This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. As insurgent separatists fight furiously to wrest control of the galaxy from the republic, supreme chancellor palpatine cunningly manipulates both sides for his own sinister purposes. Clone wars series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Sith, paving over the movies plot holes, fleshing out characters who had been. The force awakens february 2016, by unknown author approx. Old republic era this era contains stories taking place. Of all the clone wars novels out there, none are more essential than the. Then there are other timelines new jedi order covering vong war, legacy stuff even later on, clone wars books, and old republic coverng events long before the movies. The clone wars takes place in the years preceding star wars. But count dooku and the separatists also want to rescue the baby hutt because whoever succeeds in returning jabbas son. The clone wars meets revenge of the sith in final episodes.
The clone wars is an american computeranimated television series created by george lucas and produced by lucasfilm animation, lucasfilm and cgcg inc. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Its not an incredible read like some of the others on this list, but its not terrible either. The cestus deception and jedi trial were originally placed later in the period. This list is organized by release date, and separated by year, as defined by lucas. You can also see the start of the list explained on the blog. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Return of the jedi tales from jabbas palace truce at bakura the bounty hunter wars.
Wild space 2008 was written by miller and focuses on obiwan and bail organa. Revenge of the sith and sets the stage for the groundbreaking tv series. Lately ive noticed a huge amount of posts asking about what books to read first in the expanded universe. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. To spoil or not to spoil new timothy zahn audio books coming star wars celebration vii in orlando. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology.
In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. A new hope 03 aby tales from the mos eisley cantina splinter of the minds eye 3 aby star wars episode v. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The defense of kamino and other tales, star wars clone wars, vol. The clone wars premieres as an allnew feature film on august 15, followed by the television series debut. Y stands for young reader novel, are usually shorter than the adult novels and written for adults, while also being. Now, the aftermath trilogy is regarded as a middle of the road star wars book. The new jedi order series was a massive undertaking involving a foe from another galaxy, the likes of. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. The ordering of the lost missions are according to leland chee on twitter thanks to trackofalljades for the heads up. Both books in the series follow fanfavorite xwing pilot wedge antilles and a slew of. 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. List of novels by release date wookieepedia fandom.
Into the void by tim lebbon old republic era 5,000 4975 bby lost tribe of the sith. The television series was actually structured something like a monthly comic book series, in which groups of 35 episodes would be linked together into one story arc, and with multiple story arcs. The clone wars has 42 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Order of star wars books star wars is an epic space opera franchise created by american film producer, screenwriter and director george lucas. Both contain all original materialdirect from the brilliant imagination of legendary star wars creator george lucas. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Clone wars book series by multiple authors includes books star wars clone wars, vol. The clone wars series finale is the best of the prequel era. The thrawn trilogy were the first star wars books of the modern era. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. No prisoners proved to be travisss penultimate star wars novel. The animated serieswhich began more than a decade agofinally. However, it makes the cut because it currently is the only canon information we have right now between jedi and the force awakens.
A new era of star wars begins in 2008 when star wars. Cat and mouse s216 hidden enemy s116 clone cadets s301 supply lines s303. Timothy zahn is the author of more than forty novels, nearly ninety short stories and novelettes, and four short fiction collections. He hosts star wars beyond the films with his cohost nathan p. In addition to karen travisss series, one of the best star wars novels. Read story star wars books reading order by surajdsouza20 with 5,654 reads. They can be identified by the designation a clone wars novel. The empire strikes back tales of the bounty hunters 3. Seven official novels were written in the clone wars series which chronicle the clone wars. Butler, and can be found on the star wars report, and the swr. Fett was clearly hunting someone, and tahiri was beginning to think he didnt care who knew it. Despite clashing somewhat with the timeline of earlier clone wars stories, these books were eventually worked into the legends timeline by the essential readers companion. He could have disguised his purpose by buying a few supplies, varying the length of his visits, or emerging with a handful of sales flimsis. My rundown of my recommended reading order for star wars books link to video i mentioned s.
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. Synopsis young jedi knight anakin skywalker, his new padawan asohka, and his master, obiwan kenobi, are on a mission to rescue the kidnapped son of jabba the hutt. The separatists, led by count dooku, the onetime jedi and now secret sith lord, continue to press forward, and more and more worlds are either falling, or seceding and joining the cause. 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. Kenobi, obiwan fictitious character star wars fiction. The book was released almost 3 weeks before the film was released.
A nobullshit beginners guide to star wars books simple. Originally, authors karen miller and karen traviss planned on alternating writing duties, with traviss penning three of the five tiein novels, but miller was later contracted to write the fifth and final story, clone wars gambit. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. What are the star wars novels in chronological order. The original tiein novel series to the clone wars animated series has not been adopted into the new canon, even though the tv series has. Dave filoni interview on clone wars series finale, future of ahsoka tano.
The clone wars novel series encompasses the star wars. E stato aggiornato da poco il catalogo di netflix e tra i tanti titoli disponibili, hanno aggiunto tutte e sei le stagioni complete di star wars. Revenge of the sith, the beloved animated series added new depth to classic characters like obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, darth maul, and boba fett, introduced us to a whole legion of clones. Clone wars jedi master dave filoni on mandalorian, future of. The clone wars, written by karen traviss, is the novelization of the animated film star wars. Wild space by karen miller, the clone wars by karen traviss, duel at shattered rock by ryder windham, no priso. She is a longdead jedi knight who was trapped in the computers of. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Again, go into wikia, pick a set of topics to read about superweapons and read the books references on those pages.
Clone wars book series by multiple authors includes books star wars. Dozens of authors wrote hundreds of novels that explored the spaces around the films. 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. Siege, rather than traviss, who had a very busy writing schedule. The clone wars finale perfectly tied together every era of star. You may be looking for star wars books by inuniverse chronological order.
Siege, rather than traviss, who had a very busy writing. This series is based on the animated film and tv series, star wars. The series began with a theatrical feature film that was released on august 15, 2008, and debuted on cartoon network two months later on october 3, 2008. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. The clone wars chronological episode order revealed the.
The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. Both contain all original materialdirect from the brilliant imagination of. Under the leadership of supreme chancellor palpatine, the republic heroically battles on, championed by its huge army of cloned soldiers and their jedi generals. Young jedi knight anakin skywalker, his new padawan, asohka, and his master, obiwan kenobi, are on a. 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. Sorry i realize this is of course subjective, but i imagine 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. Im 100% supportive of anyone whos interested in enjoying the star wars universe beyond the movies but im just tired of seeing the same posts over and over. What star wars books are worth reading and which ones. It is the first in a series of five novels designed to tie into the events of the movie and the animated series. The clone wars series meet your next favorite book. But count dooku and the separatists also want to rescue the baby hutt because whoever succeeds in returning jabbas son to. Star wars fiction books for sale shop with afterpay ebay.
The clone wars added new elements to the star wars galaxy like nothing else that had come before it. Precipice by john jackson miller an ebook novella lost tribe of the sith. Zahn is best known for his star wars novels heir to the empire, dark force rising, the last command, specter of the past, vision of the future, survivors quest, outbound flight, allegiance, and choices of one. It is set in the fictional star wars galaxy during the three years between the. The plot of the movie feels like star wars in a way that travisss books often dont accomplish for me. But at the same time, its innately pretty shallow, with more action than exposition, and dialogue that at times is a little cringeworthy. Victories and sacrifices, star wars clone wars, vol.