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. 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. 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. Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. 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. Lauded star wars author james luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for rogue one. The list will be updated as new books are released. 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. The star wars trilogy is one of the famous series of book that created such a powerful pellicle as the star wars movies. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Find the complete star wars disney canon novel book series listed in order. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. 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. Make sure to comment, like, and subscribe also stay up to date with star wars and everything star wars related by following me.
A new hope, the first canon appearance of the mystical order came in 1999s the. They either included everything being published, or left off the. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and novels released in and after september 2014 beginning with star wars. Padme naberrie wins the election for queen of naboo, she adopts the name book. 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.
Emperor palpatine is consolidating his power throughout the galaxy, while a. The official canon does not include the expanded universe, which is now considered a separate continuity and referenced under the legends label. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. The entire star wars community was up in arms when disney said the eu is no longer canon. Can you name all the star wars canon novels released so far. All books are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. 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. Canon 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie. Loved this book, good to have han and chewie back twilight company soft spot since it kind of saved this new canon for me. The tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Simply put, canon or canonical is a word used to describe the official continuity of events and stories within a body of fictional works, while non canon refers to anything that is not recognized as being part of the official timeline. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, and roleplaying sourcebooks.
A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. The newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since 2014. 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. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. For much of this time, the republic still exists, but in name only. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. The jedi path and book of sith deluxe box set star wars gifts, sith book, jedi code, star wars book set by daniel wallace aug 12, 2014. So far there are 12 star wars adult novel canon books. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb.
The force awakens in production, in april 2014 most of the licensed star wars novels and comics produced since the 1977 film star wars were declared noncanon to the franchise. Everyone knows that star wars has a rich and storied history when it comes to its expanded universe of books, most of which have now been taken out of canon and deemed. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. In the meantime, wed like to drop some star wars knowledge and share the chronological listening order of the star wars canon audiobooks that we publish, presented in line. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. Completely different take on a typical star wars novel. These novels were officially declared non canon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity.
Star wars legends books represent the original star wars expanded universe which is now known as star wars legends. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. These books are considered history and the material that occurs in these stories is officially part of the star wars timeline. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. Despite the format of its title, this is a standalone novel. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. The rise of skywalker, we still cant help but love some of these great legendsexpanded universe graphic novels. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. The official canon includes all of the star wars films, star wars.
This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars canon adult novels this is a list of only adult novels from the current star wars canon timeline. Tarkin was enjoyable but left a lot to be desired i did love all the material with vader, heir to the jedi felt like reading lukes awkward diary, new dawn was meh. All the star wars books released after 2014, when disney started releasing books that fell into the official star wars universe. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. As we gear up for star wars celebration 2019, we thought it would be helpful to compile a list of canon audiobooks for fans of the franchise. While the jedi were created by george lucas in the early 1970s when he was writing the first film, star wars. Battle for endor, and revelations okay yes i know that revelations is not canon but there was also a comment that said where is revelations or something like that. Star wars opening crawl tagline found on canon adult fiction novels published by del rey.
Buy all of your star wars books, comics, movies, and. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Was the 3rd book i read after the original aftermath and heir to the jedi and got super disillusioned with what disney was doing. 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 canon is the official continuity of the star wars saga.
Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. Like so much fan fiction, all those old star wars books just wont count anymore. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. Star wars disney canon novel book series thriftbooks. Lords of the sith is a bit like a buddy road movie, except that the buddies are evil emperor palpatine and his equally nasty sidekick, darth vader. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. It was a bitter pill to swallow for timothy zahn, who was best known for his trilogy of books. In honor of the last jedi and new characters like holdo and rose, we count down the 10 best female star wars characters from across series canon. The lucasfilm story group coordinates all new stories, including the films, to prevent contradictions between them. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of.
Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. If you think of women in the star wars universewhether canon or in the old eulegends storylinesprincessgeneral leia organa. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by other writers. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. 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. But now you can buy a bunch of new star wars canon books that will. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. Below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current canon. I could put a note on it that says unofficial refine see titles to watch instantly.