Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. With this new star wars canon timeline, you can now stay current on. Heres a timeline of some of the major star wars films and tv shows, presented in. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. The star wars timeline project that saw its first public release the star wars timeline 1. Robert mullins wildly unique chronology project attempts to fuse the eu canon with disneys. Novels covering the exploits of han solo and lando calrissian soon followed, ushering in what would come to be called the star wars expanded universe. In the 90s, the star wars expanded universe got really moralistic and stuffy, and traitor was a total refutation of that approach. A star wars story deluxe figures have arrived gary whitta reveals the connection between solo and a scene that was cut from rogue one sith fashion for your. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Adult and teen novels in the star wars legends universe.
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. 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. Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova. But the press release announcing the decision is an iron fist in a velvet glovethe corporate parent cracking down on. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise.
Legends timeline and checklists the star wars timeline almanac. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends continuity. As a result, the company made a swift and decisive move that guts what star wars meant for many fans. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. Supernatural encounters the star wars expanded universe. I think you can download the pdf files for the lost sith ebooks from the main star wars site. This is a timeline for all star wars media considered canonical in the. Saving the star wars expanded universe consequence of sound. Click on the image to the right for a pdf file with the digital stories checklist. Star wars expanded universe timeline wookieepedia fandom.
As with his a chronology for the avenger, this timeline must be considered definitive. Every month, collect 20 magazine files to store in your binders, building into the largest and most complete star wars guide ever published. The holocron was divided into five levels of canon in order of precedence gcanon was. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing. Eventually i plan on having a compilation of every available eu source, but for now. Even though were in a new era of star wars, its always good to look. This is a page about the star wars universe and its history. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Since star wars is fiction in the et universe, it seems unlikely the universes are related, which invalidates your answer although it.
Subscribe to see new videos every weekday covering star wars canon and legends lore. Why those star wars expanded universe characters were cut. Creators of new star wars entertainment have full access to the rich content of the expanded universe. Popular star wars expanded universe books goodreads.
The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. While early novels didnt include a lot of new places, the rise of west end games. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. 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. All other evidence for it being an et species comes from non canon expanded universe sources. 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. 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. The shadow chronology a much more humble effort, this timeline by. What the force awakens borrowed from the old star wars expanded universe. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. The new star wars canon has existed for four years now, but we still remember the old days. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
This rebuilt universe will be closely monitored by the official star wars storygroup. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Almost as soon as there were star wars films, there were star wars novels. The star wars readers timeline, a chronologicial listing of star wars books and comics from the expanded universe for those who want to read them in order. The timeline lists all the known to me official canon stories set in the star wars universe. The star wars expanded universe timeline was created in 1992 by joseph bongiorno. Ever since the release of the star wars movies, and especially with the start of the former expanded universe, people were longing for a map of that galaxy far, far away. Alan dean foster got the ball rolling, ghostwriting the first films adaptation for george lucas, as well as penning a sequel, splinter of the minds eye. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit.
Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. The star wars fact file is an amazing new work of reference for the world of star wars. Legacy era the star wars expanded universe timeline. The canon timeline collects only hardback novels falling under the new star wars canon since the april 25th announcement. I talk about characters, history, ships, technology, aliens, planets, be. The final release of the swtg was a combined 3,392 pages in length minus covers, spread across five files. Click on the image to the right for a pdf file with the timeline. What the force awakens borrowed from the old star wars.
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 allencompassing fictional. Its actual language is quite a bit softer, temporizing that the eu is not being discarded, just changed. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. This time, thea tackles a subject close to her heart. But taken as a whole entity rather than in parts, it was a series of. The timeline placement here makes this a good candidate to keep around, and its a fun story that introduces a whole bunch of new, interesting characters. Here is a brief history of the star wars expanded universe. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. However, i dont know if the download links are still available. West end games the star wars expanded universe timeline.
However in april 2014, with the knowledge that the new sequel trilogy was not beholden to events created in the expanded universe, lucasfilm announced that, going forward, everything in the star wars expanded universe would be rebranded star wars legends and a new canonical universe would be created. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. 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. Star wars books timeline of books, novels, comics and short stories. It covers the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, as well as the expanded universe as depicted in the novels and videogames. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universelegends. A star wars story contains a lot of easter eggs and references for the serious star wars fan, but a pair of expanded universe characters that we. Where to start with the star wars expanded universe. This is the complete star wars encyclopedia published in 2008, and provides information on anything and everything to do with star wars up until that date. Every month, collect 5 new magazine files to store in your binders, building into the largest and most complete star wars guide ever published. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels.
Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. From the files of boba fett 47northtitan bookschronicle books. Includes binders and section divider cards to keep your collection protected and organized. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. The star wars expanded universe timeline is part of a site that includes extensive chronologies of the oz books, the xfiles, lord of the. I have them listed when they are the first printing but since they were not.
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. Bsw4 indicates dates prior to star wars episode iv. 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. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eu compatible stories from the postdisney era. May the fourth be with you as we explore my collection of star wars expanded universe novels. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. The casual viewer of a star wars movie may think that the only stories extant are the ones in the now seven films, but the expanded universe used george lucass films as a launching pad for. It was originally a word document that was periodically updated and sent to bill smith for west end games and later bob cooper for dark horse comics prior to its being presented online a continual workinprogress, the chronology incorporates every published and occasionally unpublished story licensed by.
Star wars viewcomic reading comics online for free 2019. It removed the entirety of the expanded universe from canon. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively. This site is best viewed at monitor resolution 1024 x 768. We see a species that resemble them only from the waist up. Timeline novel publishing timeline star wars books. 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. You may be looking for the canon timeline, or the inuniverse timeline of galactic history. 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.
New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. 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. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september. Canon timeline and checklist the star wars timeline almanac. Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. Chronology of shadows, part 1 and part 2 rick lai has read each and every shadow pulp over 300 and placed each adventure in this fully annotated timeline. Canon refers to an authoritative list of books that the lucas licensing editors.