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. 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. 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. This means more adventures as new characters explore the galaxy, pioneer the outer rim, and face new dangers. Furthermore, any star wars eu material that existed prior to the announcement by lucasfilm on april 25, 2014, automatically falls under the legends banner. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Learn about the many governing bodies, empires, and organizations that ruled the galaxy through thousands of years of star wars history. 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. 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. 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. Clone wars tv show moved across to the separate, historic legends line, with. Just finished vector prime, and really didnt enjoy it. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline.
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. A definitive guide to star wars legends the fandomentals. For those wishing for a journal of the making of star wars, j. Star wars books about palpatine youtini reading guide. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized in. Firstborn of the celestials and the architects of madness. See also timeline of canon media, timeline of galactic history, timeline of legends comics, timeline of. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. 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. This is a timeline for all star wars media considered canonical in the legends continuity. Attacking any member of the community for any reason is strictly not allowed. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. Star wars expanded universe eulegends contradictions. The old republic book 3 kindle edition by williams, sean.
Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. This list feature the story title, author, and where the story can be found. 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. 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 empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983.
Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. Darth krayt and the one sith first appeared as the main antagonists in the 2006 dark horse series, star wars. Dagobah first week summary to fourth week summary bantam. It was first introduced in the 1977 film star wars and appears in its two sequels. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown.
Lucasfilm press creative director michael siglain said, star wars. Every galactic government in star wars legends star. 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. Check out the first of our four part coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. 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.
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. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars. Is there an officialish complete chronological order. The first jedi temple is constructed on the rocky islands of ahchto. Just because its no longer canon doesnt mean it isnt awesome. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order.
Bby and aby stand for before and after the battle of yavin. This is a timeline of galactic history recording the galaxys important events. The high republic first novel blurbs, release dates. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. If you want to start a timeline starwarslegends page, just click the edit button above. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. 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. 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. All dates are given according to the galactic standard calendar. 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.
In the expanded universe, the dark lord has received dedicated attention across canon and legends, prose and comics. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i everything. Apr 22, 2015 here is a list of the video games according to the star wars legends. Legend books timeline just picked up my first legends book, swtor revan, and i noticed the star wars legends novels timeline. Lucasfilm today announced an epic new era of star wars storytelling, titled star wars. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. History of the star wars universe new version available. 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. Finally published in one complete authoritative edition and in limited numbers. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The life and legend of obiwan kenobi chapter one scholastic. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon.
So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series. Star wars legends books chronological order part 2 100. 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. 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. Portrays the first battle of korriban during the great galactic war. Thousands of years before the clone wars, the imperial era, and the new republic era chronology. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. The old republic, rise of the empire, the rebellion, the new republic and the new jedi order. 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. 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. You may be looking for the canon timeline, or the inuniverse timeline of galactic history. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon.
Star wars short story timeline here is a list of star wars short stories, in chronological order. The first great schism erupts in the core worlds between the jedi order and the legions of. 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. Darth vader is to star wars what wolverine is to the xmen universe. This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature.
The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. 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. Galactic history star wars saga edition wikia fandom. Bloodline is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by claudia gray. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. 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. Whether youre a new star wars fan, or youre deep in the fandom, find some fantastically epic star wars books among these mustreads.
Readers will thrill to this epic tale of adventure set in the faraway, longago galaxy of star wars. At its peak, it included hundreds of books, thousands of comics, a dozen video games, and some other stuff. 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. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. 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. Star wa rs is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. The first alsakan conflict begins, sparking fourteen thousand years of conflict between. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. Entire first year of the clone wars star wars lore duration. The timeline is sorted into categories and organised chronologically relative to the the battle of yavin, as seen in the original star wars movie. It was published on may 03, 2016, by del rey as part of journey to the force awakens. Discover thrawns origins within the chiss ascendancy in the first book in an epic new star wars trilogy from bestselling author timothy zahn.
Check out the first of our fourpart coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. Another chronology of the clone wars incorporates older stories in relation to the animated series. 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. I was wondering if that list of books has every legends book or if some are left out. 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. Chaos rising is an upcoming canon novel written by timothy zahn. Timeline of star wars canon and star wars legends formerly known as the expanded universe media. Star wars books about darth vader youtini reading guide. 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. The first galactic empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the star wars franchise. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to.
A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Star wars timeline, star wars chronology, star wars legends. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies. The high republic will allow creators to imagine entirely original stories in a new corner of the galaxy. 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 books and comics are set to debut at star wars celebration anaheim in august 2020 with star wars. An absolute must have for any dedicated star wars fan, the galactic timeline tells. Thats because theres so much more happening on a galactic scale in this.
Just picked up my first legends book, swtor revan, and i noticed the star wars legends novels timeline. Luke skywalker finds the lost book of sith in the ruins of mount tantiss. Confederacy of independent systems galactic republic grand army of the republic clone commandos jedi. Star wars short story timeline swbookzone shows star. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. 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. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. 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. 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. Light of the jedi, a massive interconnected story thats told across various formats by various publishers. It is the main antagonist faction of the original trilogy. 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.
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