The New Essential Chronology is a 256-page reference book published by Del Rey

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, the eleventh book in the Essential Guide series. It was written by Daniel Wallace

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 with Kevin J. Anderson

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, and illustrated by Mark Chiarello

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, John Van Fleet and Tommy Lee Edwards

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. Ian Fullwood created the Galaxy

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 map seen near the end of the book. The New Essential Chronology was released October 25, 2005.

The book provides a broad history of the Star Wars

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saga, from pre-Republic history to after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, drawing upon both well-known and obscure sources. This edition is updated for the prequel trilogy and the New Jedi Order. It is written from an in-universe perspective by Voren Na'al, Archivist Emeritus of the Historical Council, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Contents

• Author Acknowledgements
• Introduction to Students of History
• Note on Dating Conventions
• Part One: Tales of the Ancient Republic
  • Formation of the Republic
  • Emergence of the Sith
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  • Legacy of the Sith
• Part Two: The Fall of the Republic
  • The Beginning of the End
  • The Clone Wars
• Part Three: The Empire and the New Order
  • The Dark Times
• Part Four: Profiles in History
  • Han Solo
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  • Lando Calrissian
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  • The Skywalkers
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• Part Five: The Galactic Civil War
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  • Armed Rebellion Begins
  • A Light Eclipsed
  • Alliance Triumphant
• Part Six: Birth of the New Republic
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• Part Seven: Empire Resurgent
• Part Eight: The Return of the Jedi Knight
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• Part Nine: Uprisings and Insurgencies
• Part Ten: A Lasting Peace
• Part Eleven: Generations of Jedi Knights
• Part Twelve: The New Jedi Order
• Galaxy Map
• Index

External links

• Endnotes for The New Essential Chronology (This article is based on the Wookieepedia article)