A timeline of the new star wars canon reveals all thats officially happened the postdisney star wars timeline means you dont need to read a hundred novels or play a dozen video games. Del rey launched an online interactive star wars books timeline so you can see where the adult star wars books fall in relation to each other and the films. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. I want to start reading star wars novels and i starwars. Star wars sprang from the mind of george lucas and lucas alone. Origins is the fan film we needed before the rise of skywalker. Despite his successful mission on dathomir, the jedi council still feels that quinlan vos walks. The phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy. Everything that is currently out, with a few books that are currently scheduled can be found below. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord.
Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. Episode vi return of the jedi tales from jabbas palace mandalorian armor book 1 of the bounty hunter wars slave ship book 2 of the bounty hunter wars hard merchandise book 3 of the bounty hunter wars the truce at bakura 5 aby. Tbones famous star wars site include cutscenes, scripts, and so much more. Based on unproduced scripts from the clone wars, this novel follows popular characters asajj ventress and quinlan. This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. The clone wars project a definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. A timeline of the new star wars canon reveals all thats. Star wars viewcomic reading comics online for free 2019.
A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. The star wars readers timeline, a chronologicial listing of star wars books and comics from the expanded universe for those who want to read them in order. Feb 28, 2009 what is the very first star wars book. They want to train him, but the jedi council says no because they sense a darkness. Its no secret that the star wars timeline can be a bit confusing for the uninitiated, especially when it comes to chapters of the saga that werent made for the big screen, such as the clone. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list the two best results i got was. The hundredyear darkness, also known as the second great schism, was a conflict that began in 7000 bby and lasted until approximately 6900 bby, when a group of dark jedi created monstrous armies to battle the jedi order and the galactic republic. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Del rey has today released an online chronological timeline of all the canonized star wars novels. Do you think you know everything there is to know about the star wars original trilogy well, put your knowledge to the test with star wars timeline 2 to 8 players. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars timeline click to enlarge share this page on social media. Bby before the battle of yavin while aby after the battle of yavin, which of course is the final battle of star wars.
At present it primarily consists of visual material. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into. Visit the site for a simple timeline of all fulllength star wars novels, with legends and new canon side by side. The spooky secrets of idws tales from vaders castle. Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. Star wars books the downloadable pdf timeline of the.
Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Nov 28, 2014 the worlds first substantial look at star wars. The hundredyear darkness was a conflict originally created for star wars legends, previously known as the expanded universe, and made its first appearance in the comic book series star wars. The force awakens came on friday, when the an 88second teaser trailer was released online and in 30 select theaters. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. Timothy zahn delivers a better read here than he has in his last few star wars novels, with an interesting, twisting, plot line that delivers a few quality surprises. For example, this does not include all the ancient prehistory stories of the jedi from the time of the sith. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul.
Evil is rising again and it looks as if the legacy of the skywalkers may come full circle. The timeline operates on an interactive basis, as users are able to scroll across the timeline and discover where each novel is situated in the current canon timeline. Timeline legacy of the force star wars books, novels. Thats never been more apparent, or more beautifully celebrated, than in idw publishings current fiveissue comic book miniseries star wars adventures. 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. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. I was 7 and visiting my grandparents in fort collins, colo. 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. Oct 28, 2015 i saw star wars at least nine or 10 times in different places, and yet i still remember the first place. After, read something from the recommended reading list in a another post here. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. An absolute must have for any dedicated star wars fan, the galactic timeline tells the entire journey from the beginning of the universe through the prerepublic order right up until the legacy era with everything inbetween.
Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Precipice by john jackson miller an e book novella lost tribe of the sith.
The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. What you leave behind voy begins after the final episode of the series. Legacy of the force era includes the book stories of both legacy of the force and.
Heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command kicked off the expanded universe, written as the third trilogy decades before the force awakens arrived. Ghostwritten by alan dean foster, but credited to george lucas, it was first published on november 12, 1976, by ballantine books, several months before the release of the film. This also includes the approximate date in the timeline that they take place. A star wars story 115 bby a new dawn 11 bby ezras gamble 5 bby thrawn 112 bby servants of the empire.
The rise and fall of khan noonien singh is a two volume set of novels written by greg cox about the life of the fictional star trek character khan noonien singh. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. 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. Dark disciple is for the newer star wars fans, to which i admit i am not. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan series is a good place to start. The curse of exegol by fictionaddict9 captured for mistaken identity, rey teams up with swashbuckling allies to escape the fate of a dark, supernatural power. May 06, 2019 was star wars a book series before it was a film. Also, the upcoming titles place in the timeline is subject to change. What are the star wars novels in chronological order.
This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Star wars the high republic will be a series of comics books and novels set 200 years before the star wars prequel trilogy started, a time when the. From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film star wars. The event was canonized in the 2015 comic book star wars 9. The era of the old republic is a dark and dangerous time, as jedi knights valiantly battle the sith lords and their ruthless armies. Anderson has written numerous bestselling comics, including star wars and predator titles for dark horse, and xfiles for topps. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an evil legacy long believed dead is stirring. I agree with the thrawn series being top but i have to say that barbara hambleys star wars books are the worst books ive read, in regards to any genre. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Jjms great timeline and list of marvel appearances.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. The rise of skywalker novel, poe dameron, general leia organa, rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. Star wars short story timeline here is a list of star wars short stories, in chronological order. The old republic chronological order book series listed in order. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. It spanned four issues of dark horse comics ongoing series, and was also collected in a trade paperback edition. So like catalyst and thrawn take place over large chunks of time but thrawn ends after tarkin. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline.
The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Jedi lost star wars delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far, far away. Star wars books march 6, 2012 the downloadable pdf timeline of the bantam and del rey novels has been updated on suvudu. I can find lots of book 1s, but theyre all from different collections and series. 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. However, her feelings for a pirate captain and her reunion with a childhood love complicate the journey home, back to a betrothal with a respectable gentleman.
An up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. Star wars timeline for published books, comics and short stories set during the legacy of the force era. The second book in the aftermath trilogy picks up with norra wexley, and her team dispatched to find. 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. 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. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens.
Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, maturity rating, audiobook. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. Tom angleberger, disney lucasfilm press, novelization of. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Stover drew on joseph conrads the heart of darkness to create an unusually dark and intriguing novel about the seductive. Stover drew on joseph conrads the heart of darkness to create an unusually dark and intriguing novel about the seductive nature of power. A star wars story deluxe figures have arrived gary whitta reveals the connection between solo and a scene that was cut from rogue one sith fashion for your. Star wars legends timeline star wars books, novels. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. This list feature the story title, author, and where the story can be found. Far, far away collects issues 96 to 107 of the original series, taking place after the classic star wars trilogy, as our beloved star wars heroes continue to fight the remaining imperial forces.
Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels the. It also introduces the hand of judgement, a small group of entertaining characters with their own unique niche in the star wars. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Dont have time to sort through all of the star wars novels, star wars comic books, and episodes of the clone wars and star wars rebels. Catalyst for instance starts during the clone wars but is places after tarkin. After those you should watch star wars rebels, another animated tv series. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. If you want to know, where the last short story of the book collection falls, its before aftermath after episode vi. I would love to start reading the star wars books, but i need to know the name of the first book. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas.
Nemesis ds9 begins after the final episode of the series. From the cave on dagobah in the empire strikes back to visions of sith spectres in the clone wars animated series, star wars has long been strong with the spooky side of the force. The way i see it, where a book takes place in the del rey timeline is where the book ends. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. As regards the ongoing controversy over the disney universe and the expanded universe, this page which is an extension of the star wars expanded universe timeline website regards the latter as canon and the former as infinities, though it accepts workable elements from the du into the eu. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars novel excluding childrens and graphic novels published.
Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. After all, like luke and ahsoka, the fans still realize that anakin is in there somewhere and that the darkness hasnt completely taken over. He has over eleven million books in print worldwide. 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. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Dec 28, 2016 the current, canonical star wars timeline. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd.
It is one of the greatest star wars books ever written, and a must read for even the most casual of fans. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll get the same answer. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. Daniel wallace is the author of numerous star wars books including several in the essential guide series and sourcebooks for the star wars roleplaying game.
The chronology of star trek relaunch novels includes tng, ds9, voy, titan and nf stories the publisher has brought together the continuities of all these series. He is often referred to as simply khan in the star trek episode space seed and in the star trek film star. Aug, 2009 star wars sprang from the mind of george lucas and lucas alone. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. Watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars. In this special look at the star wars expanded universe, many of lucasfilms brightest talents and authors discuss the legacy and exciting future of the companys comics, books.
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