Fan writers such as nathan butler sugment this and in butlers work, star. The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. Here are stories from such awardwinning and new york times bestselling authors as timothy zahn, michael a. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. Star wars movie series in chronological order by countronin created 30 may 2017 updated 6 months ago public i averaged the ratings of the titles that are actually out. In 2014, the star wars expanded universe was decanonized, paving the way for an entirely new generation of stories. Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four levels of official canon. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted.
Tales of the golden droid september, 1999 aurra sing. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. A chronology of star wars games cheese talks to himself. Two jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the force, but the long dormant sith resurface to claim their old glory. Three years later, and the new star wars canon contains over 50 films, tv shows, comics, novels, and more, quickly rebuilding one of the most expansive storytelling universes of all time. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb.
With that, i unapologetically jumped into celebrating 40 years of star wars with from a certain point of view. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series. How to watch the star wars films in chronological order. The first volume is written by alain dean foster and the other two were written by donald f. Light of the jedi in the old republic era the high republic. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. The panel was enjoyable and seemed well pitched toward its audience, but it didnt dive as deeply into the chronology of star wars titles as i had hoped. Condensed here in a little over 190 pages is the essential star wars chronology which ends precisely at the point that vector prime and the new jedi order begins, which is odd because the new jedi order began in 1999 and the essential star wars chronology was published in 2000. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100.
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. The chronology of the star wars fictional universe is subject to change as george lucas has revised his films and deemed the revised reversions to be definitive. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline, weve put together a list of the most central star wars books, comics.
Lucasfilms manages the official continuity carefully. This chronological list of all known star wars audio books includes all novels, junior novelizations and graphic novels that have been recorded either as an abridged or unabridged audio book, or an audio drama. Stackpole, and kathy tyers as well as exciting newcomers, including. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. 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. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. If youve ever wondered how the sprawling star wars universe all fits together, look no further than the newly unveiled chronology of movies and tv shows gathered here. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. This reading order contains all the star wars comics published since marvel reacquired the license from dark horse. Robert mullins wildly unique chronology project attempts to fuse the eu canon with disneys. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon.
Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted. The rise of skywalker might have marked the end of the skywalker saga, but even though luke, leia, and han are gone, theres still more star wars magic yet to be had we might not have. Revan would still be there when i got around to him. At present it primarily consists of visual material. The list includes only star wars novels, shortstories and comic books are not included here. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
The first liveaction star wars series, the mandalorian, is one of several new original shows streaming on disney plus this fall. Cunningham had previously written the 2002 star wars novel the new. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Once again, these books are listed in chronological order. Apr 19, 2014 marsha altman rated it really liked it. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. The old republic chronological order book series by multiple authors includes books star wars the old republic. These are the only comics currently considered canon. 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.
Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. To spoil or not to spoil new timothy zahn audio books coming. The star war series its formed by three books and has the most famous ever created book characters like luke skywalker, princess leila or the most powerful villain ever, dark vader. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. For a full list of every canon star wars book out there, check out wookiepedia. 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. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Ten years after initially meeting, anakin skywalker shares a forbidden romance with.
Here is a list table of star wars books that ive been compiling since 2010, updated three or four times a year. Should you read star wars books in chronological order or not. This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. Daniel was educated at michigan state university receiving an.
Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy. Should you read star wars books in chronological order. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. Culled from the pages of the star wars adventure journal, one of the most popular star wars magazines in the field today, comes this exciting new shortstory collection. Star wars masterpiece edition edit anakin skywalker. One of the novels slated for spring 2009 was blood oath, which author elaine cunningham had been hired to pen. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. In this post, ill be listing every piece of canon material so far in chronological order.