Notes:

I do not claim that any of these translations are done by myself. This is purely an archive so that anyone can find the appropriate links for each & every SAO side story. This archive is kept up to date at all times, so please do bookmark this page!
Massive appreciation to all the amazing SAO translators that have been archived here:
- gsimenas & gang (including me!) from dreadfuldecoding.argos-cats.com
- Tap Trans from taptaptaptaptap.net
- Team Defan from defan752.wordpress.com
- SAO Archive Team from sao-archive.maamue.de
​For accessing the sao-archive.maamue.de sites, the username is 'sao' & the password is 'Alicization'.
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Checkout my SAO Complete Aincrad Arc Timeline with information such as the priority of reading each story, the current floor, the current date, Kirito's current level, and more!

Pre-SAO Stories
SAO: The Beginning - Prologue:

Aincrad Stories
[Progressive - Newspaper] SAO Incident Newspaper (A special 2-page newspaper distribution for the Progressive Aria of a Starless Night movie)
The Next Day (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus LN):
The Seventh Day (SAO Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night Theatre Bonus LN):
[Progressive - Aria Audio Drama] Lisbeth Edition (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus):
[Progressive - Aria Audio Drama] Silica Edition (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Theatre Bonus):
Memorable Song (SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night BD Bonus LN):
Curable Pain (SAO Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night BD Bonus LN):
Material Edition 7 - Continuation: Aria in the Starless Night - aka 'A Reason For The Whiskers' (From SAO Progressive V1 section 2) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Material Edition 8 - Rondo of the Transient Sword Chapter 1 (From SAO Progressive V1 section 3) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Progressive Story about the "Day of Beginnings" of that man who no one knows (Side story released for commemorating launch of SAOVS mobile game)
Material Edition 9 - Monochrome Concerto Chapter 1 (From SAO Progressive V2) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
SAO Progressive 4.1 (Became the beginning of SAO Progressive V5) [Recommend just reading the official light novel]:
Material Edition 21 - SAO Progressive 4.2:
Defence/Defensive Power:
Hopeful Chant (SAO Ordinal Scale Theatre Bonus LN):
Material Edition 1 - The Progressors:
Material Edition 1 - The Progressors - Remix Edition (Updated visuals):
7th Floor, Once More:
7th Floor, for the Third Time:
Agil and Klein's Exciting Meal:
Lisbeth Edition - Sound of Water, Sound of Hammer LN:
Material Edition 4 - Cold hand, Warm heart:
Material Edition 17 - The Much-Talked-About Esteemed Sub-Leader:
Story Pencil Board:
Pina Edition - The Fourteenth Autumn LN:
The Day Before (SAO Season 1 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Please read the official light novel]:
Material Edition 10 - Sugary Days 1/16.6:
Material Edition 11 - Sugary Days 2/16.7:
Material Edition 12 - Sugary Days 3/16.8:
16.8.5 - Material Edition 12.5- Sugary Days 3.5/16.8.5:
Material Edition 13 - Sugary Days 4/16.9:
Material Edition 14 - Sugary Days 5:
Material Edition 15 - Sugary Days 6:
Material Edition 16 - Sugary Days 7:
Material Edition 18 - Sugary Days 8:
Material Edition 19 - Sugary Days 9:
Material Edition 23 - Sugary Days 10:
Material Edition 24 - Sugary Days 11:
Material Edition 25 - Sugary Days 12:
Material Edition 26 - Sugary Days 13:
Material Edition 27 - Sugary Days 14:
Sugary Days Compilation Epilogue:
Material Edition 6 - Algade Showdown:
[Non-canon] Lisbeth Edition - Extraordinary Ordinary Days manga:
Breaking the Damage Limit:
Silica Edition - The Final Promise manga:
Pina Edition - Pina Edition Bonus Manga Theatre manga:
[Non-canon] SAO Comic Anthologies manga

ALfheim Online Stories
Material Edition 5 - Salvia:
Material Edition 5 - Salvia and the MTB - Remix Edition (Updated Story):
The Celeste Fairy:
The Day After (SAO Season 1 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Please read the official light novel]:
Cooking with the Wife:
Rainbow Bridge (SAO Extra Edition BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Please read the official light novel]:
VRMMO Development Tragedy:
[Non-canon] Calibur SS (SAO Season 2 Calibur Alternative Ending):
Silica Edition - A Spot Of Sunshine In The Winter LN:
Material Edition 3 - Ceramic Heart:
Material Edition 3 - Ceramic Heart - Remix Edition (Updated visuals):

Yuuki Stories
Sister's Prayer (SAO Season 2 BD Bonus LN - Now published in SAO V22) [Please read the official light novel]:
Chromatic Colours (Sword Art Online abec Artworks Book exclusive story) [Please read the official English translated Artwork Book]:
Material Edition 20 - Monochromatic Colours/Chromatic Colours 2:
Bluish Memories:

Ordinal Scale Stories
Hopeful Chant (Pre-Ordinal Scale - SAO Ordinal Scale Theatre Bonus LN):

Please find this in the Aincrad Stories section as it actually takes place during that time period as a backstory for Eiji & Yuna.
Cordial Chords (Post-Ordinal Scale - SAO Ordinal Scale BD Bonus LN):

Alicization Stories
Summer Memories (Walde Farm, Zakkaria):
Distant Journey (Post-Zakkaria, Pre-Swordcraft Academy - SAO Alicization BD Bonus LN):
[Non-canon] There is But One Ultimate Way (Post-Alicization):
Summer Homework Never Ends (Post-Alicization, Pre-Unital Ring):
The End of the Summer and the Straw Hat (Post-Alicization, Pre-Unital Ring):

Alicization - Cake/Crab Spin-Off Timeline Stories
If You Can Smile (Prequel to If You Were Here, Sword Art Online IF [IF = "What if..."] Official Novel Anthology Reki Story):
Material Edition 28 - SAO Gaiden X3 [32/33]/If You Were Here Parts 1-3 [Please read the full If You Were Here story below]:
Material Edition 29 - SAO Gaiden X3 [32/33] ②/If You Were Here Parts 3-5 [Please read the full If You Were Here story below]:
If You Were Here (SAO Alicization BD Bonus 2 LN):
Prismatic Colours (Takes place in between Part 1 & 2 of If You Were Here, and is a continuation of the Chromatic Colours story from the previous artbook, Sword Art Online abec Artworks Wanderers Book exclusive story) [Please read the official English translated Artwork Book]:
If You Wish It (SAO Alicization -War of Underworld- BD Bonus LN):
If We Could Walk Together (SAO Alicization -War of Underworld- BD Bonus 2 LN):

Unital Ring Stories
[Non-canon] Material Edition 22 - Augmented Magic (Original draft of SAO V21: Unital Ring prologue):

Non-canon Crossover Stories
Versus (SAO X Accel World Crossover - Now published in Accel World V10) [Please read the official light novel]:
Dream Game -Crossover- (SAO X The Irregular At Magic High School Crossover):
Versus II (SAO X Accel World X The Irregular At Magic High School Crossover):

Alternative Spin-offs

Each spin-off Alternative series focuses around different characters set in alternate scenarios within the SAO universe/timeline and is written by different authors. All content is still considered canon and is supervised by Reki Kawahara.
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online:
Sword Art Online Alternative: Clover's Regret (Set in Asuka Empire):
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gourmet Seekers (Set in SAO):
Sword Art Online Alternative: Mystery Labyrinth (Set in ALO/SAO):
Sword Art Online IF Anthology (Collection of Short Stories by various authors) [IF as in "What if", not Integral Factor game]:

Character Books

Note: All interviews include spoilers that correlate ​with having read up to SAO LN Volume 18
Character Book Vol.1 Kirito:
Character Book Vol.2 Asuna:
Character Book Vol.3 Leafa:
Character Book Vol.4 Sinon:
Character Book Vol.5 Liz & Silica:
Character Book Vol.6 Alice:

Game-verse Stories

Note: The game-verse timeline is considered that of the main PC & Console game releases, but not Mobile titles, and follows an alternate timeline with differing events from the main Light Novel series' canon, with additional game-original characters added on-top.
Unital King (At least post-Fatal Bullet):

Early Material Edition Concept Art
Material Edition 2 - Early Characters:

Web novel popularity contest Q&A (2005)

Note: Answers based on the web novels (pre-light novels) where the progress of the web-novel story was comparatively up to around SAO Volume 9 of the light novels
Kirito Section:
Heathcliff & Kunori Sections:
Yui & Asuna Sections:
Sinon, Leafa & Yuuki Sections:
Lisbeth, Agil, Klein & Silica Sections:
All Other Character Sections:
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