The star wars saga has inspired many fans to create their own non canon material set in the star wars galaxy. There has been no piece of star wars new canon media that i have not enjoyed. A new dawn is set during the legendary dark times between episodes iii and iv and tells the story of how two of the lead characters from the animated series star wars rebels first came to cross paths. Starring beloved characters such as luke skywalker and darth vader from the classic trilogy as well as fan favorites from the clone wars and rebels, these original novels shed new light on the grand tapestry that is star warsall approved by the lucasfilm story. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. The marvel comics series, which began publishing on january 14, 2015, and features the characters luke skywalker, leia organa, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, takes place between the. Star wars is a star wars comic book series initially written by jason aaron with art by john cassaday. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and. Starring beloved characters such as luke skywalker and darth vader from the classic trilogy as well as fan favorites from the clone wars and rebels, these original novels shed new light on the grand tapestry that is star warsall. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars canon. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Star wars books complete reference site for all star wars printed material.
March 2015, star wars rebels servants of the empire. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars. World of reading star wars chaos at the castle level 1. Star wars comic series timeline page 3 of 4 star wars. The third new novel, releasing in january 2015, is heir to the jedi by. May 09, 2015 the recently released lords of the sith puts the spotlight on darth vader and the emperor and in the process delivers the best novel so far in this new era of official canon star wars stories. Twilight company star wars and millions of other books are available for instant access. 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. Like so many star wars fans who grew up on an everexpanding universe, i initially regarded disneys sequels with skepticism.
A new dawn, the allnew star wars fiction line will continue with the following 20142015 titles. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. Which novelizations of the star wars movies are considered. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. If you read the original trilogy novelizations, they make some departures from on. Disney announces the first four novels in the new star wars canon. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. Jan 08, 2014 with news of marvel taking back the reins of star wars comics, and the new film edging closer to its 2015 debut date, many fans are anxious to learn the fate of some of their favorite characters.
The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. Kanan jarrusin star wars rebels, hes a cocky, sarcastic renegade fighting against the galactic empire alongside the ragtag crew of the ghost. In recent years, this has ranged from writing fan fiction to creating fan films. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. The original dark lord of the sith stars in his first ongoing series.
Dec 16, 2015 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. Although disney wiped the ewok movies and all other expanded universe materials from the star wars canon in 2012, elements from caravan of courage such as the aforementioned gorax began appearing in official material as early as 2015s ultimate star wars reference book. The first sequel trilogy film, the force awakens, was released in december 2015. Star wars comic series timeline page 2 of 4 star wars. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. Overall, i felt that this was the most thought provoking book to come out of the star wars eu in many years. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. The question of how official the novelizations of the films are is a muchdebated one among aficionados. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. 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. But now you can buy a bunch of new star wars canon books that will.
Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. December 1, 2015 the crimson corsair and the lost treasure of count dooku by landry q. A frequently updated list of every star wars comic series in the official canon. Best new star wars canon books 102 books goodreads. 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. Star wars disney canon novel series 47 primary works 47 total works a list of star wars adult and youngadult novels considered canon by the lucasfilm story group in chronological order. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. The newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since 2014.
Marvel got back into publishing star wars comics again in 2015 after a 20year break and for a fun variant cover, they put jaxxon on star wars number. In 2002, lucasfilm sponsored the first annual official star wars fan film awards, officially recognizing filmmakers and the genre. Was the 3rd book i read after the original aftermath and heir to the jedi and got super disillusioned with what disney was doing. Rise of skywalker proves that star wars has a canon. While this book touches upon the rebels escape from hoth, i have issues with the lack of leadership from alliance high command. Tarkin november 2014, by james luceno 14 bby a a new dawn. Were getting a whole new slate of canonical star wars novels, and the first. I will definitely reread it in the future and hope that freed will write another book for star wars in the near future. Rise of skywalker proves that star wars has a canon problem. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 9, 2015. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars 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. One big story star wars canon panel liveblog join lucasfilms leland chee, jennifer heddle, and more special guests as they discuss star wars storytelling.
Tarkin by james luceno, a new dawn by john jackson miller, lost stars by claudia gray, bloodline by. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books. The recently released lords of the sith puts the spotlight on darth vader and the emperor and in the process delivers the best novel so far in. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. A new dawn september 2014, by john jackson miller 11 bby a lost stars. Disneys newlook star wars universe comes paired with a collection of exciting novels. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. Completely different take on a typical star wars novel. 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. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars.
A new dawn, the allnew star wars fiction line will continue with the following 2014 2015 titles. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Marvel got back into publishing star wars comics again in 2015 after a 20year break and for a fun variant cover, they put jaxxon on star wars number 1 as a wink to hardcore fans who were aware of. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. The lucasfilm story group coordinates all new stories, including the films, to prevent contradictions between them. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie. The novel, though based on george lucass original screenplay and credited to him, was actually ghostwritten by alan dean foster, and formerly titled star wars. On april 25, 2015, lucasfilm announced that moving forward all expanded universe. The first star wars novel created in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, star wars. Noncanon what if stories, like the popular star wars tales comic anthology advertisement even though the eu was technically an ancillary, non. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists. The marvel comics series, which began publishing on january 14, 2015, and features the characters luke skywalker, leia organa, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, takes place between the events of star wars.
Here are your disneyapproved star wars canon books nerdvana. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. The books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. I cannot say i hated or disliked any entire book, but there are some things in some books i didnt care for, etc. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. The more the characters diverged from their presequel history, the more i felt caught between the canon in my head and the canon on the screen.
Disney publishing worldwide and random house announce. 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. Marvel began publishing new star wars comic book series in january 2015, and the journey to star wars publishing initiative included books and comics tying in to the sequel trilogy films. Limited 1 for 15 retailer incentive tv show variant cover.
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. Rebels animated series, and continuing on in other books. The first official canon novel to be released was star wars. But i have never been at ease about the situation on tatooine, not since leaving it almost four years ago. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. With news of marvel taking back the reins of star wars comics, and the new film edging closer to its 2015 debut date, many fans are anxious to learn the fate of some of their favorite characters. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books.
A guide to all the new star wars books in the expanded universe. The mandalorian already referenced the star wars holiday special. Occurs before, concurrently to, and after the star wars original trilogy. June 27, 2015 october 31, 2015 geekritique a new dawn, battlefront, dark disciple, heir to the jedi, lords of the sith, lucasfilm story group, star wars, star wars canon, tarkin, the force awakens 27 thoughts on timeline and list of all canon star wars novels.
Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series. Jun 27, 2015 june 27, 2015 october 31, 2015 geekritique a new dawn, battlefront, dark disciple, heir to the jedi, lords of the sith, lucasfilm story group, star wars, star wars canon, tarkin, the force awakens 27 thoughts on timeline and list of all canon star wars novels.
The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas. Showcasing our support and love for new star wars canon strictly new. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Overall theyd be mid tier for me but each book got consecutively better imo. Actually, every star wars films novelization remain canon where they align with what is seen on screen, as stated by del rey books source. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. 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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
This book was a worthy addition to the star wars lore. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. 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. Dec 15, 2015 why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. You know him you love him now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm lando calrissian gets his very own comic book. Lost stars september 2015, by claudia gray 11 bby5 aby y spans the rise of the. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re.