The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. In 2014, the star wars expanded universe was decanonized, paving the way for an entirely new generation of stories. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson. From a certain point of view features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of star wars. Were thrilled to announce that john has written a new short story, orientation, for star wars insider issue 157 that ties directly into paul s.
For a certain generation, the answer may be yes star wars fans who grew up in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s are probably familiar. I made a custom book of all the uncollected canon short stories. The first installment of the first short story, chrono company, will be published on february 15, and will be updated monthly. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Noncanon what if stories, like the popular star wars tales comic anthology advertisement even though the eu was technically an ancillary, nontruecanon offshoot, fans didnt care at.
Star wars fanfiction archive with over 54,238 stories. The clone wars film and tv series 20082014, which had george lucas direct involvemen. 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. They are running battle drills, overseen by commandant baylo and observed by darth vader. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know everything, is much bigger than the movies, spanning several novels, comic book. Long story short, its the official star wars history. This list of the top 15 noncanon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader.
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 canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. Jessica almasy, daniel davis, johnathan davis, ian. Twilight company author alexander freed came to star wars novels through short stories and comics. But thanks to a special digital release, fans can take the quick and easy path for a substantial sneak peek today. Three years later, and the new star wars canon contains over 50 films, tv shows, comics, novels, and more, quickly rebuilding one of the most expansive storytelling universes of all time. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. A brief history of star wars canon, old and new io9. 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. Star wars disney canon short story series by david j. Disney looked to restructure the star wars canon, with each new novel offering fresh perspectives and different versions of the galaxy.
If you wish to make any comments, click on the contact us button. William shakespeares star wars series by ian doescher. The rise of the empire is the compilation of tarkin, a new dawn and 3 short stories related to the characters featured in the two novels. The conclusion will be on early next month and a new chapter of blade squadron will be featured in star. Yoda is called to a planet of child warriors in the middle of a. The short stories act as bridge tales that provide more background on one of the characters. The imperial cruiser defiance is on route to ryloth to deal with an insurgency.
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 with the original films which. Thrawn by timothy zahn 2017 the first in a series of three novels, zahn returns to star wars and reintroduces grand admiral thrawn to the star wars canon. Tk462 is a short story by sylvain neuvel, with art by drew baker, that was released on june 7, 2016 as part of star wars insider 166. Even when the main crew makes it to the downed clone warsera separatist ship, things get worse in a seemingly never ending carnival of. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. Short stories found in star wars insider, novels, and enovellas are listed here. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force.
Our guide to star wars saga stories lucasfilm story. Short stories this page will be devoted to all current and future short stories published on this website. List 1 short story,short story published nowhere but in star wars insider,excerpt from a novel, with exclusive art name,authors,illustrators,release date,star wars insider issue,paperbackebook of what novel,star wars del rey sampler free. The star wars films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all. The official star wars canon consists of the six released star wars theatrical feature films, the star wars animated film and television series the clone wars and star wars rebels, and every other material released after april 25, 2014, unless otherwise stated by lucasfilm. Star wars disney canon short stories timeline on wookieepedia score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. The novels ride the reignited star wars craze sparked by the release of star wars, episode vii in 2015. This a timeline for short stories in the canon continuity.
Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. Tk462 short story short stories, star wars canon, reading. The following is a list of short stories, sorted by original publication. Four of the six short stories from tales from a galaxy far, far away. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release.
Celebrating 40 years of star wars, this anthology collects 40 short stories by some of the most acclaimed names in scifi, including award winners ken liu and nnedi okorofor. As the hollywood reporter points out, that makes blade squadron. Star wars insider magazine fiction is canon lightsaber. Clone wars series 20032005 is not considered canon. It will chronicle the adventures of 1 unspoken heroes of the clone wars and their. They either included everything being published, or left off the. 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. Star wars insider canon short stories, del rey paperbacks. Star wars insider short stories i click to hide, ebook short. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best noncanon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. The story begins with the exile of the chriss warrior, mitthrawnuruodo thrawn, and follows.
Like any good yarn, these stories all contain some element of truth combined with a decent amount of embellishment, making for either a good bedtime story or when. There are a number of outofuniverse publishing eras in both star wars canon and star wars fanon, a number of which are used on the star wars fanon wiki eras canon andor free use publishing eras users are allowed to use any of the following eras in this section. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of a new hope, a group of authors was commissioned to write a series of short stories set during the events of the original film. For a full star wars saga timeline including short stories, standalone comic book stories and episode order for the clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance click here. Yodas secret war, by jason aaron, salvador larroca, kelly thompson, and emilio laiso though presented as a flashback, this 2017 story is the first one to take us back to a time prior to episode i, even if just. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe.
With the recent announcements about the star wars expanded universe becoming the legends line, there was some question about what the status of the short stories in star wars insider magazine were going forward. Star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. What casual fans may not know is that all of these productions and publications are now officially part of the new canon, meaning that they are included in the fictional history of that galaxy far, far away. The real empire portrays what happens if darth vader no longer followed the dark side in the canon timeline.
In another timeline, the story portrays a young anakin skywalker with his mother, though he comes to meet a woman who claims to be his adoptive mother and attacks shimi luke skywalker is in the normal timeline searching for a secret gard, stolen by the guardians. The clone wars anthology is a canon short story collection. The force awakens collection of short stories, tales from a galaxy far, far away. Timeline of canon short stories wookieepedia fandom. 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. Their stories revisit the events of the films as well as expand the star wars universe to new reaches. For a list of those republished on hyperspace, see fiction.
This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2020. What if stories such as the first 20 issues of the star wars tales comic anthology, crossover appearances such as star wars character appearances in soulcalibur iv, game statistics, and anything else directly contradicted by higher levels of canon. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. In this post, ill be listing every piece of canon material so far in chronological order. Gary whitta bridges the gap from rogue one to a new hope through the eyes of captain antilles.
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