So after I finish Most Wanted, I decided to read Catalyst for some Engineer clues. I ended up finding that I wanted to do a revamped timeline for it and here it is. I took two pages of notes so I am 90% sure it is pretty accurate but feel free to point out any inaccuracies

Timeline

Chapter 1-2: Month 12 of 22 BBY

The chapters are two weeks apart but in the same month

Promotional material has the book starting in 22 BBY

Due to Jyn’s birthday being during the Boba arc (Pablo) and Lyra having “Approximately two [months]” (pg.22) left in her pregnancy, the Chapter would have to be two months before the Boba arc in 21 BBY

The Boba arc is one of the arcs before the timeskip following “Hunt for Ziro” so the Boba arc would be approximately two months in which coincides with the two months described by Galen about Lyra

So, these chapters would have to be in the waning months of 22 BBY

Chapter 3: Month 1 of 21 BBY

Krennic says that Vallt went radio quiet and Galen was arrested “several standard weeks ago” (pg.44). In my eyes that means 3-4 weeks which would push this chapter into the first month of the new BY year

Krennic also states that they got the Death Star plans after the Second Battle of Geonosis. This episode is later on in this year but given how many episodes are packed together before the 6-month timeskip, it is plausible that 2BoG took place early on in the year

Sidenote: Krennic also says that the Naboo Crisis was now 11 years old which reaffirms 21 BBY

Chapter 4: Month 2 of 21 BBY

Jyn is finally born which means about 2 and a half months have passed since Galen was imprisoned which places this chapter 2 months into the year

Chapter 5-6: Month 8 of 21 BBY

Jyn is described as 6 months old already

Krennic is described to have been gathering a team and making a plan to rescue Galen for a while so that fits in

Both those factors lead me to put these chapters in Month 8

Chapter 7 Part 1: Month 9 of 21 BBY

“He had been back on Coruscant for a standard month” (pg 83). This shows that the rescue of Galen had been about a month earlier, placing this Month 9

Chapter 7 Part 2: Month 12 of 21 BBY

The chapter timeskips and Krennic alludes to waiting for Galen to make a decision for a while.

This chapter is said to have been around the time the Financial Reform Bill was passed which is the last known event in 21 BBY, thus placing this chapter in the last month of the year

Chapter 8: Month 1 of 20 BBY

Chapter 7 ends with Reeva telling Galen about “a reunion in a few weeks” (pg 95) and this chapter is about the reunion so it is in the very beginning of the year, thus Month 1

In Krennic’s section, he alludes to the fight and it doesn’t seem like it happened too long ago so I think it happened in the same month

Chapter 9: Month 3 of 20 BBY

During Tarkin and Krennic’s meeting, Tarkin says, “I spent several weeks in…the Citadel.” (pg.112) This quote and the idea that it was recently lead me to believe its not too long after the Citadel arc.

The Citadel arc is in the first third of the episode list so it is likely Month 2 or 3

These two factors lead me to place this chapter in Month 3

Chapter 10: Month 8 of 20 BBY

It is said that it took months to acquit Galen of treason in two separate places which make up for the big timeskip

Lyra says Jyn is approaching 19 months. Since Jyn was born Month 2 of 21, she would be 19 months in Month 9 of 22. I am placing the chapter a month earlier because she is not 19 months yet

Futures Reunion was also described as being several months earlier.

Chapter 11: Month 12 of 20 BBY

Lyra remarks that “…another three standard months had passed [before Galen was allowed to move to Lokori]. This is easy to place as the chapter is about them arriving, thus it is in the last month of 20 BBY

Chapter 12-13: Month 11 of 19 BBY (During RotS)

There are multiple references to this being during Revenge of the Sith Poggle leaves Geonosis for the Separatist Council meeting Galen learns that the Republic has fallen Krennic is on the ship at the end of RotS as Vader/Tarkin look at the Death Star Lyra talks about the death of the Jedi

I have RotS placed at the end of 19 BBY due to other timelines and stuff already created but trust me it’s then 🙂

Chapter 14: Its really anywhere in the months following RotS but my guess would be Month 8 of 18 BBY

Their arent many timeline clues in this chapter. Tarkin says his ISD was completed in less than a year which keeps us in the first 10 months of 18 BBY. I would peg it to be later as Tarkin mentions the beginning of the resource mining which starts in the next chapter. I don’t think they’d take super long to get it started so its in the later months in my opinions

Chapter 15: Month 10 of 18 BBY

Galen mentions that the opening of the new facility was 10 months after his meeting on Kanzi with Tarkin. The Kanzi meeting itself is around 2 months after RotS so this chapter is in Month 10

Chapter 16-17: Month 12 of 18 BBY

These chapters seem to be within at least a week of each other. The Has/Matese meeting and subsequent mission wouldn’t be far apart and the Tarkin/Krennic conversations are said to have been right after Malpaz incident in the former chapter

In the next chapter (which itself is known to be in Month 1) says that Wadi Raffa took place a month earlier which places these chapters in the last month of 18 BBY

This makes sense too because it would take some time to start the project and some time for Has to make plans for the Samovar op

Chapter 18-19: Month 1 of 17 BBY

Has is at the anniversary of the Battle of Ryloth which was at the beginning of 21 BBY, so this chapter is at the beginning of 17 BBY

Along with the Wadi Raffa mention, Lyra says it had been weeks since her contact with Reeva (which was in Chapter 17). Both these are good indicators that about a month has passed

Krennic and Galen’s meeting was about a week after Chapter 18 and they spent a few days on Malpaz so it is very likely that these chapters are in the same month

Chapter 20-21: Month 5 of 17 BBY

Lyra’s survey mission concludes when she successfully finds the vein and the book says that “It has taken Lyra almost 12 standard weeks [3 months] to discover the vein.” (pg.223). She leaves following this and Chapter 21 is directly afterward

I should also mention that the book states it took Lyra three weeks to decide following the meeting with Krennic which is why I placed this in Month 5 of 17 BBY instead of Month 4

Chapter 22-23: Month 6 of 17 BBY

These take place within days of each other as Krennic/Mas talk during Tarkin’s attack (which is during both chapters) and Ch 23 is a little bit after his first successful test

These chapters reinforce multiple times that it had been several weeks since Lyra’s return

Tarkin is said to have spent over two weeks at Salient (the battle that started in the previous chapter)

Both these factors can easily push these chapters into Month 6 of 17 BBY

Chapter 24-27: Month 7 of 17 BBY

These four chapters all run fairly concurrent (and is the longest concurrent section in the book).

Chapter 25 mentions that the Galen/Krennic scenes are two months after Lyra’s return, thus the chapter is in Month 7 (along with the others). He also mentions it had been almost two weeks since Hypori. During the last few weeks, Galen and Lyra had been investigating Hypori and talking which is the cause for the short timeskip.

Chapter 26/27 is a week after 24/25 but it is still comfortably in Month 7 with the others

And that’s it! I hope you enjoyed, this took me a long time and I’d appreciate feedback.