The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. I know i have left out a few children books, but this list should help any star wars fan fill in a lot of the gaps between the tv shows and the movies. May 24, 2017 star wars battlefront 2 is going to be part of this brand new canon, which actually allows all the star wars content to flow in one single timeline and one massive story.
Jedi lost, by cavan scott just about as far back as we can go with current canon media, this one dives into the backstory of christopher lees notorious darth tyranus, the sith formerly known as dooku, following him from childhood to roughly a decade before phantom menace with a framing story set during the clone wars. Where does star wars battlefront 2 fit in the timeline. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. 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. 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. 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. August 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. This reboot cleaned up the entire timeline, with at the time of the announcement only the 6 movies and the clone wars cartoon film and television series now existing as official canon. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. 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 star wars novelizations of the original trilogy are considered canon where they align with the films which means they add no new canon material and actually contain content that is not canon. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The opening episode of the mandalorian ends on a surprising cliffhanger. What is the best order to binge watch all nine star wars.
These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Timeline comparison a guide on the chronology of star wars books. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon.
Dec 10, 2019 below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current canon. Aug 24, 2019 yesterday at the d23 conference, disney unveiled the new official timeline of star wars films and television. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house audio. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The clone wars tv series from the point of view of one main character. Complete with every canon star wars book ever written. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. The complete canon star wars book timeline youtini. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of.
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. It chronicles the origins of grand admiral thrawn, a popular character originating from the star wars legends line of works, which were declared non canon to the franchise after lucasfilm redefined star wars continuity in april 2014. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this. The clone wars anthology is a canon short story collection. The best canon star wars book timeline in the galaxy. The book is set before rebels and tells the story of how kanan jarrus and hera syndulla met. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. 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. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels.
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. Written by lou anders, tom angleberger, preeti chhibber, zoraida cordova, jason fry, yoon ha lee, rebecca roanhorse, anne ursu and greg van eekhout. Aug 24, 2019 its been a long, strange journey since the humble beginnings of the first star wars film in 1977, and with the everexpanding official canon inclusions of several tv shows both. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. Since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. Eras old republic era, fall of the old republic, high republic era, republic era, fall of the republic, imperial era, new republic era, legacy era. Insider will add those movies and other star wars projects to our timeline once new information is revealed. The timeline now divides the entire star wars saga into three eras. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars.
After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. And like weve mentioned the star wars battlefront 2 story is taking a bit of a different tack. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist.
Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Also please remember dates can change on the books not released yet at anytime. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. I will also list release dates and future dates as well. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. The old republic is set several thousands of years before the main timeline of the films and was thought not to be part of the canon. Release date, title, authors, publisher, notes, fictional timeline, audiobook. May 04, 2020 check out our star wars timeline for all of the major events and milestones in the canon, including movies, tv shows, and books, in the faraway galaxy. 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.
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