Canon novels ranked from worst to best as of march 2018. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Imperial machine, by charles soule, giuseppi camuncoli, jim cheung, and cam smith. The highest level was the original star wars films, and statements by george lucas. Five years ago star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. She could make a nice foil for a post return of the jedi luke skywalker as well, though her lightwhip in place of a lightsaber would be harder to explain. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset.
More star wars legends characters will become canon cbr. 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. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Dozens of science fiction authors created exciting narratives featuring all the sagas beloved characters, as well as introducing a bunch of new ones. 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. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. Tie fighter in the 1990s was actually already canon. A new dawn hits the sweet spot of keeping the star wars magic of old while working with newer characters from the animated series star wars rebels. Check out this list of our top 25 women from the star wars canon and legends. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. Learn about star wars characters, planets, ships, vehicles, droids, and more in the official star wars databank at. 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.
There are also pretty big gaps on the fate of the main film characters, but. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of. Shortly after that the old universe of novels and comics known as the expanded universe, or eu was wiped away for a new canon, where this time everything will be equal and all the stories will matter. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. These novels were officially declared non canon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. This is actually marvels second series focused on the dark lord though the first chronologically, but with a different focus and a different team. Star wars canon books in chronological order youtini. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes.
I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. After disneys acquisition of the star wars franchise, the entirety of the star wars exanded universe or eu was scrapped, and although not wholly forgotten, it is now firmly considered noncanonical. A collection of star wars books that fall under the new star wars canon. Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are. The triwinged ship which was created for star wars. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. The clone wars television series and film, and part i of the short story blade squadron. 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 comic series timeline star wars canon timeline.
Quigon jinn and obi wan kenobi know this fact all too well. Fans hoped that meant revan, who was both a prominent jedi knight and a prominent sith lord who returned to the jedi order, would be canon once more. In star wars rebels this year, dave filoni and company made the jedimandalorian wars, the kickoff event to how revans story was told in star wars. Its a book that hasnt aged well, but it has some familiar, canon locations and characters. This new comic series appeals to fans of all ages and will cover stories before.
Of all the clone wars novels out there, none are more essential than. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. 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. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. In the star wars comics that are canon from marvel, weve seen more characters with cybernetics, showing the prevalence of such things in that world and helping shira fit in. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films, the star wars. The book is set before rebels and tells the story of how kanan jarrus and hera syndulla met. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Canon 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie. The titles audiobook edition was narrated by ashley eckstein, the voice of tano on both star wars.
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 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 series, video. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. Buy all of your star wars books, comics, movies, and games here. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. Grand admiral thrawn is also one of the most captivating characters in the star wars. The star wars canon originally existed on several levels. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. The success of the film and its merchandise sales led lucas to make star wars the basis of an elaborate film serial, and use the profits to finance his filmmaking center, skywalker ranch. As stated by lucasfilm and disney, future books and novels will not be based on these stories, but since the expanded universe started more than 30 years ago, many elements will still be incorported in the upcoming novels. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu.
The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Complete locations has made the selfexplanatory tie lander canon, while rebels is currently dealing with the tie defenders schematics. Light of the jedi is an upcoming canon novel written by charles soule. Johnston, centers on ahsoka tano in the period of time after she left the jedi order and before she became an operative in the rebellion. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars canon books chronological order could not find this list already existing so decided to make it myself.
In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we. Star wars timeline page 4 of 12 star wars canon timeline. As we head toward episode ix, rian johnsons spinoff trilogy, the animated successor to star wars rebels, and assorted related media, the galaxy far, far away will introduce plenty of new additions, unrelated to the skywalker family. Narrated by a full cast spanning nearly 50 characters, this audio drama delves into new details of count dookus early life before he was darth. Like and subscribe the deleted scene has been made canon in the paperback junior novelization of star wars. Characters like mara jade, jacen solo, cade skywalker, and prince xizor are far more familiar, and attached to countless stories found in books, comics, and video gamesstories that were cherished by fans just as the stories of the new canon are today. Ahsoka is a young adult novel from disneylucasfilm press released on october 11, 2016. Star wars timeline page 2 of 12 star wars canon timeline. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a. 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.
Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books new star wars canon the new star wars canon novels top star wars novels star wars novels adult star wars the new canon star wars novels best sith books best star wars graphic novels. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. When lucas sold the star wars franchise to disney in 2014, everything that had been written about the star wars universe before was no longer considered canon. The complex system was maintained by leland chee, a lucasfilm employee. Thrawn books will go back to trace the characters origins and rise among the. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on.
In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that the existing expanded. Lucasfilm has just issued a statement saying that the entire expanded universe is no longer official canon. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. After the release of the first sequel, the original film was subtitled episode iv. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. Compared with other villainous characters in the star wars universe, very little is. They either included everything being published, or left off the.
Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. Join us as we count down our ranking of the star wars canon novels from worst to best. Star wars every named character death on screen updated. The clone wars, and comics, books, and video games published after april of that year.
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