The Library of Things That Never Were

Renewed January 3, 2007.

Catalogued by Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were

This site is brought to you in association with Amazon.com.

For the purposes of price comparison (especially for Canadian researchers),
you can also check out the similar listings in my Canadian library.

With the filmed adaptations of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King now out on DVD, you can visit The Lord of the Rings Store at Amazon.com for a wide variety of merchandise related to the films and the fantasy classic that spawned them.

Think of this library as your source for further research into the varied continuities that have spawned the many timelines linked from my own site, if you wish to know more about those worlds and those histories.

This library is divided by medium, much the same way as the site that spawned it--although there are clearer subdivisions here for a few series with a great deal of source material. As such, you can peruse the categories being offered:

• General
• Television
  • Star Trek
  • Buffyverse
  • Other Television
• Movies
  • Star Wars
  • Other Movies
• Books
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Other Books
• Games
• Comics
• The Wish List provides reference material for series from every media category which I hope will produce an online timeline in the near future.

At the top of each category is The Bandwagon, a space reserved for those titles related to said category which are currently at the forefront of public attention--the most obvious, the most popular, for those of us who just want to jump on...the bandwagon.

Alternately, you can also search for what you want:

Search: All Products Books Popular Music Music Downloads Classical Music DVD VHS Apparel Toys Baby Computers Computer & Video Games Electronics Camera & Photo Software Tools & Hardware Magazines Sporting Goods Outdoor Living Kitchen & Housewares Jewelry & Watches Gourmet Food Health/Personal Care Cell Phones & Service Outlet Keywords:

• History
• Reference
• Education & Reference Software
• Entertainment
• Pop Culture
• Science Fiction & Fantasy

• The Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People (paperback), by Michael Page and Robert Ingpen. This was one of the principal inspirations for the name of my site.
• The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (hardcover), by Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi. What my site is to fictional history, this book is to fictional geography. More than that, it helped inspire the style of my site and its serious treatment of the subject matter at hand.
• The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (paperback), by Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi.

The Bandwagon:
Firefly: The Complete Series
In light of its cancellation, I was happy to hear that this series
(including the unaired episodes) would be coming to DVD.

You can, of course, jump straight to the Television Timelines.

• DVD Home Page
• Video Home Page
• Science Fiction & Fantasy DVD's
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Videos
• TV & Movie Tie-Ins

The Bandwagon:
Tales of the Dominion War, edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido.

• The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonian Singh (Volume One) and The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonian Singh (Volume Two), by Greg Cox. At last, we are told the full story of that most critical period in the history of things that never were...the end of the 20th Century.
• Star Charts: The Complete Atlas of Star Trek, written and illustrated by Geoffrey Mandel.
• The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future, by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, and Doug Drexler. This is the most recent edition to date (published in October 1999) of the Okudas' definitive guide to the Star Trek universe.
• Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future, by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda. In turn, this is the most recent edition of their guide to the internal history of that universe.
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda. Written as a guide to the workings of the Enterprise-D, I've always liked this book because it is written as if it came from the world of Star Trek.
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, by Herman Zimmerman, Rick Sternbach, and Doug Drexler. This more recent work does the same thing as a guide to DS9 and its nearby neighbours, as well as giving details about the Dominion War.
• The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (Revised Edition), by Larry Nemecek, has now been updated to include information for all seven seasons of the series plus the four feature films.
• The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, by Terry J. Erdmann, with Paula M. Block.
• The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion CD-ROM. (N.B. This can only be shipped within the US.)
• The Star Trek: Voyager Companion, by Paul Ruditis.

• Angel: The Casefiles (Volume 1), by Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, and Maryelizabeth Hart.
• Angel: The Casefiles (Volume 2), by Paul Ruditis and Diana Gallagher.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide (Volume 1), by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide (Volume 2), by Nancy Holder, with Jeff Mariotte and Maryelizabeth Hart.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide (Volume 3), by Paul Ruditis.
• Tales of the Slayer, Vol. I Into each generation, a Slayer is born...and this anthology tells the stories of a number of Slayers from past generations.
• Tales of the Slayer, Vol. II Like the first volume, this anthology offers various stories featuring Vampire Slayers of the past.
• Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 and Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 continue the series (despite dropping the Roman numerals).
• Fray, by Joss Whedon, takes the Buffyverse even farther forward with the story of future Slayer Melaka Fray.
• Sunnydale High Yearbook, by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder. I particularly like this book because it seems to come straight out of the Buffyverse...it is, literally, a surprisingly complete yearbook for the Scooby Gang's senior year of high school.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book, by Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bisette, and Thomas E. Sniegoski. This essentially serves as a Buffy bestiary, which is greatly useful for a series that is defined by its monsters.

• Recruited: An Alias Prequel, by Lynn Mason, is the first in an intended series of prequel novels, telling the story of how Sydney Bristow was first recruited into SD-6.
• The development of the "novel for television," Babylon 5, has been detailed in a series of five books by Jane Killick--one per season--each of which carries the title given to the season it deals with:
  • Babylon 5: Signs and Portents
  • Babylon 5: The Coming of Shadows
  • Babylon 5: Point of No Return
  • Babylon 5: No Surrender, No Retreat
  • Babylon 5: Wheel of Fire
• Doctor Who: A History of the Universe, by Lance Parkin.
• Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide, by Maureen Russell, is an overview of all six seasons of Highlander: The Series.
• Highlander: Endgame The latest addition to the long-standing Highlander franchise teams up Christopher Lambert, star of the film series, with Adrian Paul, star of the television series. This DVD release includes extra footage, two different cuts of the film, and assorted commentaries.
• Jem: The Complete First and Second Seasons are now available on DVD, showcasing what a surprisingly coherent and complex animated drama it was. Amongst other things, this set includes a detailed production bible, offering an array of information about the world of the series.
• Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, by Simon Furman, also provides a wealth of material on one of the better animated series on the 1980's, including maps of Cybertron and details on the major wars in the history of the Transformers.
• The West Wing: The Official Companion, by Ian Jackman and Paul Ruditis, covers the first two seasons of the television series.
• The West Wing Script Book contains six of the best teleplays from the series by Aaron Sorkin.
• The most thorough guide to The X-Files is a series of books published under the collective banner The Official Guide to the X-Files. These books do far more than simply offering episode synopses, providing many background details about the world of the show which aren't easily visible onscreen throughout the series. Each book has been published as the series has progressed:
  • The Truth Is Out There, by Brian Lowry. (Seasons 1 & 2)
  • Trust No One, by Brian Lowry. (Season 3)
  • I Want to Believe, by Andy Meisler. (Season 4)
  • Resist or Serve, by Andy Meisler. (Season 5)
  • The End and The Beginning, by Andy Meisler. (Season 6)
  • all things, by Marc Shapiro. (Season 7)

The Bandwagon:
Alien Quadrilogy

You can, of course, jump straight to the Movie Timelines.

• DVD Home Page
• Video Home Page
• Science Fiction & Fantasy DVD's
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Videos
• Movie & TV Tie-Ins

The Bandwagon:
The Star Wars Store at Amazon.com, of course,
as well as the specific Star Wars titles already listed below,
along with the Star Wars Trilogy - Widescreen Edition
which is finally becoming available on DVD.

There is a plethora of books out there related to Star Wars, of course, dealing with almost every conceivable aspect of the movie series and its various spinoffs. Here, I've tried to include those that are the best guides to the history and internal workings of the Star Wars Universe.

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (3rd Edition), by Bill Slavicsek. The previous edition of this work is often considered definitive in the study of Star Wars pseudohistory. (For one, it was the origin of the BSW4/ASW4 dating system now used by historians of things that never were.) This latest edition incorporates information through The Phantom Menace.
• Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters, by Daniel Wallace, with "all new full-colour illustrations" by Michael Sutfin, includes information through Attack of the Clones.
• Star Wars: The Essential Chronology, by Kevin J. Anderson and Daniel Wallace, would seem to be perfect for listing here, but I don't like the narrative format they chose very much because it is (quite deliberately) lacking in specifics.
• Star Wars Encyclopedia, by Stephen J. Sansweet.
• Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, by David West Reynolds and Alexander Ivanov (Illustrator).
• Star Wars: Episode I Visual Dictionary, by David West Reynolds, Hans Jenssen (Illustrator), and Richard Chasemore (Illustrator).
• Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, by Laurent Bouzereau (Editor).
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: The Illustrated Screenplay, by George Lucas.
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas. The DVD edition of this Star Wars feature came out surprisingly early, considering George Lucas' previous comments that he would wait until all six episodes were finished before releasing them on DVD. As expected, there are many special features in this release.
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. You can, of course, order the Widescreen DVD of this film as well. You can also find many other tie-ins to the newest movie, including:
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, the novelisation by R. A. Salvatore;
• The Art of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by Mark Cotta Vaz; and
• the Star Wars: Episode II Visual Dictionary, by David West Reynolds and Curtis J. Saxton, who study the Star Wars Universe as if it were a complete culture from another place and time...which is right in keeping with the goals of this site.

• Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood.
• Back to the Future: The Complete Trilogy - Widescreen Edition DVD. I can hardly tell you how happy I was upon hearing that my favourite film series would be coming to DVD.
• The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier, compiled by D. A. Stern.
• Blair Witch: The Secret Confession of Rustin Parr, by D. A. Stern.
• Blair Witch: Book of Shadows, by D. A. Stern.
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension - Special Edition DVD
• The Godfather DVD Collection, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The description of the various features on this release of Coppola's masterpiece includes the promise of a Godfather Timeline, so I am definitely intrigued.
• From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives (hardcover), by Mark Cotta Vaz and Shinji Hata.
• From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives (paperback), by Mark Cotta Vaz and Shinji Hata.
• James Bond: The Secret World of 007, by Alastair Dougall, Roger Stewart (Illustrator), and Dave Worrall (Editor). Although James Bond timelines are to be found in the Books section of my site, this details the world of the cinematic James Bond, in a similar style to the Star Wars Visual Dictionaries listed above.

The Bandwagon:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
You can now order the fifth book in J. K. Rowling's series.

You can, of course, jump straight to the Book Timelines.

• Books Home Page
• Literature & Fiction

The Bandwagon:
The Lord of the Rings Store at Amazon.com, of course,
as well as the specific Tolkien titles already listed below.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth has been expounded upon in so many ways, it is no surprise that any number of works relating to the inner workings of that realm have been written by Tolkien and his successors. Despite the relative lack of fictional timelines online, there is certainly no shortage of written material on the subject.

• By far the most definitive guide to this world is The History of Middle-earth, the twelve-volume series by J.R.R. Tolkien's son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, who undertook an epic task of his own by bringing together his father's unpublished stories and notes on Middle-earth to greatly expand what we know of this world.
  • The Book of Lost Tales 1 begins the story of Aelfwine's voyage to the Lonely Isle and the true history of the Elves revealed to him there.
  • The Book of Lost Tales 2 continues these early accounts, as well as providing background information on the Elvish languages.
  • The Lays of Beleriand centres on two crucial stories of Middle-earth, The Lay of the Children of Húrin and The Lay of Leithian.
  • The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and The Annals chronicle the development of a chronology for the First Age, as well as including the original version of The Silmarillion.
  • The Lost Road and Other Writings: Language and Legend Before the Lord of the Rings examines the legend of the Downfall of Númenor (amongst others) and includes the incomplete time-travel story The Lost Road, while the "language" side of it consists of an etymological dictionary tracing the history of Elvish.
  • The Return of the Shadow (The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part One) begins examining of the creation of The Lord of the Rings itself by explaining, amongst other things, how Bilbo's magic ring from The Hobbit evolved into the One Ring to rule them all.
  • The Treason of Isengard (The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Two) shows how the tale expanded into new realms of Middle-earth, and the many new characters encountered along the way.
  • The War of the Ring (The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Three) continues the story with a description of the war in Gondor, the discourse between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord at the Black Gate of Mordor, and more.
  • Sauron Defeated: The End of the Third Age concludes this examination, including a different version of the Scouring of the Shire and the unpublished Epilogue to The Lord of the Rings.
  • Morgoth's Ring - The Later Silmarillion, Part One: The Legends of Aman examines the problems faced by Tolkien when he returned to the Matter of the Elder Days and tried to reconcile new ideas he had introduced in his mythology.
  • The War of the Jewels - The Later Silmarillion, Part Two: The Legends of Beleriand continues the account and contains the Grey Annals, the primary record of this conflict between the High Elves and the Dark Lord.
  • The Peoples of Middle-Earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings, and concludes the History of Middle-earth with The New Shadow, an abandoned story set during the Fourth Age, and The Tale of Tal-elmar, another unfinished story set in the Dark Years.
• The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare, by Chris Smith, seems (at first glance) to be focussed on the film adaptations, but it actually treats all of the materials at hand as if it were a true archive, presenting a full historical account of the War of the Ring.
• The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: From the Hobbit to the Silmarillion, by Robert Foster.
• The Hobbit Companion, by David Day, with illustrations by Lidia Postma, is actually not a companion to The Hobbit proper, but rather a guide to hobbits as creatures, making it much more appropriate to this site.
• A Tolkien Bestiary, by David Day.
• The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition), by Karen Wynn Fonstad.

• The World of Shannara, by Terry Brooks and Teresa Patterson, with illustrations by David Cherry.
• The Outlandish Companion, by Diana Gabaldon.
• The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time (hardcover), by Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson.
• The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time (paperback), by Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson.
• Companion to Narnia, by Paul F. Ford.
• The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: A Guide to Lovecraftian Horror, by Daniel Harms.
• The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, by Jody Lynn Nye, with Anne McCaffrey.
• The Discworld Companion: An Invaluable Guide for the Discerning Discworld Traveller, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs.
• The Discworld Mapp, "devised by" Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs.
• A Tourist Guide to Lancre, also "devised by" Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs.
• The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, by Katherine Ramsland, "in cooperation with" Anne Rice.
• The Witches' Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches, by Katherine Ramsland, also "in cooperation with" Anne Rice.
• Quidditch Through the Ages & Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them are J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter "textbooks," published under the names Kennilworthy Whisp and Newt Scamander, respectively.

The Bandwagon:
Resident Evil: Outbreak
The latest installment in the Resident Evil saga, for the PlayStation 2.
(N.B. This title can only be shipped within the US.)

You can, of course, jump straight to the Game Timelines.

• Video Games
• PC Games
• Roleplaying & Fantasy Games

Please note: Unless stated otherwise, all CD-ROM's, PC games, and video games can only be shipped by Amazon.com within the United States.

• Castlevania
  • The Castlevania Adventure, for the Game Boy.
  • Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Castlevania 64, for the N64 (as the title implies).
  • Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, also for the N64.
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, for the PlayStation.
  • Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, for the PlayStation 2.
• Chrono Cross, for the PlayStation.
• Contra
  • C: The Contra Adventure, for the PlayStation.
  • Contra: Legacy of War, for the PlayStation.
  • Contra: Shattered Soldier, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Contra Advance: The Alien Wars, for the Game Boy Advance, is based on the original Contra III for the Super Nintendo, but with new levels specially designed for the GBA.
• Dungeons & Dragons is the original roleplaying game, and as such, it has the most elaborate history to its name. Since the license to D&D went to Wizards of the Coast, the three core rulebooks for the game have been released in new editions:
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Player's Handbook.
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master's Guide.
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Manual.
• Final Fantasy
  • Final Fantasy Origins, for the PlayStation, actually packages together the original Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II.
  • Final Fantasy Anthology, for the PlayStation.
  • Final Fantasy Chronicles, for the PlayStation, actually packages together new enhanced versions of the Super Nintendo games Final Fantasy IV and Chrono Trigger.
  • Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, for the GameCube.
  • Final Fantasy Tactics, for the PlayStation.
  • Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the version of the same game for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Final Fantasy VII, for the PlayStation.
  • Final Fantasy VII, for the PC.
  • Final Fantasy VIII, for the PlayStation.
  • Final Fantasy VIII, for the PC.
  • Final Fantasy IX, for the PlayStation.
  • Final Fantasy X, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Final Fantasy X-2, for the PlayStation 2, is (unlike other titles in the series) actually meant to continue the storyline started, as the name suggests, in Final Fantasy X.
  • Final Fantasy XI Online, the latest installment in the Final Fantasy saga, for the PC.
  • Final Fantasy XI with Hard Disk Drive, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Final Fantasy XI Atlas, by Ed Kern.
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Special Edition DVD
• Mega Man
  • The Mega Man Anniversary Collection, for the GameCube, includes the first eight games in the series.
  • The Mega Man Anniversary Collection is also available for the PlayStation 2.
  • Mega Man, the original adventure for the Game Boy.
  • A big jump forward in time (and product availability) takes you all the way to Mega Man 8, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man and Bass, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Mega Man X, for the Super Nintendo.
  • Mega Man X2, for the Super Nintendo.
  • Mega Man X4, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man X5, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man X6, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man X7, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Mega Man X8, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Mega Man X Command Mission, for the GameCube.
  • Mega Man Xtreme, for the Game Boy Color.
  • Mega Man Xtreme 2, for the Game Boy Color.
  • Mega Man Zero, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Mega Man Zero 2 (a confusing title if ever I saw one), for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Mega Man Legends, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man Legends, the only Mega Man title available for the PC.
  • Mega Man 64, an enhanced version of Mega Man Legends, for the N64.
  • Mega Man Legends 2, for the PlayStation.
  • Mega Man Battle Network, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Mega Man Battle Network 2, also for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version and Mega Man Battle Network 3: White Version, also for the Game Boy Advance.
• Metal Gear
  • Metal Gear Solid, for the PlayStation.
  • Metal Gear Solid, for the PC.
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the highly anticipated sequel, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, for the Xbox, is an expanded version of Sons of Liberty.
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, for the PC.
  • Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, for the GameCube.
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, for the PlayStation 2.
• Metroid
  • Metroid: Zero Mission, for the Game Boy Advance, is kind of a "special edition" of the original Metroid, with new levels and material tying into the overall Metroid continuity--something I really appreciate.
  • Metroid II: Return of Samus, for the Game Boy.
  • Super Metroid, for the Super Nintendo. Yes, you can still get it.
  • Metroid Prime, for the GameCube.
  • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, for the GameCube.
  • Metroid Fusion, for the Game Boy Advance.
• Resident Evil
  • Resident Evil Zero, the prequel, made exclusively for the GameCube.
  • Resident Evil, the original story, reinvented for the GameCube.
  • Resident Evil: Director's Cut, for the PlayStation.
  • Resident Evil: Survivor, for the PlayStation.
  • Resident Evil 2, for the N64.
  • Resident Evil 2, for the GameCube.
  • Resident Evil 2, for the PC.
  • Resident Evil 2: Greatest Hits, for the PlayStation.
  • Resident Evil: Gaiden, for the Game Boy Color.
  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, for the PlayStation.
  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, for the GameCube.
  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, for the PC.
  • Resident Evil 4, for the GameCube.
  • Resident Evil: Code Veronica, for the Sega Dreamcast.
  • Resident Evil: Code Veronica X, for the PlayStation 2.
  • Resident Evil: Dead Aim, for the PlayStation 2.
• Suikoden
  • Suikoden, for the PlayStation.
  • Suikoden II, for the PlayStation.
  • Suikoden III, for the PlayStation 2.
• Super Mario
  • Super Mario Brothers Deluxe, a port of the original Super Mario Bros. along with a host of new bonus features, for the Game Boy Color.
  • Super Mario Advance, a port of the original Super Mario Bros. 2 along with the original Mario Bros., for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, a port of the original Super Nintendo title, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, a port of the original Super Nintendo title Super Mario World 2, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 (another confusing name), a port of the very popular original Nintendo title, for the Game Boy Advance.
  • Super Mario 64, the game that launched the N64.
  • Super Mario Sunshine, for the GameCube.
• Ultima IX: Ascension, for the PC.
• Wing Commander: Prophecy, for the Game Boy Advance.
• Wing Commander: Prophecy, for the PC.
• White Wolf's World of Darkness
  • Vampire: The Masquerade (Third Edition).
  • Vampire: The Dark Ages.
  • Vampire: Gehenna forms the core of the Time of Judgement series which marks the conclusion of the World of Darkness game line.
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
  • Werewolf: The Wild West.
  • Mage: The Ascension.
  • Wraith: The Oblivion.
  • Changeling: The Dreaming.
  • Hunter: The Reckoning.
  • Mummy: The Resurrection.
• XenoGears for the PlayStation.
• The Legend of Zelda
  • The Legend of Zelda, the original game that started it all, is back on the Game Boy Advance.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, for the N64.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, for the N64.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, the linked (pardon the pun) Zelda titles for the Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance.
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, for the Game Boy Advance, combines the classic Super Nintendo game of the same name with Four Swords, a new multiplayer adventure.
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the latest installment in the long-running series, exclusively for the GameCube.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, for the GameCube, ties into the similarly-named adventure on the Game Boy Advance.

The Bandwagon:
Catwoman: The Visual Guide to the Feline Fetale by Scott Beatty.

You can, of course, jump straight to the Comics Timelines.

• Comics

• Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight, by Scott Beatty.
• JLA: The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America, by Scott Beatty.
• Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel, by Scott Beatty.
• The Daily Planet Guide to Metropolis, by Matt Brady, Fred Jandt, and Nikola Vrtis.
• Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Guide to the Amazon Princess, by Scott Beatty.
• Hulk: The Incredible Guide, by Tom DeFalco.
• Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide, by Tom DeFalco.
• X-Men: The Ultimate Guide (Updated Edition), by Peter Sanderson.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths, the history-making (or rather, -remaking) miniseries by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
• After the Crisis, Wolfman and Pérez attempted to outline the single timeline that remained by putting together the History of the DC Universe.
• DC One Million
• Marvels, by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross.
• Earth X, by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, and John Paul Leon.
• The A-Z of Judge Dredd: The Complete Encyclopedia from Aaron Aardvark to Zachary Zziiz, by Mike Butcher.
• Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday.
• The Sandman Companion, by Hy Bender, "featuring in-depth interviews with" Neil Gaiman.

The Bandwagon:
The Matrix Store at Amazon.com, and everything it has to offer,
including The Animatrix.

• 24: The House Special Subcommittee's Findings at CTU, compiled by Marc Cerasini, is a very detailed look at Jack Bauer and his world, in the form of a Congressional investigation into the events of the series' first season.
• The World of Austin Powers, by Andy Lane, has everything you could want in a guide to that groovy International Man of Mystery, including a shagadelic Austin Powers Timeline. Yeah, baby, yeah!
• The Exile, by Rick Sutcliffe, is the latest in his alternate-history series, The Interregnum. The first book in the series, The Peace, has been released both on CD-ROM and in paperback.
• Farscape: The Illustrated Companion, by Paul Simpson and David Hughes.
• Oz - Behind These Walls: The Journal of Augustus Hill is just what it says it is--writings about events in the series from the perspective of its narrating character.
• Creating a Simpsons Timeline is probably all but impossible, even though The Simpsons is, of course, filled with continuity references, as these guides prove so well:
  • The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, edited by Ray Richmond. (The Shorts & Seasons 1-8)
  • The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Continued, edited by Scott M. Gimple. (Seasons 9 & 10)
  • The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family...Still Continued, edited by Jesse L. McCann. (Seasons 11 & 12)
  • The Simpsons Guide to Springfield, by Matt Groening.
• The Sopranos: A Family History, by Allen Rucker, would seem, at first, to be a normal episode guide, but it is actually structured like a true crime exposé of the family that never was, making it an excellently subtle example of fictional history.
• With the release of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, as well as my own work on a Terminator Timeline, I decided to highlight some of the more recent releases related to the Terminator franchise:
  • Naturally, one should start with the original film: The Terminator - Special Edition DVD, directed by James Cameron.
  • It's also natural to follow that up with the blockbuster sequel: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - The Ultimate Edition DVD, also directed by James Cameron.
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, directed by Jonathan Mostow, has a number of inherent continuity problems when compared to the other two films, so it would be interesting to see how the Terminator Timeline promised on the DVD is laid out.
  • Terminator: Dawn of Fate, for the PlayStation 2, is a prequel story, where your mission is to make sure Kyle Reese can successfully travel back to 1984 in order to save Sarah Connor's life. (N.B. Like all other video games available from Amazon.com, this title can only be shipped within the United States.)
  • Terminator: Dawn of Fate is also available for the Xbox. (The same limitation for video game shipping also applies, unfortunately.)
  • Dark Futures, by Russell Blackford, is the first book in "The New John Connor Chronicles," and picks up where Terminator 2 left off.
  • T2: Infiltrator, by S. M. Stirling, also picks up after Judgment Day, but it is unknown if this novel is consistent with either Dark Futures or Terminator 3.
  • T2: Rising Storm, also by S. M. Stirling, continues the story started in his first Terminator novel.
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Tech Manual by Michael Jan Friedman.

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