From that point on, all new works would be official canon. This time, thea tackles a subject close to her heart. 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. For example, elements of the eu are included in star wars rebels. Jjms great timeline and list of marvel appearances. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. The star wars expanded universe timeline posted by anthony on march 28, 2004. This reboot cleaned up the entire timeline, with at the time of the announcement only the 6 movies and the clone wars cartoon film and television series now existing as official canon. As a result, the company made a swift and decisive move that guts what star wars meant for many fans. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This new star wars series, which headland will be the writer and showrunner, will be femalecentric and will reportedly explore. This is a page about the star wars universe and its history. This page collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the. Simply put, star wars timeline gold is the result of over 15 years of dedication to learning what happened when, in the star wars saga.
New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Of the approximately eleventy billion books in the original star wars expanded universe, there are the hallowed the thrawn books by timothy zahn, the good the xwing books, the bad the jedi. For the reader to be able to fully enjoy the vast, interconnected web that is the star wars expanded universe, story and continuity must remain paramount. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. The star wars expanded universe is dumb and should be. This rebuilt universe will be closely monitored by the official star wars storygroup. Short star wars canon eu stories orientation john jackson miller the imperial cruiser defiance is on route to ryloth to deal with an continue reading star wars short stories. From the press release regarding the new disney vs legends canon now, with an exciting future filled with new cinematic installments of star wars, all aspects of star wars storytelling moving forward will be connected. When authors and editors fail to maintain continuity and one story contradicts another, the general rule is to preserve the older, preexisting story, save for certain exceptions. Crystal star really is the worst star wars book ever. 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 phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy, and the force itself. N books would like to present the star wars expanded universe timeline by joe bongiorno, who is also a member of the star wars fanboy association briefly, a more detailed essay on the sites origin is published here. Then began several days of research into every corner of the star wars expanded universe, including star wars marvel and marvel uk stories, west end games adventures and supplements, star wars dark horse comics, novels from bantam, del rey, scholastic, and much more. 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 universe legends continuity in order of the timeline. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Star wars legends stories cover a timeframe that stretches back to 25,000 years before the battle of yavin and up to 140 years after it, so to make it easier to place a storys chronological setting, lucasbooks introduced five eras of adventure in 2000. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The novels are among more than 20 new star wars books being released ahead of the december release of the force awakens, jj abramss muchhyped big screen revival of.
A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted. This is a timeline for all star wars media considered canonical in the legends continuity, including films, novels both adult and young reader, ebooks, comics, short stories, television episodes, and video games. So theres no reason to assume a long life for the species or factoring in timedilation or anything else that would indicate the. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. Fans of the star wars expanded universe the spinoff novels and comic books that were pushed out of canon last year might have found star wars. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. From 1987 to 1998, the pennsylvania based company west end games released official star wars roleplaying game sourcebooks, adventure supplements, guides, and the star wars adventure journal, all of which contained new stories set in the star wars universe, some as prose, but most as adventure scenarios for use in the game. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. Under lucasfilm president kathleen kennedys direction, the company for the first time ever has formed a story group to oversee and coordinate all star. The acquisition of lucasfilm by disney in 2012 eventually brought with it a huge change for star wars fans. He prepped these in preparation of the upcoming star wars reads day. The inquisitor, the imperial security bureau, and sienar fleet systems are story elements in the new animated series, and all these ideas find their origins in roleplaying.
Where to start with the star wars expanded universe by thea james originally appearing in our fourth quarterly almanac, where to start with the star wars expanded universe is the latest in our ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number of sffpopgeekery topics. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. May the fourth be with you as we explore my collection of star wars expanded universe novels. Buckland that when he does a revised edition, since the new star wars movies are coming out. Star wars legends books chronological order part 1 100. But the press release announcing the decision is an iron fist in a velvet glovethe corporate parent cracking down on. In april 2014, disneywhich had purchased the series in 2012, when it. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline. If so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe. Where to start with the star wars expanded universe.
I wanted this timeline book to know whats happening. In fact, the story groups own members chee and hidalgo gave presentations at. Other major protoexpanded universe properties were the much maligned star wars holiday special and the novel splinter of the minds eye, a. With the star wars expanded universe having grown so large and encompassing, its also a great way to explain many of the discrepancies and continuityerrors that occur from time to time within the body of lore comprised by the books, comics, films, cartoons, video games and more. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. The dissolution of the expanded universe, which had been considered as part of the saga. Supernatural encounters the star wars expanded universe. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. Del rey releases digitized timeline of star wars novels.
Creators of new star wars entertainment have full access to the rich content of the expanded universe. Supplemented with the timeline, del rey posted a short announcement about the online system on the star wars books facebook page. Theres no indication the brodo asogi are exceptionally longlived and even in the long timeline of the star wars universe, 100,000 years is so a long time that it makes no sense planning on anything that far out. This is a timeline for all star wars media considered canonical in the legends continuity, including films, novels both adult and young reader, ebooks, comics, short stories, television episodes, and. On april 25, 2015, lucasfilm announced that moving forward all expanded universe works would be removed from star wars canon and now fall under the star wars legends label. 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. Continuing our series of highlighting a unique and interesting eu website, tf. The truth is, the goals of lucasfilms story group are nothing new. Its actual language is quite a bit softer, temporizing that the eu is not being discarded, just changed. The online timeline is of course a useful asset because it allows readers to determine which book they would like to read, based on where it is situated on this, easy to digest, guide. The expanded universe story that led to lucasfilm re. As a star wars fan for over 30 years i have read many, many of the expanded universe books.
Today variety is reporting that a brand new star wars series is in development under the leadership of leslye headland, who most recently was the cocreator, showrunner and executive producer of the netflix series russian doll, which received thirteen emmy nominations. This page compiles some canon star wars expanded universe short stories that are available to read online. It removed the entirety of the expanded universe from canon. The old republic, rise of the empire, the rebellion, the new republic and the new jedi order. So far, im about rd through and they have brought up bits from the battlefront ii campaign, 4 separate new expanded universe books, the official star wars manga, a couple comics i havent. How the abandoned star wars expanded universe inspired. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. Now that disney has bought star wars and started a new star wars history.
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