Rise of the Empire era

"What I remember about the rise of the Empire is&hellip; is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip; We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight back to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word."

- Anonymous 501st clone trooper



The Rise of the Empire era, sometimes referred to as the Prequel era, takes place between 1,000 BBY (the Seventh Battle of Ruusan) and 0 BBY (the Battle of Toprawa). In other terms, it encompasses all the Golden Age of the Old Republic.

The events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith take place during the twilight of this era. The events of The Clone Wars also happen in this era.

1,000 BBY–980 BBY

 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two
 * Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil

996 BBY

 * All for You

700 BBY

 * Heart of Darkness&mdash;Star Wars Tales 16

300 BBY

 * Yaddle's Tale: The One Below

89 BBY–21 BBY

 * Legacy of the Jedi

67 BBY

 * Star Wars: Republic: Vow of Justice

58 BBY

 * Stones

53 BBY

 * Star Wars: Jedi—The Dark Side

47 BBY

 * Survivors
 * Children of the Force

44 BBY

 * The Secret of Tet-Ami
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past
 * Mythology
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Mark of the Crown
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
 * Life, Death, and the Living Force
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth

44 BBY–9 ABY

 * The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi

43 BBY

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace
 * George R. Binks
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue

41 BBY–29 BBY

 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions

41 BBY

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Ties That Bind
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Call to Vengeance

40 BBY

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within

39 BBY–29 BBY

 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers

39 BBY–20 BBY

 * Secrets of the Jedi

39 BBY–4 ABY

 * The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader

38 BBY

 * Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express

37 BBY

 * Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell

33 BBY

 * Jedi Chef
 * Urchins
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi
 * Episode I Adventures 2: The Bartokk Assassins
 * Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul
 * Episode I Adventures 4: Jedi Emergency
 * Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children
 * Star Wars: Obi-Wan
 * Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker
 * Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne
 * Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine
 * Episode I Adventures 9: Rescue in the Core
 * Episode I Adventures 10: Festival of Warriors
 * Episode I Adventures 11: Pirates from Beyond the Sea
 * Episode I Adventures 12: The Bongo Rally
 * Episode I Adventures 13: Danger on Naboo
 * Episode I Adventures 14: Podrace to Freedom
 * Episode I Adventures 15: The Final Battle
 * A Summer's Dream
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Marked
 * Deal with a Demon
 * Single Cell
 * Republic: Prelude to Rebellion
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul

32 BBY

 * Galactic Battlegrounds
 * The Death of Captain Tarpals
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Starfighter
 * Battle for Naboo
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (junior novelization)
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (comics)
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game)
 * Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures
 * Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker
 * Episode I Journal: Darth Maul
 * Episode I Journal: Queen Amidala
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Jango Fett: Open Seasons
 * Republic: Outlander
 * Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * Incident at Horn Station
 * Bad Business
 * Nomad

32 BBY-4 ABY

 * Star Wars: Battlefront

31 BBY

 * Republic: Twilight
 * Heart of Fire
 * Republic: Infinity's End
 * Republic: Starcrash

30 BBY

 * Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Republic: Darkness
 * Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War
 * Republic: The Devaronian Version
 * Deep Spoilers
 * Republic: Rite of Passage

29 BBY

 * Rogue Planet

28 BBY

 * Jedi Quest: Path to Truth
 * Jedi Quest

27 BBY

 * Outbound Flight
 * Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice
 * Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi
 * Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
 * Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
 * The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
 * Jango Fett
 * Zam Wesell
 * Poison Moon

26 BBY

 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear

25 BBY

 * Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap
 * Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth

24 BBY

 * Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard
 * Jedi Quest: The False Peace
 * Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
 * A Jedi's Weapon
 * Starfighter: Crossbones
 * Racer Revenge
 * The Eyes of Revolution

23 BBY

 * Republic: Honor and Duty
 * Star Wars Adventures 1 thru 6
 * Puzzle Peace
 * The Way of the Warrior
 * Practice Makes Perfect
 * The Sith in the Shadow

22 BBY

 * Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
 * The Approaching Storm
 * Blood Ties: a Tale of Jango & Boba Fett
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (junior novelization)
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (comics)
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (video game)
 * Machines of War
 * Most Precious Weapon
 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
 * Death in the Catacombs
 * Elusion Illusion
 * One of a Kind
 * Boba Fett: Crossfire
 * The Lesson
 * Republic: Sacrifice
 * Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
 * Republic: The Defense of Kamino
 * Boba Fett: Hunted
 * Republic: The New Face of War
 * The Pengalan Tradeoff
 * League of Spies
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Jedi: Mace Windu
 * Old Scores
 * Omega Squad: Targets
 * Tides of Terror
 * Republic: Blast Radius
 * Storm Fleet Warnings
 * Duel
 * The New Droid Army
 * Fierce Currents
 * Graduation Day
 * Rogue's Gallery
 * Blind Force
 * Heavy Metal Jedi
 * Hide in Plain Sight
 * Run Mace Run
 * Skywalkers
 * The Package
 * A Stranger in Town
 * One Battle
 * Spy Girls
 * This Precious Shining
 * Versus
 * Pathways
 * Appetite for Adventure
 * Life Below
 * No Way Out
 * Thunder Road
 * Chain of Command
 * Waiting
 * Dark Journey
 * Jedi: Shaak Ti
 * Impregnable
 * Republic: Double Blind
 * Precipice
 * Jedi: Aayla Secura
 * Jedi: Count Dooku
 * Rather Darkness Visible
 * Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
 * Republic: Enemy Lines
 * Republic: Dead Ends
 * Shatterpoint
 * Equipment
 * Republic: Striking from the Shadows
 * Republic: Bloodlines
 * Republic: Hate and Fear
 * Republic: No Man's Land
 * Jedi: Yoda
 * Republic: Show of Force
 * Republic: Forever Young
 * Bailed Out
 * Heroes on Both Sides
 * It Takes a Thief
 * Means and Ends
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Changing Seasons
 * Hero of Cartao
 * The Cestus Deception
 * The Hive
 * Republic Commando: Odds
 * Republic Commando: True Colors


 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 5: Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Siege
 * Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Clone Wars Volume 2: Victories and Sacrifices
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 1
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 2
 * Clone Wars Volume 4: Light and Dark

22 BBY-3 ABY

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II

21 BBY

 * ''General Grievous
 * Jedi Trial
 * Republic: Armor
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
 * Another Fine Mess
 * Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * The Brink
 * Creature Comforts
 * The Clone Wars: Shadowed
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (junior novelization)
 * Clone Wars: The New Padawan
 * Clone Wars: Operation - Huttlet
 * Clone Wars: Anakin in Action!
 * Clone Wars: Battle at Teth
 * Clone Wars: The Battle Begins
 * The Clone Wars: Covetous
 * The Clone Wars: Prelude
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space
 * The Clone Wars: The Fall of Falleen
 * The Clone Wars: Discount
 * The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
 * Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom
 * The Clone Wars: Shakedown
 * Clone Wars: Meet Ahsoka Tano
 * The Clone Wars: Procedure
 * The Clone Wars: Agenda
 * Clone Wars: Secret Missions
 * Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic
 * The Clone Wars: Mouse Hunt
 * The Clone Wars: Departure
 * The Clone Wars: Transfer
 * The Clone Wars: The Dreams of General Grievous
 * The Clone Wars: Bait
 * The Clone Wars: Switch
 * The Clone Wars: Headgames
 * The Clone Wars: Neighbors
 * The Clone Wars: Cold Snap
 * Clone Wars: Crash Course
 * Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
 * The Clone Wars: The Valley
 * Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan
 * Clone Wars: In Service of the Republic
 * Clone Wars: The Gauntlet of Death
 * The Clone Wars: Curfew
 * The Clone Wars: The Ballad of Cham Syndulla
 * Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
 * Clone Wars: Hero of the Confederacy
 * Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny
 * The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct
 * The Clone Wars: The Valsedian Operation
 * The Clone Wars: Invitation Only
 * Hunting the Hunters
 * Gunship over Florrum
 * Swamp Station Sweep
 * Droids Over Iego


 * Legacy of the Jedi
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 3
 * Clone Wars Volume 5: The Best Blades
 * Clone Wars Volume 5: The Best Blades

21 BBY-19 BBY

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)

20 BBY

 * Honor Bound
 * Deep Forest
 * The Drop
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * MedStar: Intermezzo
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Routine Valor
 * Boba Fett: A New Threat
 * Boba Fett: Pursuit
 * Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown
 * Republic Commando: Order 66
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * The Artist of Naboo


 * Changing Seasons Part 1: Guardian of the People
 * Changing Seasons Part 2: People of the Guardian
 * Clone Wars Volume 6: On the Fields of Battle
 * Clone Wars Volume 7: When They Were Brothers
 * Clone Wars Volume 8: The Last Siege, The Final Truth

19 BBY

 * Brothers in Arms
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Evasive Action: Reversal of Fortune
 * Wat Tambor and the Quest for the Sacred Eye of the Albino Cyclops
 * Sithisis
 * Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
 * What Goes Up...
 * To the Vanishing Point
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (junior novelization)
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (comics)
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (video game)
 * Republic: The Hidden Enemy
 * Orders
 * Order of Outcasts
 * Descent
 * Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Mist Encounter
 * Republic: Loyalties
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment
 * Purge
 * Salvaged
 * Purge 2: Seconds to Die
 * Purge 3: The Hidden Blade
 * Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Pax Empirica—The Wookiee Annihilation
 * The Spark Before the Flame
 * Imperial Commando: 501st
 * Dark Times: Parallels
 * The Last One Standing
 * Dark Times: Vector
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
 * The Duty
 * Dark Times: Blue Harvest
 * The Last of the Jedi
 * Ghosts of the Sith
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows


 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 4
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 7
 * Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 8
 * Clone Wars Volume 9: Endgame

18 BBY

 * Evasive Action: Prey
 * Evasive Action: End Game
 * Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force
 * In His Image

15 BBY

 * Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO

15 BBY–4 ABY

 * A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker

10 BBY

 * The Han Solo Trilogy Volume I: The Paradise Snare

9 BBY

 * The Princess Leia Diaries
 * Falling Star
 * Sandstorm

6 BBY

 * Luke Skywalker's Walkabout
 * Turning Point

5 BBY

 * The Han Solo Trilogy Volume II: The Hutt Gambit
 * Young Lando Calrissian
 * Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal

4 BBY

 * Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
 * Routine
 * Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon

3 BBY

 * Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
 * First Impressions
 * The Lost City of Tatooine
 * Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO
 * Droids: Escape from Aaron
 * Droids: Special
 * Droids: The Kalarba Adventures
 * Droids: Artoo's Day Out
 * Droids: Rebellion
 * Droids: Season of Revolt
 * Droids: The Protocol Offensive

2 BBY

 * Han Solo at Stars' End
 * Han Solo at Stars' End (comic strip)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (video game)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (novel)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (comic)
 * The Han Solo Trilogy Volume III: Rebel Dawn
 * Han Solo's Revenge
 * Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (video game)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (novel)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (comic)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (video game)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (novel)
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (comic)

1 BBY

 * Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
 * Star Wars Adventures Volume 1: Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of Khorya
 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Extinction
 * Empire: Betrayal
 * Death Troopers
 * The Hovel on Terk Street

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 * Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika


 * Empire: Darklighter


 * Death Star

0 BBY

 * ''Star Wars: Lethal Alliance