They either included everything being published, or left off the. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. This is actually marvels second series focused on the dark lord though the first chronologically, but with a different focus and a different team. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order.
Not all star wars books were created equally, though. 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. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. 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 tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars.
Make sure to comment, like, and subscribe also stay up to date with star wars and everything star wars related by following me. 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. 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. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The war ends with a victory for the republic soldiers, but a. 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. 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.
While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. Star wars has existed longer on the page than on the big screen. 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. Join us as we count down our ranking of the star wars canon novels from worst to best. Now known as legends, the original expanded universe is full of amazing stories. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. The second prequel finds jedi master count dooku initiating a civil war and leading a separatist movement that threatens to destroy the republic. But fosters luke and leia adventure isnt actually the first star wars book. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force.
The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Here are the best star wars books from the old cannon. Galactic atlas dates the battle of endor to 4 aby and the events of shattered empire 4, which take place three months after the battle, to 5 aby.
Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. Imperial machine, by charles soule, giuseppi camuncoli, jim cheung, and cam smith. Star wars novelist adds first lesbian character to canon. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. 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. 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. Canon novels ranked from worst to best as of march 2018. The essential guide to warfare star wars star wars. Furthermore, the novel aftermath states that months have passed since the battle of endor, while aftermath. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe.