xhonzi said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
xhonzi said:
What claims that the Empire was around for 40 years at the time of ANH?
I think Zahn implies such a date in the Thrawn trilogy. It's a wonky timeline, but I do think it can be made to work with what's stated in the OT if you assume the Republic and the Empire were actually seperate entities that co-existed at some point in the past.
Hmm... any clarification on this would be great.
I looked through Heir to the Empire, and it mentions on the first page that Pellaeon has spent fifty years up to that point in the Imperial fleet. Heir takes place nine years after SW, so that indicates the Empire's been around since 41 BBY at the latest according to the book.