If you love star wars books, meeting the authors who brought them to life, and chatting with fellow fans about your favorite characters and spoilers, have we got some good news for you starting on may 1st, were launching a brandnew video series, the star wars show book club, and youre invited to join in the fun. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. None of the star wars books ive read have anything other then some violence, a kiss or two and a few made up swear words. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. As of december 2019, nine movies in the skywalker saga have been made through the company, lucasfilm ltd, released by 20th century fox, and distributed by united international pictures. The book goes into the star wars criminal underworld and fills the space empire strikes back and return of the jedi.
The official site for star wars, featuring the latest on star wars. The darth bane trilogy takes place 1,000 years before the events of the movies, and at a time where the sith were in great number. I certainly havent read all of them, but lucasdisney makes it a. Its a good example of a prequel novel that sets up its own story. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. There are video games, the films themselves, tv shows, comics, but im sure theres much more stuff to make an interesting novel out of him. What star wars books are worth reading and which ones. After all, we literally have hundreds of star wars books available, and many. Star wars is usually very black and whitethese books are very definite about the empire being bad and the new republic being good, but have a more nuanced view of both. Sorry i realize it is of course subjective, but i imagined that an answer would point me in the direction of a few particular books or series that were most inline with the main star wars plot i. Everything before 2014 is now considered star wars legends, which still exist as great. Then read the five republic commando novels by karen traviss for indepth information about the mandalorians.
They may technically be ya, but they do a good job of showing the struggles and exploits of the twins jacen and jaina solo and their friends as they are growing up and training to become the next generation. This list of the top 15 noncanon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. My favorite series was the new jedi order books featuring our original heroes against the dreaded vong. If youre a star wars fan, theres a good chance youve read a star wars books or two. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Star wars is a series of sciencefiction movies by george lucas.
Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the press j to jump to the feed. The rise of skywalker novelization fleshes out the story of the movie in a surprising way, but your mileage may vary on whether you think the new details help the film or not. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I stepped away when darth mickey mouse took a steamer on all the books i loved and made them legends. They are among my favorites in the star wars eu, and i have read most of. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. There are even some unique tales that begin in the jedi apprentice.
If youre feeling especially ambitious, check out the timeline of canon media on wookieepedia for a fairly comprehensive overview of everything star. Pick absolutely anything that interests you and then check out our ratings. Every two weeks, tune in with host kristin baver and a rotating cast of. Theres so much media stretching back to the release of the original trilogy a little before it, actually that the idea of jumping into the star wars print universewith old canon and new canon and everexpanding storylinescan be a daunting prospect for any fan. In broad strokes, these novels paint the major galactic events that have taken place and add tons of context to the events taking place between the movies. Knights of the old republic is the definitive game for star wars fanatics. This story was originally published in 2018 but has since been updated to include star wars. Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Episode ix the rise of skywalker, the final installment to the trilogy of trilogies a long time. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy.
Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll get the same answer. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe 1 the thrawn trilogy. Ive also decided to include some books about star wars. So is it any surprise that readers might feel slightly daunted by selecting. The rest of the books in the xwing series are good, but these are the four you need to read.
Weve talked about grand admiral thrawn and why his appearance in star wars. Say you decided youd like to read all the star wars books in existence. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Almost as long as there have been star wars movies, there have been star wars books. Star wars is usually very black and whitethese books are very definite about the empire being bad and the new republic being good, but have a more nuanced view of both every piece of this. Star wars has been so popular that there have been star wars books, video games, television shows, toys, movies and more. Star wars simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The best star wars books to read first a getting started guide. These additional stories not seen in movies and tv shows is known to fans as. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. Most of the books from the prequel area the clone wars books are mostly very good the darth bane trilogy, which ties into the comic book jedi vs sith but you dont need to read the comic. Even though were in a new era of star wars, its always good to look. I used to be hugely into the eu books but it kind of fell off after the new jedi order.
In terms of star wars books, quality isnt really dictated by how closely they follow or connect to the movies. Many, many books have been written with characters, planets, and plots not touched on in any star wars visual media. If youre a star wars fan, theres a good chance youve read a star wars books or. I think these books will be what you are looking for. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Go for the bounty hunter wars trilogy books featuring boba fett for starters. Everything you need to get started reading star wars books including where to start. Disney has announced a new publishing initiative for its star wars expanded universe, titled star wars. There are a lot of good stories being told in this universe, and in no particular order, here are five of the best recent novels. The star wars 7x7 podcast is rebelrousing fun for everyday jedi, 7 minutes a day, 7 days a week. Many of the most interesting stories are entirely or mostly separate from the movies. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe.
Shadows of the empire this is set between episode iv and v, and actually goes into a lot of how vader thinks and feels, and what his true feelings towards luke are. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. If youre overwhelmed and looking for a good place to start with star. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list. The star wars little golden book library star wars. So as any good father in a galaxy far, far away does, he introduces his children to the star wars universe who grew up loving. The rise of skywalker and the mandalorian, as well as star wars series, video games, books, and more.
Cant remember if there was another, though i think there was. My daughter, who is three, only got interested in star wars because i watched the trailer for the force awakens, and some additional star wars nerdfan videos online and she instantly loved darth vader and yoda. Some of the best new canon books cater to middle grade and young adult readers. There are also appearances by other mandalorians throughout the books, and also a pretty good amount of mandalorian history and culture. Without a doubt, timothy zahns star wars masterpieces are the best things to come out the expanded universe and the closest any of the books come. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Unfortunately its content that disney has mostly left behind once they took over the star wars franchise. However, if you asked this question at theforce dot net board, you would get so many different answers to your question that it would utterly confuse you. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. It turned out that, like any other society, the yuuzhan vong has its. When i started reading star wars books at the tender age of tenorso, there werent so many that i couldnt catch up to what was out there. As for the post rotjnovels, there are som really good ones, and then there are som really, really bad ones. Qui gon jinn, komari vosa, dealing with jango fett, the clone wars ect ect. This series of 14 books is meant for younger readers and they succeed in offering a unique way for readers to enter the star wars universe.
The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Go ask any star wars fan about the best expanded universe novels ever written and we guarantee they will say the. Top 6 star wars book series worth reading hobbylark. Those two books were the worst books i have ever read in the star wars theme. None are any worse than episode 3 the darkest and most violent star wars. The world of star wars can be a little overwhelming. If your desire to get better acquainted with star wars lit has been sparked by the upcoming release of the rise of skywalker, this is the list for you. 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. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. Galaxys edge a crash of fate hardcover august 6, 2019. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. You get it all in just 7 minutes, so subscribe now. Are there any good books on the star wars mandalorians.