Star Wars is an American epic space-opera 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). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Many derivative Star Wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe for decades.
In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. [1] [2] [3] In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the Expanded Universe material as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the Star Wars' franchise. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured Star Wars canon based on new material. [4] [5] [6] The first new canon adult novel was Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller, published in September 2014. [7]
This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the Star Wars franchise. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of Star Wars comic books. Reference books and roleplaying gamebooks can be found at the list of Star Wars reference books.
Fictional timeline abbreviations
Maturity rating abbreviations
- AA : Adult audiences.
- YA : Young readers; typically shorter than an adult novel, and accessible for younger audiences.
- EB : eBook; originally released as digital short stories, but may be included with other novels.
The novelizations offer alternate takes on the events of the movies, with many including discarded or slightly altered plotlines. Those published before 25 April 2014 are considered Legends like all other media.
Timeline | Original Work | (Sub)title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook | Note |
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32 BBY | Episode I – The Phantom Menace | The Phantom Menace | Terry Brooks | 1999-04-21 | AA | ||
32 BBY | The Phantom Menace | Patricia Wrede | 1999-05-03 | YA | |||
32 BBY | Journal series: Anakin Skywalker | Todd Strasser | 1999 | YA | [lower-alpha 1] | ||
32 BBY | Journal series: Darth Maul | Jude Watson | 1999 | YA | |||
32 BBY | Journal series: Queen Amidala | 1999 | YA | ||||
0 BBY–0 ABY | The Phantom of Menace | Star Wars Part the First | Ian Doescher | 2013-07-02 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | |
22 BBY | Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Attack of the Clones | R.A. Salvatore | 2002-04-23 | AA | ||
22 BBY | Attack of the Clones | Patricia Wrede | 2002-04-23 | YA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | The Clone Army Attacketh | Star Wars Part the Second | Ian Doescher | 2013-07-02 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 4] | |
22 BBY | The Clone Wars film | The Clone Wars | Karen Traviss | 2008-07-26 | AA | ||
22 BBY | The Clone Wars | Tracey West | 2008-07-26 | YA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third | Star Wars Part the Third | Ian Doescher | 2013-07-02 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 5] | |
19 BBY | Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Revenge of the Sith | Matthew Stover | 2005-04-02 | AA | ||
19 BBY | Revenge of the Sith | Patricia Wrede | 2005-04-02 | YA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Episode IV – A New Hope | From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker | Alan Dean Foster | 1976-11-12 | AA | ||
0 BBY–0 ABY | A New Hope | Ryder Windham | 2004-10-01 | YA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope | Ian Doescher | 2013-07-02 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 6] | ||
3 ABY | Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | The Empire Strikes Back | Donald F. Glut | 1980-04-12 | YA | ||
3 ABY | The Empire Strikes Back | Ryder Windham | 2004-10-01 | AA | |||
3 ABY | The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth | Ian Doescher | 2014-03-18 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 6] | ||
4 ABY | Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Return of the Jedi | James Kahn | 1983-05-12 | AA | ||
4 ABY | Return of the Jedi | Ryder Windham | 2004-10-01 | YA | |||
4 ABY | The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth | Ian Doescher | 2014-07-01 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 6] |
Timeline | Original Work | (Sub)title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook |
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3–2 BBY | The Force Unleashed | The Force Unleashed | Sean Williams | 2008 | AA | [note 1] |
1 BBY | The Force Unleashed II | The Force Unleashed II | Sean Williams | 2010 | AA | |
1 BBY | Dark Forces | Soldier for the Empire | William C. Dietz | 1997 | AA | [note 2] |
5 ABY | Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | Rebel Agent | 1998 | AA | [note 2] | |
5 ABY | Jedi Knight | 1998 | AA | [note 2] |
Timeline | Original Work | (Sub)title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook | Note |
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32 BBY | Episode I – The Phantom Menace | The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First | Ian Doescher | 2015-04-07 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] | |
22 BBY | Episode II – Attack of the Clones | The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars Part the Second | 2015-07-07 | AA | |||
19 BBY | Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third | 2015-09-08 | AA | |||
13–10 BBY | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Expanded Edition | Mur Lafferty | 2018-09-04 | AA | ||
13–10 BBY | A Junior Novel | Joe Schreiber | 2018-09-11 | YA | |||
0 BBY | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Rogue One | Alexander Freed | 2016-12-16 | AA | ||
0 BBY | A Junior Novel | Matt Forbeck | 2016-12-16 | YA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Episode IV – A New Hope | A New Hope | Ryder Windham | 2017-05-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 7] | |
0 BBY–0 ABY | The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy | Alexandra Bracken | 2015-09-22 | YA | |||
3 ABY | Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | The Empire Strikes Back | Ryder Windham | 2017-05-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 7] | |
3 ABY | So You Want to Be a Jedi? | Adam Gidwitz | 2015-09-22 | YA | |||
4 ABY | Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Return of the Jedi | Ryder Windham | 2017-05-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 7] | |
4 ABY | Beware the Power of the Dark Side! | Tom Angleberger | 2015-09-22 | YA | |||
34 ABY | Episode VII – The Force Awakens | The Force Awakens | Alan Dean Foster | 2015-12-18 | AA | ||
34 ABY | A Junior Novel | Michael Kogge | 2016-02-16 | YA | |||
34 ABY | Rey's Story | Elizabeth Schaefer | 2016-02-16 | YA | [lower-alpha 1] | ||
34 ABY | Finn's Story | Jesse J. Holland | 2016-09-13 | YA | |||
34 ABY | The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh | Ian Doescher | 2017-10-03 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] | ||
34 ABY | Episode VIII – The Last Jedi | Expanded Edition | Jason Fry | 2018-03-06 | AA | ||
34 ABY | A Junior Novel | Michael Kogge | 2018-03-06 | YA | |||
34 ABY | Jedi the Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth | Ian Doescher | 2018-07-10 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] | ||
35 ABY | Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker | Expanded Edition | Rae Carson | 2020-03-17 | AA | ||
35 ABY | A Junior Novel | Michael Kogge | 2020-04-16 | YA | |||
35 ABY | The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth | Ian Doescher | 2020-07-28 | AA | [lower-alpha 2] | ||
32 BBY–34 ABY | Episode I – Episode VIII | The Skywalker Saga | Delilah S. Dawson | 2019 | YA |
Timeline | Original Work | (Sub)title | Adapted material | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook |
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32 BBY–4 ABY | Galaxy of Adventures | Galaxy of Adventures | Meredith Rusu | 2019 | YA | ||
21 BBY–34 ABY | Forces of Destiny | Daring Adventures: Volume 1 | Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 1–2, 6 and 9 | Emma Carlson Berne | 2017-08 | YA | |
21 BBY–3 ABY | Daring Adventures: Volume 2 | Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 4–5 and 7 | 2017-10 | YA | |||
5 BBY | Rebels | Rise of the Rebels | Rebels prequel shorts | Michael Kogge | 2014-08 | YA | |
5 BBY | The Rebellion Begins | Rebels Season 1, Episodes 1–2 | 2014-10 | YA | |||
5 BBY | Droids in Distress | Rebels Season 1, Episodes 1–3 | 2014-11 | YA | |||
4 BBY | Ezra's Duel with Danger | Rebels Season 1, Episodes 6–8 | 2015-03 | YA | |||
4 BBY | Battle to the End | Rebels Season 1, Episodes 11–13 | 2015-06 | YA | |||
3 BBY–4 ABY | Forces of Destiny | Daring Adventures: The Leia Chronicles | Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 3, 8 and 14 | Emma Carlson Berne | 2018-01 | YA | |
9 ABY | The Mandalorian | Junior Novel | The Mandalorian Season 1 | Joe Schreiber | 2021-01-05 | YA | |
9 ABY | Season 2 Junior Novel | The Mandalorian Season 2 | 2022-01-04 | YA | |||
9 ABY | The Book of Boba Fett | Junior Novel | The Book of Boba Fett Season 1 | 2023-01-03 | YA | ||
34 ABY | Forces of Destiny | Daring Adventures: The Rey Chronicles | Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 10 and 15 and Season 2, Episode 5 | Emma Carlson Berne | 2018-03 | YA |
Since 2014, the official Star Wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, The Clone Wars film and the television shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Star Wars Rebels , and Star Wars Resistance , as well as any books, comics, and video games published after April 2014.
Timeline | Series | Title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook | Note |
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382 BBY | The High Republic Phase II | Convergence | Zoraida Córdova | 2022-11-22 | AA | ||
382 BBY | Quest for the Hidden City | George Mann | 2022-11-01 | YA | |||
382 BBY | Path of Deceit [8] | Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland | 2022-10-04 | YA | |||
382 BBY | The Battle of Jedha [9] | George Mann | 2023-02-14 | AA | [lower-alpha 8] | ||
382 BBY | Cataclysm | Lydia Kang | 2023-04-04 | AA | |||
382 BBY | Path of Vengeance [10] | Cavan Scott | 2023-05-02 | YA | |||
382 BBY | Quest for Planet X [11] | Tessa Gratton | 2023-04-04 | YA | |||
232 BBY | The High Republic Phase I | Into the Dark [12] | Claudia Gray | 2021-02-02 | YA | ||
232 BBY | Light of the Jedi [12] | Charles Soule | 2021-01-05 | AA | |||
232 BBY | A Test of Courage [12] | Justina Ireland | 2021-01-05 | YA | |||
231 BBY | The Rising Storm [13] | Cavan Scott | 2021-06-29 | AA | |||
231 BBY | Race to Crashpoint Tower [13] | Daniel Jose Older | 2021-06-29 | YA | |||
231 BBY | Out of the Shadows [13] | Justina Ireland | 2021-07-27 | YA | |||
231 BBY | Tempest Runner | Cavan Scott | 2022-03-01 | AA | [lower-alpha 8] | ||
230 BBY | Mission to Disaster [14] | Justina Ireland | 2022-01-04 | YA | |||
230 BBY | Midnight Horizon [15] | Daniel José Older | 2022-02-01 | YA | |||
230 BBY | The Fallen Star [16] | Claudia Gray | 2022-01-04 | AA | |||
229 BBY | The High Republic Phase III | The Eye of Darkness | George Mann | 2023-11-14 | AA | ||
229 BBY | Escape from Valo | Daniel Jose Older & Alyssa Wong | 2024-01-30 | YA | |||
229 BBY | Defy the Storm | Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland | 2024-03-05 | YA | |||
229 BBY | Temptation of the Force | Tessa Gratton | 2024-06-11 | AA | |||
229 BBY | Tears of the Nameless | George Mann | 2024-09-24 | YA | |||
229 BBY | Beware the Nameless | Zoraida Cordova | 2024-08-27 | YA | |||
229 BBY | Tempest Breaker | Cavan Scott | 2025 | AA | |||
229 BBY | Trials of the Jedi | Charles Soule | 2025 | AA | |||
229 BBY | Into the Light | Claudia Gray | 2025-04-01 | YA | |||
229 BBY | A Valiant Vow | Justina Ireland | 2025-05-6 | YA | |||
152 BBY | The Acolyte: Wayseeker | Justina Ireland | 2025-05-06 | AA | TBA | ||
41 BBY | Padawan | Kiersten White | 2022-07-26 | YA | |||
40 BBY | Master and Apprentice | Claudia Gray | 2019-04-16 | AA | |||
33 BBY [17] | The Living Force | John Jackson Miller | 2024-04-09 | AA | TBA | ||
32 BBY [lower-roman 1] | Padmé | Queen's Peril [18] | E.K. Johnston | 2020-06-02 | YA | ||
32 BBY | Episode I – The Phantom Menace | George Lucas | 1999-05-19 | Movie | N/A | ||
TBA | Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss | Steven Barnes | 2024-10-15 | AA | |||
28 BBY | Padmé | Queen's Shadow | E.K. Johnston | 2019-03-05 | YA | ||
26 BBY | Choose Your Destiny | An Obi-Wan and Anakin Adventure | Cavan Scott | 2019-03-19 | YA | ||
23 BBY [lower-roman 2] | Dooku: Jedi Lost | Cavan Scott | 2019-04-30 | AA | [lower-alpha 8] | ||
22 BBY | Episode II – Attack of the Clones | George Lucas | 2002-05-16 | Movie | N/A | ||
22 BBY | Padmé | Queen's Hope [19] | E.K. Johnston | 2022-04-05 | YA | ||
22 BBY | Brotherhood [20] | Mike Chen | 2022-05-10 | AA | |||
21–17 BBY | Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel | James Luceno | 2016-11-15 | AA | |||
19 BBY [lower-roman 3] | Thrawn Ascendancy | Chaos Rising | Timothy Zahn | 2020-09-01 | AA | ||
19 BBY | Dark Disciple | Christie Golden | 2015-07-07 | AA | |||
19 BBY | Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | George Lucas | 2005-05-19 | Movie | N/A | ||
18 BBY | Reign of the Empire | The Mask of Fear | Alexander Freed | 2025-02-25 | AA | TBA | |
18 BBY | Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade | Delilah S. Dawson | 2023-07-18 | AA | |||
18 BBY | Adventures in Wild Space | The Escape | Cavan Scott | 2016-02-25 | YA | ||
18 BBY | The Snare | 2016-02-25 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | The Nest | Tom Huddleston | 2016-02-25 | YA | |||
18 BBY | The Steal | Cavan Scott | 2016-02-30 | YA | |||
18 BBY | The Dark | Tom Huddleston | 2016-02-30 | YA | |||
18 BBY | The Cold | Cavan Scott | 2017-03-09 | YA | |||
18 BBY | Thrawn Ascendancy | Greater Good | Timothy Zahn | 2021-04-27 | AA | ||
18 BBY [lower-roman 4] | Lesser Evil | 2021-11-16 | AA | ||||
18 BBY | Ahsoka | E.K. Johnston | 2016-10-11 | YA | [lower-alpha 9] | ||
17 BBY | Adventures in Wild Space | The Rescue | Tom Huddleston | 2017-05-04 | YA | ||
15–2 BBY | Thrawn Imperial | Thrawn | Timothy Zahn | 2017-04-11 | AA | ||
14 BBY | Lords of the Sith | Paul S. Kemp | 2015-04-28 | AA | |||
14 BBY | Tarkin | James Luceno | 2014-11-04 | AA | |||
13–0 BBY | Rebel Rising | Beth Revis | 2017-05-02 | YA | |||
13 BBY | Most Wanted | Rae Carson | 2018-05-25 | YA | |||
13-10 BBY | Crimson Climb | E.K. Johnston | 2023-10-10 | YA | |||
13–10 BBY | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Lawrence Kasdan & Jon Kasdan | 2018-05-25 | Movie | N/A | ||
12 BBY | Jedi: Battle Scars [21] [22] | Sam Maggs | 2023-03-07 | AA | [lower-alpha 10] | ||
11 BBY | Lando's Luck | Justina Ireland | 2018-10-02 | YA | [lower-alpha 11] | ||
11 BBY | A New Dawn | John Jackson Miller | 2014-09-02 | AA | [lower-alpha 12] | ||
8 BBY | Choose Your Destiny | A Han & Chewie Adventure | Cavan Scott | 2018 | YA | ||
6 BBY–5 ABY | Servants of the Empire | Edge of the Galaxy | Jason Fry | 2014 | YA | ||
6 BBY–5 ABY [lower-roman 5] | Lost Stars | Claudia Gray | 2015-09-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 13] | ||
5 BBY | Rebels | Ezra's Gamble | Ryder Windham | 2014-08 | YA | ||
5 BBY | Servants of the Empire | Rebel in the Ranks | Jason Fry | 2015-03 | YA | [lower-alpha 14] | |
4 BBY | Imperial Justice | 2015-07 | YA | ||||
4 BBY | The Secret Academy | 2015-10 | YA | ||||
3 BBY | Leia, Princess of Alderaan | Claudia Gray | 2017-09-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 15] | ||
2 BBY | Thrawn Imperial | Alliances [23] | Timothy Zahn | 2018-07-24 | AA | ||
1 BBY | Treason | 2019-07-23 | AA | ||||
1 BBY | The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! | Tom Angleberger | 2018 | YA | |||
0 BBY | Guardians of the Whills | Greg Rucka | 2017 | YA | |||
0 BBY | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | John Knoll & Gary Whitta | 2016-12-16 | Movie | N/A | ||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Episode IV – A New Hope | George Lucas | 1977-05-25 | Movie | N/A | ||
0 BBY–0 ABY [lower-roman 6] | Battlefront II: Inferno Squad | Christie Golden | 2017-07-25 | AA | [lower-alpha 16] | ||
0 ABY [lower-roman 7] | Smuggler's Run | Greg Rucka | 2015-09-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 13] | ||
0 ABY | Heir to the Jedi | Kevin Hearne | 2015-03-03 | AA | |||
0 ABY [lower-roman 8] | The Weapon of a Jedi | Jason Fry | 2015-09-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 13] | ||
0 ABY | Choose Your Destiny | A Luke & Leia Adventure | Cavan Scott | 2018-10-02 | YA | [lower-alpha 11] | |
0 ABY | Doctor Aphra [24] | Sarah Kuhn | 2021-04-06 | AA | [lower-alpha 8] | ||
3 ABY [lower-roman 9] | Battlefront: Twilight Company | Alexander Freed | 2015 | AA | [lower-alpha 17] | ||
3 ABY | Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | George Lucas | 1980-05-06 | Movie | N/A | ||
4 ABY [lower-roman 10] | Moving Target | Cecil Castellucci & Jason Fry | 2015 | YA | [lower-alpha 13] | ||
4 ABY | Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | George Lucas | 1983-05-25 | Movie | N/A | ||
4 ABY | The Princess and the Scoundrel [25] | Beth Revis | 2022 | AA | |||
4 ABY | Alphabet Squadron | Alphabet Squadron | Alexander Freed | 2019 | AA | ||
4 ABY | Aftermath | Aftermath | Chuck Wendig | 2015 | AA | [lower-alpha 13] | |
5 ABY | Alphabet Squadron | Shadow Fall [26] | Alexander Freed | 2020 | AA | ||
5 ABY [lower-roman 11] | Aftermath | Life Debt | Chuck Wendig | 2016 | AA | ||
5 ABY | Alphabet Squadron | Victory's Price | Alexander Freed | 2021 | AA | ||
5 ABY [lower-roman 12] | Aftermath | Empire's End | Chuck Wendig | 2017 | AA | ||
7 ABY [lower-roman 13] | Last Shot [27] | Daniel José Older | 2018 [28] | AA | |||
9 ABY | Hunters: Battle for the Arena [29] | Mark Oshiro | 2023 | YA | [lower-alpha 18] | ||
18 ABY | Poe Dameron: Free Fall | Alex Segura | 2020 | YA | |||
21 ABY | Shadow of the Sith [30] | Adam Christopher | 2022 | AA | |||
28 ABY | Bloodline | Claudia Gray | 2016-05-03 | AA | |||
31–32 ABY | Force Collector | Kevin Shinick | 2019-10-04 | YA | [lower-alpha 19] | ||
31–34 ABY | Before the Awakening | Greg Rucka | 2015 | YA | |||
34 ABY | Join the Resistance | Join the Resistance | Ben Acker & Ben Blacker | 2017-03-07 | YA | ||
34 ABY | Escape from Vodran | 2017-10-03 | YA | ||||
34 ABY | Phasma | Delilah S. Dawson | 2017 | AA | [lower-alpha 15] | ||
34 ABY | Episode VII – The Force Awakens | Lawrence Kasdan & J. J. Abrams & Michael Arndt | 2015-12-14 | Movie | N/A | ||
34 ABY [lower-roman 14] | Join the Resistance | Attack on Starkiller Base | Ben Acker & Ben Blacker | 2018-07-31 | YA | ||
34 ABY [lower-roman 15] | The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron [31] | Elizabeth Wein | 2017-12-15 | YA | |||
34 ABY [lower-roman 15] | Galaxy's Edge | Black Spire | Delilah S. Dawson | 2019-09-03 | AA | ||
34 ABY | Episode VIII – The Last Jedi | Rian Johnson | 2017-12-15 | Movie | N/A | ||
34 ABY | The Legends of Luke Skywalker | Ken Liu | 2017 | YA | [lower-alpha 15] | ||
34 ABY | Resistance Reborn [32] | Rebecca Roanhorse | 2019 | AA | [lower-alpha 19] | ||
34 ABY | Choose Your Destiny | A Finn & Poe Adventure [32] | Cavan Scott | 2019 | YA | [lower-alpha 19] | |
34 ABY | Spark of the Resistance [32] | Justina Ireland | 2019 | YA | |||
34 ABY | Pirate's Price | Lou Anders | 2019 | YA | [lower-alpha 11] | ||
34 ABY | Galaxy's Edge | A Crash of Fate | Zoraida Córdova | 2019 | YA | ||
35 ABY | Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker | J. J. Abrams & Chris Terrio | 2019-12-20 | Movie | N/A |
Since 2014, various short stories have been published in Star Wars Insider . [33] [34] Some of these stories were later reprinted in the paperback editions of various novels, or the hardcover Star Wars: The Fiction Collection compilation.
The collection Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens is part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens promotional campaign. Some stories were originally published as individual e-books, and later collected with other new stories. However, they were all published together as a book called Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Short story anthology published by Disney Lucasfilm Press in June 2022. [35]
Short story anthology published by Titan Comics in December 2022 collecting five stories originally published in Issues #199 to #208 of the Star Wars Insider magazine. [36]
Short story anthology published by Titan Comics in April 2024 collecting five stories originally published in Issues #213 to #219 of the Star Wars Insider magazine, all of which were written by George Mann. It also includes a completely new short story titled "Missing Pieces", also written by Mann.
Canon storybooks for younger readers that are shorter than a standard novel or young adult novel.
In 2015, the original six Star Wars films were adapted as Little Golden Books. In 2017, A New Hope was also released as a Big Golden Book. Additionally, Solo: A Star Wars Story and the sequel trilogy were adapted. Many other original titles featuring scenes from throughout the saga have been released, including I Am a Padawan by Ashley Eckstein. An upcoming release will adapt The Mandalorian. [37]
This body of work represents the original Star Wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. [5]
Beginning with the 1999 release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , Lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional "era" with symbols designating such:
Publishing eras
- Before the Republic: stories taking place before 25,000 BBY.
- Old Republic: stories taking place between 25,053 BBY to 1,000 BBY.
- Rise of the Empire: stories taking place between 1000 BBY to 0 BBY.
- Rebellion: stories taking place between 0 BBY to 5 ABY.
- New Republic: stories taking place between 5 ABY to 25 ABY.
- New Jedi Order: stories taking place between 25 ABY to 37 ABY.
- Legacy: stories taking place after 37 ABY.
Timeline | Series | Title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook | Note |
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25,793 BBY | Dawn of the Jedi | Into the Void | Tim Lebbon | 2013-05-07 | AA | [upper-alpha 1] | |
5,000 BBY | Lost Tribe of the Sith | Precipice | John Jackson Miller | 2009-05-28 | EB | [lower-alpha 20] | |
5,000 BBY | Skyborn | 2009-07-21 | EB | ||||
4,985 BBY | Paragon | 2010-02-10 | EB | ||||
4,975 BBY | Savior | 2010-04-27 | EB | ||||
3,960 BBY | Purgatory | 2010-10-25 | EB | ||||
3,960 BBY | Sentinel | 2011-02-21 | EB | ||||
3,956 BBY | Knights of the Old Republic | Drew Karpyshyn | 2003-07-16 | Game | N/A | ||
3,954–3,950 BBY [lower-roman 16] | The Old Republic | Revan | Drew Karpyshyn | 2011-11-15 | AA | ||
3,951 BBY | Knights of the Old Republic II | Chris Avellone | 2004-12-06 | Game | N/A | ||
3,653 BBY | The Old Republic | Deceived | Paul S. Kemp | 2011-03-22 | AA | ||
3,645 BBY | Red Harvest | Joe Schreiber | 2010-12-28 | AA | |||
3,643 BBY | The Old Republic | Fatal Alliance | Sean Williams | 2010-07-20 | AA | ||
3,643–3,639 BBY | The Old Republic | 2011-12-13 | Game | N/A | |||
3,640 BBY | The Old Republic | Annihilation | Drew Karpyshyn | 2012-11-13 | AA | ||
3,000 BBY | Lost Tribe of the Sith | Pantheon | John Jackson Miller | 2011-07-18 | EB | [lower-alpha 20] | |
3,000 BBY | Secrets | 2012-03-05 | EB | ||||
2,975 BBY | Pandemonium | 2012-07-24 | EB | ||||
1,032 BBY | Knight Errant | 2011-01-25 | AA | [lower-alpha 21] | |||
1,003–1,000 BBY | Darth Bane | Path of Destruction | Drew Karpyshyn | 2006-09-26 | AA | ||
1,000–990 BBY | Rule of Two | 2007-12-26 | AA | ||||
980 BBY | Dynasty of Evil | 2009-12-08 | AA | ||||
89–22 BBY | Legacy of the Jedi | Jude Watson | 2003-08-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 22] | ||
67–32 BBY | Darth Plagueis | James Luceno | 2012-01-10 | AA | |||
51–21 BBY | The Wrath of Darth Maul | Ryder Windham | 2012-01-01 | YA | |||
44 BBY | Jedi Apprentice | The Rising Force | Dave Wolverton | 1999-05-03 | YA | ||
44 BBY | The Dark Rival | Jude Watson | 1999-05-03 | YA | |||
44 BBY | The Hidden Past | 1999-08-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Mark of the Crown | 1999-10-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Defenders of the Dead | 1999-12-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Uncertain Path | 2000-02-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Captive Temple | 2000-04-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Day of Reckoning | 2000-06-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Fight for Truth | 2000-08-01 | YA | ||||
44 BBY | The Shattered Peace | 2000-10-01 | YA | ||||
44–29 BBY | Special Edition: Deceptions | 2001-07-01 | YA | ||||
44–9 BBY | The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi | Ryder Windham | 2008-08-27 | YA | |||
43 BBY | Jedi Apprentice | The Deadly Hunter | Jude Watson | 2000-12-01 | YA | ||
43 BBY | The Evil Experiment | 2001-02-01 | YA | ||||
43 BBY | The Dangerous Rescue | 2001-04-01 | YA | ||||
41 BBY | The Ties That Bind | 2001-08-01 | YA | ||||
41 BBY | The Death of Hope | 2001-10-01 | YA | ||||
41 BBY | The Call to Vengeance | 2001-12-01 | YA | ||||
40 BBY | The Only Witness | 2002-02-01 | YA | ||||
40 BBY | The Threat Within | 2002-03-01 | YA | ||||
39–28 BBY | Special Edition: The Followers | 2002-04-01 | YA | ||||
39–22 BBY | Secrets of the Jedi | 2005-03-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 22] | |||
39 BBY–4 ABY | The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader | Ryder Windham | 2007-10-01 | YA | |||
33 BBY | Darth Maul: Saboteur | James Luceno | 2001-02-15 | EB | [upper-alpha 2] | ||
33 BBY | Maul: Lockdown | Joe Schreiber | 2014-01-28 | AA | |||
32 BBY | Cloak of Deception | James Luceno | 2001-05-29 | AA | [note 1] | ||
32 BBY | Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter | Michael Reaves | 2001-01-30 | AA | [upper-alpha 3] | ||
32 BBY | Episode I – The Phantom Menace | George Lucas | 1999-05-19 | Movie | N/A | ||
29 BBY | Rogue Planet | Greg Bear | 2000-05-02 | AA | [note 1] | ||
28 BBY | Jedi Quest | Path to Truth | Jude Watson | 2001–09 | YA | ||
27 BBY | The Way of the Apprentice | 2002-04-23 | YA | ||||
27 BBY | Outbound Flight | Timothy Zahn | 2006-01-31 | AA | |||
27 BBY | Jedi Quest | The Trail of the Jedi | Jude Watson | 2002-04-23 | YA | ||
27 BBY | The Dangerous Games | 2002-08-01 | YA | ||||
25 BBY | The Master of Disguise | 2002-11-01 | YA | ||||
25 BBY | The School of Fear | 2003-02-01 | YA | ||||
25 BBY | The Shadow Trap | 2003-05-01 | YA | ||||
25 BBY | The Moment of Truth | 2003-11-01 | YA | ||||
24 BBY | The Changing of the Guard | 2004-03-01 | YA | ||||
24 BBY | The False Peace | 2004-07-01 | YA | ||||
23 BBY | The Final Showdown | 2004-11-01 | YA | ||||
22 BBY | The Approaching Storm | Alan Dean Foster | 2002-01-29 | AA | [note 1] | ||
22 BBY | Episode II – Attack of the Clones | George Lucas | 2002-05-16 | Movie | N/A | ||
22 BBY | Boba Fett | The Fight to Survive | Terry Bisson | 2003-04-23 | YA | ||
22 BBY | Crossfire | 2003-11-01 | YA | ||||
22 BBY | Maze of Deception | Elizabeth Hand | 2003–04 | YA | |||
22 BBY | Clone Wars | The Cestus Deception | Steven Barnes | 2004-06-01 | AA | [note 1] | |
22 BBY | The Hive | 2004-05-27 | EB | [lower-alpha 23] | |||
22 BBY | Jedi Trial | David Sherman & Dan Cragg | 2004-10-26 | AA | [note 1] | ||
22 BBY | The Clone Wars | Henry Gilroy & Steven Melching & Scott Murphy | 2008-08-14 | Movie | N/A | ||
22 BBY | The Clone Wars: Secret Missions | Breakout Squad | Ryder Windham | 2009-09-03 | YA | ||
22 BBY | Curse of the Black Hole Pirates | 2010-07-22 | YA | ||||
22 BBY | Duel at Shattered Rock | 2011-03-03 | YA | ||||
22 BBY | Guardians of the Chiss Key | 2012-03-15 | YA | ||||
22 BBY | The Clone Wars | Wild Space | Karen Miller | 2008-12-09 | AA | ||
22 BBY | Boba Fett | Hunted | Elizabeth Hand | 2003-10-01 | YA | ||
22 BBY | Republic Commando | Hard Contact | Karen Traviss | 2004-10-26 | AA | ||
22 BBY | Clone Wars | Shatterpoint | Matthew Stover | 2003-06-03 | AA | ||
22 BBY | The Clone Wars | No Prisoners | Karen Traviss | 2009-05-19 | AA | ||
22 BBY | Republic Commando | Triple Zero | 2006-02-28 | AA | [upper-alpha 4] | ||
21 BBY | Clone Wars Gambit | Stealth | Karen Miller | 2010-02-23 | AA | ||
21 BBY | Siege | 2010-07-06 | AA | ||||
21 BBY | Republic Commando | True Colors | Karen Traviss | 2007-10-30 | AA | [upper-alpha 5] | |
20 BBY | Clone Wars | MedStar I: Battle Surgeons | Michael Reaves & Steve Perry | 2004-06-29 | AA | [note 1] | |
20 BBY | MedStar II: Jedi Healer | 2004-09-28 | AA | [note 1] | |||
19 BBY | Yoda: Dark Rendezvous | Sean Stewart | 2004-11-23 | AA | |||
19 BBY | Boba Fett | A New Threat | Elizabeth Hand | 2004-04-01 | YA | ||
19 BBY | Pursuit | 2004-10-28 | YA | ||||
19 BBY | Labyrinth of Evil | James Luceno | 2005-01-25 | AA | [note 1] | ||
19 BBY [lower-roman 17] | Republic Commando | Order 66 | Karen Traviss | 2008-09-16 | AA | ||
19 BBY | Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | George Lucas | 2005-05-19 | Movie | N/A | ||
19 BBY | Kenobi | John Jackson Miller | 2013-08-27 | AA | [upper-alpha 6] | ||
19 BBY | Imperial Commando: 501st | Karen Traviss | 2009-10-27 | AA | [lower-alpha 24] | ||
19 BBY | Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader | James Luceno | 2005-11-22 | AA | [note 1] | ||
19 BBY | Coruscant Nights | Jedi Twilight | Michael Reaves | 2008-06-24 | AA | ||
18 BBY | The Last of the Jedi | The Desperate Mission | Jude Watson | 2005-04-02 | YA | ||
18 BBY | Dark Warning | 2005-09-01 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Underworld | 2005-12-01 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Death on Naboo | 2006-04-01 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Coruscant Nights | Street of Shadows | Michael Reaves | 2008-08-26 | AA | ||
18 BBY | The Last of the Jedi | A Tangled Web | Jude Watson | 2006 | YA | ||
18 BBY | Return of the Dark Side | 2006 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Secret Weapon | 2007 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Against The Empire | 2007 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Master of Deception | 2008 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Reckoning | 2008 | YA | ||||
18 BBY | Coruscant Nights | Patterns of Force | Michael Reaves | 2009 | AA | ||
18 BBY | The Last Jedi | Michael Reaves & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff | 2013 | AA | [lower-alpha 25] | ||
15 BBY–4 ABY | A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker | Ryder Windham | 2009 | YA | |||
10 BBY | Han Solo | The Paradise Snare | A.C. Crispin | 1997 | AA | [note 1] | |
5–4 BBY | The Hutt Gambit | 1997 | AA | [note 1] | |||
3–2 BBY | The Force Unleashed | Haden Blackman | 2008 | Game | N/A | ||
3–2 BBY | Adventures of Lando Calrissian | The Mindharp of Sharu | L. Neil Smith | 1983 | AA | ||
3–2 BBY | The Flamewind of Oseon | 1983 | AA | ||||
3–2 BBY | The Starcave of ThonBoka | 1983 | AA | ||||
3–0 BBY | Death Star | Michael Reaves & Steve Perry | 2009 | AA | |||
2–0 BBY | Han Solo | Rebel Dawn | A.C. Crispin | 1998 | AA | [note 1] | |
2–1 BBY [lower-roman 18] | Han Solo Adventures | Han Solo at Stars' End | Brian Daley | 1979 | AA | ||
2–1 BBY [lower-roman 18] | Han Solo's Revenge | 1979 | AA | ||||
2–1 BBY [lower-roman 18] | Han Solo and the Lost Legacy | 1980 | AA | ||||
1 BBY | The Force Unleashed II | Haden Blackman | 2010 | Game | N/A | ||
1 BBY–2 ABY | Dark Forces | Justin Chin | 1995-02-28 | Game | N/A | ||
1 BBY | Death Troopers | Joe Schreiber | 2009-10-13 | AA | |||
0 BBY | Shadow Games | Michael Reaves & Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff | 2011 | AA | |||
0 BBY–0 ABY | Episode IV – A New Hope | George Lucas | 1977 | Movie | N/A | ||
0 ABY | Winner Lose All | Timothy Zahn | 2012-12-10 | EB | [lower-alpha 26] | ||
0 ABY | Scoundrels | 2013-01-01 | AA | ||||
0 ABY | Rebel Force | Target | Alex Wheeler | 2008 | YA | ||
0 ABY | Hostage | 2008 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Renegade | 2009 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Firefight | 2009 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Trapped | 2010 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Allegiance | Timothy Zahn | 2007 | AA | |||
0 ABY | Rebel Force | Uprising | Alex Wheeler | 2010 | YA | ||
0 ABY | Galaxy of Fear | Eaten Alive | John Whitman | 1997 | YA | ||
0 ABY | City of the Dead | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Planet Plague | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | The Nightmare Machine | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Ghost of the Jedi | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Army of Terror | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | The Brain Spiders | 1997 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | The Swarm | 1998 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Choices of One | Timothy Zahn | 2011 | AA | |||
0 ABY | Galaxy of Fear | Spore | John Whitman | 1998 | YA | ||
0 ABY | The Doomsday Ship | 1998 | YA | ||||
0 ABY | Clones | 1998 | YA | ||||
1 ABY | The Hunger | 1998 | YA | ||||
1 ABY | Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine | Voronica Whitney-Robinson & Haden Blackman | 2003 | AA | [lower-alpha 27] | ||
2 ABY | Splinter of the Mind's Eye | Alan Dean Foster | 1978-03 | AA | [note 3] | ||
2–3 ABY | Honor Among Thieves | James S. A. Corey | 2014 | AA | [upper-alpha 7] | ||
2 ABY | Razor's Edge | Martha Wells | 2013 | AA | |||
3 ABY | Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | George Lucas | 1980 | Movie | N/A | ||
3–4 ABY | Shadows of the Empire | Steve Perry | 1996 | AA | |||
3–4 ABY | Christopher Golden | 1996 | YA | ||||
4 ABY | Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | George Lucas | 1983 | Movie | N/A | ||
4 ABY [lower-roman 19] | Bounty Hunter Wars | The Mandalorian Armor | Kevin Wayne Jeter | 1998 | AA | ||
4 ABY [lower-roman 19] | Slave Ship | 1998 | AA | ||||
4 ABY [lower-roman 19] | Hard Merchandise | 1999 | AA | ||||
4 ABY | The Truce at Bakura | Kathy Tyers | 1993 | AA | |||
5 ABY | Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor | Matthew Stover | 2008-12-30 | AA | |||
5 ABY | Jedi Prince | The Glove of Darth Vader | Paul Davids & Hollace Davids | 1992-07-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 28] | |
5 ABY | The Lost City of the Jedi | 1992-07-01 | YA | ||||
5 ABY | Zorba the Hutt's Revenge | 1992-08-01 | YA | ||||
5 ABY | Mission from Mount Yoda | 1993-02-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 29] | |||
5 ABY | Queen of the Empire | 1993-03-01 | YA | ||||
5 ABY | Prophets of the Dark Side | 1993-05-01 | YA | ||||
5 ABY | Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II | Peter Chan | 1997-10-09 | Game | N/A | ||
6 ABY | X-wing | Rogue Squadron | Michael A. Stackpole | 1996 | AA | ||
7 ABY | Wedge's Gamble | 1996 | AA | ||||
7 ABY | The Krytos Trap | 1996 | AA | ||||
7 ABY | The Bacta War | 1997 | AA | ||||
7 ABY | Wraith Squadron | Aaron Allston | 1998 | AA | |||
7 ABY | Iron Fist | 1998 | AA | ||||
7 ABY | Solo Command | 1999 | AA | ||||
8 ABY | The Courtship of Princess Leia | Dave Wolverton | 1994 | AA | |||
8 ABY | A Forest Apart | Troy Denning | 2003 | EB | [lower-alpha 30] | ||
8 ABY | Tatooine Ghost | 2003 | AA | ||||
9 ABY | Thrawn | Heir to the Empire | Timothy Zahn | 1991 | AA | ||
9 ABY | Dark Force Rising | 1992 | AA | ||||
9 ABY | The Last Command | 1993 | AA | ||||
9 ABY | X-wing | Isard's Revenge | Michael A. Stackpole | 1999 | AA | ||
11 ABY | Jedi Academy | Jedi Search | Kevin J. Anderson | 1994 | AA | ||
11 ABY | Dark Apprentice | 1994 | AA | ||||
11 ABY | Champions of the Force | 1994 | AA | ||||
11 ABY | I, Jedi | Michael A. Stackpole | 1998 | AA | [lower-alpha 31] | ||
12 ABY | Callista | Children of the Jedi | Barbara Hambly | 1995 | AA | ||
12 ABY | Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Michael Stemmle | 2002-03-28 | Game | N/A | ||
12 ABY | Callista | Darksaber | Kevin J. Anderson | 1995 | AA | ||
13 ABY | X-wing | Starfighters of Adumar | Aaron Allston | 1999 | AA | ||
13 ABY | Callista | Planet of Twilight | Barbara Hambly | 1997 | AA | ||
14 ABY | The Crystal Star | Vonda McIntyre | 1994 | AA | |||
14 ABY | Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | 2003-09-16 | Game | N/A | |||
16–17 ABY | Black Fleet Crisis | Before the Storm | Michael P. Kube-McDowell | 1996 | AA | ||
16–17 ABY | Shield of Lies | 1996 | AA | ||||
16–17 ABY | Tyrant's Test | 1996 | AA | ||||
17 ABY | The New Rebellion | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | 1996 | AA | |||
18 ABY | Corellia | Ambush at Corellia | Roger MacBride Allen | 1995 | AA | ||
18 ABY | Assault at Selonia | 1995 | AA | ||||
18 ABY | Showdown at Centerpoint | 1995 | AA | ||||
19 ABY | Hand of Thrawn | Specter of the Past | Timothy Zahn | 1997 | AA | ||
19 ABY | Vision of the Future | 1998 | AA | ||||
19 ABY | Scourge | Jeff Grubb | 2012 | AA | [lower-alpha 32] | ||
22 ABY | Junior Jedi Knights | The Golden Globe | Nancy Richardson | 1995 | YA | ||
22 ABY | Lyric's World | 1996 | YA | ||||
22 ABY | Promises | 1996 | YA | ||||
22 ABY | Anakin's Quest | Rebecca Moesta | 1996 | YA | |||
22 ABY | Vader's Fortress | 1997 | YA | ||||
22 ABY | Kenobi's Blade | 1997 | YA | ||||
22 ABY | Fool's Bargain | Timothy Zahn | 2004 | EB | [lower-alpha 33] | ||
22 ABY | Survivor's Quest | 2004 | AA | ||||
23 ABY | Young Jedi Knights | Heirs of the Force | Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta | 1995-06-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 34] [lower-alpha 35] | |
23 ABY | Shadow Academy | 1995-09-01 | YA | ||||
23 ABY | The Lost Ones | 1995-12-01 | YA | ||||
23 ABY | Lightsabers | 1996-03-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 34] [lower-alpha 36] | |||
23 ABY | Darkest Knight | 1996-06-01 | YA | ||||
23 ABY | Jedi Under Siege | 1996-09-01 | YA | ||||
23–24 ABY | Shards of Alderaan | 1997-01-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 37] | |||
24 ABY | Diversity Alliance | 1997-04-01 | YA | ||||
24 ABY | Delusions of Grandeur | 1997-07-01 | YA | ||||
24 ABY | Jedi Bounty | 1997-10-01 | YA | ||||
24 ABY | The Emperor's Plague | 1998-01-01 | YA | ||||
24 ABY | Return to Ord Mantell | 1998-05-01 | YA | [lower-alpha 38] | |||
24 ABY | Trouble on Cloud City | 1998-08-01 | YA | ||||
24 ABY | Crisis at Crystal Reef | 1998-12-01 | YA | ||||
25 ABY | Boba Fett: A Practical Man | Karen Traviss | 2006–08 | EB | [lower-alpha 39] | ||
25 ABY | The New Jedi Order | Vector Prime | R.A. Salvatore | 1999-10-05 | AA | [note 1] | |
25 ABY | Dark Tide I: Onslaught | Michael Stackpole | 2000-02-01 | AA | [note 1] | ||
25 ABY | Dark Tide II: Ruin | 2000-06-06 | AA | [note 1] | |||
25 ABY | Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial | James Luceno | 2000-08-01 | AA | [note 1] | ||
25 ABY | Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse | 2000-10-03 | AA | [note 1] | |||
26 ABY | Balance Point | Kathy Tyers | 2000-10-31 | AA | [note 1] | ||
26 ABY | Recovery | Troy Denning | 2001 | EB | [lower-alpha 40] | ||
26 ABY | Edge of Victory I: Conquest | Greg Keyes | 2001-04-03 | AA | [note 1] | ||
26 ABY | Edge of Victory II: Rebirth | 2001-07-31 | AA | [note 1] | |||
27 ABY | Star by Star | Troy Denning | 2001-10-30 | AA | [note 1] | ||
27 ABY | Dark Journey | Elaine Cunningham | 2002-01-29 | AA | [note 1] | ||
27 ABY | Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream | Aaron Allston | 2002-03-26 | AA | [note 1] | ||
27 ABY | Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand | 2002-05-28 | AA | [note 1] | |||
27 ABY | Traitor | Matthew Stover | 2002-07-30 | AA | [note 1] | ||
28 ABY | Destiny's Way | Walter Jon Williams | 2002-10-01 | AA | [note 1] | ||
28 ABY | Ylesia | 2002 | EB | [lower-alpha 41] | |||
28 ABY | Force Heretic I: Remnant | Sean Williams & Shane Dix | 2003-02-04 | AA | [note 1] | ||
28 ABY | Force Heretic II: Refugee | 2003-04-29 | AA | [note 1] | |||
28 ABY | Force Heretic III: Reunion | 2003-07-01 | AA | [note 1] | |||
28 ABY | The Final Prophecy | Greg Keyes | 2003-09-30 | AA | [note 1] | ||
29 ABY | The Unifying Force | James Luceno | 2003-11-04 | AA | [note 1] | ||
35 ABY | Dark Nest | The Joiner King | Troy Denning | 2005-07-26 | AA | [note 1] | |
36 ABY | The Unseen Queen | 2005-09-27 | AA | [note 1] | |||
36 ABY | The Swarm War | 2005-12-27 | AA | [note 1] | |||
40 ABY | Legacy of the Force | Betrayal | Aaron Allston | 2006 | AA | ||
40 ABY | Bloodlines | Karen Traviss | 2006 | AA | |||
40 ABY | Tempest | Troy Denning | 2006 | AA | |||
40 ABY | Exile | Aaron Allston | 2007 | AA | |||
40 ABY | Sacrifice | Karen Traviss | 2007 | AA | |||
40 ABY | Inferno | Troy Denning | 2007 | AA | |||
40 ABY | Fury | Aaron Allston | 2007 | AA | |||
41 ABY | Revelation | Karen Traviss | 2008 | AA | |||
41 ABY | Invincible | Troy Denning | 2008 | AA | |||
41 ABY [lower-roman 20] | Crosscurrent | Paul S. Kemp | 2010 | AA | |||
41 ABY | Riptide | 2011 | AA | ||||
43 ABY [lower-roman 21] | Millennium Falcon | James Luceno | 2008 | AA | |||
43 ABY | Fate of the Jedi | Outcast | Aaron Allston | 2009 | AA | ||
43 ABY | Omen | Christie Golden | 2009 | AA | |||
43 ABY | Abyss | Troy Denning | 2009 | AA | |||
43 ABY | Backlash | Aaron Allston | 2010 | AA | |||
44 ABY | Allies | Christie Golden | 2010 | AA | |||
44 ABY | Vortex | Troy Denning | 2010 | AA | |||
44 ABY | Conviction | Aaron Allston | 2011 | AA | |||
44 ABY | Ascension | Christie Golden | 2011 | AA | |||
44 ABY | Apocalypse | Troy Denning | 2012 | AA | |||
44 ABY | X-wing | Mercy Kill | Aaron Allston | 2012 | AA | ||
45 ABY [lower-roman 22] | Crucible | Troy Denning | 2013 | AA |
Several short stories have been published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal Magazine published by West End Games.
A few short stories have been published in the short lived Star Wars Gamer Magazine, published bi-monthly by Wizards of the Coast.
Various short stories have been published in Star Wars Insider . Some of these were later reprinted in the Paperback Editions of various Novels, or The Fiction Collection Compilations.
These books contain short Star Wars stories from several notable science-fiction authors with stories that span different eras.
Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.
Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.
Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.
Edited by Peter Schweighofer.
Edited by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey.
Between 2014 and 2022, several Short Stories were published on the Official Website of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG as tie-ins. They are notable for being among of the last pieces of new Legends Media to be published after the Canon Reboot in 2014.
Storybooks published before 2014 for younger readers that are shorter than a standard or young adult novel.
24-page read-along adaptations of the 1977 Star Wars comic by Marvel Comics. They are accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette.
A partial adaptation of Return of the Jedi as a 32-page read-along book with color illustrations. A read-along version accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette was also released in the same year.
24-page illustrated children's books by Golden Books
Non-canon stories that are not part of the Star Wars Legends branding.
Timeline | Series | Title | Author | Release Date | Maturity | Audiobook | Note |
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196 BBY | Jedi Academy | Jedi Academy | Jeffrey Brown | 2013-08-27 | YA | [lower-alpha 42] | |
195 BBY | Return of the Padawan | 2014-07-29 | YA | ||||
194 BBY | The Phantom Bully | 2015-06-30 | YA | ||||
N/A | A New Class | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | 2016-07-26 | YA | |||
N/A | The Force Oversleeps | 2017-07-25 | YA | ||||
N/A | The Principal Strikes Back | 2018-07-31 | YA | ||||
N/A | Revenge of the Sis | Amy Ignatow | 2019-03-26 | YA | |||
N/A | Attack of the Furball | 2019-09-03 | YA | ||||
N/A | At Last, Jedi | 2020-04-21 | YA | ||||
N/A | Ronin: A Visions Novel | Emma Mieko Candon | 2021-10-12 | AA | [lower-alpha 43] |
Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. 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 all-encompassing fictional universe. Star Wars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, it is the main antagonistic faction of the original trilogy, which also includes The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). An oppressive dictatorship with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire seeks the rule and social control of every planet and civilization within the galaxy, based on anthropocentrism, nationalisation, state terrorism, power projection, and threat of lethal force.
Mara Jade Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She appears in the now non-canon Legends series as the wife of Luke Skywalker and mother of Ben Skywalker. She has been voiced by Heidi Shannon, Edie Mirman and Kath Soucie in various Star Wars video games.
Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He first appeared in what came to be known as the Thrawn trilogy of novels (1991–1993) by Timothy Zahn. An Imperial military leader and a member of the Chiss race, Thrawn leads remnants of the scattered Galactic Empire in the aftermath of its fall.
Coruscant is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It was first described in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. The planet made its first on-screen appearance in a scene added to Return of the Jedi for its 1997 re-release. It has gone on to become an important location in the Star Wars universe and appears frequently in Star Wars media. In-universe, Coruscant is a politically and strategically important planet, serving as the capital and seat of government for the Republic and the Galactic Empire, as well as the headquarters of the Jedi Order. It is depicted as a bustling, yet highly stratified planet-spanning metropolis. Throughout the city's centuries-long development, new city blocks were built on top of old ones, forming levels. Coruscant has 5127 levels, with the top being the wealthiest and the lowest being the poorest.
The Skywalker family is a fictional legendary human family in the Star Wars franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force and sometimes lightsaber skills. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia Organa, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original Star Wars film trilogy. Darth Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy and so is his wife and the twins' mother Padmé Amidala; while his mother Shmi is a minor character in the first and second films respectively. Leia and Han Solo's son, Ben Solo, renamed himself Kylo Ren and is the main antagonist in the sequel film trilogy, while they and Luke serve as supporting characters. Shmi, Padmé, and Han are the only members who are not Force-sensitive. The Skywalker bloodline, alongside the Palpatine bloodline, are the two bloodlines that are the strongest with the Force.
Yavin is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite system of moons. The hidden military base of the Rebel Alliance is located on its fourth moon, Yavin 4.
The Thrawn trilogy, also known as the Heir to the Empire trilogy, is a trilogy of novels set in the Star Wars universe, written by Timothy Zahn between 1991 and 1993. The first book marked the end of a notable drought of new Star Wars material over a four-year period, between the 10th anniversary of the original 1977 film's release and the release of Heir to the Empire (1991).
Alderaan is an Earth-like fictional planet featured in the Star Wars franchise. It is blue-green in appearance, depicted as a terrestrial planet with humanoid inhabitants, and characterized by a peaceful culture. It is the home planet of Princess Leia Organa, one of the lead characters in the film series, as well as former Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune. In the original 1977 film, Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star's superlaser.
Tales from the Empire (1997) is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book is edited by Peter Schweighofer.
Tales from the New Republic (1999) is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book is edited by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey.
Star Wars Tales is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the Star Wars timeline. Stories from issues #1–20 were retroactively labelled "Infinities", placing them outside the Star Wars canon, while those of issues #21–24 were considered to be within continuity, unless labelled otherwise. References to the stories were made within the Expanded Universe, the entirety of which was deemed non-canon by Lucasfilm in 2014.
Star Wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film Star Wars. Marvel Comics launched its original series in 1977, beginning with a six-issue comic adaptation of the film and running for 107 issues, including an adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. Marvel also released an adaptation of Return of the Jedi and spin-offs based on Droids and Ewoks. A self-titled comic strip ran in American newspapers between 1979 and 1984. Blackthorne Publishing released a three-issue run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) is a media franchise of space opera role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the original Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, IOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. The franchise takes place in the fictional universe of Star Wars by George Lucas.
Star Wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. This spin-off material is licensed and moderated by Lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise Star Wars creator George Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as well as the spin-off films and television series. Commonly explored Star Wars media include books, comic books, and video games, though other forms such as audio dramas have also been produced.
Mandalorians are a fictional group of people associated with the planet Mandalore in the Star Wars universe and franchise created by Joe Johnston and George Lucas. Their appearance is often distinguished by gear such as battle helmets, armor, and jetpacks.
Star Wars: The High Republic is a multimedia project consisting of various stories from the Star Wars franchise set during the "High Republic" era, which spans approx. 500 to 100 years before the Skywalker Saga and is set hundreds of years after the fall of the "Old Republic". The initiating event of the sub-franchise is "The Great Disaster" involving the antagonistic "space Vikings" known as the Nihil and the subsequent intervention of the Jedi.