This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. 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. The clone wars project a definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. 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. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. 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. Star wars is an epic space opera franchise created by american film producer, screenwriter and director george lucas. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list is a good starting point into what i think are the best star wars books. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. 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. 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.
I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list the two best results i got was. Aug 22, 2018 the real history that inspired star wars. Thenpresident of lucas licensing, howard roffman, estimated that there were more than 65 million star wars books in print. Oct 05, 2019 the lego star wars luke skywalker mini build was held today and attendes werent able to take the instructions home but luckily a reader has sent them over for us to share with you guys. Star wars rebels will end after season 4, creator and showrunner dave filoni announced.
This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. 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. The emperor has been building a huge sith army all these years, and they. This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place. Star wars and history shows how the atomic and hydrogen bombs led to the death star. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd.
A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels the. The second book in del reys essential guide series, the essential guide to vehicles and vessels features an indepth look at one hundred ships, fighters, and other vehicles from the original trilogy and expanded universe, each with its own twopage spread including detailed schematics. Felicity joness jyn erso is reluctantly recruited by the rebellion to contact her former mentor forest whitaker as an ageing saw gerrera and, eventually, her father. They either included everything being published, or left off the. Galaxys edge, which is also placed in 34 aby by a timeline shown at d23 2019. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading. The story centers around han and qira becoming friends. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy.
Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Disney has announced a new publishing initiative for its star wars expanded universe, titled star wars. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most important moments in. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to. The film is set ten years after the battle of naboo, when the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Heres how to watch all of star wars in chronological order. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. 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. 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 is organized chronologically and in six different categories. The book has a number of errors, some printings notably transposing sketches of the imperial and victory. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars.
A crash of fate takes place months after the hosnian cataclysm, which is dated to 34 aby by star wars. There are also numerous official novels and marvel comics that expand. A star wars story is also part of that world building, even if its just. 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.
Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. Lego star wars luke skywalker timeline building instructions. It included data about the prequel trilogy only since the essential chronology. Wookiee cookies and other galactic recipes sep 1, 1998. Palpatine is driven by this disturbance in the force that he has sensed, and we will get a payoff on that. That timeline has been fleshed out in books like star wars. 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. Dec 17, 2014 from how star wars conquered the universe, the new history of the scifi franchise, by chris taylor, i learned many incredible facts. The incredible crosssections books are a series of reference books focusing on crosssections of buildings and vehicles. Well consult the archives and give you a personalized recommendation from across the world of star wars books, delivered right to your inbox.
The essential guide to vehicles and vessels wookieepedia. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far, far away.
They are working for lady proxima the wormlike creature at the beginning of the solo movie, basically doing the dirty. Galaxys edge is a themed area inspired by the star wars franchise, located within disneyland park at the disneyland resort in anaheim, california, and disneys hollywood studios at the walt disney world resort in orlando, florida. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977. This position was maintained for the duration of star wars spinoff materials, and was only contradicted by disney after their decision to decanonize the star wars expanded universe in aprilmay 2014, with the final official eu story published in late august 2014. Home books fiction graphic novels novel timeline young adult novels short story timeline. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies. There are both prose and comic books that take place before. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. Unlike most creators you see on this site, george lucas has never written a star wars novel, but instead commissioned dozens and dozens of other writers such as john jackson miller, kevin j. A crash of fate must therefore also be set in 34 aby.
The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. Unbeknownst to the jedi, a slow rumble is building into the roar of thousands of soldiers. From national coverage and issues to local headlines and stories across the country, the star is your home for canadian news and perspectives. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. The new legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Heres a guide to help you lay it out from start to finish.
In the gathering, younglings go to the frigid ice world ilum, where they search for kyber crystals to build their first lightsabers. Evolution of star wars games 19822019 star wars evolution is a list video that includes all star wars games from 1982 to 2019 00. The objective is to find any franchises canonical chronology, or the official timeline of events in that. Gon 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. In some ways, its opportunistic he senses this disturbance and hes having questions about thrawns loyalty, but he also knows that vader as anakin also dealt with this region of space at the end of the clone wars. In addition to karen travisss series, one of the best star wars novels out. It is set on corellia, which is basically a rundown, backwater planet whose main industry is building ships. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order.
Bloodline, by claudia gray, but it hadnt been explored in film or tv until the mandalorian. It is the second film in the star wars prequel trilogy. An up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Apr 15, 2017 nothing good can last forever, and such is the case with disney xds star wars canonbound cartoon series. Star wars resistance place in the timeline revealed. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. 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.
The star wars timeline encompasses more than just the movies, but disney plus has you covered. 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. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens. As of 2004, over 1,100 star wars titles had been published, including novels, comics, nonfiction, and magazines. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books. Star wars itself entered the realm of cold war history after it was adopted by the media in the 1980s as a nickname for president ronald. Looking to put together the ultimate star wars hardback library.
Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. The first star wars spinoff movie draws heavily on the warfilm genre to fill in the gaps of a new hope s opening crawl. 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 usercontributed site covers books, comic books, tv series, movies, and video games.
Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. This more recent selection in our list of the best star trek books is a novel by greg cox which looks at the life of a character well known to star trek fans. Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. Turns out, the bad guys are building another, bigger death star. An essential rite of passage for young jedi is the gathering. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature.
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. Yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the last jedi. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics.
Episode ii attack of the clones is a 2002 film directed by george lucas and written by lucas and jonathan hales. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. A star wars expanded universe timeline and guide to hardback books and novels from the old republic era, rise of the empire era, rebellion era, new republic era, the new jedi order era and legacy era. How the mandalorian fits in the star wars timeline time. Up to date star wars timeline listing all of the star wars novels in chronological order. Dec 16, 2016 making sense of the star wars timeline. Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star wars.
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. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Canon material should be treated as the true source timeline material. Supplemented with the timeline, del rey posted a short announcement about the online system on the star wars books facebook page. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Star wars books the downloadable pdf timeline of the. Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers. 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. 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 series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers.
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. Ive read several books on the subject and watched near countless documentaries, but this actually had some info id never heard before. A chronology of star wars games cheese talks to himself. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. 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 crystals are located in the planets crystal cave, an intimidating maze, and call out to the jedi they are in tune with.
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