Star Wars: Dark Empire
The comic that brought the Emperor back, and got away with it for about a decade.
Original generated cover art
Star Wars: Last Shot
Three timelines, two smugglers, and a droid uprising nobody asked for.
Published in April 2018 alongside Solo: A Star Wars Story, Daniel José Older’s novel cuts between three periods to reunite Han Solo and Lando Calrissian against an old enemy. It is the canon’s most relaxed book, and much of it is about fatherhood.
This entry is catalogued but not yet reviewed. The publication details above are verified; the write-up is still in the queue.
5 ABY – 34 ABY
More from this era
Era overviewHeir to the Empire
The book that proved Star Wars could live on a shelf instead of a screen.
Dark Force Rising
The middle book, and unusually the one where the politics get interesting.
The Last Command
The campaign ends the way good campaigns end: because of one person’s judgement.
