CREATE TABLE "references" (
  "order" real,
  "title" text,
  "story_timeline" text,
  "published" real,
  "in_order_of_publication" text
);

Question: What is the story timeline that was published first prior to 1984?
SQL: SELECT "story_timeline" FROM "references" WHERE "published"<1984 AND "in_order_of_publication"='first';

Question: How many total publications were the first of the series?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("published") FROM "references" WHERE "in_order_of_publication"='first';