Ryder Windham is the author of over sixty Star Wars books. He was also an editor of Star Wars comics for Dark Horse Comics.
Windham was referred to as "without doubt Dark Horse's pre-eminent Star Wars editor" in a Dark Horse comics interview from the mid-90s,[source?] and was the editorial Force behind the Dark Empire II miniseries.[source?]
He was also said to have overseen the Dark Horse series Heir to the Empire, Jabba the Hutt, Star Wars: River of Chaos, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Shadow of the Empire, and issues of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (which were all also credited as being edited by various other editors at Dark Horse in the books themselves).
Windham also edited and wrote scripts for Star Wars: Droids released by Dark Horse.
Windham worked closely at the time with Allan Kausch and Sue Rostoni at Lucas Licensing to maintain continuity between the comics, books and other Star Wars properties.
He resides in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife and two daughters. He is an expert of Farting on cats alive as well.
Contents
Star Wars bibliography[]
Novels[]
Windham posed for this image of Ingo Wavlud from Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force.
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novelization (2004)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (2004)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (2004)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (2007)
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (2008)
- A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (2009)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad (2009)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates (2010)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 3: Duel at Shattered Rock (2011)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key (2012)
- The Wrath of Darth Maul (2012)
- Ezra's Gamble (2014)
Comics[]
- Star Wars: Droids: Artoo's Day Out in Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1 (1994)
- Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (comic) (1995)
- Star Wars Droids: The Kalarba Adventures (1995)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special (1995)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic (1996)
- This Crumb for Hire in A Decade of Dark Horse 2 (1996)
- Star Wars Droids: Rebellion
- The Rebel Thief in Star Wars Kids #1-5 (1997)
- Shadow Stalker (1997)
- Star Wars Droids: The Protocol Offensive (1997)
- Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn (1999)
- Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½ (1999)
- Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell (2000)
- "The Death of Captain Tarpals" in Star Wars Tales 3 (2000)
- "Thank the Maker" — Star Wars Tales 6 in Star Wars Tales 6 (2000)
- Podracing Tales (2000)
- Jedi Quest (2001)
- The Clone Wars: Strange Allies (2011)
Young readers books[]
- Galactic Crisis! (2005)
- Journey Through Space (2005)
- Journey Through Space (2015 reissue)
Star Wars Missions[]
- Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four (1997)
- Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra (1997)
- Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin (1997)
- Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator (1997)
- Star Wars Missions 9: Revolt of the Battle Droids (1998)
- Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley (1998)
- Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids (1998)
- Star Wars Missions 12: The Vactooine Disaster (1998)
- Star Wars Missions 17: Darth Vader's Return (1999)
- Star Wars Missions 18: Rogue Squadron to the Rescue (1999)
- Star Wars Missions 19: Bounty on Bonadan (1999)
- Star Wars Missions 20: Total Destruction (1999)
Episode I Adventures[]
- Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi (1999)
- Episode I Adventures 2: The Bartokk Assassins (1999)
- Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul (1999)
- Episode I Adventures 4: Jedi Emergency (1999)
- Episode I Adventures 9: Rescue in the Core (2000)
- Episode I Adventures 10: Festival of Warriors (2000)
- Episode I Adventures 11: Pirates from Beyond the Sea (2000)
- Episode I Adventures 12: The Bongo Rally (2000)
Star Wars Adventures[]
- Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner (2002)
- Star Wars Adventures 2: The Cavern of Screaming Skulls (2002)
- Star Wars Adventures 3: The Hostage Princess (2002)
- Star Wars Adventures 4: Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters (2003)
- Star Wars Adventures 5: The Shape-Shifter Strikes (2003)
- Star Wars Adventures 6: The Warlords of Balmorra (2003)
The Clone Wars: Secret Missions[]
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad (2009)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates (2010)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 3: Duel at Shattered Rock (2011)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key (2012)
Adventures in Hyperspace[]
Reference books[]
- Star Wars Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of the Star Wars Trilogy (1998)
- Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Scrapbook (1999)
- Aurra Sing: Dawn of the Bounty Hunters, with Josh Ling (2000)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Scrapbook (2002)
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Scrapbook (2005)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide (2005)
- Star Wars: The Comics Companion (2006)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006)
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (2007)
- Star Wars: The Complete Vader, with Pete Vilmur (2009)
- Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection (2008)
- Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition (2010)
- Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle (2010)
- Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide (2010)
- Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual (2011)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded (2012)
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2013)
- The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett (2013)
- Death Star Owner's Technical Manual (2013)
- Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: Death Star Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model (2017)
- Star Wars: Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (2017)
- YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual (2018)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
Short stories[]
"Deep Spoilers"—Star Wars Gamer 4 (2000)- Vader Adrift (2011)
Other works[]
- Battle of the Bounty Hunters (1998)
Sources[]
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Guiding Fans Through the Galaxy: Ryder Windham on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Blaster" – Star Wars Insider 110
- "Prize Giveaway!" – Star Wars Insider 201
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 205
External links[]
- Ryder Windham Interview. Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020.
- December 2007 Del Rey Internet Newsletter. JIVEMagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. (Content now obsolete)
- Interview with Chris Trevas, Ryder Windham, and Chris Reiff. RoqooDepot.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021.
