While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. Not all star wars books were created equally, though. Young adult books are listed here in order of release date. Star wars is usually very black and whitethese books are very definite about the empire being bad and the new republic being good, but have a more nuanced view of both. Star wars isnt just a bunch of boxoffice smashing movies. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. Marvel trade paperbackshardcovers, collections nonmarvel, and graphic novels are listed here.
New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Besides that, union was a excellent entry into the star wars universe with the marriage of probably the most famous person from the original movie trilogy, luke skywalker duh. As ever, always start with the first book in each series. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best noncanon stories we. I love the classic, now noncanon stories and have collected all of them for over 20 years. Signed by cover artist duncan fegredo with lone star comics certificate of authenticity. They either included everything being published, or left off the.
These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. The star wars website also details the role of canon, expanded universe or eu sources, and how they fit into overall star wars continuity. Watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics.
Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. Full name ruwee naberrie home world add character home world see example affiliation add character affiliation see example family. The list is sorted by film and character, as some of the characters were portrayed by multiple actors. Regarding the status of the expanded universe canon in relation to the official canon established by the films. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. This is a list of star wars cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the film series. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Leia gets her badassery back in the new star wars book wired. Bloodline by claudia grey honestly, one of the best star wars books ever written, and my personal favorite, featuring a 40something leia and a lot of the political leadin to the force awakens. In order to give maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience, star wars episodes viiix will not tell the same story told in the postreturn of the jedi expanded universe. The adventures in a galaxy far far away extend into everyotr medium, including novels, toys, video games, tv, and even comic books. For a certain generation, the answer may be yes star wars fans who grew up in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s are probably familiar.
It ran for about five years and told the stories of characters from the films, existing expanded universe material or completely new protagonists. That means all of these explanations will still be within the official star wars continuity. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Union is a fourissue comic book series written by michael stackpole and illustrated by robert teranishi, set in the star wars legends, taking place shortly after the hand of thrawn duology the impossible has, in fact, occurred. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated. Everything else is going to give you fictional, inuniverse filler info, but of all of those the incredible crosssections books are full of neat details. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works.
It does have some problems which is why i gave it 4 stars instead of 5 stars, but it is a refresher before the new jedi order book series, which i hate overall. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. But i have never been at ease about the situation on tatooine, not since leaving it almost four years ago. Here are the best book series in star wars history. First off, its important to understand that the term canon means measuring stick or baseline. That said, just like canon characters can originate in noncanonical material, like grand admiral thrawn did, several star wars characters and concepts first appeared in the original clone wars. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Union was a fourissue comic series, written by michael a. Since disneys acquisition of the franchise in 2012 knocked a lot of the eu material out of the star wars canon, well only be pulling from canonical sources like the marvel star wars comics.
A canon is anything that is accepted as having actually happened or. The force awakens february 2016, by unknown author approx. According to one of the behind the scenes videos for the clone wars season 4 for the umbara arc when talking about the bar bell cis control ships, by the time of revenge of the sith, the neutral entities, aka the trade federation, and the techno union, had pretty much given up on their neutral pretense and had gone all in with the seperatists. Disney takes a chainsaw to the star wars expanded universe and good riddance, because almost all of it is crap. Union is a fourissue comic book series written by michael. Union is a fourissue star wars comic miniseries written by michael a. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. It refers to an authentic body of work, as opposed to spurious works that purport to be authentic, but which arent. Christopher cerasi stated, when it comes to absolute canon, the real story of star wars, you must turn to the films themselvesand only the films. This list of the top 15 noncanon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The big list of star wars star wars wiki guide ign. Stories could focus on any number of ideas some were serious and dramatic while others in.
As a star wars obsessed chick that reads lots of romance novels, and plans. The big list of star wars collects information on every important movie, tv show, book, game, and comic in the canonical disney star wars universe. An anthology comic book series in the star wars legends, star wars tales was one of several series released to cash in on the release of the phantom menace. Destinys way by walter jon williams, 2002 those are in order of personal preference, not chronological order. This policy has been further refined and fleshed out over the years. The wedding of luke skywalker and mara jade, if not all the series. Adaptations and junior novelizations of movies and tv episodes are on their own adaptations page.
So its basically lukeandmaragetmarried fanfic, except that its canon. The breadth of these original stories, all based on the world of george lucas. This is a place to discuss any and all things about the books. Disney has signalled a fresh start for its star wars trilogy by officially ruling out storylines borrowed from the scores of expanded universe eu novels in book shops fans of the books. As the franchise is composed of multiple films including. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. Comics have had one of the longest relationships with star wars with marvel publishing stories as early as 1977 between that time and 2014, star wars built up a very healthy expanded universe, known. Leia gets her badassery back in the new star wars book terry oneillgetty images last year, an editor at del rey, the scififantasy imprint that publishes many of the star wars books, called up. I am saddened by disney destroying the universe that i grew. Fan question video subscribe places you can find me. An unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future in the first canon star wars novel to take place before the events of star wars. Beginning an allnew mini series featuring all of your favorite star wars characters. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. If youre new to books, and want to learn more about where to start, feel free to ask the community. Not included are preschool young readers books, activity books, or any other noncanon childrens books. Comic single issues are listed on the comic issues page your local comic shop often has a different release date than other retailers up to several weeks. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and boba fett, introduced us to a whole legion of. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars.
I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. With a new saga trilogy, new standalone anthology movies, tv shows, comics, books, and video games all coming out in a rapidly expanding new canon, has there ever been a better time to be a star wars fan. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. After disneys acquisition of the star wars franchise, the entirety of the star wars exanded universe or eu was scrapped, and although not wholly forgotten, it is now firmly considered noncanonical. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. What is the best order to binge watch all nine star wars. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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