Here’s Exactly Where ‘Solo’ Exists In The ‘Star Wars’ Timeline
You probably could’ve guessed whereSolo: A Star Wars Storyexists on the ever-expandingStar Warstimeline. Thanks to a nifty timeline created by Del Rey books, however, you can now knowexactlywhen the latestStar Warsspin-off film is set. Get the details on theSolotimeline below!
It’s pretty obvious thatSolois set sometime afterStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sithand sometime beforeStar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. But if you wanted a more specific answer about theSolotimeline, Del Rey books is here to help. Via apretty neat-lookingvisual timeline showing where the many,manyStar Warstie-in books take place in the larger timeline, we can now pinpointSolo’s location. Here’s a screenshot.
There you have it. The film slightly afterStar Wars: Episode III, and a little bit before both the animatedStar Wars Rebelsand the otherStar Warsspin-off film,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As you can also see, the bookLast Shot: A Han and Lando Novelleads directly intoSolo. It’s one of severaltie-in booksbeing released around the time of the newStar Warsfilm. Here’s a synopsis for the book, which may or may not provide us with some plot details forSolo:
THEN:It’s one of the galaxy’s most dangerous secrets: a mysterious transmitter with unknown power and a reward for its discovery that most could only dream of claiming. But those who fly theMillennium Falconthroughout its infamous history aren’t your average scoundrels. Not once, but twice, the crew of theFalcontries to claim the elusive prize—first, Lando Calrissian and the droid L3-37 at the dawn of an ambitious career, and later, a young and hungry Han Solo with the help of his copilot, Chewbacca. But the device’s creator, the volatile criminal Fyzen Gor, isn’t interested in sharing. And Gor knows how to hold a grudge. . . .
NOW:It’s been ten years since the rebel hero Han Solo last encountered Fyzen Gor. After mounting a successful rebellion against the Empire and starting a family with an Alderaanian princess, Han hasn’t given much thought to the mad inventor. But when Lando turns up at Han’s doorstep in the middle of the night, it’s Fyzen’s assassins that he’s running from. And without Han’s help, Lando—and all life on Cloud City—will be annihilated.
With the assistance of a young hotshot pilot, an Ewok slicer prodigy, the woman who might be the love of Lando’s life, and Han’s best and furriest friend, the two most notorious scoundrels in the New Republic are working together once more. They’ll have to journey across the stars—and into the past—before Gor uses the device’s power to reshape the galaxy.
One interesting bit of info that this timeline reveals is what happensafterSolo. As you’ll recall,Rogue Oneends literally minutes beforeA New Hopebegins.Solo, in contrast, leaves some room between itself andA New Hope. In other words, don’t expectSoloto conclude with Han meeting a young Luke Skywalker at the Mos Eisley cantina.
