Rise of the First Order (28 ABY - 35 ABY)
28-34 ABY
Start reading all four books of The Rise of Kylo Ren after you finish Bloodline. You can skip over pages 8-21 in Book #2 as we covered that flashback earlier.
For the Age of Resistance Series, be sure to read the comics in this order:
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Supreme Leader Snoke
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Poe Dameron
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Rose Tico
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Finn
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Captain Phasma
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General Hux
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Kylo Ren
These comics can be read concurrently with the Resistance series and the present-day story-line of Phasma listed below.
Season 1; Chapters 1-19
34 ABY
This season will take you right up and through The Force Awakens. For right now, watch episodes 1-19 concurrently with Phasma, Force Collector, and Battlefront II as detailed below. You can also just watch episodes 1, 2, and 17-19 as I find them the most interesting and relevant to the movies.
34 ABY
We covered the flashback chapters earlier so now we just stick to the present day story where Vi Moradi is captured and forced to tell Phasma's origin story. Those Chapters are as follows: 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11-13, 20, 29, 31-35, 37-43
Listen to concurrently with Resistance Season 1. Start this book any time during the season but make sure you finish before you get to the last two episodes and The Force Awakens.
NOTE: The red-armored character in Resistance is Major Elrik Vonreg and NOT Cardinal, a.k.a. "Emergency Brake," from this book. So there are no continuity issues here.
34 ABY
This book should also be completed concurrently with Resistance Season 1. It doesn't matter whether you start this or Phasma first. Dealer's choice! Although, I prefer Phasma first because it keeps the present day story closer to Phasma's flashback/origin story and thus keeps it fresher in the mind.
Battlefront II: Campaign Mode
Main Story: Discoveries
34 ABY
Play the last mission from the Main Story: Discoveries concurrent with Resistance Season 1, Episodes 17-18.
34 ABY
Watch The Force Awakens concurrently with Black Spire, Battlefront 2 and a few episodes of Forces of Destiny as detailed below:
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Watch The Force Awakens until Finn asks "Where's Rey?" (1:1105)
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Listen to Black Spire Chapters 1 & 2
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Play Battlefront 2 missions "Project: Resurrection" and "Ashes of the Empire."
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Watch The Force Awakens through the end of the movie.
S1 E20 & 21; S2 E1
34 ABY
Watch Season 1, Episodes 20 and 21 along with Season 2, Episode 1 in between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
34 ABY
Read these comics concurrent with Resistance Episodes above and the Battlefront missions below.
Inferno
34 ABY
Play Inferno, the last mission from the Resurrection Campaign Mode, in between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
34-35 ABY
We covered Episode 1 of this season earlier, so at this point, after The Last Jedi, watch the rest of the season concurrently with the Resistance Reborn and Black Spire entries below.
34-35 ABY
You can start this book immediately after The Last Jedi and it is not just an amazing follow up to that movie, but it does such a great job tying together previous canon novels. Great stuff!
Chapters 3-Epilogue
34-35 ABY
We covered chapters 1-2 of this book earlier. At this point, pick up at chapter 3 and listen through the end of the book. An honorable mention goes to A Crash of Fate, which is another Galaxy's Edge novel that takes place contemporaneously with this part of Black Spire. A Crash of Fate has very little to do with the Skywalker Saga so it is not essential for this marathon. But its a fun story and good prep for the theme parks.
35 ABY
If you finish this marathon in the wintertime, you may as well enjoy Holiday Special, which takes place after the events in The Rise of Skywalker.
Thank you for checking out The Star Wars Marathon.
May the Force be with you!