Catalyst! Universe

The original Catalyst! stories were written long before SW Episodes 1-3 were done. 
The focus of the series is Luke, his mother, Wedge, Leia, Han, and many original characters.
Some of the stories were written by Jeanine Hennig, some by Violet Nordstrom, and some by the two together. See more about this collaboration, and then divergence.
==Other Prominent Early Star Wars Fan-Created Universes==
* Brightstar Universe by Christine Jeffords
* Catalyst! Universe by Jeanine Hennig
* Collected Circle of Fire by Anne Elizabeth Zeek
* The Cori Beckett Series by Judi L. Hendricks and Paula Block
* The Executor Cycle by Barbara T and Sylvia Stevens
* Maeve Solo Universe by Chris Callahan and L.C. Wells
* New Order Series by Pat Stanley
* ThousandWorlds by Maggie Nowakowska and Dyane Kirkland
* First Steps Universe by Samia Martz
==The Proposed Zine: "Remigrations"==
Some of the early stories in this universe were written with Violet Nordstrom. Stories that don't have her name on them were also in collaboration with Jeanine Hennig. 
In 1987, Nordstrom included a flyer in Shadowstar #24 about a proposed zine that would continue this series as it diverged from "Catalyst! Series."
From that flyer:
==Catalyst! Story Summaries from the Author==
From the art portfolio in Far Realms #7: 
From "Catalyst! Collected": 
 
Image:farrealms7-1.jpg|from the art portfolio in Far Realms #7, the artist is Dani Lane
Image:farrealms7-2.jpg|from the art portfolio in Far Realms #7, "key"
==Somewhat Inspired by "The Blue Lagoon" and Real Life==
Hennig wrote in Far Realms #3 (1982): 
Hennig wrote in Far Realms #4/5 (1983): 
==Other Prominent Early Star Wars Fan-Created Universes==
* Brightstar Universe by Christine Jeffords
* Catalyst! by Jeanine Hennig
* Collected Circle of Fire by Anne Elizabeth Zeek
* The Cori Beckett Series by Judi L. Hendricks and Paula Block
* The Executor Cycle by Barbara T and Sylvia Stevens
* Maeve Solo Universe by Chris Callahan and L.C. Wells
* New Order Series by Pat Stanley
* ThousandWorlds by Maggie Nowakowska and Dyane Kirkland
==The Fanworks==
The fanworks are by Hennig unless noted. 
* Ties of Life -- and Death (Shadowstar #17)
* Eclipse (standalone novel)
* Like Father, Like Son (filk to the tune of "Like Father, Like Son" by Rick Springfield (Echo Seven)
* filks (StarQuest)
* Introspection: Emergence (by Violet Nordstrom (Far Realms #2)
* Interlude: Dreams & Settlements (Far Realms #2)
* Interlude: Fear (Far Realms #3)
* Catalyst part one (Far Realms #1)
* Safe House (Far Realms #2)
* Catalyst part two (Far Realms #2)
* Catalyst part three (Far Realms #2)
* Introspection: Emergence" (by Violet Nordstrom) (Far Realms #2)
* Interlude: Dreams & Settlements" (Far Realms #2) 
* Interlude: Fear" (Far Realms #3)
* Lady of the Woods (Far Realms #3)
* Catalyst 3 (Far Realms #3)
* Seeds of Destruction, part one (Far Realms #4/5) 
* Seeds of Destruction: Jihad (Far Realms #6)
* Luke’s Song for Jessami by Carolyn Kinkead, filk to the tune of “Eternal Loser” by Leslie Fish (Far Realms #7)
* Dark Musings, filk by Carolyn Kinkead and Sue Smalley, to the tune of “Iron Mistress” by Leslie Fish (Far Realms #7)
* The Ballad of Rebekah Nightrider, filk by Carolyn Kinkead, to the to of Mary Hamilton (Far Realms #7)
* Seeds of Destruction: Renaissance (Far Realms #7) 
* My Inheritance on Set, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Far Realms #8)
==Contents of Catalyst! Collected==
* Legacy (also in A Tremor in the Force #1) (3)
* Tamlin (also in Echo Seven) (102)
* Tiny Dancer (also in unknown zine) (103)
* Alpha (originally titled "Safe-House" and "Lady in the Woods", 1st drafts co-authored with Violet Nordstrom, first appeared in Far Realms #2 and #3) (104)
* Beginnings (also Southern Knights #1) (135)
* Mourning (also in Dagobah #1) (136)
* A Lesson in Love (also in A Tremor in the Force #1) (140)
* Apology (also in Kessel Run #3) (142)
* Coercions (also Crossed Sabers) (146)
* The Desert (also in unknown zine) (154)
* Nexus (also in Catalyst!) (155)
* Catalyst! Timeframe (239)
* For Jessami (also in unknown zine?) (242)
==Fan Comments==
==References==
Category:Star Wars: Original Trilogy