The high republic publishing campaign in 2020 new stories will explore the star wars galaxy set 200 years before the events of the phantom menace later this year, lucasfilm will launch an epic new era of star wars storytelling that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, childrens books. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan series is a good. At present it primarily consists of visual material. The star wars novelizations of the original trilogy are considered canon where they align with the films which means they add no new canon material and actually contain content that is not canon. How the mandalorian fits in the star wars timeline time. The new legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Over 900 years after colonization starts, the united systems alliance reaches the andromeda galaxy. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. The essential guide to warfare del reyballantine chapter 20. Oct 15, 2012 from ancient egypt and the roman empire to the french revolution and the vietnam war, star wars and history explores the major historical turning points, heroes, and villains in human history and their impact on the creation of the star wars saga.
It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. The force awakens is set to unveil its new storyline to all fans worldwide as the first film in the star wars sequel trilogy. Feb 25, 2020 this period on the star wars timeline will not overlap any of the films or series currently planned for production, giving creators and partners space to tell star wars stories in a neverbefore. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and boba fett. Jan 10, 20 where to begin with star wars books emmet asherperrin. 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. The timeline operates on an interactive basis, as users are able to scroll across the timeline and discover where each novel is situated in the current canon timeline.
In the war for control of the galaxy between the armies of the dark side and. The star wars franchise has spawned multiple films and television series. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Supplemented with the timeline, del rey posted a short announcement about the online system on the star wars books facebook page. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. This is the updated and expanded version of the timeline the complete timeline of. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
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 imprint is responsible for most of random houses sciencefiction publications, including all of their star wars books with the exception of novels published between 1991 and 1999, which are still reprinted as bantam spectra books. With the star wars craft book, fans of all ages and skill levels can bring the best of the. Well consult the archives and give you a personalized recommendation from across the world of star wars books, delivered right to your inbox. This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Just reply below or send us a message with a bit about the type of book youre looking for or the type of person youd like to gift a star wars book to, and well do the rest. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Encompassing all of the star wars media, including the legendary films, the hit tv series star wars. An episode guide offers a chance to reassess the clone wars.
Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for. 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. Battlefront twilight company is a rare novel in the universe of star wars that ironically it shouldnt be taking in account that one word in the name of wars not make one great wars is a nasty business where no one comes out as victor, not really, both sides in any conflict suffered irreparable losses. Tbones famous star wars site include cutscenes, scripts, and so much more. Long forgotten, unreprinted star wars adventures and nonfiction literature. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars canon comics presented in chronological order.
Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Packed with original fullcolor artwork, it includes facts, figures, and fascinating backstories of major clashes and combatants in the vast star wars universe. They began as an imprint of ballantine books in 1977. Galaxys edge, which is also placed in 34 aby by a timeline shown at d23 2019. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four levels of official canon. As regards the ongoing controversy over the disney universe and the expanded universe, this page which is an extension of the star wars expanded universe timeline website regards the latter as canon and the former as infinities, though it accepts workable elements from the du into the eu. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity. Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin, which occurs at the end of the original 1977 star wars. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement.
Based on the screenplay of the eagerly anticipated final film in george lucass epic saga, bestselling star wars author matthew stovers novel crackles with action, captures the iconic characters in all their complexity, and brings a space opera masterpiece full circle in stunning style. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. Plif lives with marvel star wars stats and loads of fun pages. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Wookiee cookies and other galactic recipes sep 1, 1998. Star wars movie series in chronological order by countronin created 30 may 2017 updated 5 months ago public i averaged the ratings of the titles that are actually out. We knew there would a time jump between the end of the last jedi and the. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. Escape from the death star was released, not to be confused with the board game with the same name published in 1990. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories euonly material can be found in the individual eras this complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon.
The clone wars, the bestselling books, comics, and videogames, and packed with original fullcolor artwork, star wars. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. 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. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful. Further animated series began to be released in the 2000s, the first two of which focused on the clone wars. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. 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.
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. Rebels is a cgi animated show on disney xd helmed by dave filoni, taking place between episodes iii and episode iv in the star wars timeline, 15 years after the rise of the galactic. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. There is a time jump between the last jedi and star wars. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. The bacta war book 4 of xwing series wraith squadron book 5 of xwing series 7. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series.
Aug 06, 2010 the mandalorian wars included some of the bloodiest battles in the republics history. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. An up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. After disneys acquisition of lucasfilm, only the latter was kept in the canon of continuity of the episodic star wars films. The usercontributed site covers books, comic books, tv series, movies, and video games. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Thanks to the convoluted order in which the star wars movies have been released over the past 40plus years, the timeline of events in. Humanity, after surviving the zombie apocalypse, reaches the stars. Give in to the power of the crafty side with these unique star wars gifts. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars timeline page 4 of 12 the ultimate star wars.
This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels the. Star wars timeline page 2 of 12 the ultimate star wars. 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. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. Jason fry is the author of the clone wars episode guide and more than twenty other star wars books and short stories.
Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Mandalore the ultimates relentless campaign to goad the jedi into open conflict cost the lives of millions. 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 books the downloadable pdf timeline of the. Aug 06, 2011 jedi master gnost dural has been tasked with updating the jedi archives to shed light on the roots of the current conflict between republic and imperial forces. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. The essential guide to warfare star wars star wars. The essential guide to warfare is a conquering achievement. The first volume is written by alain dean foster and the other two were written by. Project luminous officially revealed to be star wars. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog.
Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Johun othone, padawan to jedi master lord hoth, who died at banes hands in the sith war. A crash of fate takes place months after the hosnian cataclysm, which is dated to 34 aby by star wars.
Star wars and history shows how the atomic and hydrogen bombs led to the death star. Legacy era the star wars expanded universe timeline. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place. Del rey is a sciencefiction and fantasy imprint of random house. Our star wars animated series guide spotlights the best episodes of clone wars and rebels to watch before episode 7. 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. Lucasfilms manages the official continuity carefully. From 1987 to 1998, the pennsylvania based company west end games released official star wars roleplaying game sourcebooks, adventure supplements, guides, and the star wars adventure journal, all of which contained new stories set in the star wars universe, some as prose, but most as adventure.
The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. My rundown of my recommended reading order for star wars books link to video i mentioned s. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. Its also a war story, with the inventive action typical of the clone 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. 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. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. The unit of measurement used in reference to time is the galactic calendar, of which is based on the battle of yavin serving as the intermediate whereupon time before the pivotal moment is denoted as bby abbreviation of before the battle of yavin, whilst dates following which are.
For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. A star wars monopoly and themed versions of trivial pursuit and battleship were released in 1997, with updated versions released in subsequent years. The star war series its formed by three books and has the most famous ever created book characters like luke skywalker, princess leila or the most powerful villain ever, dark vader. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas. Jjms great timeline and list of marvel appearances. A crash of fate must therefore also be set in 34 aby.
George lucas it goes without saying that 18th december has been marked as a special date for most of us. 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. The essential guide to warfare is the definitive guide to the ultimate intergalactic battlefield. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. The first star wars novel was published in 1976 in the decades since, dozens of books set in the galaxy far, far away have been released, stories for all ages starring the likes of luke. The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Episode ix, and now we know it for sure because of john boyega. In the war for control of the galaxy between the armies of the dark side and the. Jun 25, 20 none of us knew it at the time, but that decision gave the book a perfect ending, summing up both the show and an era of star wars storytelling. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon.
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