Everyone knows that star wars has a rich and storied history when it comes to its expanded universe of books, most of which have now been taken out of canon and deemed. The official canon includes all of the star wars films, star wars. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. It will be published by disneylucasfilm press on may 5, 2020. All the star wars books released after 2014, when disney started releasing books that fell into the official star wars universe. Some of the earliest books i went looking for on my own were star wars stories. Gospel, or canon as we refer to it, includes the screenplays, the films, the radio dramas and the novelizations. The book also has some amazing connections to other pieces of current star wars canon, such as the comics, video games, other books, shows and the films it will feel very rewarding for those keeping up with all of that, i know it was for me. They were always secondclass citizens in star wars canon, occupying a separate tier below the movies and tv shows. These additional stories not seen in movies and tv shows is known to fans as.
They were always secondclass citizens in star wars canon, occupying a separate tier below the movies. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. Star wars books timeline page 3 of 7 star wars timeline. There werent any movies or tv shows in development. Is the old eu no longer being canon that much of a big. 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. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Dec 10, 2019 below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current canon. After the force awakens, multiple films have been released, including spinoffs rogue one 2016 and solo. Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. Lucas licensing, the company owned by george lucas that handles star wars merchandise, including the books, says.
While the books dealt with the interplanetary conflict in suitably epic fashion. Get ready to expand your knowledge of jedi, sith, and the rest of the galaxy. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Mar 02, 2020 virtually everyone currently working as a writer or artist in the star wars tiein franchise will have some kind of background in reading that nowdefunct canon of stories, and plenty of those. Starting in 2014, the new canon includes all of the episodes and oneoff movies, the clone wars film, the tv shows star wars resistance, star wars rebels, star wars. Clone wars series 20032005 is not considered canon. Many, many books have been written with characters, planets, and plots not touched on in any star wars visual media. In the fourth or fifth grade, i started with the really shitty story about the threeeyed son of palpatine before finding zahn, anderson, stackpole, and allston. Although some stories are more reliable than others, they all are looked upon as part of the overall history. 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. There are plenty that are better than others, so were ranking the 10 best star wars canonical books.
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. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. Bloodline by claudia grey honestly, one of the best star wars books ever written, and my personal favorite, featuring a 40something leia and a lot of the political leadin to the force awakens. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Mar 23, 2019 not all star wars books were created equally, though. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. This book, plain and simple, revitalized star wars. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. These books are considered history and the material that occurs in these stories is officially part of the star wars timeline. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. I think it gets built up quite heavily around most star wars subreddits and while it is good, i dont think its for everyone and distant 11 and 12 for the first aftermath book and heir to the jedi.
A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. 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. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and novels released in and after september 2014 beginning with star wars. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. They either included everything being published, or. Virtually everyone currently working as a writer or artist in the star wars tiein franchise will have some kind of background in reading that nowdefunct canon of stories, and plenty of those.
The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. Non canon what if stories, like the popular star wars tales comic anthology advertisement even though the eu was technically an ancillary, nontrue canon offshoot, fans didnt care at. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys. Star wars canon is the official continuity of the star wars saga. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. Thats because lost stars came out later i believe, however even in the latest novel thrawn lost stars isnt placed on the timeline, but understandably because the story is set over a number of years. These are books, comics, tv series, and video games that have been released since 2014.
Not according to the timeline published in the front of star wars. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. Queens peril is an upcoming canon youngadult novel written by e. And in 2014, to much fan protest, they were designated noncanon as the star wars legends, with a new series of novels interwoven into the canon taking their place. Top ten star wars stories from the new canon youtube. 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 clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. All officially licensed star wars stories books, comics, tv series, films created after april 25, 2014, are canon. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. Is the old eu no longer being canon that much of a big deal. The clone wars film and tv series 20082014, which had george lucas direct involvemen. 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. As of 2004, over 1,100 star wars titles had been published.
Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. The official canon does not include the expanded universe, which is now considered a separate continuity and referenced under the legends. Feb 18, 2020 here are my top ten nonmovie star wars stories from the new canon. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. But in the 90s, star wars books and interlinked stories existing only in print was the norm. Theres my world, which is the movies, and theres this other world that has been created, which i say is the parallel universethe licensing world of the books, games. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars.
For a certain generation, the answer may be yes star wars fans who grew up in the 80s, 90s, and early. The controversial aspect of that decision is that some stories that were once considered canon, like many o. Apr 25, 2014 zahns books, and hundreds of others, will be repackaged under the title star wars legends. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars.
Noncanon what if stories, like the popular star wars tales comic anthology advertisement even though the eu was technically an ancillary, non. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best noncanon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books, video. Star wars books timeline page 2 of 7 star wars timeline. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. Did george lucas ever express any opinion about post. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that.
Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. In 2014, almost four hundred of these novels were decanonized by lucasfilm to refocus the canon around the walt disney companys restructuring of the franchise. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine, star wars insider. The star wars canon is growing, but theres still a whole universe of. Wookieepedia has a pretty long explanation of this, but here is a condensed answer. These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by other writers.
These works spin out of george lucas original stories, the rest are written by. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. Below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current 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, and comics, books, and video games published after april of that year. Without it, star wars wouldnt be the global icon it is today. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release.
Star wars high republic is using an old jedi mindtrick to. 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. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. The first star wars novel was published in 1976 in the decades since, dozens of books set in the galaxy far, far away have been released, stories for all ages starring the likes of luke. The old expanded universe eu now known as legends encompassed all of the officially licensed stories from the star wars universe. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. As of now, the official star wars canon consists of the six existing. Star wars opening crawl tagline found on canon adult fiction novels published by del rey. New timelineapproved star wars cartoons, comic books. Which star wars books that take place after episode 6 are. Nov 18, 2016 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. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them.
My explanation only artists can create art, and their claim over their creation can never be removed or transferred. Star wars canon was first defined in the first issue of the lucasfilm magazine. My top 10 star wars canon books these are excluding all legends eu books and im also not including the novelizations of the films. Dec 15, 2015 why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. 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. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and comics in the clone wars legacy multimedia project. Best new star wars canon books 102 books goodreads. Over the course of fortythree years, nearly five hundred books have been added to the jedi archives, uh i mean the star wars library. Aug 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. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. But if you do decide that the star wars books other than the infinities comic series are canon, then you might want to start with the book heir to the empire by timothy zahn, which is the first published book that takes place after episode 6 though there have been some newer ones that take place between this book and episode 6. To understand canon and continuity, the overall star wars saga should be looked at as a set of stories written by many different people which document past events.
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