The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. My top 10 star wars canon books these are excluding all legends eu books and im also not including the. Plus you have the comics, novels, and variety of animated series to keep up with. Expanded universe and a new series of books that fall in the official canon. 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. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. Brace yourself thrawn fans, this will be a huge day for you.
Now, the aftermath trilogy is regarded as a middle of the road star wars book. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. The perfect gift for fans, with puzzles, games, activities, facts, and more. Star wars novelist adds first lesbian character to canon. The last jedi covers and more reveals from lucasfilms writers roundtable discussion see covers for the justannounced novel star wars. Bloodline is now, by far, my favorite star wars book in the canon, ranking as high as some of my absolute favorite books from the old expanded universe, now legends. The tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. 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.
Journey through the entire star wars saga with age of republic, age of. Yet for all the content star wars fans consume, there are always more expanded universe booksboth predisney legends and postdisney canonfor readers of all ages to check out. The first in a series of three novels, zahn returns to star wars and reintroduces grand admiral thrawn to the star wars. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list.
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. Here are your disneyapproved star wars canon books nerdvana. Dedicated to preserving and celebrating all star wars, legends, canon, and beyond. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Young readers adaptation of the star wars prequel trilogy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Its not an incredible read like some of the others on this list, but its not terrible either. Star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books. May 04, 2017 the tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon.
The story begins with the exile of the chriss warrior, mitthrawnuruodo thrawn, and follows. Princess diaries author on her new middlegrade book. 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. 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. 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. Thrawn by timothy zahn 2017 the first in a series of three novels, zahn returns to star wars and reintroduces grand admiral thrawn to the star wars canon. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on. Fallen order the upcoming thirdperson actionadventure star age of rebellion. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th. However, it makes the cut because it currently is the only canon information we have right now between jedi and the force awakens.
Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and. 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. Celebrate 40 years of the star wars saga with the star wars annual 2018. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Both books in the series follow fanfavorite xwing pilot wedge antilles and a slew of. Yoda is called to a planet of child warriors in the middle of a tribal conflict. Have you wanted to start reading the star wars books but dont know where to start. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The controversial aspect of that decision is that some stories that were once considered canon, like many o.
Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. 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. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. Features a section of posters from the years most anticipated film star wars. This will be the first canon book to introduce thrawn into the star wars universe. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced.
Not to mention a plethora of star wars canon helper guides stay tuned for more information on those. Here are all the new star wars books coming on force. Mar 02, 2020 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. Ew chatted with cabot about the reallife inspiration behind her books, joining the star wars canon.
Continuity canon, tiein media like books and comics that connect the time periods between g and t canon properties. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. The story begins with the exile of the chriss warrior, mitthrawnuruodo thrawn, and follows his path to the empire alongside imperial cadet eli. It chronicles the origins of grand admiral thrawn, a popular character originating from the star wars legends line of works, which were declared noncanon to the franchise after lucasfilm redefined star wars continuity in april 2014. Easy explanation is the legends timeline is the original and the. Well look no further we have the canon timeline here for you. But now you can buy a bunch of new star wars canon books that will. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. Videos about star wars books both canon and legends. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. In this post, ill be listing every piece of canon material so far in chronological order. 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. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other.
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. 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. 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 timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Dan casey is the senior editor of nerdist and the author of books about star wars and the avengers. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. The best star wars characters that are no longer canon. What casual fans may not know is that all of these productions and publications are now officially part of the new canon, meaning that they are included in the fictional history of that galaxy far, far away. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. In 2014, the star wars expanded universe was decanonized, paving the way for an entirely new generation of stories. Princess of alderaan young adult book, and much more.
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