If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a. The old republic chronological order book series by multiple authors includes books star wars the old republic. Star wars dark horse reading order comic book reading. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. The old republic era is the oldest era of the star wars timeline spanning thousands of years before the original trilogy. The old republic is an ongoing novel and short story series published by del rey. Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four levels of official canon. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. The journal of master gnostdural chronicle books chapter one. Every major event in chronological order by richard edwards 06 january 2020 the hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature.
This era took place long before the events that happen in episode i. The old republic chronological order book series listed in order. As such, it could also be calculated that the blood courts founding occured at around 21,019 bby. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. I had meant to get into star wars books for a few years when i sat down to play star wars. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Their licensing arm, lucas licensing, maintains a holocron database with four. The empire strikes back for atari and intellivision platforms as the game development arm of lucasfilm. The second novel set in the old republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game star wars. The old republic in november 2011, which chronicles the creation of the game and includes concept artwork and interviews from the development team. 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.
For a full list of every canon star wars book out there, check out wookiepedia. Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books. This reading order contains all the necessary issues to enjoy the star wars comics by dark horse. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. This book series serve as tieins for the lucasarts video game, star wars. Is there a recommended order to read the the old republic. This series of books follows the omega squad, which is a group of clone troopers.
Should you read star wars books in chronological order. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. Fatal alliance, deceived, revan, annihilation star wars. The clone wars chronological episode order lucasfilm presents the official sequential order for the beloved animated series, including all 121 shows and the original feature film. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras.
The storyline proceeded from knights of the old republic, to dark times, then to rebellion, and finally to legacy. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. Light of the jedi the high republic by charles soule two hundred years before the events of star wars. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. Mar 14, 2019 complete guide to the current star wars the old republic timeline. This chronological list of all known star wars audio books includes all novels, junior novelizations and graphic novels that have been recorded either as an abridged or unabridged audio book, or an audio drama. Ive just purchased a single ebook containing the four old republic novels. Is a series of videos that provides backstory for the star wars. Great deals on one book or all books in the series.
The book was written by former star wars insider editor frank parisi and bioware writing director daniel erickson. So, based on a combination of the level ranges, the class storyline, the storylines of each part individually and the order in which the content was released, ive compiled a list of the order of all planets, flashpoints and operations from start to finish for both the empire and republic sides. Fan writers such as nathan butler sugment this and in butlers work, star. Below you can find all of the adult canon novels yes, there are also separate lists of canon books for young readers, canon short story collections, and more. The old republic, and accompanies a comic series of the same name. And so here we are, the end of my little star wars history lesson, and the last section which, more or less, goes through what happened in biowares deceived cg game trailer, which is set before the start of the old republic. Once again, these books are listed in chronological order. Many of the facts are linked to an article or a video, further expanding on the lore and legends from this time period. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline.
The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors. A fantastic series of books that take place during the clone wars are the star wars republic commando novels. A chronology of star wars games cheese talks to himself. My question is if there is a recommended order to read the books. It begins with the events setting up the stage, goes through the launch of swtor and follows all the events up to the current date. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. A history of persuasive art in the galaxy, and the end of this war is established to have occured years prior to the republics dissolution, dated to 19 bby by star wars. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. List of star wars books in chronological order adinos blog. Swtor cinematic trailers chronological order tyrone fialaburke. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon.
The panel was enjoyable and seemed well pitched toward its audience, but it didnt dive as deeply into the chronology of star wars titles as i had hoped. Star wars is typically accepted to be the domain of lucasarts, originally founded as lucasfilm games in 1982 coincidentally the release date of the first star wars computer game, parker brothers star wars. Darth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. Nov 19, 20 this is a reworking of the timeline videos from the swtor official website. Complete guide to the current star wars the old republic timeline.
Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The old republic ramps up the action and brings listeners facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the order s dark lords. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. In this article, ill show you how my own thinking about reading star wars books has evolved, and hopefully it will help you come up with a plan of your own. I am currently playing through knights of the old republic and decided to read the old republic books next since i am close to finishing darth plagueis. Events occurring up to 67 years before the battle of yavin. At last, its the ultimate history of the spectacular star wars saga, lavishly illustrated and in full color for the first time. Prequel series to star wars rogue one, following the adventures of cassian andor during the formative years of the rebellion. Star wars timeline for published books, comics and short stories set during the old republic era sith era. 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. If you are just beginning your adventure in star wars.
Star wars the old republic timeline of events updated for. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Knights of the old republic vector is an eighth story arc in kotor comic book series and first story arc in standalone crossover storyline star wars. The old republic, you may realize that there is an incredible amount of quests available in the game, and a vast range of story and lore for you to explore. The old republic was the legendary government that united a.
The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all summarized into the most. This is a simple list of all of the fulllength star wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place. The old republic ramps up the action and brings readers facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the orders dark lordsdarth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. As the republic was founded at the end of the jedisith war, per star wars propaganda. This is a timeline of galactic historya chronological record of important events relevant to the galaxy. The old republic chronological storyline progression. Star wars the old republic timeline of events updated for 5. The chronology of the star wars fictional universe is subject to change as george lucas has revised his films and deemed the revised reversions to be definitive. For fans of the knights of the old republic video game, these comics are set before that with the game set in 3956 bby. Lucasfilms manages the official continuity carefully. With the completion of episodes i, ii, and iii, the epic story thats captivated millions can now be told in its entirety, from the time of the primordial knights of the old republic and the clone wars to the birth of the empire, from the destruction of the death. Galactic atlas, the republics founding could be dated to 1019 bby. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. They are presented in order of their publishing date.
A much lesser known period in the star wars timeline is the old republic. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days. I ask because revan comes first chronologically but was written after deceived and fatal alliance. Tales of the jedi saga set 50003986 bby, these are the oldest comics in the legends timeline. So, based on a combination of the level ranges, the class storyline, the storylines of each part individually and the order in which the content was released, ive compiled a list of the order of all planets, flashpoints and operations from start. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Though the sith emperor now owned half the galaxy, he grew impatient. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. Cheese talks to himself about star wars games late last year, i attended a pax australia panel titled xwings and tieins, which advertised itself as a brief history of very bad and some not so bad star wars games. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. The story quests in the game are meant to be played in a specific order, but in reality you may not come across them at the right time or might accidentally miss them all together while. This is the entire history of the star wars canon as of may 4, 2019.
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