After all, most of us read star wars because its fun. The phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel. This body of work represents the original star wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as star wars legends and declared. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order.
Eu compatible stories are included in the complete saga chronology, which takes the one canon approach. Regardless, the star wars expanded universe chronology celebrates the return of star wars to the big screen, and looks forward to the future of fullcanon storytelling. Star wars marvel reading order comic book reading orders. The first star wars spinoff movie draws heavily on the warfilm genre to fill in the gaps of a new hopes. Revan would still be there when i got around to him. Dietz the final battle and illustrated by the awardwinning artist ezra tucker the adventures of little nettie windship childrens book series.
List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. Xwing is a ten book series of star wars novels by michael a. Star wars legends is too massive to fit into a single 100 book list, therefore this is part 1 of a multiple part list that contains all novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity in order of the timeline. Is there an officialish complete chronological order.
This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. Amazons list of 50 topselling star wars books is 100%. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the star wars franchise. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well.
For timelines with strictly pre20 eu stories, go to the individual eras. The clone wars cannon is really infuriating, so im just not going anywhere near that, which cuts 3 books out tcw, wild space, and no prisoners. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics.
I have studied everything from gospel harmonies to world history chronologies in order to come up with a system that seemed to answer most of the necessary requirements for. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. The trilogy is about luke skywalkers efforts to try and restart the jedi order. Dec 28, 2016 the current, canonical star wars timeline. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. After starting the expanded universe, zahn took a couple of years off. The eu is all canon to me even the parts that dont work well together. The force awakens ushered in an entirely new generation of fans looking for more adventures in the galaxy far, far away, but with the whole issue of legends canon vs. Looking to put together the ultimate star wars hardback library. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. He has over eleven million books in print worldwide. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. Must read star wars legends books, and where to start. Today, we take a close look at the star wars legends expanded universe, examining which books a new reader should check out, and how to start reading star wars expanded universe content including.
The book is set before rebels and tells the story of how kanan jarrus and hera syndulla met. With that, i unapologetically jumped into celebrating 40 years of star wars with from a certain point of view. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity. Gon 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.
Eu conflicting stories are considered noncanon and placed in infinities. The clone wars have yet to erupt when jedi master jorus cbaoth petitions the senate. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Time will tell how these new tales will be integrated into the timeline, or whether an allnew timeline.
Star wars rpg book list, the star wars roleplaying game is a d20 system roleplaying game set in the star wars releasesedit. Daniel wallace is the author of numerous star wars books including several in the essential guide series and sourcebooks for the star wars roleplaying game. Robert mullins wildly unique chronology project attempts to fuse the eu canon with disneys. Based on the star wars canon, created by george lucas and lucasfilm. Heres a guide to help you lay it out from start to finish. Saving throws have been changed to a series of defenses. For those puzzled as to why the postdisney buyout titles would be included on a star wars eu timeline, the complete saga page follows the one canon approach, which permits any story that reasonably fits into the expanded universe on the timeline. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. A chronology of star wars games cheese talks to himself. Caravan of courage, as it turns out, is an ewok movie star wars droids will also never be on this particular list for the same reason why star wars rebels will never be on this list get off the interwebs. With the exception of the cgianimated the clone wars tv series, nonfilm material produced prior to april 2014 was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe eu.
Ideally, im looking for an official list which includes all the recent works e. Expanded universe werden im starwarskontext alle lizenzierten. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The following books are available for the original edition. The eu has unfolded, in real time which is unprecedented from a literary standpoint i cannot stress enough how remarkable this is, the mythology of america. Oct 10, 20 the list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eu compatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. The list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies.
A star wars expanded universe timeline and guide to hardback books and novels from the old republic era, rise of the empire era, rebellion era, new republic era, the new jedi order era and legacy era. The star wars trilogy is one of the famous series of book that created such a powerful pellicle as the star wars movies. Anderson has written numerous bestselling comics, including star wars and predator titles for dark horse, and xfiles for topps. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. The time line for the star wars books are indicated with bby before battle of yavin in star wars episode iv. In what order should i read star wars expanded universe. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity.
What are the star wars novels in chronological order. These movies had blown up the spellings and the films top years in a row and they were an incredible production of the late 70s. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Im also cutting out the force unleashed because, even though i loved those games, i dont think they affect anything else in the eu, and book 2 ends on a frustrating cliffhanger. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100 books.
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. Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. Eu only material can be found in the individual eras. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. At present it primarily consists of visual material. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the last jedi. Precipice by john jackson miller an e book novella lost tribe of the sith. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Furthermore, any star wars eu material that existed prior to the announcement by lucasfilm on april 25, 2014, automatically falls under the legends banner.
Oct 30, 2012 the star wars expanded universe chronology has gone through many iterations, but until recently, failed in my opinion to address the fundamental needs of the fan. Cheese talks to himself about star wars games late last year, i attended a pax australia panel titled xwings and tieins, which advertised itself as a brief history of very bad and some not so bad star wars games. Amazons list of 50 topselling star wars books is 100% legends eu novels, with not a single disney canon title among them. To spoil or not to spoil new timothy zahn audio books coming star wars celebration vii in orlando. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars. Huge, lifelong star wars fan, want to fully explore the eu with some perimeters through the novels, could use some help figuring it all out.
Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Im looking for a chronological order of all of star wars books, comics and games a. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most important moments in. Star wars legends books represent the original star wars expanded universe which is now known as star wars legends. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. Should you read star wars books in chronological order or not. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars novel excluding childrens and graphic novels published. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. Should you read star wars books in chronological order. Star wars rebels another television series from lucasfilm animation, 2014 the definition of eu legends applies to any star wars properties and tales that fall outside of those items.
Sep 18, 2019 five years ago star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. As regards the ongoing controversy over the disney universe and the expanded universe, this page which is an extension of the star wars expanded universe timeline website regards the latter as canon and the former as infinities, though it accepts workable elements from the du into the eu. Stackpoles contributions cover the adventures of a new rogue squadron formed by wedge antilles, while allstons focus on wraith squadron, another creation of antilles. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. Im not asking about an inuniverse chronology or a release order or a recommendation on whats good. May 04, 2019 after disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively connected novels, comics and video games from the. My unofficial guide to reading the star wars eu the expanded universe can be broken down into two major sections. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon.
If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful. Does a comprehensive recommended reading order exist for star wars legends. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This reading order contains all the star wars comics published since marvel reacquired the license from dark horse. This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. Star wars expanded universe eulegends contradictions. The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. Please help me out and check out my cobbled together timeline, if u have some time. 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. Legacy era the star wars expanded universe timeline.
The list includes only star wars novels, shortstories and comic books are not included here. Shortly after that the old universe of novels and comics known as the expanded universe, or eu was wiped away for a new canon, where this time everything will be equal and all the stories will matter. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. The panel was enjoyable and seemed well pitched toward its audience, but it didnt dive as deeply into the chronology of star.
Mar 16, 2018 a brief history of the sith order, from their origins to the lineage of darth bane and the empire under sidious. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The second book in the aftermath trilogy picks up with norra wexley, and her team dispatched to find han solo who has. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Does a comprehensive recommended reading order exist for. Check out our star wars timeline for all of the major events and milestones in the canon, including movies, tv shows, and books, in the faraway galaxy. As of 2010, the eu spans over 5,000 years and contains over 1,500 novels, short stories, comics, video games, tv episodes, and other types of. Please share this site with your friends if you enjoyed my list of star wars novels. The first section is canon while the other is eu cannon.
A new dawn hits the sweet spot of keeping the star wars magic of old while working with newer characters from the animated series star wars rebels. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, maturity rating, audiobook. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe. More like the way people put together recommended reading orders for comic books, yunno. Jedi knight interactive games, rebel agent is part two of a trilogy written by acclaimed author william c. Here is the new star wars canon timeline, which presents all of the disneyapproved star wars canon movies, tv shows, books, games in chronological order. This chronology follows the original and only canon of the star wars saga. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors.
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