Star Wars: Second Strike was the first Star Wars Fan Audio Drama to hit the internet, with its first act (Descent) released online on December 25, 2002. Two subsequent acts (All Fall Down and Ascension) followed on May 25 and June 29, 2003. Second Strike was written by Nathan P. Butler (writer for Star Wars Tales 21: Equals and Opposites) and featured a cast of over forty people from five different countries on three continents.