Young readers adaptation of the first act of star wars. Xwing is a ten book series of star wars novels by michael a. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. 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. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books. The rise of skywalker will be available to buy digitally starting march 17, and the bluray and dvd copies will arrive on march 31. The lucasfilm story group coordinates all new stories, including the films, to prevent contradictions between them. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. There are canon novels, film novelizations, reference books, comics, books for young readers, roleplaying sourcebooks and thats not to.
Ive only read 32 books up to the date of this posting i agree with you as well that the darth bane trilogy was good but not necessarily great because it was all very dark and not a good blend of humour. When han learns leia is considering the marriage proposal of hapan prince isolder it kicks off a series of events that result in a journey to the planet dathomir and a confrontation with the warlord zsinj. The old star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels created after the legends rebranding of the old expanded universe by disney. As protectors of the kyber temple on jedha, baze and chirrut are windows into a new element of star wars lore, and guardians of the whills looks to tell a major part of their story. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Keep checking back with cinemablend for more news on. The novels bring back thrawn in a fashion, and help tie off some loose ends, but also leaves the door open for the next chapter of the star wars universe. The main star wars book, in both iterations it recently relaunched to reorient its timeline, now taking place immediately after empire strikes back, having first launched in 2014 as being set. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. A new hope junior novel star wars junior novel 1 by windham, ryder isbn. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re.
In february, lucasfilm announced a new star wars campaign called the high republic, which will be a set of comic books, adult and young adult novels, and childrens books set 200 years before the prequel trilogy of star wars. New novels rebel rising and guardians of the whills will. Or at least that its just a good retelling of the story in novel form, with some bits of extra narrationexposition. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books. In 1991, del rey books launched a new novel from author timothy. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Designed as an interconnected series of books, novels. Young readers adaptation of the second act of star wars. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Isards revenge takes place 9 years aby, and starfighters of adumar. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker.
Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. I dont believe anyone asked you to, but if you would kindly point out the non star wars books instead of giving unhelpful complaints, i will remove them. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list. Star wars disney canon novel series by charles soule goodreads. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. The series will be primarily book based without any connections to television or film projects. The han solo trilogy, book 3 the hutt gambit star wars. In my opinion the darth bane trilogy is the best star wars books i have read so far. This is a place to discuss any and all things about the books. If your desire to get better acquainted with star wars lit has been sparked by the upcoming release of the rise of skywalker, this is the list for you.
The newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since 2014. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, 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. The best star wars books and comics of the disney era. And its never been a better time be a kid taking their first steps into the larger world of star wars storytelling in celebration of star wars reads this october, were shining a light on the veritable galaxy of. They began shortly after the films debuted in the late 1970s, and scores have been written. The new legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Find the complete star wars disney canon novel book series listed in order. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.
Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Tarkin by james luceno, thrawn by timothy zahn, bloodline by claudia gray, lords of the sith by paul s. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This book is the romcom of star wars books as it follows the romance between princess leia and han solo, ultimately leading to their marriage. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star cookie jar that takes up half of my kitchen, there are books, graphic novels, video. New star wars books to focus on galaxys edge, trivia.
Join han solo, luke, princess leia, r2d2, c3po, chewie and new guys finn, rey and bb8. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. It chronicles the origins of grand admiral thrawn, a popular character originating from the star wars legends line of works, which were declared noncanon to the franchise after lucasfilm redefined star wars continuity in april 2014. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Ive also heard good things about the rogue one novelization.
The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. From the adventures of luke skywalker, the official novelization of a new hope, was published in 1976, six months before the release of. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. Stackpoles contributions cover the adventures of a new rogue squadron formed by wedge antilles, while allstons focus on wraith squadron, another creation of antilles. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. Following a shocking political assassination, young jedi master quigon jinn is dispatched to prevent the outbreak of a civil war on the homeworld of his padawan xanatoswhose father is king. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list is a good starting point into what i think are the best star wars books.
Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. 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. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. From the early 90s on, novels that expand the adventures of luke, han, leia, and other heroes and villains have been a staple of star wars. Gon 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. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. If youre a star wars fan, theres a good chance youve read a star wars books or two.
Im not subbing to this unmoderated list full of non star wars books. Star wars disney canon novel book series thriftbooks. If youre new to books, and want to learn more about where to start, feel free to ask the community. The book starts with the short story bottleneck by john jackson miller with a focus on grand moff wilhuff tarkin. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi. In broad strokes, these novels paint the major galactic events that have taken place and add tons of context to the events taking place between the movies. Young readers adaptation of the third act of star wars.
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