This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally. Which novels in the new star wars canon are worth reading. The star wars explained youtube channel has compiled the entire star wars canon timeline in a nifty 30minute video that draws from the films, the tv shows, the comics, and the novelizations that. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. The timeline of this epic space opera franchise has been notoriously. Unlike most large franchises, the current storytelling universe for star wars, a. The lucasfilm story group coordinates all new stories, including the films, to prevent contradictions between them. 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 star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. They either included everything being published, or left off the. Dec 01, 2017 its time to take another journey through the entirety of the star wars canon timeline, from the beginning though december 2017.
Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. Aug 29, 2019 with this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on everything star wars, and how these materials are connected with both the old and new films. May 04, 2018 watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. 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. And if you feel like exploring other areas in the universe of science. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Jan 25, 2019 ive also found that there are just amazing stories being written about specific characters that tie into the main timeline. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Is there an officialish complete chronological order.
It will be published by disneylucasfilm press on may 5, 2020. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. New marvel comics and new del rey books are being announced regularly as. 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. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. You might have different choices, and thats okay, too. 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. The newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since 2014. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Each individual infinities story is unrelated to the others and is set within the timeline of their original film. Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. 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. This is what the new star wars canon timeline looks like.
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. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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, chewbacca, and princess leia in this hardcover book with a diecut cover.
Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Insider made a timeline to show how those new stories about existing characters will fit into the chronological timeline of events in all the movies and tv shows fans are already watching. Link to star wars canon story mod by selecting a button and using the embed code provided more. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Im looking for a chronological order of all of star wars books, comics and games a. A books 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. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to. The empire strikes back is a 2003 threepart story arc in the star wars infinities series of comic books.
This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. 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. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. The jedi path and book of sith deluxe box set star wars gifts, sith book, jedi code, star wars book set. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars. For a while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universebut the number of works has grown once again. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. 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.
A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Ive put together a list of the best star wars booksand before anyone says anything, i realize that 20 books is a drop in the bucket. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. 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.
Wars expanded universe that should have stayed canon. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Ideally, im looking for an official list which includes all the recent works e. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. This is a timeline for all canonical star wars media within the new continuity, including films, novels adult, junior, and young readers, comics, short stories, promotional material, television episodes, and video games. Ive included canon and legends on the list, but i have not.
Disney also recently announced two upcoming tv series based on the existing characters in the star wars universe. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. It is an alternate telling of the 1980 film the empire strikes back in which luke skywalker freezes to death during the blizzard on hoth. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. The clone wars anthology is a canon short story collection. So far there are 12 star wars adult novel canon books. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order.
Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. A complete timeline of every star wars movie and tv show. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Queens peril is an upcoming canon youngadult novel written by e. 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, and the force itself. 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. 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. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Learn more about the distinction in the star wars canon books section below. With the recent acquisition of lucasfilm by disney and the promise of a new unified canon lead by the lucasfilm story group, i had a renewed interest for the star wars storyline at large. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of.
When in doubt, check out whether there are books written about a villain or hero, and see what you find. It tells a noncanon alternate version of each film in the original star wars trilogy in which a point of divergence occurs and changes the outcome of the story. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This star wars timeline includes rebels, the original trilogy and every other canon story leading to the the force awakens. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. From ancient egypt and the roman empire to the french revolution and the vietnam war, star wars and history explores the major historical turning points, heroes, and villains. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. Interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement.
Star wars timeline where science meets science fiction. Star wars books fill in the blanks left by the movies, so weve looked at 10 key books in the disney timeline and ranked them from worst to best. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. Light of the jedi the high republic by charles soule two hundred years before the events of star wars. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. 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 with the original films which are italicized below.
Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. The tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. The force awakens ushered in an entirely new generation of fans looking for more adventures in the galaxy far, far away, but with the whole issue of. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on everything star wars, and how these materials are connected with both the old and new films. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Once you can establish which piece of the star wars timeline puzzle you like best, ill give you some books that i have read andor are in my collection, that you should read in that particular. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. Written by lou anders, tom angleberger, preeti chhibber, zoraida cordova, jason fry, yoon ha lee, rebecca roanhorse, anne ursu and greg van eekhout. Your favorite might not be on here, and thats okay. At lastan analysis of the historical patterns that influenced the creation and storyline of the star wars saga star wars took place long ago in a galaxy far, far away, but its epic stories are based on our own history. New marvel comics and new del rey books are being announced regularly as the 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. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. The hunt for anakin skywalker episode i adventures 7. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. The clone wars tv series from the point of view of one main character.
A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. All were dutifully added into the star wars canon as part of the socalled. Star wars infinities is a graphic novel trilogy published by dark horse comics from 2002 to 2004. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. 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.
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