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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Star Wars: Hard Merchandise.
Setting labels used: galactic empire, space opera setting, Tatooine, Kuat, Coruscant, Jabba's palace, Endor era, post-ANH, between Episodes IV and VI, Legends timeline, criminal underworld
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Boba Fett becomes the hunted in a dual-timeline Star Wars tale of bounty hunters, betrayals, and power plays.
Why this is here
Setting labels: galactic setting · spacefaring · on and around Tatooine · Kuat · Endor era · Return of the Jedi timeframe · Legends continuity · old EU
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1199
Luke hunts Jedi knowledge while Han and Leia face a dangerous impostor, as the crew collides on a smuggler moon.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-episode IV · pre-episode V · Coruscant · Tatooine · Nar Shaddaa · smuggler moon · Imperial era · Jedi Temple · arena setting · Hutt territory · spacefaring galaxy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1416
A compressed comic adaptation follows Thrawn’s rise through the Imperial ranks, his rivals, and the politics around him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: galactic empire · imperial military · coruscant · outer rim · unknown regions · wild space · pre-A New Hope era · between Episodes III and IV · imperial academy · spacefaring
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1467
Darth Vader is pulled into a galaxy-wide bounty-hunt crossover, where Han Solo and Luke become leverage in imperial power plays.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Coruscant · Hutt Space · spacefaring · post-Empire Strikes Back · between Episodes V and VI · Galactic Empire · Star Wars continuity · laboratory setting · auction setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1471
An anthology of linked Star Wars tales follows the denizens of Jabba’s palace as rival schemes unfold around one chaotic night.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Tatooine · Jabba's palace · Return of the Jedi timeframe · Outer Rim · space fantasy · alien underworld · crime den · shared setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1485
After Episode III, Vader must forge his identity, build a lightsaber, and cement his power in the Empire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-Order 66 · post-Episode III · early Empire · galactic empire · Mustafar · Jedi Temple legacy · fictional space opera universe · canon timeline
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1503
Leia, Sana, and Aphra are trapped in a secret Rebel prison under attack, while Luke, Han, and Obi-Wan get side missions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: between Episodes IV and V · original trilogy gap · outer space · Coruscant · Tatooine · secret rebel prison · sun prison · Imperial-controlled space · hermit exile
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1531
A pre-Episode I Star Wars political thriller as Jedi, senators, and schemers collide over trade, taxes, and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Galactic Republic · Coruscant · Outer Rim · trade routes · pre-Episode I · before The Phantom Menace · Galactic Senate · Jedi Temple · space opera setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1535
A Star Wars bridge novel follows Luke, Leia, and friends racing to rescue Han while Vader clashes with a rival crime lord.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring galaxy · interstellar conflict · between episodes · post-Empire Strikes Back · pre-Return of the Jedi · desert planet · criminal underworld · Coruscant · Tatooine · Imperial era
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1535
An illustrated in-universe Jedi training manual, annotated by generations of Force users, revealing Order lore, ranks, and combat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: galactic setting · space opera · Jedi Order · Jedi Temple · Old Republic · prequel-era · post-Order 66 · Coruscant · New Jedi Order · in-world archive
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1539
A young Jedi apprentice and his master are split during a toxic disaster, forcing him to work with rival padawans to survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space setting · galactic setting · prequel era · between episodes · Coruscant · Jedi Temple · planetary disaster zone · quarantine zone · industrial planet · contaminated city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1551
A battered Darth Vader is punished by Palpatine and forced into a brutal test that uncovers buried secrets and future fallout.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mustafar · Coruscant · Exegol · post-Empire era · between Episodes V and VI · Star Wars canon · Sith milieu
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1566
