Star Wars Expanded Universe short stories taken from the archives, edited for consistency in formatting, as well as any grammatical & spelling errors where I have notice any, shared here for everyone to enjoy.
Death in the Catacombs | Short Story #48
Written by Mike W. Barr, 23/11/2004 Originally published in Star Wars Insider #79. The alarm sounded one second after the Force had told her something was wrong. She didn’t have to see the output panel of her haz suit to realize they had triggered another trap. “Ambush!” shouted Jedi Knight Jyl Somtay into her comlink. “Evacuate immediately!”…
Conflict and Mastery | Short Story #47
Written by August and Cynthia Hahn, 11/3/2004 Originally published on the Wizards of the Coast Website. In the Jedi Academy on Almas, there is a building at its heart with stone-lined paths leading in all directions. Many Padawans and Knights have walked these roads during the years of their training, but few ever venture into the…
Precipice | Short Story #46
Written by Chris Cassidy, 23/4/2008 Originally published on Hyperspace. Later republished on Del Rey’s Suvudu (later called Unbound Worlds) website. Blue-tongued bolts of lightning coursed through Obi-Wan Kenobi, gathering at his wrists and ankles before racing up and down his body in a journey surely designed to drive him to the edge of reason. He was held largely…
Hondo Ohnaka’s Not-So-Big Score | Short Story #45
Written by Jason Fry, 3/10/2013 Originally published in Insider #144 It was a summer’s day on Florrum, which meant the plains were baking, the generators were overloaded, and the last place Hondo Ohnaka wanted to be was a messy office crowded with unwashed Weequay pirates. And on top of everything else, the holoprojector refused to…
Reputation | Short Story #44
Written by Ari Marmell, 4/10/2012 Originally published in Insider #136. It wasn’t even genuine rain pattering down around him, muting the hum of the speeders and skiffs high above. Real rain could never have wormed its way among the various obstacles to reach the city’s lower levels. No, this was condensation, dripping from the undersides…
Deep Spoilers | Short Story #43
Written by Ryder Windham, 19/6/2001 Originally published in Star Wars Gamer #4, later released on Hyperspace. A Gungan danced at the starting line, frantically waving a fan of translucent opee fins. The crowd roared within the great bubble of the Otoh Gunga Garden, muting the engines of thirty-two bongo subs as they blasted out of…
End Game | Short Story #42
Written by James Luceno, 31/1/2012 Originally published in the 31st January 2012 printing of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. As the shadow of the Trade Federation spreads over Naboo, a streak of darkness cuts through the Federation’s heart. For Darth Sidious has sent his apprentice to oversee the annihilation of Qui-Gon Jinn and…
The Starfighter Trap | Short Story #41
Written by Steve Miller, 10/2000 (serialised) Originally released in 3 parts online between starwars.com, wizards.com & lucasarts.com. Later published in Star Wars Gamer #1. Part One The palace always seemed to fall into a slumber when Queen Amidala was away. Most of the government officials and administrators stayed tucked away in their offices, hoping to…
Darth Maul: Saboteur | Short Story #40
Written by James Luceno, 15/2/2001 Originally published as an e-book, later published in the December 2001 paperback of Darth Maul: Saboteur. On the distant planet Dorvalla, precious ore is mined by two competing companies: InterGalactic Ore and Lommite Limited. Neither rival suspects that they are central to a sinister plot masterminded by Darth Sidious, Lord…
The Monster | Short Story #39
Written by Daniel Wallace, 2/2001 (Exact date unknown) Originally published in Star Wars Gamer #2, later released on Hyperspace. The monster was higher now. Fingers of white light stabbed down from above. A thick school of daggert broke apart in the monster’s bow wave like wind-scattered steam. One opee swam close and spat out its…
The Syrox Redemption | Short Story #38
Written by Joe Schreiber, 10/12/2013 Originally published in Insider #146 There’s an inmate like me in every prison across the galaxy, suppose — I’m the one who can get it for you. Glitterstim, juri juice, or maybe just a flimsiplast from the Core Worlds, if you’re partial to that. Since my arrival here, I’ve smuggled…
Restraint | Short Story #37
Written by James Luceno, 27/12/2011 Published in the second edition of Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter Before Maul was a Sith—before he was Darth Maul—he was a young man, made to hide his true nature as he learned the ways of combat. In the shadows, though, Darth Sidious taught him about the cruelty and power of the…
The Tenebrous Way | Short Story #36
Written by Matthew Stover, 13/12/2011 Originally published in Insider #130 Dying, Tenebrous observed with mild surprise, was turning out to be not only pleasant, but wholly wonderful; had he ever suspected how much he’d enjoy the process, he wouldn’t have wasted all these decades waiting for his foolish apprentice Plagueis to do him in. So,…
Musings of an Ithorian | Short Story #35
Written by Bob Carrau, 1/11/1993 Originally published in Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas, later released on Hyperspace. I am a sad and lonely creature. A sad and despicable wart. After such a life as mine-well-lived, meandering, full of mitosis and ambient radiation-it has finally come to this. Drowning my sorrows in a pint of nectoral syrup.…
Bane of the Sith | Short Story #34
Written by Kevin J. Anderson, 17/4/2001 Originally published in Star Wars Gamer #3, and later released on Hyperspace. Like a thrown dagger seeking its target, the Valcyn stabbed through hyperspace, a lone survivor racing away from the site of the battlefield massacre. All of the Sith Lords were dead after their last stand on Ruusan… all except one.…
Darkness Shared | Short Story #33
Written by Bill Slavicsek, 24/7/2001 Originally published in Star Wars Gamer #5, and since released on Hyperspace. A galaxy far, far away, six months before the Battle of Ruusan… The Golden Song rode the shifting currents of color and light through hyperspace, covering vast distances with each click of its onboard chronometer. Crian Maru sat rigid in her…
Knight Errant: Influx | Short Story #32
Written by John Jackson Miller, 19/9/2010 Originally published on StarWars.com. Later republished on Del Rey’s Suvudu (later called Unbound Worlds) website. “Influx” takes place in the Grumani sector in 1,032 B.B.Y., immediately before the events of Star Wars: Knight Errant #1, now available from Dark Horse Comics. It serves to introduce characters and themes for comics readers and readers…
The Old Republic: Bottled Fury | Short Story #29
Written by Jay Watamaniuk, 17/11/2022 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Mek-Sha was a cold rock in a hard place. Carved out of the stone skin of an asteroid, this frontier mining town would never be as refined and polished as the ore it exported. Home to fortune seekers, criminals, and anyone else looking to hide…
The Old Republic: Seeing Red | Short Story #28
Written by Jay Watamaniuk, 07/14/2021 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Late again. Jek is going to kill me. Rass Ordo was only steps away from the entrance to “Cover Fire”, the favored watering hole he and his brother Jekiah had been frequenting for years. When Jekiah wasn’t on assignment, it was a good bet he…
The Old Republic: Quite a Story to Tell | Short Story #27
Written by Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, 13/04/2021 Published on swtor.com (backup link) The silence in the room was heavy, until Master Satele placed a worn cup on the table with a soft thud. Steam rose in steady wisps from the fragrant liquid inside. Aryn Leneer sat awkwardly, her hands in her lap as she stared at…
The Old Republic: Chasing Copero | Short Story #26
Written by Charles Boyd, 16/11/2017 Published on swtor.com (backup link) “Copero.” Pova took the datapad she was offered and keyed in the planet’s name. The device’s light cast a green glint across the shadowed alleyway, reminding her of home. The looming cityscape of Nar Shaddaa was nothing like her homeworld’s endless seas of grass and…
The Old Republic: Trading Scars – A Short Story on Umbara | Short Story #25
Written by Samantha Wallschlaeger, 17/08/2017 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Veesh was scaring the rookie again. Nira watched as the Umbaran commando glanced to make sure the train compartment was sealed, then pulled back the edge of his sleeve to reveal a series of ugly welts snaking across his wrist. “Got this escorting a shipment…
The Old Republic: Brothers | Short Story #22
Written by Courtney Woods, 28/07/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Today, I watched my face burn. The skin cracked and curled as fire seared away the moisture. Charred flesh retreated from the heat and shriveled into a huddled black mass. One blue eye, identical to my own, held me in place–made me watch. In an…
The Old Republic: Remnants | Short Story #21
Written by Charles Boyd, 04/09/2014 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Kaya sprinted through the jungle brush of Rakata Prime, doing her best to ignore the scraping branches and leaves that conspired against her rushed escape. A clearing came into view ahead, but she avoided it; so far, the trees had done a good job of…
The Old Republic: Lana Beniko’s Journal: Darth Arkous | Short Story #19
Written by Tait Watson, 31/07/2014 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Observation of my subject continues. It’s entirely business as usual. Oversight, consultations, strategy discussions. A good deal of his time is spent behind closed doors without my presence. It’s always been that way with us, but it used to be I had no reason to…
The Old Republic: Regrets | Short Story #17
Written by Courtney Woods, 03/04/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Jace Malcom pulled at the cuff of his sleeve. Living most of his life in uniform, he was used to things fitting a certain way. The leather jacket previously hiding in the back of his closet was tight around the shoulders and out of style,…
The Old Republic: One Night in the Dealer’s Den | Short Story #16
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/13/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Theron Shan sat shackled to a jukebox in one of the backrooms of the Dealer’s Den. The air was stuffy, smelling of body odor and spilled drinks. His lip was swollen from the first punch of the evening and he counted at least two broken…
The Old Republic: Bedtime on Concordia | Short Story #14
Written by Charles Boyd, 10/28/2014 Published on swtor.com (backup link) A blazing campfire cast three shadows across the open plain. The longest stretched from the angular form of a man still clad in the armor of his people, the fire’s light stumbling and bouncing across decades of pockmarks and scrapes in the Mandalorian iron’s surfaces.…
The Old Republic: The Final Trial | Short Story #13
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/13/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Lana Beniko woke with heavy lids, her mind and body brittle against the cold stone of Tulak Hord’s tomb. How long had she slept? The strain in her limbs told her not long enough, but she feared it had been days. Hunger clawed at the…
The Old Republic: The Sixth Line – Part Two | Short Story #12
Written by Courtney Woods, 28/04/2015 Originally published on swtor.com (backup link) Surro’s team crawled along the mountain ledge to follow Bowenn’s man on the ground. Garault lagged behind, his expression still one of shock over Danak’s death. But he was moving — that was all Surro could ask of him. The soldier hurried into one…
The Old Republic: The Sixth Line – Part One | Short Story #11
Written by Courtney Woods, 24/04/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) The once-ripe fields of Balmorra lay barren, pockmarked by heavy artillery. The defaced bedrock was the handiwork of not only the Sith Empire but the Balmorran Resistance. One would hope each side might be more careful with the object they were fighting for. The desperate…
The Old Republic: The Price of Power | Short Story #10
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/05/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) The Imperial Guard stood at attention as Darth Lachris strode down the hall to the Dark Council Chamber. Red sand clung to her hair and robes, the color an intense contrast to the sterile walls of the Academy. She did not presume to know why…
The Old Republic: Smuggler’s Vanguard | Short Story #9
Written by Robert Chestney, 25/3/2010 Originally published on StarWars.com. Later republished on Del Rey’s Suvudu (later called Unbound Worlds) website. A fiery comet blazed past the moons of Talus, leaving a trail of amber dust. It spent only moments in view of the pilot’s seat, but it caught the attention of Hylo Visz. A comet was a sign of…
The Old Republic: The Third Lesson | Short Story #8
Written by Paul S. Kemp, 2/3/2011 Originally published in Insider #124 A haze of smoke hung in the air, the black residuum of the Imperial fleet’s pre-landing bombardment of Alderaan. Rage burned in Malgus, its seed grown from the word he kept hearing over Imperial communication channels: Retreat. The Empire had lost Alderaan. Hours before…
Interference | Short Story #7
Written by John Jackson Miller, 29/10/2008 Originally published on Hyperspace Author’s Note: This story is set in early 3963 B.B.Y., a few weeks after the surprise attack by the Mandalorians on the Republic. It takes place between Volumes 4 and 5 of Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series. —————————————————– Attention Mandalorians!…
Labor Pains | Short Story #6
Written by John Jackson Miller, 9/4/2008 Originally published on Hyperspace If you’re going to run from the law – it doesn’t much matter whose law – I recommend Ralltiir. There, you never have to worry about where your next credit’s coming from. Long before those Mandalorian guys started hassling the Republic, Ralltiir was the place…
The Secret Journal of Doctor Demagol | Short Story #5
Written by John Jackson Miller, 29.4.2010 Originally published on Hyperspace Author’s Note: This story is set in 3964 and 3963 B.B.Y., beginning weeks before the surprise attack by the Mandalorians on the Republic. It encompasses the events of Volumes 1 through 9 of Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series and contains…
A Tale from the Dark Side | Short Story #4
Written by George R. Strayton, 1/8/1996 Originally published in the Tales of the Jedi Companion The black obelisk seemed to absorb even the meager illumination shed by Krayiss Two’s twin moons. A hooded figure took slow, perfectly measured steps toward the massive structure, keeping her hands hidden within the folds of her oversized robe. “Taka…
The Tale of the Aiwha Pod | Short Story #3
Written by Ryan Kaufman, 8/3/2005 Originally published in the Star Wars: Republic Commando: Prima Official Game Guide [Translated from the Kaminoan by Ryan Kaufman] Before the dawn of the second sun, there dwelt beneath the oceans a magical god-beast. He was called Protas for he Was the first and only his Hind: a god. and…
The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger | Short Story #2
Written by Tim Lebbon, 24/4/2013 Originally published on Kindle Daily Post Ironholgs, enter this in my journal, there’s a good droid. Okay. Where to begin… So, the Je’daii Council asked me back to Tython, which meant only one thing –– they had a mission for me. I’m a Ranger, it’s to be expected, although the…
Dawn of the Jedi: Eruption | Short Story #1
Written by John Ostrander, 30/4/2013 Originally published in Insider #141 Hawk Ryo drifted in and out the shadows, a shadow himself. The moon world, Zerist, was located far from the sun, and most of the available light was reflected off the gas giant, Obri, around which the moon orbited. Kainnan was typically bustling with activity,…
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