The timeline now divides the entire star wars saga into three eras. 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. Others have tried to read the books in chronological order meaning they read the books from the beginning to the end of the star wars timeline but found themselves starting in the totally unfamiliar era of the old republic see our fulllength article on the topic here. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Star wars rebels will never be on this particular list because it is a show, not a movie caravan of courage was a backup plan george lucas had if star wars. Should you read star wars books in chronological order. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. 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.
Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house audio. After all, most of us read star wars because its fun. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Others have tried to read the books in chronological order meaning they read the books from the beginning to the end of the star wars timeline but found themselves starting in the totally unfamiliar.
This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Aug 24, 2019 yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. Because of this, the mobile games, short stories, young reader books, childrens comics, and some of the junior novels have been omitted. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Revan would still be there when i got around to him. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm.
This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars. The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. Lucasfilm has made it clear that only the films, the clone wars series, and everything that came after the fall of 2014, are official. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days. 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. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras.
The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. 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. 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 canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Feb 23, 2015 my rundown of my recommended reading order for star wars books link to video i mentioned s. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. The list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies. The official site for star wars, featuring the latest on star wars.
Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. This is a graphical list of star wars novels that have been published to date, excluding graphic novels, reference books and some electronically published novels. A star wars books reading order for fans of the classic series. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the star wars universe, showing how choices both big and small ultimately shape the destinies of beloved characters, such as princess leia, rey, padme, ahsoka, and hera along with your soontobe favorites from the last. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100 books. Now, at last, acclaimed author timothy zahn returns to tell the whole extraordinary story of the remarkableand doomedoutbound flight project. Should you read star wars books in chronological order or not. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
Empire had an erratic schedule and timeline so the issues are out of order. 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. 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. Dec 02, 2019 making sense of the books and comics in the new star wars canon is tough. Feb 27, 2020 if youre feeling especially ambitious, check out the timeline of canon media on wookieepedia for a fairly comprehensive overview of everything star wars has to offer. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature.
Yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Star wars dark horse reading order comic book reading. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. 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. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Lucasfilm, the lucasfilm logo, star wars and all related characters, names and indicia are.
Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star wars. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. 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. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. Rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. 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.
Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. Star wars books timeline page 2 of 7 star wars timeline. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. This reading order contains all the necessary issues to enjoy the star wars comics by dark horse. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan series is a good place to start. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. Our guide to the star wars expanded universe in reading order. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available. Kazuda xiono, a young pilot for the resistance, is tasked with a top secret mission to investigate the first.
Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. 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 exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. The time line for the star wars books are indicated. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. The panel was enjoyable and seemed well pitched toward its audience, but it didnt dive as deeply into the chronology of star. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars.
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. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. In 2012, star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. With that, i unapologetically jumped into celebrating 40 years of star wars with from a certain point of view. Ive also found that there are just amazing stories being written about specific characters that tie into the main timeline. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. The old republic chronological order book series listed in order. Is there an officialish complete chronological order.
It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. 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. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. Bloodline by claudia grey honestly, one of the best star wars books ever written, and my personal favorite, featuring a 40something leia and a lot of the political leadin to the force awakens. 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 postnewjedi order books, all of the comics. Announces bestselling author alexandra bracken to pen star wars episode iv. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel.
Chuck paskovics 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. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. 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. Its sort of an underworld take on the star wars universes, but it never quite lives up to its potential. Mar 17, 2014 lucasfilm presents the official sequential order for the beloved animated series, including all 121 shows and the original feature film. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. 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 timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars.
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