This body of work represents the original star wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as star wars legends and declared noncanon to the franchise in april 2014. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. In this special look at the star wars expanded universe, many of lucasfilms brightest talents and authors discuss the legacy and exciting future of the companys comics, books. Expanded universe fiction includes material from books, comics, tv specials and series, radio dramas. Today, we take a close look at the star wars legends expanded universe, examining which books a new reader should check out, and how to start reading star wars expanded universe content including. The heir trilogy heir to the empire, dark force rising, the last command. Must read star wars legends books, and where to start star wars eu reading guide. With the star wars expanded universe having grown so large and encompassing, its also a great way to explain many of the discrepancies and continuityerrors that occur from time to time within the body of lore comprised by the books, comics, films, cartoons, video games and more. The star wars expanded universe is so big that you may not know where to start. Jacen solo is the first son of han solo and leia organa, introduced in the 1994 star wars expanded universe novel the last command. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a pro expanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing.
The star wars timeline can be as tricky to navigate as the kessel run. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, maturity rating, audiobook. A complete history of the star wars universe, part i. The expanded universe is a term that encompasses any and all star wars stories outside of the movies and, later, the tv shows. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. Since then, disney has set about creating its own expanded universe. Buckland that when he does a revised edition, since the new star wars movies are coming out. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. A timeline for canon and legends media is listed here on this page. May 04, 2019 this is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019.
Must read star wars legends books, and where to start. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multi book series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. Painstakingly produced, superbly illustrated, star wars year by year. Apr 25, 2014 chris taylor is the author of how star wars conquered the universe, the first complete history of the star wars franchise and its fandom.
Because disney is not satisfied with just making action figures, childrens shows, and video games, it wanted a whole new set of films, and it wanted those films to go into the direction of the star wars universe that george lucas himself, until now, had left well enough alone. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. For those puzzled as to why the postdisney buyout titles would be included on a star wars eu timeline, the complete saga page follows the one canon approach, which permits any story that reasonably fits into the expanded universe on the timeline. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. In what order should i read star wars expanded universe. The unit of measurement used in reference to time is the galactic calendar, of which is based on the battle of yavin serving as the intermediate whereupon time before the pivotal moment is. The new legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set. Heres your guide to the star wars expanded universe, including tv, comics, books, and video games. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories summarized into the most important moments of galactic history. Pinpointing exact settings for this timeline is quite difficult, with many settings for the novels and comics spanning a number of years. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Disney has announced a new publishing initiative for its star wars expanded universe, titled star wars.
It was originally a word document that was periodically updated and sent to bill smith for west end games and later bob cooper for dark horse comics prior to its being presented online. The star wars universe is more than just a handful of blockbuster films and animated television shows. Star wars legends books represent the original star wars expanded universe which is now known as star wars legends. The expanded universe as we knew it will soon be no more. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written.
Legacy era the star wars expanded universe timeline. Chris taylor is the author of how star wars conquered the universe, the first complete history of the star wars franchise and its fandom. I have studied everything from gospel harmonies to world history chronologies in order to come up with a system that seemed to answer most of the necessary requirements for. 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.
This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. He truly came alive in the expanded universe, and the bounty. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom menace to the last jedi. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. The expanded universe is generally considered to have begun with alan dean foster s february 1978 star wars spinoff novel, splinter of the minds eye, although technically it began in october 1977 with the story the keepers world, in marvel comics pizzazz magazine. It is set at the beginning of the new republic era of the star wars expanded universe and centers on the creation of a new rogue squadron by legendary rebel alliance pilot wedge antilles. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. Rogue squadron 1996 is the first novel in the star wars. In april 2014, disneywhich had purchased the series in 2012, when it bought. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. Many star wars fans are not particularly happy about the new movies, and some feel that disney threw out the baby with the bathwater when it came to the expanded universe. The star wars saga has a rich and everexpanding canon.
The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. In 2012, disney bought lucasfilm, adding another wrench to the works. A continual workinprogress, the chronology incorporates every published and occasionally unpublished story licensed by. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars novel excluding childrens and graphic novels published. He is a major character in several star wars novels, particularly as the protagonist of the new jedi order series and later as the antagonist of the legacy of the force series, in which he becomes known as darth. As a star wars fan for over 30 years i have read many, many of the expanded universe books. Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. The star wars expanded universe timeline endeavors to present those tales stories which did and did not happen in the star wars universe and have designated the page, infinities, for the latter stories which exist outside of continuity. The death of a certain character was too much for them to bear. Jul 25, 2019 here are the best book series in star wars history. In fact, in the secret history of star wars, author michael kaminski writes that the renewed interest sparked by the thrawn trilogy was a large motivator behind lucas decision to create the prequel movies. Your guide to the entire star wars expanded universe. Lucasfilms manages the official continuity carefully.
Fan writers such as nathan butler sugment this and in butlers work, star. This body of work represents the original star wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as star. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. May 04, 2018 miss the old star wars expanded universe. A visual history, updated edition presents a unique star wars timelinethe full history of the amazing star wars phenomenon as youve never seen it before. He opened up that universe to be a creative space for other people to tell their own tales. I wanted this timeline book to know whats happening. Regardless, the star wars expanded universe chronology celebrates the return of star wars to the big screen, and looks forward to the future of fullcanon storytelling. This is a timeline of galactic history a chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy. Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Coruscant to chandrila famous in the old expanded universe for its history of political discourse and beautiful architecture. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. 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 chronology of the star wars fictional universe is subject to change as george lucas has revised his films and deemed the revised reversions to be definitive. May the fourth be with you as we explore my collection of star wars expanded universe novels. Dec 14, 2016 a complete history of the star wars universe, part iv everything up to the force awakens. The star wars timeline helps us define what is star wars canon. Apr 25, 2014 for over 35 years, the expanded universe has enriched the star wars experience for fans seeking to continue the adventure beyond what is seen on the screen. As the first novel in the series, it introduces the primary character, corran horn. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars. May 04, 2018 watch the entire history of the star wars canon so far.
Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four levels of official canon. 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. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. 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. The legendary star wars expanded universe turns a new page. May 04, 2019 even though were in a new era of star wars, its always good to look back at where weve been in the long history of star wars novels. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most important moments in. The phantom menace 1999, attack of the clones 2002, and revenge of the sith 2005. Time will tell how these new tales will be integrated into the timeline, or whether an allnew timeline. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. The star wars expanded universe timeline star wars books from canon and legends reading the star wars books novels from the new. Think of it like the old dc universe comics, back in the 40s.
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. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Robert mullins wildly unique chronology project attempts to fuse the eu canon with disneys. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. See, before disney took over, star wars had a huge amount of extra material novels, comics, etc. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. New timeline approved star wars cartoons, comic books, and video games began appearing last fall, as well as seven adult books. The new star wars canon has existed for four years now, but we still remember the old days. Another chronology of the clone wars incorporates older stories in relation to the animated series. Oh, and weve included which movietv showbook each event. The expanded universe that is everything star wars, from new to old, canon to not, movies to games. Now that disney has bought star wars and started a new star wars history.
The star wars expanded universe timeline was created in 1992 by joseph bongiorno. The eu began in 1978 with the release of splinter of the minds eye, and has spanned thousands of in universe years since then. This includes primarily all movies and television programs, novels, ya books, short. With disney turning the expanded universe into legends and so removing it from canon, it has cleaned up the franchise but left a lot unexplained. 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. The star wars expanded universe, called the eu for short, is the name used to denote the star wars books, comics, video games, and more that were part of the star wars canon prior to april 25, 2014. Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. Oct 30, 2012 the star wars expanded universe chronology has gone through many iterations, but until recently, failed in my opinion to address the fundamental needs of the fan.
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. May 04, 2017 ask any star wars reader what book to start with. When he created star wars, george lucas built a universe that sparked the imagination, and inspired others to create. 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. These novels were officially declared noncanon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. When disney bought lucasfilm, the company threw almost every piece of star wars lore away. The expanded universe is a collection of star wars fiction compiled over the last 30 years.
Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books. Check out the first of our fourpart coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies. Star wars non canon books timeline image collections book. 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. In a flash, literally decades of stories from its expanded universe.
A complete history of the star wars universe, part i everything up to phantom menace. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. Nov 02, 2015 as a star wars fan for over 30 years i have read many, many of the expanded universe books. The many reasons why lucasfilm decided to remove the expanded universe from star wars canon. Episode i the phantom menace, lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional era with symbols designating such. The book releases september 30 and is available for pre. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Here is a brief history of the star wars expanded universe. Star wars expanded universe timeline wookieepedia fandom. Check out the final piece in our coverage of the full history of the star wars galaxy. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Jan 31, 2014 one of the earliest known appearances of mandalorian armor in the star wars expanded universe is that of mandalore the indomitable and his mandalorian crusaders who took part in the great sith war of 3996 bby. Oct 02, 2015 disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten.