Here is your official guide to these Star Wars Books in chronological order. When George Lucas launched Star WarsPart of his genius was in the decision to embrace transmedia. The first tie-in novel, Alan Dean Foster Split from the mind’s eyewas actually published before the release of The empire strikes back. Still, it wasn’t until 1991 that Lucasfilm really began to exploit the potential of novels, with Timothy Zahn relaunching the Star Wars Expanded Universe with the launch of his bestselling Thrawn trilogy. All that was removed from Canon, officially branded “legends,Shortly after Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.
Since then, Disney has evolved Star Wars In a trailblazing transmedia franchise. Lucasfilm Publishing has launched several successful initiatives to connect with movies and TV shows, while the Star Wars: The High Republic Transmedia initiative has opened up a whole new part of the Star Wars Timeline. This makes it incredibly difficult to keep up – but here’s your guide to it Star Wars Books in chronological order. Note hThis does not include stories of your own adventure, simple adaptations or some novelizations of debatable canonicity
Book in Star Wars: The High Republic Phase II
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Star Wars: The High Republic Technically takes a tip from George Lucas himself, with The rest of the story is told in chronological order. That means Phase II technically comes first, some 350 years earlier Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
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It is worth noting that the stories often overlap significantly, with events happening concurrently – especially towards the end. Path of revenge Technically it starts earlier CataclysmBut ends up as something of a code to the era, so logically comes last in the list.
- Path of deception By Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
- Convergence By Zoraida Cordova
- Search for the hidden city by George Mann
- The Battle of Jeddah by George Mann
- Cataclysm By Lydia Kang
- Search for Planet X by Tessa Gratton
- Path of revenge by Cavan Scott
Book in Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I
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Set 200 years before the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I is the story of the Jedi Order at its height. The High Republic era is a time when the light of the Jedi shines brighter than ever before, as the Republic expands across the Star Wars Galaxy Map to the Outer Rim. But The brighter the light, the darker it casts the shadowAs the Jedi learned to their cost.
- Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule
- in the dark By Claudia Gray
- A test of courage By Justina Ireland
- The rising storm by Cavan Scott
- Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older
- Out of the shadows By Justina Ireland
- storm runner by Cavan Scott
- Mission to disaster By Justina Ireland
- The fallen star By Claudia Gray
- Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older
Book in Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III
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Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III is set a year after the events of Phase I. The space pirates known as the Nihil seem to have triumphed, but the Jedi organize against them. Phase III launched in November 2023And is still continuing.
- The eye of darkness by George Mann
- Escape from Valo By Daniel José Older & Alyssa Wong
- Resist the storm By Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland
- Temptation of the force by Tessa Gratton
- Beware the name By Zoraida Cordova
- Tears of the name by George Mann
Star Wars books are set before the prequel era
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Some stories are set between the High Republic Era and the prequel trilogy. The Vow of the Silver Dawn is included in the list, but unfortunately, it has yet to be translated into English; Its timeline placement was recently moved as a result of the reference book Star Wars: Timelines. Claudia Gray Master & Apprentice is a particularly important book in this periodFinally revealing details about the chosen one prophecy.
- The Vow of Silver Dawn By His Majesty the King
- DOCUMENT: JEDI LOST by Cavan Scott
- Padawan By Kiersten White
- Master & Apprentice By Claudia Gray
- The living force by John Jackson Miller
- Darth Maul & the Rathtars by Steven Behling
Prequel Era Star Wars Book
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Lucasfilm Publishing Star Wars Canon books did a good job of adding depth to the prequel trilogy. This period includes a huge series of novels by EK Johnston focused on Padmé Amidala, and a trilogy by Timothy Zahn that ends shortly after the rise of the empire. Christy Golden Dark pupil is an unusual bookThe only one still officially considered canon, although it was technically produced after Disney’s confirmation; It’s an important story of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Which was never made because of the cancellation of the show.
- Queen’s danger By EK Johnston
- Queen’s shadow By EK Johnston
- Queen’s Hope By EK Johnston
- brotherhood By Mike Chen
- Dark pupil By Christy Golden
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn
- Throne Ascendancy: Greater good by Timothy Zahn
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn
Books set during the reign of the empire
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Lucasfilm Publishing initially focused on novels set in the Dark Times of the Empire’s reign, with a number of books by James Luceno Fleshing Things. A major transmedia initiative accompanied the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMeaning several books are set around this; This seems to have blazed the trail for later approaches. Catalystby James Luceno, is included in this section even though it technically begins in the Clone Wars;
- Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade By Delilah Dawson
- Catalyst by James Luceno
- Adventures in wild space By Cavan Scott and Tom Huddleston, a series of children’s novels
- Ahsoka By EK Johnston
- Lord of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp
- Tarkin by James Luceno
- crimson creep By EK Johnston
- Most wanted by Rae Carson
- Lando’s luck By Justina Ireland
- Solo: A Star Wars Story by Moore Lafferty
- Rebel Rising By Beth Revis
- Throne by Timothy Zahn
- A new dawn by John Jackson Miller
- Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs
- Servants of the Empire by Jason Fry, a series of children’s novels
- Leia: Princess of Alderaan By Claudia Gray
- Throne: Alliances by Timothy Zahn
- Throne: Treason by Timothy Zahn
- The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear By Tom Angleberger
- Guardians of the Hills By Greg Rucka
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed
- Bounty dog By Katrina Pallant
Star Wars books are set in the original trilogy era
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Surprisingly few Star Wars Canon books are set in the original trilogy eraWhich is instead mostly explored by Marvel comics. Claudia Gray lost stars Technically begins in the Dark Times, spanning the entire Galactic Civil War before ending a year after Return of the JediBut it’s included here because so much was established during the original trilogy. Sarah Kuhn Dr. Afra is an audiobook adaptation of a comic book story, with significant additional material.
- lost stars By Claudia Gray
- Battlefront II: Inferno Squad By Christy Golden
- Smuggler’s Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure By Greg Rucka
- Heir to the Jedi By Kevin Hearne
- Dr. Afra By Sarah Kuhn
- Weapons of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry
- Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure By Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry
Star Wars books are set before the sequel trilogy
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The time between Return of the Jedi And these Star Wars Sequel trilogy is relatively unexplored. This is partly because Lucasfilm has no concrete plans for the promotion of the First Order, so did not want to detail anything until the sequels have been completed. Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath Trilogy and Alexander Fried’s Alphabet Squadron Trilogy overlap significantly.
- The Princess and the Scandal By Beth Revis
- Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed
- Aftermath By Chuck Wendig
- Shadow fall by Alexander Freed
- Aftermath: Life Debt By Chuck Wendig
- Victory’s price by Alexander Freed
- Aftermath: Empire’s End By Chuck Wendig
- Hunters: Battle for the Arena By Mark Oshiro
- Last shot by Daniel José Older
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall By Alex Segura
- Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher
- blood line By Claudia Gray
- The Legends of Luke Skywalker By Ken Liu
- Before the awakening By Greg Rucka
- Phasma By Delilah Dawson
- Kraft collector By Kevin Shinick
- Join the resistance By Ben Acker and Ben Blocker
Books set during the Star Wars sequel trilogy
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Continuing through the chronology, there are several Star Wars Books set during the sequel trilogy. Again, however, this is minimal in number, reflecting the various corrections taken by Lucasfilm. The most notable is Rebecca Roanhorse’s Resistance rebornWhich resolves many of the unanswered questions of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Jason Fry
- Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire By Delilah Dawson
- Resistance reborn By Rebecca Roanhorse
- Ignite the resistance By Justina Ireland
- Pirate’s price by Lou Anders
- A crash of fate By Zoraida Cordova
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by Rae Carson
Star Wars Anthologies
Finally, there are several Star Wars Anthologies considered canon. Some of these are stories of myths and legends told throughout the galaxy, and thus cannot be precisely set. The From a certain point of view Series explores the different original trilogy movies, but it’s hard to say whether they’re canon; They are omitted from the latter Star Wars: Timelines reference book, suggesting that they are not official Star Wars Canon.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Tales of Light and Dark
- From a certain point of view
- From a certain point of view: The empire strikes back
- From a certain point of view: Return of the Jedi
- Myths & Fables by George Mann
- Dark legends by George Mann
- Live Day Treasury By George Mann and Cavan Scott
- Star Wars: Tales of Light and Life