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. The force awakens, the expanded universe was no longer considered canon. 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. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. That particular operation is a very important plot point in this story. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. Dark disciple is a canon novel starring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, written by christie golden for release by del rey on july 7, 2015. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Where does star wars battlefront 2 fit in the timeline. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. Disney takes a chainsaw to the star wars expanded universe and good riddance, because almost all of it is crap.
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. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Star wars battlefront 2 is going to be part of this brand new canon, which actually allows all the star wars content to flow in one single timeline. 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 completely canon comic book tells the mysterious origins of the wannabe sith lord. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras.
The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star cookie jar that takes up. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as 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. The force awakens is a new beginning for the storied franchise, its a painful reminder of something else. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material.
Whether youre a new star wars fan, or youre deep in the fandom, find some fantastically epic star wars books among these mustreads. For purists, the other pages on this site remain free of post20 stories. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows. Since then, new star wars stories have entered the fray, including novels, comics and another animated series called star wars. The novel is part of the clone wars legacy multimedia initiative, since it is based on an eightpart story arc that was scripted for the star wars. Ideally, im looking for an official list which includes all the recent works e. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. Dec 28, 2016 the current, canonical star wars timeline. How else would i have learned about the time han solo had a fistfight with a giant. Jun 27, 2015 so which star wars books are canon these days. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Disney reveals full timeline for the star wars franchise.
Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline. 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. May 04, 2017 widget not in any sidebars feel lost about the what, when and why in the new star wars canon.
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. A new hope is a canon hardcover childrens book published by studio fun international, an adaptation of the film of the same name join luke skywalker as he meets obiwan kenobi, han solo, chewbacca, and princess leia in this hardcover book with a diecut cover. It was renamed star wars legends, and considered sort of an alternate timeline to the main events of the star wars saga, similar to what happens in comic book. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. 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. You have to take into account that there are now 2 timelines with everything all media star wars. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy. However, a large majority of the novel is spent decades before as we.
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. The 10 best star wars legends books, ranked screenrant. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Dec 21, 2018 the star wars show turns 100 for nearly three years, the star wars show has been bringing its viewers news, reveals, and whimsy from the heart of lucasfilm. Fortunately, disney is revealing the full timeline for the star wars franchise. This means that there are now two star wars timelines or chronologies. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars canon comics presented in chronological order. This is the updated and expanded version of the timeline the complete timeline. I was about 10 minutes from downloading star wars aftermath.
Is there an officialish complete chronological order for. 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. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Jan 29, 2017 darth maul the phantom menace may be the first film, but not the first story. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars. 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 is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. 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. 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 tiein novels are still being published, but theyre not part of the official canon. Lucasfilm changing star wars timeline to focus on sequel trilogy. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. 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.
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. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan. 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. Hosted by andi gutierrez and anthony carboni, alongside a collection of clanking droids and amazing characters, the star wars show has come a long way since its very first show.
The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. Property of ezra bridger aka not what you think rebels short. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. More than 30 years of novel, toy, game, and comic book. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement.
A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. They either included everything being published, or left off the. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. For those puzzled as to why the postdisney buyout titles would be included on a star wars eu timeline, the complete saga page follows the one canon approach, which permits any story that reasonably fits into the expanded universe on the timeline.
This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. 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. 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. Check out the first of our fourpart coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. Supplemented with the timeline, del rey posted a short announcement about the online system on the star wars books facebook page. Catch up on the star wars canon timeline before rise of. 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. This rebuilt universe will be closely monitored by the official star wars storygroup. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order.
The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i everything up to phantom menace. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Star wars timeline of canon movies, books and comics. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline.
Chuck paskovics a star wars expanded universe timeline and guide to hardback books and novels from the old republic era, rise of the empire era, rebellion era, new republic era, the new jedi order era and legacy era. This visual timeline mostly includes the trade collections of each series. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Im looking for a chronological order of all of star wars books, comics and games a. So, what does the star wars canon timeline look like. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. 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.
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. May 04, 2018 watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Oh, and weve included which movietv showbook each event. 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. Return to vaders castle for a spooky spin on your favorite villains from a galaxy far, far away. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we.
Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on. 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. 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. 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. Easy explanation is the legends timeline is the original and the. At present it primarily consists of visual material.
Star wars timeline, star wars chronology, star wars canon. Lords of the sith is a bit like a buddy road movie, except that the buddies are evil emperor palpatine and his equally nasty sidekick, darth vader. 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. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. Return to vaders castle is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. 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. 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.
Jul 04, 2019 this is the full and complete list of all officially released star wars timeline of canon books novels, novelizations of the movies, comic books and all movies and tv shows. All listed chronologically based on the events they describe. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself. The list contains all disney and marvel officially released and published stories. Star wars novel timeline swbookzone shows star wars book.
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. Star wars tales some true and some not so true stories. Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels the. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd.
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. Unlike most large franchises, the current storytelling universe for star wars, a. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. What is the timeline order of the new star wars canon. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. Dec 10, 2017 interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Everything that is currently out, with a few books that are currently scheduled can be found below.
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