After the force awakens, multiple films have been released, including spinoffs rogue one 2016 and solo. The expanded universe was a multitiered system of canonicity where the movies were the most canonical, and fan fictions were the least. The chiss grand admiral thrawn is one of the most famous expanded universe characters, the main antagonist in timothy zahns thrawn trilogy. Everything star wars has reintroduced from the old. More star wars legends characters will become canon cbr.
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. New books released in direct collaboration with lucasfilm have potential to become canon, as well. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. There are some guide books that will have a legends disclaimer in the back despite being set after the date, the roleplaying books appear to not be canon, the mobile games exist in kind. Despite the format of its title, this is a standalone novel. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan.
Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Guide manual of style naming policy policy and consensus updates spoilers sourcing. Star wars expanded universe eulegends contradictions. May 05, 2020 but theres one name that will undoubtedly be familiar to fans of the legends continuity. Taking a closer look at the jedi order in star wars canon. Sadow, a possible new canon version of naga sadow, a comic book character from the 90s who led a sith. Twilight company part of the star wars canon was intended to provide a backstory and extended information for the the games publisher electronic arts announced in a press release that the scifi shooter had become the largest digital launch in the companys history and also the biggest launch of any new. He is a chiss male who served as a highranking officer of the galactic empire navy, being personally promoted to the rank of grand admiral by emperor palpatine in the star wars legends continuity, he is the main.
Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. 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. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys. Timothy zahn is planning more star wars books, teases. When disney traded the older expanded universe books now known as the legends continuity for a new canon in 2014. Although george lucass name is on the cover of the original star wars. Grand admiral thrawn has starred in three novels to date, with a new trilogy set to begin in 2020. Canon discuss some of the differences and similarities between the two continuities. Ancient sith masks from kotor have been recanonized, playing a minor role in chuck wendigs aftermath trilogy, where he revealed that they can become conduits of the dark side and affect even nonforceusers. Everything star wars has reintroduced from the old expanded.
Canon vs legends is relatively simple to tellmost anything that was published before april 25th, 2014 is not canon, most anything published after is canon. Wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books. Plus, of all the star wars eras, this is the one i would most like to see new stories in. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends.
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. This would then explain the differences between the legends and canon continuities. Subscribe to see new videos every weekday covering star wars canon and legends lore. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie. On april 25, 2014, lucasfilm officially revised and solidified the canon, stating that all previously released expanded universe works would be rebranded under the new star wars legends banner and considered noncanon, in order to ensure a flowing timeline with the release of the star wars sequel trilogy. 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. 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. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the. For detailed information about this series, visit the wookieepedia.
He asked the audience if anyone knew the name of the giant space slug. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 501st. Legends star wars expanded universe content everything outside of the films and tv series created before it was purchased by disney cannon the star wars movies and the clone wars cartoon, as well as anything created with disneys approval afte. 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. 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.
This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique.
What are the differences between the canonical clone wars. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. The issue of which aspects are canon was one of the most hotly debated topics among fans. 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. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. Grand admiral thrawn, born mitthrawnuruodo and also known as thrawn of the house of nuruodo of the mitth family, is a major antagonist in the epic space opera franchise star wars. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. All the star wars books released after 2014, when disney started releasing books that fell into the official star wars universe. Why do people seem to not get star wars legends is a separate.
Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. The first book in the thrawn trilogy, heir to the empire starts a. Dec 23, 2019 the following hypothetical storylines pick up and capitalise on loose threads, focus on underdeveloped characters and make real some of the best noncanon star wars expanded universe legends. Star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. While captain pellaeon is a part of the legends series and formerly canon, the one reference to him gets thrawns right hand man back into star wars canon. Episode i the phantom menace, lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional era with symbols designating such.
A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Star wars legends books represent the original star wars expanded universe which is now known as star wars legends. Darth plagueiss existence is canon because even though his main book is a legends title, he was mentioned in the main film, revenge of the. There are decades worth of stories and characters introduced in lucasfilmapproved novels, comic books and games, beginning in 1979 with the release of splinter of the minds eye. I talk about characters, history, ships, technology, aliens, planets, be. These novels were officially declared noncanon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. The best place to put this would be before the darth bane books already confirmed as legends. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. Jun 27, 2015 a canon is anything that is accepted as having actually happened or occurred in the collection or universe in question and in the case of star wars that would mean any movie including prequels or television series already aired, as well as any books or comics approved by the lucasfilm story group. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this.
Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. According to wookieepedia, this is a collection of old eu comics star wars. The best star wars books to read first a getting started guide. Art is such an incredibly subjective thing that it is impossible to say what is objectivally better or worse.
The rise of skywalker brings no less than three sith lords back into canon, after they were previously introduced in the old legends universe. Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. The new canon so far has some flaws of course, but it seems the story is much more connected and just has a much clearer vision. In my mind, the truth is stated in the title of this piece. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated. As the title implies, the empire is part of the legends continuity, which is confirmed as noncanon. I would give up every star wars book, comic, and video game ever just for these three movies.
They all contribute to the lore of star wars, but in the end it is one saga and that saga is called. Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. Below are our picks of the best star wars books from both the legends timeline and current canon. The actual continuation of our ot characters and the introduction of great new characters. Padmes predecessor on the throne of naboo, king veruna, has made the jump from legends to disney canon thanks to the star wars. That being said i prefer legends material for a number of reasons. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that the existing.
October 2017, the legends of luke skywalker ken liu. 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. Tarkin by james luceno, thrawn by timothy zahn, bloodline by claudia gray, lords of the sith by paul s. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. These books are considered history and the material that occurs in these stories is officially part of the star wars timeline. Jul 30, 2018 because it is more complicated and confusing than that. Are there any star wars stories canon or legends that.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading revan. A member of the lucasfilm story group has teased that more characters from star wars legends will soon be making their way back into canon. As experts on the matter, weve chosen five foundational books that we believe everyone at the beginning of their eu adventures should read first. Star trek is science fiction, and it is generally believed that a civilized space society would view. Jan 29, 2018 star wars legends is the name given to the nowdefunct expanded universe.
Its been nearly four years since it was announced that the entirety of star wars expanded universe was being retconned and rebranded as legends. Weve also included thoughts from members of fandoms star wars community, wookieepedia, on where a tenth episode could go. The old republic book 1 kindle edition by karpyshyn, drew. Legends minus anything during and after the yuuzhan vong, also anything prior that was trash looking at jedi prince, the holiday special and dark empire, and the clone wars 3d series. The complex system was maintained by leland chee, a lucasfilm employee. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. False isnt exactly the right word, the it works is that there is the official canon, which represents the version of the story that best represents disneys view of the franchise and the direction that wish to take it, and then there is the legends canon, which is sort of like, the marvel cinematic universe, in that is its own set of events with the same characters, but it is not the same. Republic commando book 5 kindle edition by traviss, karen. The highest level was the original star wars films, and statements by george lucas. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession.
Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. This isnt a comprehensive set of book recommendations, but it should serve as a good starting point. The star wars eu both canon and legends, like anything, is very manageable with a bit of direction. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Star wars is space fantasy, even the most primitive of creatures were aware of space faring races in the clone war series, and kept to their ways. 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. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and. The star wars canon originally existed on several levels. Author john jackson millers next novel will be a preceding chapter to the star wars rebels tv. The death star designers star wars canon vs legends by star wars explained.
The compelling story of revan from biowares knights of the old republic video game is beloved by fans and critics alike, even getting some shoutouts in canon star wars fiction. As a disclosure, this blog is mostly for myself to share my fandom of the star wars universe with others. Admiral, a main bad guy of many of the nolongercanon legends books. The legends continuity just seemed like it was being pulled in a million different directions with seemingly very little communication between authors to create well flowing story. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and comics in the clone wars legacy multimedia project.
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