The franchise started with a film trilogy set in medias resbeginning in the middle of the storywhich was later expanded to a trilogy of trilogies. A frequently updated list of every upcoming releases in the official canon including movies, books, comic books, video games and more. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re. Expanded edition is the novelization of the 2018 film of the same name, directed by ron howard. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. Star wars galaxy of adventures introduces the saga to a new generation. Although some stories are more reliable than others, they all are looked upon as part of the overall history. There has been no piece of star wars new canon media that i have not enjoyed. As a parent of younglings, its always been a privilege to see how star wars has been able to bridge the gap between generations. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. A guide to star wars rebels books and comics while the animated series may be ending, theres still a galaxy of rebelsrelated stories to explore.
The best star wars books to read first your first star wars book for many fans of star wars who decide to read the books, the expanded universe generally referred to as the eu can appear much like wild spacecrowded, confusing, and potentially dangerous. Dec 21, 2018 while we cant wait for whats to come in 2019, heres our favorite star wars everything from 2018. Days ahead of e3 2018, electronic arts offered star wars fans a brief tease of the new game from titanfall developer respawn entertainment. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The list contains all disney and marvel officially released and published stories. There are decades worth of stories and characters introduced in lucasfilmapproved novels, comic books and games, beginning in 1979 with the release of splinter of the minds eye. Adventure beyond the movies with our range of star wars graphic novels. After a daring mission to rescue han solo from jabba the hutt, the rebels dispatch to endor to destroy the second death star. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. Complete locations lets you see in astonishing detail the numerous worlds, bases, cities, landscapes, and battle sites from the star wars galaxy. A canon is anything that is accepted as having actually happened or occurred in the collection or universe in question and in the case of star wars that would mean any movie including prequels or television series already aired, as well as any books or.
Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Star wars character encyclopedia, updated and expanded. Since the release of star wars episode vii, what star wars. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. 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. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. From the empire strikes back to the force awakens, there are so many iconic star wars roles. From the towering skyscrapers of coruscant to the terrifying technology of the death star, star wars. Meanwhile, luke struggles to help darth vader back from the dark side without falling into the emperors trap. 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. I am going to keep track of all the star wars novels i read and bonusyou get a handy list of all the new canon novels in the star wars universe. This is the full and complete list of all officially released star wars timeline of canon books novels, novelizations of the movies, comic books and all movies and tv shows.
A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. New canon star wars characters who need their own comic books. And those novels and comics have gone to some strange corners of. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. April 2018, last shot, daniel jose older, del rey books. Some characters were reintroduced into canon with different back stories from their legends counterparts. The star wars novelizations of the original trilogy are considered canon where they align with the films which means they add no new canon material and actually contain content that is not canon. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into. Just found out that i was thinking of something completely different.
Like the case with the benioffweiss star wars trilogy, it is entirely unclear at this time what this set of blockbusters will be about, when it will be set in regards to the star wars stories. All listed chronologically based on the events they describe. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Every future star wars tv show and movie currently in the. Which novels in the new star wars canon are worth reading. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Yoda is called to a planet of child warriors in the middle of a tribal conflict.
Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. I think it gets built up quite heavily around most star wars subreddits and while it is good, i dont think its for everyone and distant 11 and 12 for the first aftermath book and heir to the jedi. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. At some point, i got overwhelmed by the sheer number of novels in the star wars universe and i simply gave up reading them and moved on to other things. This trilogy of novels sits somewhat outside of the canon of the new jedi order. Like and subscribe the deleted scene has been made canon in the paperback junior novelization of star wars. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. The high republic mixedmedia series, now seems like a great time to look back on the novelizations, stand alones, and book series that have been an integral part of building the rich and expansive universe that we know and love today the first star wars novelization was released six months following the premiere of star wars. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. Watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far.
While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars. If youre new to books, and want to learn more about where to start, feel free to ask the community. Best star wars characters 53 iconic star wars characters. If you read the original trilogy novelizations, they make some departures from on.
Actually, every star wars films novelization remain canon where they align with what is seen on screen, as stated by del rey books source. Aug 07, 2018 as many are aware there is kind of a mess with the star wars novels in terms of what is and is not canon material. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on. They either included everything being published, or left off the. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. When a franchise is around for four decades, it can get impossibly unwieldy to try and grasp its lore and star wars canon is no exception. The last jedi visual dictionary and books on the making of the films. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. The first in a series of three novels, zahn returns to star wars and reintroduces grand admiral thrawn to the star wars canon. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b.
The new canon policy basically includes the star wars movies, the clone wars animated series, star wars rebels animated series and everything else that follows the announceme. Fan question video subscribe places you can find me blog facebook htt. This is a place to discuss any and all things about the books. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. All were dutifully added into the star wars canon as part of the socalled expanded universe. To understand canon and continuity, the overall star wars saga should be looked at as a set of stories written by many different people which document past events. In zahns latest novel, two of the franchises greatest villains grand admiral thrawn and darth vader meet and join. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Yodas secret war, by jason aaron, salvador larroca, kelly thompson, and emilio laiso though presented as a flashback, this 2017 story is the first one to take us back to a time prior to episode i, even if just. Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books. Discover the secrets of the jedi temple complex and tour mazs castle on takodana. Star wars books timeline page 2 of 7 star wars timeline. The expanded universe was rebranded as star wars legends, but it was far from.
Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. 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. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon december 25, 2015 by michael kozlowski 4 comments in april 2014 lucasfilm. Which novelizations of the star wars movies are considered. But the new era began in 2014, and many of the recent canon books are really worthwhile to read as well. And in 2014, to much fan protest, they were designated non canon as the star wars legends, with a new series of novels interwoven into the canon taking their place. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. New canon star wars characters who need their own comic. Here are the best star wars books from 2018 to 2019. Star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books.
Known for inserting callouts to the beastie boys into his films, the films creature department suggested the moniker to director j. The new canon policy at lucasfilm was announced on april 25th, 2014. Star wars timeline of canon movies, books and comics. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people behind one of the alltime great science fantasy sagas have always been more than happy to oblige. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. 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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we. Lauded star wars author james luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for rogue one.
Updated and expanded, the definitive guide to the people, aliens, and droids of the star wars galaxy, is back, bigger and better than ever before, and packed with new star wars characters. The best star wars books to read first a getting started guide. Every novel that was put out before disney acquired the rights to lucasfilm is relegated to legendsexpanded universe non canon material aside from the novel tarkin which was grandfathered into the new canon storyline. The original trilogy was released between 1977 and 1983, the prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between 2015 and 2019. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. This animated film serves as an introduction to the television series of the same name. The star wars expanded universe spanned 30 years before the disneylucasfilm buyout. I cannot say i hated or disliked any entire book, but there are some things in some books i didnt care for, etc. It chronicles the origins of grand admiral thrawn, a popular character originating from the star wars legends line of works, which were declared non canon to the franchise after lucasfilm redefined star wars. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Sixteen more episodes hit youtube and disney in 2018, focusing largely on some of star wars most popular female characters it earned praise from critics and audiences, and spawned a. The story begins with the exile of the chriss warrior, mitthrawnuruodo thrawn, and follows his path to the empire alongside imperial cadet eli. Following his story chronologically brings us here, to just before revenge of the sith. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends.
The dark, 28 mars 2018, 30 juin 2016, bibliotheque verte, roman junior, an 15, tom huddleston. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Of all the names borne in postendor star wars canon, none has been more widely hailed than that of the poor, valiant abednedo pilot who died attacking starkiller base. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded.
She was the royal one, after all, and she backed bails involvement in the rebellion breha was. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. The expanded edition tag refers to the inclusion of content not included in the film, namely scenes that have been added to or expanded upon from the film. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Best new star wars canon books 102 books goodreads. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline.
More star wars legends characters will become canon cbr. Dec 31, 2016 so far there are 12 star wars adult novel canon books. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. No graphic novels, picture books, or visual dictionaries because there are a lot of those. The names of them are dark disciple, rouge one catylst, a new dawn, ahsoka, heir to the jedi, tarkin, lords of the sith, battlefront twighlight company, lost stars, blood line, life debt, and. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
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