The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. Canon novels ranked from worst to best as of march 2018. But fosters luke and leia adventure isnt actually the first star wars book. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini.
Taking place before the beloved show, a new dawn shows us how kanan and hera were destined to cross paths and fight together in the galactic civil war. New star wars infographic reveals updated canon ign. Furthermore, the novel aftermath states that months have passed since the battle of endor, while aftermath. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline.
The second prequel finds jedi master count dooku initiating a civil war and leading a separatist movement that threatens to destroy the republic. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. Make sure to comment, like, and subscribe also stay up to date with star wars and everything star wars related by following me. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe.
The war ends with a victory for the republic soldiers, but a. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. 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. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Not all star wars books were created equally, though. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. This is actually marvels second series focused on the dark lord though the first chronologically, but with a different focus and a different team.
Marvels star wars comic books, which are also canon, are notably missing from the infographic, although we already know that all three current series take place shortly after a new hope. When a franchise is around for four decades, it can get impossibly unwieldy to try and grasp its lore and star wars canon is no exception. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Imperial machine, by charles soule, giuseppi camuncoli, jim cheung, and cam smith. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Join us as we count down our ranking of the star wars canon novels from worst to best. 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. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. And in 2014, to much fan protest, they were designated non canon as the star wars legends, with a new series of novels interwoven into the canon taking their place. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know everything, is much bigger than the movies, spanning several novels, comic book series, video games. The essential guide to warfare star wars star wars.
Life debt begins two months after the end of aftermath. They either included everything being published, or left off the. Everyone knows that star wars has a rich and storied history when it comes to its expanded universe of books, most of which have now been taken out of canon and deemed. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. Star wars has existed longer on the page than on the big screen. Now known as legends, the original expanded universe is full of amazing stories.