There have been some good things from the reorganized canon. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars timeline page 2 of 12 star wars canon timeline. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. Lords of the sith is a bit like a buddy road movie, except that the buddies are evil emperor palpatine and his equally nasty sidekick, darth vader. Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Characters, weapons, vehicles from the star wars franchise. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. More star wars legends characters will become canon cbr. Which thrawn trilogy is better star wars canon vs legends.
Different eras may fair differently, of course, but what do you think. Even though were in a new era of star wars, its always good to look back at. 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. It is a dark time in a galaxy far, far away when the parents of milo and lina graf are abducted by agents of the evil empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across adventures in wild space. The art is more consistent, and you dont have that weird feeling of luke. For example, my favourite legends tales are those told within the galactic civil war, o. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Star wars disney canon vs legends spacebattles forums. This isnt a comprehensive set of book recommendations, but it should serve as a good starting point. This page is about the dedication of the legends fanbase. Everything from legends lucasfilm made canon again.
The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an allnew series. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Star wars disney canon junior novel series 42 primary works 43 total works a chronological timeline of star wars novels considered canon in the new continuity as defined by the lucasfilm story group. Legends notification emails are working properly again. Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. If this post helps with vs debates so be it, it does erk me seeing things like disney canon only in this debate. Jun 27, 2019 lets explore how star wars differs between the canon and legends universes. Many fans know disney abandoned what was dubbed the legends canon continuity based on decades of comics, books, etc. Heres a guide to the origins of star wars canon, the. Before lucas continued his epic saga with a trilogy of prequels, and before the latest trilogy was announced, the star wars legends existed as a means to expand on the star wars universe with novels, video games, and comic books. Timeline and list of all canon star wars novels geekritique. Then the prequels came out, setting up a massive conflict the clone wars, that involved a large enough cast all the jedi, the clones, the seperatists, etc that. Nonfiction books are also listed and include art collections, making of books, etc.
Many people say any star wars comics that come under legends are not canon, but people also say that any new star. When a franchise is around for four decades, it can get impossibly unwieldy to try and grasp its lore and star wars canon is no exception. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading revan. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that. 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. Rebels supervising director dave filoni reintroduced popular legends character thrawn into the canon in the 2016 third season of rebels. The movies came out, and people came along saying, wait, ive got more stories to tell.
This timeline constitutes a mutimedia of films, tv episodes, novels, short stories, comics, young adult novels, and childrens books and comics. Expanded universe fiction includes material from books, comics, tv. Old canon existed, because star wars was over, as far as general audiences were concerned. Legends general discussion now that were 3 films and multiple bookscomics into the new canon, id like to know everyones thoughts on whether they prefer the new canon continuity or legends. The game consisted of piloting several different star wars vehicles through. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu. Star wars legends is the only true star wars canon. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people behind one of the alltime great science fantasy sagas have always been more than happy to oblige. After george lucas concluded his original trilogy with return of the jedi, star wars fans didnt know when they would ever get new stories from the star wars universe. Also dont use wookiepedia for canon information since they havent updated things lfl. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. In both legends and canon, and then comparing which is a better origin.
Star wars creatives explain why canon vs expanded universe shouldnt matter. Swg legends are doing a fine job of bringing back the swg we all loved despite naysayers and drama it has continued to thrive over this past year and more. But since then, a lot of these legends have been reintroduced. If you are at a used bookstore, its not quite as simple because if the book was printed before the disneystar wars purchase, there isnt a legends banner. The death of a certain character was too much for them to bear. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas. Heir to the empire, one of three books written by timothy zahn one of the most popular star wars book. Now that were 3 films and multiple bookscomics into the new canon, id like to know everyones thoughts on whether they prefer the new canon continuity or legends. Lets explore how star wars differs between the canon and legends universes. James luceno canonized the carrackclass cruiser in his novel tarkin, another vehicle originally. The issue of which aspects are canon was one of the most hotly debated topics. However, following disneys purchase of lucasfilm, it was declared that, outside of the franchise films.
The old republic book 1 kindle edition by karpyshyn, drew. Jan 29, 2018 the star wars franchise is about to add some familiar faces, as more legends characters are confirmed to appear as we head toward episode ix, rian johnsons spinoff trilogy, the animated successor to star wars rebels, and assorted related media, the galaxy far, far away will introduce plenty of new additions, unrelated to the skywalker family. Many people say any star wars comics that come under legends are not canon, but people also say that any new star wars comic is canon. This news was not met favorably by the contingent of star war fans who. 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 legends is the name given to the nowdefunct expanded universe. Lrm why the star wars legends books should continue. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon. Since disney bought the rights from the star wars franchise, most of the expanded universe all of the books, comic books, games and series that are based on the star wars setting became. I would give up every star wars book, comic, and video game ever just for these three movies.
Canon discuss some of the differences and similarities between the two continuities. Star wars disney canon junior novel series 42 primary works 43 total works a chronological timeline of star wars novels considered canon in the new continuity as. A star wars story draws more legends elements into canon. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Grand admiral thrawns origins legends vs canon youtube. For any art books related to marvel comics, check out the collections tpbhc page. James bond vehicles of alltime back to the future trilogy.
Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. How did star wars canon use to work before disney took over legends. I really enjoyed the first run of the darth vader comics and the main star wars. Jul 30, 2014 star wars creatives explain why canon vs expanded universe shouldnt matter. Reference books that add to canon continuity are listed here.
Plus, of all the star wars eras, this is the one i would most like to see new stories in. The best place to put this would be before the darth bane books already confirmed as legends. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. This is a list of the many reference books that have been published to accompany the films, television series, and the expanded universe of books, comics and video games. An alternate means of treating the universe by beniboybling april 30, 2015 4 comments weve stuck to a very clear branding strategy for the past decade. Dec 28, 2016 the current, canonical star wars timeline. Star wars legends is the only true star wars canon home. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. The expanded universe is a collection of star wars fiction compiled over the last 30 years. Please check your email spam folder and if you see any emails from the cantina there, make sure to mark them as not spam. 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. Not included are novelty books, collectors guides, lego titles, or similar releases. As a disclosure, this blog is mostly for myself to share my fandom of the star wars universe with others. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally.
Legends also has a lot more variety and creativity with vehicles. Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. The sheer scale and complexity of star wars expanded universe. Star wars disney canon junior novel series by justina ireland. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It may not quite be time for any final judgements, with many answers still yet to come, but by now the new canon has existed long enough that we can at least start discussing whether or not the new expanded universe is living up to the old expanded universe.
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. Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. An alternate means of treating the universe by beniboybling april 30, 2015 4 comments weve stuck to a. Disney was to remove the expanded universeeu from official star wars canon. Id put it up against any legends book for the best star wars novel out there. When the sinister sith unveil a thousandyearold plot to rule the darth vader. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. After disneys acquisition of the star wars franchise, the entirety of the star wars exanded universe or eu was scrapped, and although not wholly forgotten, it is now firmly considered noncanonical. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. Below are our picks of the best star wars books from both the legends timeline and current canon. Those in charge of upcoming star wars tv series and novels explain that the expanded universe is still important whether its canon or not.
Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. The many reasons why lucasfilm decided to remove the expanded universe from star wars canon. Now that we have a completed canon thrawn trilogy, i thought it would be a good time to look back at the books that kicked off the old eu, and. Discussion in space battles main started by professor janus, apr 10, 2018. On the 8th of april marvel released the star wars legends epic collection volume 1. This is a disambiguation pagea navigational aid that lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. Complete vehicles may refer to the following books. A star wars story goes to lightspeed with full teaser trailer.
Comicswise, i prefer the canon comics to the star wars series that begin with in the shadow of yavin. 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. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. 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. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. If theres golden legends banner on the cover, its a legends book. With the exception of the cgianimated the clone wars tv series, nonfilm material produced prior to april 2014 was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe eu. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys. Lando calrissians voicerecordings reference a series of eu books, the.
While legends did have a lot of stupid things, it had a lot of really good and often underappreciated things as well, and i was really disappointed to see so many of those good things get swept aside. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. If there is no banner at all, then its a canon book. The purpose is too help sw fans feel better about there legends collection because from what has been said legends doesnt equal noncanon. Years after the onset of the clone wars, the noble jedi knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxywide battle against the separatists. Wars expanded universe that should have stayed canon. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Dec 28, 2014 the purpose is too help sw fans feel better about there legends collection because from what has been said legends doesnt equal non canon. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books.
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