4 ABY
Note: The kids book is the most accurate adaptation for film order. The Prologue is not in the film.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Prologue
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 23
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Prologue
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 1, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 1-2
Note: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! Ch 25 is unique
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 24-26
Note: Ch 1, scene 1 is not in the film
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 1, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 1, scenes 2-4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 1, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 3-7
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 1-8
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 1, scenes 5-6
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 2, scenes 1-2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 8-10, panel 4
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 9-10
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 1, scene 7 – Ch 2, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 2, scene 3 – Ch 3, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 10, panel 5 – p. 13, panel 1
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 11-13
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 14
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 2, scenes 3-4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 3, scenes 2-3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 13, panel 2 – p. 16
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 15-17
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 2, scenes 5-6
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 17-28, panel 3
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 18-22
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 3, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 5, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 28, panel 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 3, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 5, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 29-30, panel 1
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 31
Lost Stars (book) Ch 24, scene 2
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 27
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 3, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 5, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 31-34
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 28-30
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 4, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 6, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 35-38, panel 2
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 32
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 33
Blade Squadron, Part One (short story), scene 1
Lost Stars (book) Ch 24, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 4, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 6, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 38, panels 3-5
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 35
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 4, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 6, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 30, panels 2-3
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 34
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 4, scene 4 – Ch 5, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 7, scenes 1-4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), pp. 39-43
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 36-41
Note: Ch 5, scene 2 is not in the film
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 5, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 5, scenes 3-4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 7, scene 5 – Ch 8, scene 1
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 42
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 5, scene 5
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 8, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 44, panels 1-3
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 43
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 5, scene 6
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 8, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 44, panel 4 – p. 46, panel 4
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 44-45
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 5, scene 7 – Ch 6, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 9, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 46, panel 5 – p. 48, panel 1
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 46
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 6, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 9, scenes 2-3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 48, panel 2 – p. 50, panel 4
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 47-50
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 6, scene 3 – Ch 7, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 9, scene 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 50, panel 5 – p. 51
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 51
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 52
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scenes 3 & 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 10, scenes 1-2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 52
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 53
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scene 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 10, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 53, panels 1-4
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 54
Note: From this point forward, the kids book is the primary source
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 10, scene 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scene 5 (to "The situation was degenerating fast")
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 53, panel 5 – p. 54
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 55
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 10, scene 5
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scenes 6 & 8
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 56
Blade Squadron, Part One (short story), scene 2
Lost Stars (book) Ch 24, scene 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 10, scene 6 – Ch 11, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scenes 7 & 5 (from "The situation was degenerating fast"), & Ch 8, scene 3 (to "Scores of them rallied")
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 55, panels 1-2, p. 56, panel 1, p. 58, panels 1-4, & p. 55, panel 3
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 57-62
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scene 1
Blade Squadron, Part One (short story), scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 11, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scene 9
Note: The scene count in Blade Squadron, Part Two doesn't include "The story so far..."
Blade Squadron, Part Two (short story), scenes 1-4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 11, scenes 4-7
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 7, scene 10, Ch 8, scenes 1, 3 (from "Scores of them rallied") & 4
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 55, panel 4, p. 61, panels 1-3 & p. 58, panel 5
Note: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! Ch 63 has some overlap with the prior section of events
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 63-64
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scene 2
The Levers of Power (short story), scene 1
Blade Squadron, Part Two (short story), scenes 5-7
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 11, scene 8
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 8, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 56, panel 2 – p. 57
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 67 (to "And now the two must fight again.")
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 12, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 8, scene 6
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 61, panel 4 – p. 62, panel 1
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 65-66
Aftermath (book) Ch 10, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 13, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 8, scene 5 (to "You cannot hide forever, Luke")
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 59
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 67 (from "And now the two must fight again.")
Note: Ch 9, scene 1 is not in the film
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB) p. 62, panels 2-3
Blade Squadron, Part Two (short story), scenes 8-11
The Levers of Power (short story), scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 13, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 13, scene 3 – Ch 14, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 3, Ch 8, scene 5 (from "You cannot hide forever, Luke"), & Ch 9, scene 4 (to "The Falcon plunged")
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB) p. 65, panels 1-3, p. 60 & p. 62, panel 4 – p. 63, panel 3 & p. 65, panels 4-5
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scene 3
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), pp. 1-5, panel 2
Blade Squadron, Part Two (short story), scenes 12-13
The Levers of Power (short story), scene 3
Aftermath (book) Ch 10, scene 5
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 14, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 63, panel 4 – p. 64
Note: Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! Ch 68-69 overlaps with the kids book Ch 13, scene 3-Ch 14 scene 2
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 68-69
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 14, scene 3
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 4 (from "The Falcon plunged") & scene 5
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 71 (to the paragraph starting with "Now the tunnel opens up...", after the Falcon's sensor dish is destroyed)
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scene 4
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), p. 5, panels 3-5
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Ch 14, scenes 4-7
There are printing errors in splitting up the scenes of Ch 9 of the Episode VI hardcover omnibus vs. the paperback omnibus editions (at least the ones I have). Scene 10 listed below is where Leia and Han see the destruction of the 2nd Death Star, and Scene 11 is where Luke burns Vader's body.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scenes 6-10
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 66-67
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 70 & Ch 71 (from the paragraph starting with "Now the tunnel opens up...") – Ch 72
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scenes 5-6
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), pp. 6-8, panel 1
The Levers of Power (short story), scene 4
Aftermath (book) Ch 14, scene 3
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), p. 8, panel 2 – p. 9
Aftermath (book) Prelude
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Epilogue, scene 1
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 11
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 73
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (kids book) Epilogue, scene 2
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (book) Ch 9, scene 12 (last scene of book)
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (comic TPB), p. 68
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (book) Ch 74
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), pp. 10-13
Lost Stars (book) Ch 25, scenes 7-9
Shattered Empire #001 (comic), pp. 14-21
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 2
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 4
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 6
Lost Stars (book) Ch 26, scene 1
Shattered Empire #002-004 (comic)
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 1
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 3
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 5
Blade Squadron: Zero Hour (short story), scene 7
Note: Aftermath has several flashbacks in their own places in the timeline, but can be reread here if desired, as the characters appear to be dreaming or remembering them.
Aftermath (book) Ch 1-3
Aftermath (book) Ch 4-6
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 6 & 7
Aftermath (book) Ch 7-9
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 9 & 10
Aftermath (book) Ch 10, scene 1
Aftermath (book) Ch 10, scenes 3-4
Aftermath (book) Ch 10, scene 6–Ch 11
Aftermath (book) Ch 12, scenes 2-7
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 12 & 13
Aftermath (book) Ch 13-14, scene 2
Aftermath (book) Ch 14, scene 4–Ch 15
Aftermath (book) Ch 16-18
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 18 & 19
Aftermath (book) Ch 19-21
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 21 & 22
Aftermath (book) Ch 22-24
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 24 & 25
Aftermath (book) Ch 25-26
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 26 & 27
Aftermath (book) Ch 27
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 27 & 28
Aftermath (book) Ch 28
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 28 & 29
Aftermath (book) Ch 29-31
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 31 & 32
Aftermath (book) Ch 32-34
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 34 & 35
Aftermath (book) Ch 35-37
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 37 & 38
Note: The following Interludes are placed here to make better sense in relation to, and because they would not occur over the span of, the main story.
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 3 & 4
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 15 & 16
Aftermath (book) Interlude between Ch 38 & Epilogue
Aftermath (book) Ch 38
Aftermath (book) Epilogue
Lost Stars (book) Ch 26, scenes 2-3
