Star Wars Adventure Journal

TheStar Wars Adventure Journalwas a publication distributed byWest End Gamesbetween 1994 and 1997. Fifteen issues were printed, containing short stories set in theStar Warsexpanded universeby both well-known and relatively unknownStar Warsauthors (short stories by author Charlene Newcomb depicting the adventures of Alexandra "Alex" Winger, a one-time love interest ofLuke Skywalker); adventures and source material for the West End Games version of theStar Warsrole-playing game;Galaxywide NewsNetswere fictional news reports from throughout the galaxy; interviews with personalities from all walks ofStar Warsliterature; and reviews of new and upcomingStar Warsproducts.

Published issues

Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
Star Wars Adventure Journal 15

Cancelled issues

Star Wars Adventure Journal 16
Star Wars Adventure Journal 17
Star Wars Adventure Journal 18

Reception

Andrew Rilstone reviewedThe Best of the Star Wars Adventure JournalforArcanemagazine, rating it a 4 out of 10 overall.^[1]Rilstone comments that "If you like the writing of Zahn and Tyers, then this book is probably worth having for the fiction; but if it's roleplaying material you are after, there are better things to spend your credits on."^[1]