The first story in the series, Star Wars: Death and Life, was published on May 19 2010, and was swiftly followed by two sequels, the short story A Marine Went to Jedi Camp, first completed on May 26 and rewritten on June 20, and the novella Star Wars: Saber Battalion, whose first draft was finished on June 8. On August 4, the fourth installment of the series, the novel The Last Full Measure was published.