FOR EVERY TIMELINE, THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE CHRONOLOGY

Greetings, fellow Star Wars fans and chronologists!

Since this is my first foray into public timeline-dom, I suppose that a brief introduction is necessary. My name is Rob Mullin, and I am an aspiring writer. Frequenters of the forums at the Official Site or the Dark Horse Star Wars boards will know me as Mira Lodo (it’s a name I stole from Get Smart; extra credit to the person who can name the episode). I’ve just recently gone through the ordeal of my thirtieth birthday, and still haven’t quite figured out what to do with my life (though I’m leaning towards something in the sciences; cryptozoology has been a passion of mine since I was a wee tot, and after spending time in Africa looking for unclassified animals, I’m hooked--I can’t wait for the next trip).

If you are a fan of the modern phenomenon that is the Star Wars Expanded Universe, you know that many have attempted to make sense of the vast media palette that represents the fictitious history of the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Hundreds of stories by nearly as many authors now color (some might say litter) the canvas of Star Wars outside the films. And if you are like me, you discovered fairly early on that it would take some effort to make sense of the whole mess.

When I first met Nathan Butler, it was after I had bragged in a letter column of X-Wing: Rogue Squadron that I had one of the most comprehensive chronologies out there. He contacted me with a humbly worded letter of interest, and I found out rather quickly that to boast on this subject was something one had better not do lightly; and a shared file or two later, I found that one of the true masters of this particular field of fandom had already been established.

Nevertheless, I kept up my own attempts at a timeline that would be a quick reference point, so that I could easily go to my bookshelf and see in what order this ever-increasing spate of stories took place. It took me years to get to the point at which I found myself actually completely satisfied with the format, but I believe I have finally “arrived”. Now, thanks to the generosity of Nathan, I can share this new format with the rest of you. Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments, or suggestions for improvements, and enjoy a new and modestly unique entry into the vast halls of timeline fame!

--Rob Mullin