Daniel wallace is the author of numerous star wars books including several in the essential guide series and sourcebooks for the star wars roleplaying game. All of tell the stories that take place before, after and during what was shown in. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. The best star wars books to read first a getting started. Anderson, rebecca moesta, michael stackpole, alex wheeler, jude watson, l. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. And the last jedi has kickstarted my need to have even more star wars in my life which means ive been devouring the novels. 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. Herein youll find the climactic events from all epochs of star warsthose explosive turning points in the shaping of the galaxy. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. While probably true, due to the interweaving of planetary stories that are all the same, chances are the specific chronological difference is minimal. Thats where youtinis ideal reading order comes into play. By battle of yavin aby after the battle of yavin note.
This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. The time line for the star wars books are indicated. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. This is a comprensive list of star wars books that have been released or are to be released in the near future. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. A star wars books reading order for fans of the classic series. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. He was the good guy at first, but the different circumstances made him the negative character of the books. Is there an officialish complete chronological order. Im looking for a chronological order of all of star wars books, comics and games a. 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. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series.
For example, this does not include all the ancient prehistory stories of the jedi from the time of the sith. Also, the upcoming titles place in the timeline is subject to change. The best approach i would recommend is using star wars wikia as your guide. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. Beautifully illustrated by mark chiarello, tommy lee edwards, and john van fleet, star wars.
This timeline lists the star wars novels only, and not comics or young adult series. As well it has a galaxy map which brings so much insight to events surrounding the lore of star wars. Where to begin with star wars books emmet asherperrin. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. When this book first hit print, many star wars fans felt a great disturbance in the force. I think that they were created out of order but i want to see them from the beginning. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. It is one of the only books which exists as star wars and not with star wars. Just updated today may 26, 2018 to add the ewok movies and revelations, and to add the genres and ratings. At last, its the ultimate history of the spectacular star wars saga, lavishly illustrated and in full color for the first time. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars. Order of timothy zahn books timothy zahn is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels.
Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. A list of the star wars graphic novels in chronological order. Unofficial books other media star wars audiobooks star wars dvds. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon.
He has over eleven million books in print worldwide. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by. Open the front cover of any star wars book and flip the the timeline, itll place the books in chronological order from old republic to 7 years after a new hope. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Leia, princess of alderaan by claudia grey teen leia.
Neil smith, alan dean foster, john whitman and many others to write the novels based on the popular films. Theres new republic books lukehanleia stuff in 10 or so years past yavin, chronologically starting with truce at bakura and ending with vision of the future. Anderson has written numerous bestselling comics, including star wars and predator titles for dark horse, and xfiles for topps. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. 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. Star wars author talks about writing the first novel in. Just updated june 5, 2018 to put a note on revelations that says unofficial, and to put solo in the right place.
What are the star wars novels in chronological order. Anakin was a tall, blonde with blue eyes boy that was not always the bad character of the books. Ideally, im looking for an official list which includes all the recent works e. Say you decided youd like to read all the star wars books in existence. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. After disneys acquisition of the star wars franchise, the entirety of the star wars exanded universe or eu was scrapped, and although not wholly forgotten, it is now firmly considered noncanonical. Find all books mentioning a character on the wikia page for it.
From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film star wars. Dont forget, this is only part of the novels, not all. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars new essential chronology by mark chiarello, john. The list is sorted in chronological order, in the time line relative to the movies. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books.
I am so confused by all the star wars books out there and do not know where it is appropriate to start. Get the best deals on bronze age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. The first movie chronologically is the phantom menace which. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled 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 published.
I have been looking for the names of the 9 books and there are so many star wars books out there. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Star wars author talks about writing the first novel in disneys new canon john jackson millers star wars. Its written like a history book for star wars which i find completely fascinating. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. The old republic chronological order book series listed in order. As experts on the matter, weve chosen five foundational books that we believe everyone at the beginning of their eu adventures should read first. 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. Use this list to complete a book collection that will be the envy of all star wars fans that see it.
Ghostwritten by alan dean foster, but credited to george lucas, it was first published on november 12, 1976, by ballantine books, several months before the release of the film. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star wars. The star wars eu both canon and legends, like anything, is very manageable with a bit of direction.
Since the debut of the first film now dubbed star wars. Star wars magazines star wars sheet music strategy guides star wars games fun stuff. The new essential chronology offers the comprehensive and official chronicle of that extraordinary galaxy so far, far away. Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. Up to date star wars timeline listing all of the star wars novels in chronological order.
Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. A new hope in 1977, the star wars saga has grown in comics, books, cartoons, newspaper strips, and even some video games. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded. 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. Maybe youre a movies purist thinking about branching into the books for the first time or maybe you were obsessively reading all those eu books as a kid like me alas, now all noncanon. I want to start reading star wars novels and i was wondering what is the first novel i should read. Featuring fascinating character facts and rich imagery that incorporate each number, star wars. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique.
The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. What are the namesauthors of the original 9 star wars books. I thought there was time for a new list to be maintained. The darth vader comics series by kieron gillen, salvador larroca, et al. Anakin skywalker also known as dark vader is one of the main characters of the star wars trilogy books. You should purchase this book because you dont have to read all of the novels to get the. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10.
List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. I have been watching the old movies and then was told that there are really 3 chapters after the movies end. In what chronological order do the star wars movies run. Timothy zahn lives in the pacific northwest and is the 1984 hugo awardwinning author of more than twenty novels including the all time bestselling original star wars heir to the empire.