Fate of the jedi legends 9 book series kindle edition. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. 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. Dec 01, 2015 yikes, ok, im going to try and do a simple rundown of 6 movies in the shortest way possible. A crash of fate takes place months after the hosnian cataclysm, which is dated to 34 aby by star wars. In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline, weve put together a list of the most central star wars books, comics, and games and detailed how they relate to. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Well consult the archives and give you a personalized recommendation from across the world of star wars books, delivered right to your inbox. A crash of fate must therefore also be set in 34 aby. This is a timeline of galactic history recording the galaxys important events. Thats why all of us at youtini think that the best way to read star wars books is a method that fits your own preferences based on how you enjoy reading. Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline.
Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. Galaxys edge, which is also placed in 34 aby by a timeline shown at d23 2019. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. An up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order.
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. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. Star wars books march 6, 2012 the downloadable pdf timeline of the bantam and del rey novels has been updated on suvudu. May 04, 2017 that doesnt mean those books arent worth reading. To spoil or not to spoil new timothy zahn audio books coming star wars celebration vii in orlando. Star wars be more vader and millions of other books are available for. Using the films as the anchors and the battle of yavin as a date point bby means before the battle of yavin, aby means after the battle of. The star wars fandom is every bit as diverse as the galaxy it celebrates. How the mandalorian fits in the star wars timeline time. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers.
Shadows of the empire star wars slave ship star wars. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since 2014. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. Check out our star wars timeline for all of the major events and milestones in the canon, including movies, tv shows, and books, in the faraway galaxy. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Since the debut of the first film now dubbed star wars. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books.
Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll. Dec 17, 2015 if so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe. Ep 1 theres a group of people who are like the security of the galaxy called jedis. A comprehensive guide to the star wars timeline of films, novels, comic books, short stories, tv shows, cartoons and games. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. The novels bring back thrawn in a fashion, and help tie off some loose ends, but also leaves the door open for the next chapter of the star wars universe. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. 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.
This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the rise of skywalker and how to watch them online right now. Where does star wars battlefront 2 fit in the timeline. The objective is to find any franchises canonical chronology, or the official timeline of events in that.
Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars. Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The legends timeline collects only hardback novels falling in the star wars legends category, all works since before the april 25th announcement since the original trilogy and prequel trilogy novels are important to the events in this timeline, they are also included with this listing.
So, what does the star wars canon timeline look like. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Rogue one a star wars story 2016 after its release in december 2016, rogue one was cheekily slotted into the star wars timeline almost immediately prior to the original instalment of a new hope. The rise of skywalker the visual dictionary reveals key details behind luke skywalker mark hamill, leia organa carrie fisher and han. 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. This chronological list of all known star wars audio books includes all novels, junior novelizations and graphic novels that have been recorded either as an abridged or unabridged audio book, or an audio drama. 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. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. Rogue one takes place about two decades after the events depicted in revenge of the sith and just before those in a new hope which. Star wars books timeline page 2 of 7 star wars timeline. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens.
Oct 15, 2012 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 in human history and their impact on the creation of the star wars saga. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed. Because of this, the mobile games, short stories, young reader books, childrens comics, and some of the junior novels have been omitted. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology.
Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star wars. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. We havent included the novels or comic books because if we. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. 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. Replacements manage your content and devices amazon assistant help. Keep star wars history straight with this timeline. Rinzlers authoritative book on the subject is your onestop source that will forever remain as the source of information on the film, and provided invaluable supplemental information for the second edition of the secret history of star wrs. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this anthology based on the beloved animated series. The bounty hunter wars, book 2 tales of the bounty hunters star wars book 3 rogue squadron star wars. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. An updated star wars timeline contained in star wars.
The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. For those wishing for a journal of the making of star wars, j. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded.
A new hope in 1977, the star wars saga has grown in comics, books, cartoons, newspaper strips, and even some video games. Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. 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. In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline, weve put together a list of the most central star wars books, comics. 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. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. Since then, new star wars stories have entered the fray, including novels, comics and another animated series called star wars.
But all timelines is all about canon, and is an exhaustive resource worth. For example, to catch up on star wars, most fans recommend the release order of the movies, and not the canonical order. Salvatore sheds new light on the legend of star warsand skillfully illuminates one of our most beloved sagas. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. Aaron allston is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars. The force awakens is set to unveil its new storyline to all fans worldwide as the first film in the star wars sequel trilogy. Episode ii based on the story by george lucas and the screenplay by george lucas and jonathan hales, this intense and revealing novel by bestselling author r. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. 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 books the downloadable pdf timeline of the. Star wars battlefront 2 is going to be part of this brand new canon, which actually allows all the star wars content to flow in one single timeline. Heres a timeline of some of the major star wars films and tv shows, presented in the order events occurred in.
This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. We hope these free materials can somewhat manipulate the fabric of time to accelerate all of us to this date. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. 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. Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers.
Attack of the clones compiled by new republic era 5. Based on action and events from the first 10 episodes of star wars rebels, this book features five tales from the perspective of kanan jarrus, the secret jedi. 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. The high republic publishing campaign in 2020 new stories will explore the star wars galaxy set 200 years before the events of the phantom menace later this year, lucasfilm will launch an epic new era of star wars storytelling that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, childrens books, and. As we gear up for star wars celebration 2019, we thought it would be helpful to compile a list of canon audiobooks for fans of the franchise.
Packed with action, adventure, great reading, humor, and bold visuals, the secret jedi provides a wonderful glimpse into the new world of star wars rebels, and the jedi leading the rebel team. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. Up to date star wars timeline listing all of the star wars novels in chronological order.
Star wars and history shows how the atomic and hydrogen bombs led to the death 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. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. They either included everything being published, or left off the. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. Thanks to the convoluted order in which the star wars movies have been released over the past 40plus years, the timeline of events in the galaxy far, far away can be somewhat confusing. The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained.
This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. The handleys, james mcfadden, pablo hidalgo, jf boivin, abel pena and the libsmans, without whose help this timeline would not have been what it is today. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. All dates are given according to the galactic standard calendar.
For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. The usercontributed site covers books, comic books, tv series, movies, and video games. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100. 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 events of the film fit right into the middle of the star wars timeline, which will get even more complicated with several planned sequels and spinoffs hitting theaters in the coming years. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. The bounty hunter wars, book 3 tales from jabbas palace star wars book 2 the visual dictionary of star wars, episodes iv, v. Star wars sequel trilogy timeline reveals key details. 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. This list is tailored to provide adult fans a simple streamlined timeline of the main books, comics, and video games that star wars has to offer.
It goes without saying that 18th december has been marked as a special date for most of us. Yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. Canon material should be treated as the true source timeline material. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. Just reply below or send us a message with a bit about the type of book youre looking for or the type of person youd like to gift a star wars book to, and well do the rest. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted. 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.
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