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. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star. When the star wars saga began, there was no formal organization of canon. Lets talk about the novels, comics, short stories, tv shows, movies, and reference books. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of lucasfilm by the walt disney company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the non canon star wars expanded universe, now rebranded star wars legends. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Queens peril is an upcoming canon youngadult novel written by e. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars.
Nearly all star wars game released these days are also canon, connecting to other comics, movies, books, and tv shows. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Mar 14, 2020 soon after disney bought star wars from lucasfilm, the studio made its intentions clear by cleaning out the continuity that grew wildly inconsistent over the years. 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. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Jaxxon was originally created for the star wars legends star wars 8. Not all star wars books were created equally, though. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people behind one of the alltime great science fantasy sagas have always been more than happy to oblige. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lords of the sith. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity.
Series of novels, childrens books and comic books will introduce new characters and events from the star wars universe set two centuries before the skywalker saga. Apr 04, 2020 a four minutes long trailer announced the arrival of the high republic era to the star wars canon. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon.
It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. As early as 2014, marvel comics star wars writer jason aaron mentioned the giant bunny rabbit as the legends character he would most like to canonize. One of legends most offthewall characters was a sentient, giant green. Star wars rebels reached new heights, marvel continued its incredible run of criticallyacclaimed series, and the first standalone star wars movie was released.
Disney upending the star wars canon was a major part of buying out lucasfilm, but years later, the lore is no clearer. New star wars canon introduced in the book star wars. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. Author james lucenos new canon star wars books have woven a number of familiar imperials back into canon. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys. Star wars first four novels in the new canon hello, new. A four minutes long trailer announced the arrival of the high republic era to the star wars canon. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon.
Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Many people say any star wars comics that come under legends are not canon, but people also say that any new star wars. Dec 23, 2016 if 2015 was the year that star wars took its first steps into a new era, 2016 was the year it took a giant leap. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Eight for aduba3, a 1977 comic written by roy thomas and illustrated by howard chaykin. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Hes actually back in the canon, courtesy of the childfriendly star wars adventures. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple liveaction and animated films. It is a dark time in a galaxy far, far away when the parents of milo and lina graf are abducted by agents of the evil empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across adventures in wild space. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Giant freakin robot stomps into the future of everything that matters.
Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Some pilots in the star wars movies get a decent amount of their stories told. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Do you ever find yourself confused by the subsidiary material thats in the novels, comics, and other. What happens when disneyera canon contradicts itself. The films, novelizations, comic books, newspaper comic strips, radio dramas, and spinoff novels were produced, but no standards of canon were set by george lucas or lucasfilm. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. Times best seller list, began what would become a large collection of works set before, between, and especially after the original films. We offer unique information that impacts everything you care most about in the world, all in. Star wars kindle edition by kemp, paul s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It will be published by disneylucasfilm press on may 5, 2020. Some pilots in the star wars movies get a decent amount of their. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars canon.
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. Many people say any star wars comics that come under legends are not canon, but people also say that any new star. 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. You get to know wedge antilles a little bit in the films you always feel good when you see him, and he had his story. Disney takes a chainsaw to the star wars expanded universe and good riddance, because almost all of it is crap. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally. Star wars disney canon novel book series thriftbooks.
Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. Which novelizations of the star wars movies are considered canon. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. Lets talk about the novels, comics, short stories, tv shows, movies, and. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. If 2015 was the year that star wars took its first steps into a new era, 2016 was the year it took a giant leap. The fictional universe of the star wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. 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. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star cookie jar that takes up half of my kitchen, there are books, graphic novels, video. Series of novels, childrens books and comic books will introduce new characters and events. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. The sheer scale and complexity of star wars expanded universe made it.
Today, star wars games are usually very serious and dedicated to authenticity. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tarkin. Jun 10, 2017 my top 10 star wars canon books these are excluding all legends eu books and im also not including the novelizations of the films. Now known as legends, the shows, comics, and novels that followed the first six star wars films were sequestered to their own canon and allowed disney to work with a clean slate. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. 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 canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. A new hope is a canon hardcover childrens book published by studio fun international, an adaptation of the film of the same name join luke skywalker as he meets obiwan kenobi, han solo. Yoda is called to a planet of child warriors in the middle of a tribal conflict. Novelist timothy zahn is the man who saved star wars. Jan 21, 2016 with the star wars canon expanding rapidly in the comics and books medium, theres been a ton of material to dig into and fully flesh out the story of the star wars universe after the iconic.
Alphabet squadron has hit the shelves, and with it comes a shipload of new star wars canon. And so, so much of this is in relation to the expanded universe aka the eu, which is basically the. A nobullshit beginners guide to star wars books i know far too much about star wars. Ranking star wars postjedi canon books and comics paste. Which novelizations of the star wars movies are considered. The old expanded universe eu now known as legends encompassed all of the officially licensed stories from the star wars universe. The films, novelizations, comic books, newspaper comic strips, radio dramas, and spinoff novels were produced, but no. Star wars rebels reached new heights, marvel continued its incredible run of. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium.
On the 8th of april marvel released the star wars legends epic collection volume 1. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and comics in. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. She held a paperback of heir to the empire, the 1991 novel that established zahn as a giant in the star wars galaxy. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself. The franchise started with a film trilogy set in medias resbeginning in the middle of the storywhich was later expanded to a.
Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. 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. Find the complete star wars disney canon novel book series listed in order. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd.
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. The star wars publishing panel at new york comic con has given us a list of new incoming books and comics to look forward to. 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. Actually, every star wars films novelization remain canon where they align with what is seen on screen, as stated by del rey books source. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. With the star wars canon expanding rapidly in the comics and books medium, theres been a ton of material to dig into and fully flesh out the story of the star wars universe after the iconic. My top 10 star wars canon books these are excluding all legends eu books and im also not including the novelizations of the films. This reboot cleaned up the entire timeline, with at the time of the announcement only. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars.
Oct 05, 2018 the star wars publishing panel at new york comic con has given us a list of new incoming books and comics to look forward to. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books, video. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. One of legends most offthewall characters was a sentient, giant green rabbit named jaxxon.
Return of the jedi is a canon hardcover childrens book published by studio fun international, an adaptation of the film of the same name luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, and all their rebel friends will do everything they can to defeat darth vader and the evil empire once and for all in this illustrated hardcover storybook. We need more star wars games like revenge of the sith. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. A nobullshit beginners guide to star wars books simple. 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. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that the existing. The character first appeared in the comic books released in the 70s and 80s under the marvel license. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012.