Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. Dec 10, 2019 below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current canon. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. On the front lines chronicles the tactics, weapons, and armor used in pivotal battles along with acts of valor achieved during the. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. Leia, princess of alderaan by claudia grey teen leia.
Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. If youre looking for a sw novel that feels a little different, pick this one up. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Below are our picks of the best star wars books from both the legends timeline and current canon.
Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. With this said, which new canon books should you read first. Sep 05, 2015 what is and isnt canon when it comes to star wars. 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. The beginning of the new canons first book trilogy, it follows mostly original characters and a teenage temmin snap wexley, the xwing pilot.
Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Why marvels original star wars comics arent canon screen rant. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. New york times bestseller the perfect holiday gifta oneofakind star wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and comics in the clone wars legacy multimedia project. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. 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. Episode i the phantom menace, lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional era with symbols designating such.
Jedi lost, by cavan scott just about as far back as we can go with current canon media, this one dives into the backstory of christopher lees notorious darth tyranus, the sith formerly known as dooku, following him from childhood to roughly a decade before phantom menace with a framing story set during the clone wars. New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9. After the force awakens, multiple films have been released, including spinoffs rogue one 2016 and solo. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we. Their validity is unclear enough to prevent them from dictating story, but can still possibly be referred to by primary canon, and be returned to canon as a result. Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multi book series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31.
Lets talk about the novels, comics, short stories, tv shows, movies, and reference books. As stated by lucasfilm and disney, future books and novels will not be based on these stories, but since the expanded universe started more than 30 years ago, many elements will still be incorported in the upcoming novels. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. Get ready to expand your knowledge of jedi, sith, and the rest of the galaxy. Conte the original topps trading card series pages. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content.
New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. May 04, 2017 the tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Set on batuu, this is the story of izzy and jules, childhood friends long separated. How many books are in the original star wars series. Twilight company soft spot since it kind of saved this new canon for me. The newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie. Star wars books timeline page 3 of 7 star wars timeline. There are plenty that are better than others, so were ranking the 10 best star wars canonical books. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. 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.
The last jedi, and shed new light on aspects that may have been lost to the casual viewer. On may 25, 1977, the world was introduced to han solo, luke skywalker, princess leia, c3po, r2d2, chewbacca, obiwan kenobi, darth vader, and a. The old expanded universe eu now known as legends encompassed all of the officially licensed stories from the star wars universe. The first star wars novel was published in 1976 in the decades since, dozens of books set in the galaxy far, far away have been released, stories for all ages starring the likes of luke. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. Non canon what if stories, like the popular star wars tales comic anthology advertisement even though the eu was technically an ancillary, nontrue canon offshoot, fans didnt care at. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know everything, is much bigger than the movies, spanning several novels, comic book series, video. Official star wars inuniverse book featuring notes on tactics, armor, and valor from galactic conflicts in the star wars universe from the clone wars and the rebellion to the clashes with the first order, the galaxy is defined by war. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Jan 25, 2019 a star wars books reading order for fans of the classic series. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. A red saber, unsheathed in the 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.
Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. Was the 3rd book i read after the original aftermath and heir to the jedi and got super disillusioned with what disney was doing. The ten best star wars canon books the last jedi by jason fry 2018 of the three novelizations included in the sequel trilogy era, frys work stands out. The rise of skywalker and the mandalorian, as well as star wars series, video games, books, and more. Mar 23, 2019 not all star wars books were created equally, though. This body of work represents the original star wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as star wars legends and declared noncanon to the franchise in april 2014. Completely different take on a typical star wars novel. But first, she has a strong arc on clone wars that comes to a bittersweet but noble conclusion, and is generally a cool addition to the sw universe. If youve just watched the films, but from the beginning, and you want more, might i recommend master and apprentice by claudia gray for more obiwan kenobi and quigon jinn, well before the original trilogy star wars. Virtually everyone currently working as a writer or artist in the star wars tiein franchise will have some kind of background in reading that nowdefunct canon of stories, and plenty of those. What is the best order to binge watch all nine star wars.
Lords of the sith kinda ridiculous but a lot of fun. Lauded star wars author james luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for rogue one. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars. A fantastic series of books that take place during the clone wars are the star wars republic commando novels. A new series set between 25 and 30 years after the original films, the new jedi order 19992003, was written by multiple authors and introduced a new threat. They either included everything being published, or left off the. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. Disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. In other words the original star wars comics, like the many novels published before 2014, are referred to by many as secondary canon. Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. Seeing as im wrapping up my current book series, i figured why not read the star wars books.
It was a bitter pill to swallow for timothy zahn, who was best known for his trilogy of books. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Learn more about the distinction in the star wars canon books. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. So i was vaguely aware that the whole star wars opera has been previously published in book form. 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. The star wars trilogy is one of the famous series of book that created such a powerful pellicle as the star wars movies. 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. Young readers adaptation of the star wars prequel trilogy, original trilogy and star wars. Light of the jedi is an upcoming canon novel written by charles soule. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics.
The first movie chronologically is the phantom menace which was. These novels were officially declared non canon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. Most star wars material released after april 25, 2014with some exceptionsis composed in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, making it part of the new canon. The entire star wars community was up in arms when disney said the eu is no longer canon. 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. Movies, comics, books and tv maude garrett tells you what is now officially canon. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Novels in the canon continuity are published since 2014. The other major difference of this list from others, is that books spanning multiple time periods are ordered based on when they end, not when. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
Star wars disney canon novel book series thriftbooks. The official site for star wars, featuring the latest on star wars. He masterfully adapted rian johnsons screenplay, star wars. Star wars novelist adds first lesbian character to canon. Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. The original movies each had one novelization, so you had the same number of novels as you did movies 3. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Find the complete star wars disney canon novel book series listed in order. Nov 18, 2016 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. 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.
Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. We have prepared a wellthought list of the 10 best star wars canon books and. The han solo trilogy, book 3 the hutt gambit star wars. As specified in chuck wendigs first aftermath novel, moments after. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by other writers. This series of books follows the omega squad, which is a group of clone troopers. Since the force awakens, that question has gotten a little more difficult to answer, because the books are split into two continuities.
These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. In 1999, star wars book publishing moved from bantam spectra to del rey books. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself. Counting only adult novels, there are 156 novels in the legends continuity, published between 1976 and 2014. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list.
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