Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. Jun 27, 2015 so which star wars books are canon these days. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. With the massive amount of canon media that has hit the star wars universe since 2014, we thought it would be expedient to provide our readers with a general timeline of the books, comics, and video games in relation to the films and tv series. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. But all timelines is all about canon, and is an exhaustive resource worth. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. A timeline of the new star wars canon reveals all thats.
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. They either included everything being published, or left off the. May 04, 2017 widget not in any sidebars feel lost about the what, when and why in the new star wars canon. Dec 31, 2016 so far there are 12 star wars adult novel canon books. Other inquisitors weve met in star wars canon include the seventh sister in star wars. Star wars the old republic timeline of events updated for 5.
Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy. Aug 24, 2019 its been a long, strange journey since the humble beginnings of the first star wars film in 1977, and with the everexpanding official canon inclusions of several tv shows both. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. This reboot cleaned up the entire timeline, with at the time of the announcement only the 6 movies and the clone wars cartoon film and television series now existing as official canon. Also skippy was never canon legacy of the force while the njo series would give some more background all you need to know is that its 7aby and lukes great gandson is a force using pirate with a attitude problem now for the neu canon. 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. Disney reveals full timeline for the star wars franchise. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. For example, to catch up on star wars, most fans recommend the release order of the movies, and not the canonical order. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon.
For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. Im looking for a chronological order of all of star wars books, comics and games a. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. Light of the jedi is an upcoming canon novel written by charles soule. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Mar 14, 2019 complete guide to the current star wars the old republic timeline. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. The force awakens ushered in an entirely new generation of fans looking for more adventures in the galaxy far, far away, but with the whole issue of legends canon vs. The first official canon novel to be released was star wars. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon.
Star wars tales some true and some not so true stories. A timeline of the new star wars canon reveals all thats officially happened the postdisney star wars timeline means you dont need to read a hundred novels or play a dozen video games. Which novelizations of the star wars movies are considered canon. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. After disneys acquisition of the star wars franchise, the entirety of the star wars exanded universe or eu was scrapped, and although not wholly forgotten, it is now firmly considered noncanonical. It begins with the events setting up the stage, goes through the launch of swtor and follows all the events up to the current date. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977.
A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Do you feel lost while trying to keep up with all of the star wars content. The star wars explained youtube channel has compiled the entire star wars canon timeline in a nifty 30minute video that draws from the films, the tv shows, the comics, and the novelizations that.
This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this. Whether youre a new star wars fan, or youre deep in the fandom, find some fantastically epic star wars books among these mustreads. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature.
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. Supplemented with the timeline, del rey posted a short announcement about the online system on the star wars books facebook page. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. Some single issues are included, such as oneshots, or issues that are part of a collection but are not in the same time period as the rest of the books. As we gear up for star wars celebration 2019, we thought it would be helpful to compile a list of canon audiobooks for fans of the franchise. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. We have your guide on where to start with star wars canon. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. 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. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we.
Catch up on the star wars canon timeline before rise of. You can get a master class in all things star wars with the star wars canon timeline below, and make sure you buy your rise of skywalker tickets early if youre headed out on opening weekend. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. The star wars disney canon junior novel book series by multiple authors includes books a test of courage, the empire strikes back so you want to be a jedi. 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. 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.
Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels the. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends.
The jedi path and book of sith deluxe box set star wars gifts, sith book, jedi code, star wars book set by daniel wallace aug 12, 2014. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars canon comics presented in chronological order. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. For a while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universebut the number of works has grown once again. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. The star wars disney canon novel book series by multiple authors includes books the phantom menace, star wars. Subscribe to see new videos every weekday covering star wars canon and legends lore. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. The novel will chronicle the characters early days in the empire as he rises through the ranks to become a grand admiral. Ranking star wars postjedi canon books and comics paste. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order.
Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. Dec 02, 2019 for a little while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universe but the number of works has grown once again. 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. Five years ago star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. A chronological reading order for all the novels in the new star wars canon. 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. One of the most popular and active websites, publishing star wars news, has created an incredibly long and detailed new timeline about everything that has been released so far from disney in their new timeline and new canon.
Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself. 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. 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.
Which novels in the new star wars canon are worth reading. Other inquisitors weve met in star wars canon include the seventh sister in star wars rebels. Everything that is currently out, with a few books that are currently scheduled can be found below. This visual timeline mostly includes the trade collections of each series. Jan 21, 2016 with the star wars canon expanding rapidly in the comics and books medium, theres been a ton of material to dig into and fully flesh out the story of the star wars universe after the iconic. From the adventures of luke skywalker, the force awakens, and several more. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. There were a couple of people that didnt like a gay character in their star wars and hes now painting anyone who didnt like the. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them.
Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. I talk about characters, history, ships, technology, aliens, planets, be. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. See the complete star wars disney canon novel series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on.
Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this anthology based on the beloved animated series. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Actually, every star wars films novelization remain canon where they align with what is seen on screen, as stated by del rey books source. In the meantime, wed like to drop some star wars knowledge and share the chronological listening order of the star wars canon audiobooks that we publish, presented in line. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson.
A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book. May 04, 2018 watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. With a new saga trilogy, new standalone anthology movies, tv shows, comics, books, and video games all coming out in a rapidly expanding new canon, has there ever been a better time to be a star wars fan.
Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. 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. There were a couple of people that didnt like a gay character in their star wars and hes now painting anyone who didnt like the book as homophobic, asking his twitter followers to post. The names of them are dark disciple, rouge one catylst, a new dawn, ahsoka, heir to the jedi, tarkin, lords of the sith, battlefront twighlight company, lost stars, blood line, life debt, and. Once you can establish which piece of the star wars timeline puzzle you like best, ill give you some books that i have read andor are in my collection, that you should read in that particular. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Bby stands for before the battle of yavin star wars. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the last jedi.
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