At its peak, it included hundreds of books, thousands of comics, a dozen video games, and some other stuff. With the exception of the cgianimated the clone wars tv series, nonfilm material produced prior to april 2014 was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe eu. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. The first jedi temple is constructed on the rocky islands of ahchto.
The old republic, rise of the empire, the rebellion, the new republic and the new jedi order. For those wishing for a journal of the making of star wars, j. The empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983. If you want to start a timeline starwarslegends page, just click the edit button above. It covers the time period from two years before the events of a new hope all the way up until five years after the events of return of the jedi. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b.
Another chronology of the clone wars incorporates older stories in relation to the animated series. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. It should include all of the known star wars books, not just the main novels including the entire timeline, from the origins of the sith in,000 bby to postnewjediorder books, all of the comics and all the games. 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.
Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers. Star wars books about palpatine youtini reading guide. Jan 23, 2016 the timeline of the star wars universe shown in 6 minutes, this video only includes major political events, therefore the birth of main characters and etc will not be shown, note also that not all. 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.
Just finished vector prime, and really didnt enjoy it. Lucasfilm today announced an epic new era of star wars storytelling, titled star wars. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Star wars rebels another television series from lucasfilm animation, 2014 the definition of eu legends applies to any star wars properties and tales that fall outside of those items. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The high republic, that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, childrens books, and comics from a variety of publishers, including disney lucasfilm press, del rey, idw publishing, and marvel. Luke skywalker finds the lost book of sith in the ruins of mount tantiss. This first book in what literally kickstarted the star wars saga back into the public consciousness, is that type of book as was the series that not only captured your imagination right from the first word, but captured the spirit, essence and fluidity of the original saga as a whole. Star wars legends is too massive to fit into a single 100 book list, therefore this is part 1 of a multiple part list that contains all novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity in order of the timeline. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. Learn about the many governing bodies, empires, and organizations that ruled the galaxy through thousands of years of star wars history. See also timeline of canon media, timeline of galactic history, timeline of legends comics, timeline of. 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.
The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. This means more adventures as new characters explore the galaxy, pioneer the outer rim, and face new dangers. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. 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 first great schism erupts in the core worlds between the jedi order and the legions of. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized in.
Through a series of books and comics, youll be able to delve into a neverbeforeexplored period of the star wars timeline that wont overlap any of the movies or series currently planned for production. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. Bloodline is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by claudia gray. Star wars timeline, star wars chronology, star wars legends. Star wars books star wars art sci fi books audio books used books my books star wars history 24 september star wars collection read razors edge. The rise of skywalker novel, poe dameron, general leia organa, rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Chaos rising is an upcoming canon novel written by timothy zahn. Galactic history star wars saga edition wikia fandom. The old republic book 3 kindle edition by williams, sean. May 04, 2016 watch thirteen billion years of star wars history. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. Whether youre a new star wars fan, or youre deep in the fandom, find some fantastically epic star wars books among these mustreads.
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 first books and comics are set to debut at star wars celebration anaheim in august 2020 and select titles are available now for preorder. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series. It was first introduced in the 1977 film star wars and appears in its two sequels. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy.
Before disney purchased the star wars franchise, there was an extensive library of media called the expanded universe, which wove a very different future for the empire and sith. This alternate timeline, now referred to as star wars legends, culminated in the reign of darth krayt and his army of the one sith darth krayt and the one sith first appeared as the main antagonists in the 2006 dark. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list. Both kieron gillen s and charles soule s darth vader comics are some of the strongest star wars comics in existence and explore vaders complicated relationship with his father figure.
Thats because theres so much more happening on a galactic scale in this. The first books and comics are set to debut at star wars celebration anaheim in august 2020 with star wars. Readers will thrill to this epic tale of adventure set in the faraway, longago galaxy of star wars. It was published on may 03, 2016, by del rey as part of journey to the force awakens. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i everything. Timeline of star wars canon and star wars legends formerly known as the expanded universe media. It is the main antagonist faction of the original trilogy. The timeline is sorted into categories and organised chronologically relative to the the battle of yavin, as seen in the original star wars movie. Aug 29, 2019 with this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on everything star wars, and how these materials are connected with both the old and new films.
Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. Clone wars tv show moved across to the separate, historic legends line, with. 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. This is a timeline for all star wars media considered canonical in the legends continuity. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon.
All dates are given according to the galactic standard calendar. Star wars short story timeline swbookzone shows star. Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin. Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine.
Entire first year of the clone wars star wars lore duration. Attacking any member of the community for any reason is strictly not allowed. Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. Rinzlers authoritative book on the subject is your onestop source that will forever remain as the source of information on the film, and provided invaluable supplemental information for the second edition of the secret history of star wrs. This is a timeline of galactic history recording the galaxys important events. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. The high republic is set in an era when the galactic republic and the jedi order are at their height, serving and protecting the galaxy. The first alsakan conflict begins, sparking fourteen thousand years of conflict between. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. The life and legend of obiwan kenobi chapter one scholastic. 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.
Firstborn of the celestials and the architects of madness. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Furthermore, any star wars eu material that existed prior to the announcement by lucasfilm on april 25, 2014, automatically falls under the legends banner. Portrays the first battle of korriban during the great galactic war. History of the star wars universe new version available. One of the first books out of the gate after the legendscanon rebranding was lords of the sith, where we find palpatine and vader stranded on ryloth.
We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Lucasfilm press creative director michael siglain said, star wars. I was wondering if that list of books has every legends book or if some are left out. Darth vader is to star wars what wolverine is to the xmen universe. Every galactic government in star wars legends star. Star wars the complete galactic timeline book depository. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. 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. Thousands of years before the clone wars, the imperial era, and the new republic era chronology. A definitive guide to star wars legends the fandomentals.
The high republic will allow creators to imagine entirely original stories in a new corner of the galaxy. Colorfully illuminated with detailed illustrations and featuring a replica of amidalas treasured amulet, this keepsake jewelry box, hardcover book, and necklace is a fun gift for star wars fans of all ages. Star wars legends stories cover a timeframe that stretches back to 25,000 years before the battle of yavin and up to 140 years after it, so to make it easier to place a storys chronological setting, lucasbooks introduced five eras of adventure in 2000. Legend books timeline just picked up my first legends book, swtor revan, and i noticed the star wars legends novels timeline. Darth krayt and the one sith first appeared as the main antagonists in the 2006 dark horse series, star wars. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Star wars expanded universe eulegends contradictions. Much like star wars first standalone film, 2016s rogue one, the new han solo prequel solo released later this week excavates a part of star wars history that has never been seen before. It is the first volume of the ascendancy trilogy, and it will be published on october 6, 2020 by del rey.
While it would be impossible to recount all of the republics history here, what follows may act as a primer on the last century of galactic events for those so inclined. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. Star wars books about darth vader youtini reading guide. Star wars legends is too massive to fit into a single 100 book list, therefore this is part 2 of a multiple part list that contains all novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity in order of the timeline. Check out the first of our fourpart coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. The first galactic empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the star wars franchise. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd.
Is there an officialish complete chronological order. This list feature the story title, author, and where the story can be found. Discover thrawns origins within the chiss ascendancy in the first book in an epic new star wars trilogy from bestselling author timothy zahn. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. Dagobah first week summary to fourth week summary bantam. Check out the first of our four part coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. You may be looking for the canon timeline, or the inuniverse timeline of galactic history. An absolute must have for any dedicated star wars fan, the galactic timeline tells. In the expanded universe, the dark lord has received dedicated attention across canon and legends, prose and comics. The high republic first novel blurbs, release dates.
Light of the jedi, a massive interconnected story thats told across various formats by various publishers. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. A long time ago, before a giant mouse bought the rights to one of the biggest franchises in existence, there was a thing called the star wars expanded universe or eu. 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. The galactic timeline has been pieced together by more than 200 independent authors through more than 800,000 pages of written history and books telling the stories of the star wars universe, all the previous films, accompanying games, and comics, to create one immense volume. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. Star wa rs is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars.
Star wars short story timeline here is a list of star wars short stories, in chronological order. The rebellion erathe very first era in the star wars timeline that george lucas introduced to fandomis not only home of the original trilogy, but a host of many other enticing stories. Confederacy of independent systems galactic republic grand army of the republic clone commandos jedi. Star wars legends books chronological order part 2 100. Just picked up my first legends book, swtor revan, and i noticed the star wars legends novels timeline. A full colour magnificent tome measuring 37cm x 27cm with glorious doublepage spreads covering every planet of significance from the past seven star wars films, including elements from the tv series and canon literature the galactic atlas from egmont is a wonderful inworld guide to the star wars galaxy. Just because its no longer canon doesnt mean it isnt awesome. Apr 22, 2015 here is a list of the video games according to the star wars legends. As for the calendar, everything in the star wars galaxy is dated relative to the battle of yavin, where luke skywalker blew up the first death star. Here is the guide to not get lost and find the force to start reading a long time ago, in a distant galaxy far away the empire disney it was still light years away from superheroes and space wars.
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