Heres 501 of the best facts about star wars that we could find. The clone wars as well as the tv series of the same name, which is getting a final, 12episode season on. He is the author of dks ultimate star wars, star wars rebels. Learn about star wars characters, planets, ships, vehicles, droids, and more in the official star wars databank at. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. For an epic of galactic proportions, it might come as a surprise that the entirety of star wars canon takes place in less than a century. Over the course of ten movies and four tv series, star wars cover a lot of ground not to mention space, and its only getting bigger. After reading several books in the genre, i have come to believe that james luceno is the best of the star wars writers. What is the correct order to watch the star wars movies. These stories, part of the official star wars canon, will be told throughout the final months of 2015, leading up to the release of the force awakens on december 18. If star wars had ended here, it would still be regarded as one of the greatest movies in film history.
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. Theres new republic books lukehanleia stuff in 10 or so years past yavin, chronologically starting with truce at bakura and ending with vision of the future. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in. Yet star wars launched a franchise that four decades later is stronger and bigger than ever. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days.
The star wars watching experience gets to start with the film that does the best job of establishing the star wars universe, episode iv, and it ends with the most satisfying ending, episode vi. Ahsoka became a part of the star wars universe in the canonical animated dual series the clone wars and rebels. Absolutely everything you need to know, and star wars. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Develop your force abilities, hone your lightsaber techniques, and explore the ancient mysteries of a longlost civilization all while staying one step ahead of the empire and its deadly inquisitors. The new jedi order, commonly abbreviated as the njo, is a multiauthor book series that was published by del rey between 1999 and 2003, consisting of nineteen novels, three ebook novellas, and three short stories. A fantastic series of books that take place during the clone wars are the star wars republic commando novels. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. As star wars skywalker saga drew to a close with 2019s aptly titled star wars. The best approach i would recommend is using star wars wikia as your guide. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Fallen order is an actionadventure game set after the events of star wars.
A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. This period of star wars storytelling also encompasses the 2008 animated feature star wars. 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. The list includes films, television episodes, novels, comic books, short stories, video games, and other promotional material.
It also starts the series off with the two strongest films, and allows you to never have to either start or end your viewing experience with a shitty movie. 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. This book is the romcom of star wars books as it follows the romance between princess leia and han solo, ultimately leading to their marriage. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. In the real world, the 501st is a group of dedicated star wars fans who create models of suits of armor from the films, but more importantly, they have a keen eye on performing acts of charity which we think is great. Star wars legends is too massive to fit into a single 100 book list, therefore this is part 1 of a multiple part list that contains all novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity in order of the timeline. 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. A series of books and comics that feature content related to the film star wars episode vii the force awakens. In what order should the star wars movies be watched. Despite this, he negotiated a deal to earn 2% of the gross box office receipts for. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Find all books mentioning a character on the wikia page for it. Its sort of an underworld take on the star wars universes, but it never quite lives up to its potential.
The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. While some may credit this to the fact that he has better plots to works with, i suspect the fact that he adds depth. There have been quite a few imperial soldiers who have defected to both. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. When han learns leia is considering the marriage proposal of hapan prince isolder it kicks off a series of events that result in a journey to the planet dathomir and a confrontation with the warlord zsinj. When bounty hunter jango fett gets into his ship after his fight with obiwan kenobi in. The best star wars book reading order its a big galaxy out there for many fans of star wars who decide to read the books, the expanded universe generally referred to as the eu can appear much like wild space. In fact, between the phantom menace to the rise of skywalker. Every star wars movie ranked best star wars movies esquire. In the first show, she was introduced as anakins apprentice during the war, and. But i have never been at ease about the situation on tatooine, not since leaving it almost four years ago.
My rundown of my recommended reading order for star wars books link to video i mentioned s. Expectations are so high, asmussen told us about making jedi. Ask george lucas what sequence you should watch the star wars films in and this is the answer youll get. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The actor who played obiwan kenobi, alec guiness, thought of the star wars films as fairytale rubbish. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books.
The rise of skywalker, the final instalment of the saga that first began in 1977 while some enjoy watching the various movies and tv shows in release. Moreover, cunningham makes her out to be a complex character with conflicting emotions, intelligent and ambitious, willing to use her femininity to get. The rise of skywalker, it makes for the perfect time for the franchises stars to. Twelve authors in total contributed to the series, which was a collaborative effort conceived by representatives of del rey, lucasfilm ltd. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. This timeline is intended to list narrativebased canon media by an inuniverse chronology. Adam is also a contributor to the official blog at and a guest commentator on many popular star wars fan podcasts. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100. When bounty hunter jango fett gets into his ship after his fight with obiwan kenobi in attack of the clones, he. Movies, games, books, comics various creators have added to star wars lore over the years. Seeing that the republic produced legions of clone armies during the clone wars, and that such soldiers are programmed to be trained from birth and serve their creators in an unquestionably, one would think star wars empire and first order would find it in their best interests to stick with homegrown soldiers. Most of the new jedi order books have focused on jacen and anakin, so weve learned little about the solo daughter.
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