This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. 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 star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Salvatore is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels, including his demonwars saga, the forgotten realms series and a few star wars novels. The objective is to find any franchises canonical chronology, or the official timeline of events in that.
In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline, weve put together a list of the most central star wars books, comics, and games and detailed how they relate to. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, maturity rating, audiobook. If youre feeling especially ambitious, check out the timeline of canon media on wookieepedia for a fairly comprehensive overview of everything star wars has to. In order to help new fans get a clear look at the official star wars timeline, weve put together a list of the most central star wars books, comics. Nov 12, 2019 order 66 and the persecution of the jedi.
Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. The force awakens february 2016, by unknown author approx. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books.
Why the politics of the star wars universe makes no sense. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. From ancient egypt and the roman empire to the french revolution and the vietnam war, star wars and history explores the major historical turning. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Mar 23, 2019 star wars books fill in the blanks left by the movies, so weve looked at 10 key books in the disney timeline and ranked them from worst to best. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books. Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. The former expanded universe stretched several decades beyond the.
Young adult books can be found on their own ya books page. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. 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 old republic chronological order book series listed in order. At lastan analysis of the historical patterns that influenced the creation and storyline of the star wars saga star wars took place long ago in a galaxy far, far away, but its epic stories are based on our own history. The politics of star wars eric geller the star wars movies were about many things good versus evil, the heros journey, tolerance versus oppression, and so on but one of the most fundamental tensions in all six films concerned the relationship between the state and its people. Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith.
This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. An absolute must have for any dedicated star wars fan, the galactic timeline tells the entire journey from the beginning of the universe through the prerepublic order right up until the legacy era with everything in between. The other trilogy of movies will be written by david benioff and d. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days.
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. Rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. Star wars, the tragedy of the way papatine manipulated padmes political path. 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, and the force itself. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away.
The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy.
An absolute must have for any dedicated star wars fan, the galactic timeline tells the entire journey from the beginning of the universe through the prerepublic order right up until the legacy era with everything inbetween. Basically, the del rey timeline is a star wars book lovers dream. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the star wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular star wars books of the last thirty years. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place.
All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. When george lucas returned to making star wars movies, he chose to go back in time to tell the story of anakin skywalker before the events of the original trilogy, but that didnt mean fans were deprived of further adventures of han, leia, luke, and other star wars favorites from the original trilogy. The star wars movies were about many things good versus evil, the heros journey, tolerance versus oppression, and so on but one of the most fundamental tensions in all six films concerned the relationship between the state and its people. The time line for the star wars books are indicated. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium.
May 04, 2016 the star wars timeline tracks the canonical stories and events of the star wars universe. 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. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies. Feb 27, 2020 this period of star wars storytelling also encompasses the 2008 animated feature star wars. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order.
The clone wars as well as the tv series of the same name, which is getting a final, 12episode season on. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. 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. 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. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. One of the most underrated and most interesting aspects of the star wars universe is not the lightsaber. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. 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. We know there are two other trilogies in the works. All the breathtaking action, suspense, and intrigue of karen travisss republic commando series comes alive in star wars. The jedi doth return, quirk books, 2014, william shakespeares. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
Thanks to the convoluted order in which the star wars movies have been released over the past 40plus years, the timeline of events in. August 29, 2019 since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv series, and games. Timeline wise, the prequels are quite messy because of. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook.
Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy. 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. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Nov 18, 2019 thanks to the convoluted order in which the star wars movies have been released over the past 40plus years, the timeline of events in the galaxy far, far away can be somewhat confusing. Queens peril is an upcoming canon youngadult novel written by e. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. Revenge of the sith lead to one of the most treacherous time periods in.
Del rey debuts interactive star wars books timeline. 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. A long time ago, in a mixedup order of films from l. Making sense of the star wars timeline december 16, 2016 8. Since then, the space opera series has manifested itself as a billion. The star wars expanded universe timeline is a comprehensive chronology of every star wars story from 1977 to today, including exclusive. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. It will be published by disneylucasfilm press on may 5, 2020. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to.
Revenge of the sith lead to one of the most treacherous time periods in star wars history. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. Oct 15, 2012 star wars and history shows how the atomic and hydrogen bombs led to the death star. A red saber, unsheathed in the 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. His most famous character is drizzt dourden from the forgotten realms series. The star wars timeline tracks the canonical stories and events of the star wars universe. In the prequel trilogy, this emphasis on politics was more pronounced. An essential timeline of when every past and upcoming star. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. You may be looking for star wars novels by realworld release dates. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom.
Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. A complete timeline of every star wars movie and tv show. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an in universe chronology. The first announced trilogy is coming from rian johnson writer and director of the last jedi. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers.
Insider made a timeline to show how those new stories about existing characters will fit into the chronological timeline of events in all the movies and tv shows fans are already watching. Episode i featured a twominute depiction of life in the galactic senate in an attempt to. The rise of skywalker premieres this december, and will mark the end of what disney is calling the skywalker saga. Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. How the mandalorian fits in the star wars timeline time. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. The usercontributed site covers books, comic books, tv series, movies, and video games. One of maskets many posts on star wars summarizes the important plot points from an academic perspective.
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