Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. 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. The chronology of the star wars fictional universe is subject to change as george lucas has revised his films and deemed the revised reversions to be definitive. A chronology of star wars games cheese talks to himself. Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. Star wars disney canon novel book series thriftbooks. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed. Related notes have been made and you can use the search box to narrow results in real time. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd.
Star wars is one of the largest film franchises ever. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. 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. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. Star wars novelist adds first lesbian character to canon. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the rise of skywalker and how to watch them online right now.
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. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and. Thats because lost stars came out later i believe, however even in the latest novel thrawn lost stars isnt placed on the timeline, but understandably because the story is set over a number of years. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. Mar 17, 2014 when it first debuted in 2008, star wars. Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. Left off this list are young adult and young reader novels, which are technically canon, but add more clutter than consequence.
In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. The panel was enjoyable and seemed well pitched toward its audience, but it didnt dive as deeply into the chronology of star. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. 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 best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Just found out that i was thinking of something completely different. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Sep 18, 2019 five years ago star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. Thrawn or its graphic novel adaptation is, similarly, a coming of age story, but of a. It will be published by disneylucasfilm press on may 5, 2020. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb.
This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. Lucasfilms manages the official continuity carefully. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Episode i the phantom menace, just after padme amidala has been elected monarch of naboo. Fan writers such as nathan butler sugment this and in butlers work, star. A reading timeline of the current canon star wars titles. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels.
Theyre presented here in inuniverse chronological order, but its certainly not. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. Prequel series to star wars rogue one, following the adventures of cassian andor during the formative years of the rebellion. Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four levels of official canon. See the complete star wars disney canon novel series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. 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. 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. Caravan of courage, as it turns out, is an ewok movie star wars droids will also never be on this particular list for the same reason why star wars rebels will never be on this list get off the interwebs. While the star wars canon timeline presents the stories in chronological order, that might not be the order that you should experience the story. Diego luna, stellan skarsgard, kyle soller, alan tudyk. Since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv. Unlike most large franchises, the current storytelling universe for star wars, a.
We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. 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. The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. Dec 10, 2017 interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. Cheese talks to himself about star wars games late last year, i attended a pax australia panel titled xwings and tieins, which advertised itself as a brief history of very bad and some not so bad star wars games. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. 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. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally.
A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. Light of the jedi is an upcoming canon novel written by charles soule. 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. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained.
Shortly after that the old universe of novels and comics known as the expanded universe, or eu was wiped away for a new canon, where this time everything will be equal and all the stories will matter. 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. 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. They either included everything being published, or. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Canon current star wars reading chronology libguides at. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Dec 02, 2019 for a little while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universe but the number of works has grown once again. Queens peril is an upcoming canon youngadult novel written by e. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. The tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon.
In addition to release date, you can sort by abybby year, title, author, and series. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Not according to the timeline published in the front of star wars. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. The galaxy far, far away shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, with new instalments, rewrites and retcons adding to.
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