The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. Unlike marvels first darth vader series, this new ongoing book. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. The list includes only star wars novels, shortstories and comic books are not included here. Further animated series began to be released in the 2000s, the first two of which focused on the clone wars. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. May 04, 2017 the result is a huge number of novels that cover the clone wars.
An essential timeline of when every past and upcoming star. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and. He was the good guy at first, but the different circumstances made him. The timeline now divides the entire star wars saga into three eras. 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, youll get the same.
West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. He was the good guy at first, but the different circumstances made him the negative character of the books. Anakin skywalker also known as dark vader is one of the main characters of the star wars trilogy books. Please share this site with your friends if you enjoyed my list of star wars novels. Should you read star wars books in chronological order. Star wars books timeline of books, novels, comics and short stories. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. Anakin was a tall, blonde with blue eyes boy that was not always the bad character of the books.
Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. Oct 15, 2012 the first book devoted to analyzing the actual historical events in our past that influenced the creation of the space fantasy, star wars features 11 essays by a wise council of history scholars, written in close collaboration with george lucas and lucasfilm gives new insights into central star wars characters and historical figures who. In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline. This reboot cleaned up the entire timeline, with at the time of the announcement only the 6 movies and the clone wars cartoon film and television series now existing as official canon. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. The old republic chronological order book series listed in order. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them.
On its very first episode, the show r evealed a new character connected to the original movie trilogy. The star wars novelizations of the original trilogy are considered canon where they align. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far, far away. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. While we meet them briefly in other books, the first time we really get to know the kids is when they are kidnapped by a jerk named hethrir in this novel. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100 books. The fact was that only working through books set millennia before the films ignored what was going with star wars publishing out here in the real world. It should include all of the known star wars books, not just the main novels including the entire timeline, from the origins of the sith in,000 bby to postnewjediorder books, all of the comics and all the games. Star wars new jedi order complete set 19 books new jedi order, 119. The seller of the book has made this person a very, very happy man. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. The time line for the star wars books are indicated with bby before battle of yavin in star wars episode iv.
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. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. Dec 19, 2015 prerepublic era 25,793 bby dawn of the jedi. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since.
This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. Although listed as complete, it remains a workinprogress this complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. While we meet them briefly in other books, the first time we really get to know the kids is when they are kidnapped by a. The force awakens is set to unveil its new storyline to all fans worldwide as the first film in the star wars sequel trilogy. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with. Oct 10, 20 the list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books.
Heres a timeline of some of the major star wars films and tv shows, presented in. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. It goes without saying that 18th december has been marked as a special date for most of us. Star wars books the downloadable pdf timeline of the. This timeline includes published, unpublished, and ambiguouslycanonical star wars stories. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple films and television series. The first liveaction star wars series, the mandalorian, is one of several new original shows streaming on disney plus this fall. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline.
Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. 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. The star wars film series, which developed into a trilogy of trilogies and which has been rebranded as the skywalker saga, was released beginning with the original trilogy episodes iv, v and vi, 19771983, followed by the prequel trilogy episodes i, ii and iii, 19992005 and the sequel trilogy episodes vii, viii and ix, 20152019. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. After years of waiting in the shadows, darth sidious is taking the first step in his master. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. At present it primarily consists of visual material. I was very pleased when i found the book in new condition. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. 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. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd.
Young readers adaptation of the star wars prequel trilogy, original trilogy and star wars. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. What is the best order to binge watch all nine star wars. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors.
The first book devoted to analyzing the actual historical events in our past that influenced the creation of the space fantasy, star wars features 11 essays by a wise council of history scholars, written in close collaboration with george lucas and lucasfilm gives new insights into central star wars characters and historical figures who. I saw articles talking about lost stars, heard podcasters talk about the aftermath trilogy and catalyst. Legend books timeline just picked up my first legends book, swtor revan, and i noticed the star wars legends novels timeline. The list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies.
After disneys acquisition of lucasfilm, only the latter was kept in the canon of continuity of the episodic. From 1987 to 1998, the pennsylvania based company west end games released official star wars roleplaying game sourcebooks, adventure supplements, guides, and the star wars adventure journal, all of which contained new stories set in the star wars universe, some as prose, but most as adventure scenarios for use in the game. Even though the gold covered book is not the first printed book, which i also own, it is the rareset of all of the star wars books. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. August 29, 2019 since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv series, and games.
It was published on may 03, 2016, by del rey as part of journey to the force awakens. Therefore, story conflicts and contradictions are inevitable and so stories from this era on this timeline are placed in approximate order and should be considered as. In order to gain acceptance into the brotherhood of darkness, he must defy the most. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. Bloodline is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by claudia gray. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, maturity rating, audiobook. Star wars books march 6, 2012 the downloadable pdf timeline of the bantam and del rey novels has been updated on suvudu. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list the two best results i got was. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. We hope these free materials can somewhat manipulate the fabric of time to accelerate all of us to this date.
These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and. Here is a list table of star wars books that ive been compiling since 2010, updated three or four times a year. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. 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. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. The result is a huge number of novels that cover the clone wars. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars.
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