List of novels by release date

This is a timeline of novels. It is not for eBooks, comics, short stories, Insider stories, television episodes, video games, etc. This list is organized by release date, and separated by year, as defined by Lucas Licensing. It is not a list of upcoming novels.

1976

 * Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker&mdash;November 12

1978

 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye&mdash;March 1

1979

 * Han Solo at Stars' End&mdash;April 1
 * Han Solo's Revenge&mdash;October 12

1980

 * The Empire Strikes Back&mdash;April 12
 * Han Solo and the Lost Legacy&mdash;August 12

1983

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi&mdash;May 12
 * Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu&mdash;June 12
 * Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon&mdash;September 12
 * Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka&mdash;November 12

1991

 * Heir to the Empire&mdash;May 1

1992

 * Dark Force Rising&mdash;May 1
 * The Glove of Darth Vader&mdash;June 1
 * The Lost City of the Jedi&mdash;June 1
 * Zorba the Hutt's Revenge&mdash;July 1

1993

 * Mission from Mount Yoda&mdash;January 1
 * Queen of the Empire&mdash;February 1
 * Prophets of the Dark Side&mdash;April 1
 * The Last Command&mdash;May

1994

 * The Truce at Bakura&mdash;January
 * Jedi Search&mdash;March 1
 * The Courtship of Princess Leia&mdash;April
 * Dark Apprentice&mdash;July 1
 * Champions of the Force&mdash;October 1
 * The Crystal Star&mdash;December 8

1995

 * Ambush at Corellia&mdash;March
 * Children of the Jedi&mdash;May
 * Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force&mdash;June 1
 * Assault at Selonia&mdash;July
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy&mdash;September 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe&mdash;October 1
 * Showdown at Centerpoint&mdash;October
 * Darksaber&mdash;November
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones&mdash;December 13

1996

 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron&mdash;January 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World&mdash;January 1
 * Before the Storm&mdash;March 1
 * Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers&mdash;March 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Promises&mdash;April 1
 * Shadows of the Empire&mdash;May
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble&mdash;May 2
 * Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight&mdash;June 1
 * Shield of Lies&mdash;August 1
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege&mdash;September 1
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap&mdash;October 2
 * Tyrant's Test&mdash;December 1
 * The New Rebellion&mdash;December

1997

 * Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive&mdash;January 1
 * Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan&mdash;January 1
 * Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead&mdash;February 1
 * X-wing: The Bacta War&mdash;February 6
 * Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance&mdash;April 1
 * Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague&mdash;April 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest&mdash;May 1
 * The Paradise Snare&mdash;May 5
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine&mdash;May 12
 * Planet of Twilight&mdash;May
 * Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi&mdash;July 7
 * Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur&mdash;July 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress&mdash;July 1
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade&mdash;September 1
 * Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror&mdash;September 8
 * The Hutt Gambit&mdash;September
 * Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty&mdash;October 1
 * Specter of the Past&mdash;November 3
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders&mdash;November 10

1998

 * Galaxy of Fear: The Swarm&mdash;January 12
 * Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague&mdash;January
 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron&mdash;February 2
 * Rebel Dawn&mdash;March 9
 * Galaxy of Fear: Spore&mdash;March 9
 * I, Jedi&mdash;May 1
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship&mdash;May 11
 * Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell&mdash;May
 * The Mandalorian Armor&mdash;June
 * Galaxy of Fear: Clones&mdash;July 6
 * X-wing: Iron Fist&mdash;July 6
 * Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City&mdash;August
 * Vision of the Future&mdash;September 1
 * ''Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger&mdash;September 8
 * Slave Ship&mdash;October
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef&mdash;December

1999

 * X-wing: Solo Command&mdash;February 2
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge&mdash;April 13
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace&mdash;April 21
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (junior novelization)&mdash;May 3
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival&mdash;June 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force&mdash;June
 * Hard Merchandise&mdash;July 6
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past&mdash;August 1
 * X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar&mdash;August 3
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Mark of the Crown&mdash;October 1
 * Vector Prime&mdash;October 5
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead&mdash;December 1

2000

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path&mdash;February 1
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught&mdash;February 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple&mdash;April 1
 * Rogue Planet&mdash;May 2
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning&mdash;June 1
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin&mdash;June 6
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial&mdash;August 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth&mdash;August 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace&mdash;October 1
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse&mdash;October 3
 * Balance Point&mdash;November 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter&mdash;December 1

2001

 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter&mdash;January 30
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment&mdash;February 1
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue&mdash;April 1
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest&mdash;April 3
 * Cloak of Deception&mdash;May 29
 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions&mdash;July 1
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth&mdash;July 31
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Ties that Bind&mdash;August 1
 * Jedi Quest: Path to Truth&mdash;September
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope&mdash;October 1
 * Star by Star&mdash;October 30
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Call to Vengeance&mdash;December 1

2002

 * Dark Journey&mdash;January 29
 * The Approaching Storm&mdash;January 29
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness&mdash;February 1
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream&mdash;March 26
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within&mdash;April 1
 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive&mdash;April 23
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (junior novelization)&mdash;April 23
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones&mdash;April 23
 * Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers&mdash;April
 * Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice&mdash;April 23
 * Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi&mdash;April 23
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand&mdash;May 28
 * Traitor&mdash;July
 * Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games&mdash;August 1
 * Destiny's Way&mdash;October 1
 * Boba Fett: Crossfire&mdash;November 1
 * Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise&mdash;November 1

2003

 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear&mdash;February 1
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant&mdash;February 13
 * Tatooine Ghost&mdash;March 4
 * Force Heretic II: Refugee&mdash;April 29
 * Boba Fett: Maze of Deception&mdash;April
 * Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap&mdash;May 1
 * Shatterpoint&mdash;June 3
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion&mdash;July 1
 * Legacy of the Jedi&mdash;August
 * The Final Prophecy&mdash;September 30
 * Boba Fett: Hunted&mdash;October
 * Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth&mdash;November 1
 * The Unifying Force&mdash;November 4
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine&mdash;December 30

2004

 * Survivor's Quest&mdash;February
 * Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard&mdash;March 1
 * Boba Fett: A New Threat&mdash;April
 * The Hive&mdash;May 27
 * The Cestus Deception&mdash;June 1
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons&mdash;June 29
 * Jedi Quest: The False Peace&mdash;July 1
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer&mdash;September 28
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)&mdash;October 1
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)&mdash;October 1
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)&mdash;October 1
 * Jedi Trial&mdash;October 26
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact&mdash;October 26
 * Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown&mdash;November 1
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous&mdash;November 23
 * Boba Fett: Pursuit&mdash;December

2005

 * Labyrinth of Evil&mdash;January 25
 * Secrets of the Jedi&mdash;March
 * The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission&mdash;April 2
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith&mdash;April 2
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (junior novelization) &mdash;April 2
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King&mdash;July 26
 * The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning&mdash;September 1
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen&mdash;September 27
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader&mdash;November 22
 * The Last of the Jedi: Underworld&mdash;December 1
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War&mdash;December 27

2006

 * Outbound Flight&mdash;January 31
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero&mdash;February 28
 * The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo&mdash;April 1
 * Betrayal&mdash;May 30, 2006
 * The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web&mdash;August 1
 * Bloodlines&mdash;August 29 and September 7
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction&mdash;September 26
 * Tempest&mdash;November 28
 * The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side&mdash;December 1

2007

 * Allegiance&mdash;January 30
 * Exile&mdash;February 27
 * The Last of the Jedi: Secret Weapon&mdash;March
 * Sacrifice&mdash;May 29
 * Inferno&mdash;August 28
 * The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire&mdash;October 1
 * Death Star&mdash;October 16
 * Republic Commando: True Colors&mdash;October 30
 * Fury&mdash;November 27
 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two&mdash;December 26

2008

 * The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception&mdash;February 1
 * Revelation&mdash;February 26
 * The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning&mdash;May 7
 * Invincible&mdash;May 13
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight&mdash;June 24
 * The Clone Wars&mdash;July 26
 * The Force Unleashed&mdash;August 19
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows&mdash;August 26
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel&mdash;September 16
 * Millennium Falcon&mdash;October 22
 * Rebel Force: Target&mdash;December 2
 * Rebel Force: Hostage&mdash;December 2
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space&mdash;December 9
 * Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor&mdash;December 30

2009

 * Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force&mdash;January 27
 * Outcast&mdash;March 24
 * Rebel Force: Renegade&mdash;May 1
 * The Clone Wars: No Prisoners&mdash;May 19
 * Omen&mdash;June 23
 * Abyss&mdash;August 18
 * Rebel Force: Firefight&mdash;September 1
 * Death Troopers&mdash;October 13
 * Imperial Commando: 501st&mdash;October 27
 * Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil&mdash;December 8

2010

 * Rebel Force: Trapped&mdash;January 1
 * Crosscurrent&mdash;January 26
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth&mdash;February 23
 * Backlash&mdash;March 9
 * Rebel Force: Uprising&mdash;April 27
 * Allies&mdash;May 25
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Siege&mdash;July 6
 * The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance&mdash;July 20
 * The Force Unleashed II&mdash;October 5
 * Vortex&mdash;November 30
 * Red Harvest&mdash;December 28

2011

 * Knight Errant&mdash;January 25
 * The Old Republic: Deceived&mdash;March 22
 * Conviction&mdash;May 24
 * Choices of One&mdash;July 19
 * Ascension&mdash;August 9
 * Riptide&mdash;October 25
 * The Old Republic: Revan&mdash;November 15
 * Shadow Games&mdash;November 29

2012

 * Darth Plagueis&mdash;January 10