between him and his prize: a beautiful and deadly rival!

			Zam Wesell by Ron Marz et al. This story occurs approximately 25 years before the Battle of Yavin. Zam Wesell is everything you'd want in a girl: beauty, intelligence, style, the ability to strip and assemble an EE-3 blaster rifle in less than six seconds She really does have it all. It's no wonder that she has caught the eye of fellow bounty hunter, Jango Fett. Jango is going to need her help in finding and destroying a powerful artefact that could prove to be very destructive if it fell into the wrong hands.

			Starfighter: Crossbones by Haden Blackman et al. This story occurs approximately 24 years before the Battle of Yavin. After accepting a mission to hunt down the deadly pirate Sol Sixxa, Nym travels to the planet Maramere - located in the heart of a massive Trade Federation operation. After dodging the Trade Federation, Nym does a bit of wreck diving in Maramere's watery depths, searching for clues to Sol Sixxa's whereabouts...

			Menace Revealed by various These stories occur between 31 & 23 years before the Battle of Yavin. Having become aware of an emerging Sith threat, the Jedi perceive a shadow falling across the galaxy, accompanied by increased criminal activity among mercenaries, pirates, slavers, assassins and bounty hunters... Collates: Jedi Quest - Path to Truth, Starfighter - Crossbones, Starcrash, The Hunt for Aurra Sing, Jango Fett, Zam Wesell, Heart of Fire and Poison Moon.

			Honor and Duty by John Ostrander et al. This story occurs approximately 24 years before the Battle of Yavin. An important Senate vote is immanent and a Senator is in possession of two things he never expected to have: the power of a "swing" vote and a death threat! At the insistence of the Supreme Chancellor, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are ordered to help protect the Senator - along with the Senator's regular team of Senate Guards. Ordinarily four stalwart protectors would be more than enough to ensure the Senator's safety, but as the Jedi and the Guards discover, this situation is far from ordinary...

			The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster This story occurs approximately 22 years before the Battle of Yavin. On the tiny but strategic world of Ansion, a powerful faction is on the verge of joining the growing secessionist movement. The Jedi Council sends two Knights, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luminara Unduli, to resolve the conflict and negotiate a peaceful resolution. The Knights, along with their Padawans Anakin Skywalker and Barriss Offee, set out on their mission all the while stalked by an enemy sworn to see the negotiations collapse and the Jedi's mission fail...

			Attack of the Clones by R. A. Salvatore This story occurs approximately 22 years before the Battle of Yavin. There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several thousand solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic. This separatist movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Count Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy. Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of creating an Army of the Republic to assist the overwhelmed Jedi...

			Clone Wars by various These stories occur between 22 & 19 years before the Battle of Yavin. Begun, this Clone War has. The climatic conflict on red-rock Geonosis in Attack of the Clones marks the first clash between the Republic and the Separatists, and the two powers are now squaring off for galactic-scale war: droids on one side, clones on the other. Collecting stories published between c.2002 to 2008.

			Revenge of the Sith by Matthew W. Stover This story occurs approximately 19 years before the Battle of Yavin. War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievous, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive Chancellor...

			The Dark Times by various These stories occur between 19 & 2 years before the Battle of Yavin. Order 66 destroyed the Jedi Order and dispersed its survivors. The worlds of the former Republic are drawn inexorably into the iron grip of the first Galactic Empire and its self-declared Emperor, Palpatine. The rest of the galaxy is adrift in a sea of chaos, lawlessness and despair ever fearful of the Emperor, his stormtroopers and his henchman Darth Vader.

			Tales from the Empire edited by Peter Schweighofer These stories occur at various points before and after the Battle of Yavin. From the desperate flight of a civilian mail courier carrying vital Rebel intelligence through an Imperial blockade, to a suicidal commando raid on an impregnable Imperial prison, to a Corellian smuggler mysteriously hired by an actor turned Jedi Knight turned Imperial assassin for one final transformation, all these tales capture high adventure, imaginative genius, and nonstop action.