This time, im looking at the first eu books i ever read, kevin j. It begins with the birth of the empire, and covers the gap between revenge of the sith and a new hope, and continues through the original trilogy, ending with the battle of jakku. A reading guide to the new star wars expanded universe. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. On the screen, the first new canon to appear will be star wars rebels. However, the mythos established in the books, video games, etc. I cant just pull a star wars and wave my hand, saying none of this actually happened inuniverse. They are heavily outnumbered by standalones and twopart series. Expanded universe werden im starwarskontext alle lizenzierten. Heinlein is a 1980 collection of stories and essays by american writer robert a. If so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe.
This page serves as an index for star wars works besides the six movies. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. The last jedi is a complete cinematic failure duration. Therefore, please only add works that have their own pages on this wiki. 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. Expanded dune is a term used on the dune wiki to refer primarily to dune novels and short stories written by frank herberts son, brian herbert, and kevin j anderson. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. In print, the first new books to come from this creative collaboration include novels from del rey books. The legendary star wars expanded universe turns a new page.
When disney took over lucasfilm and star wars from george lucas in 2012, a lot of exciting times came for the star wars fandom with new films, as well as new books, comics, video games, and tv shows, all on the way. It is either interesting side story that you read for more info or it is intertwinned with the events in the movie. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. However, after the disney acquisition, the expanded universe books became known instead as legends, and a new, official canon that. Omni has compiled a list of some of the best star wars expanded universe books. It removed the entirety of the expanded universe from canon. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. Star wars expanded universe all the tropes wiki fandom. Specifically, the yuuzhan vong first appeared in the first new jedi order book. Demand for past tales of the expanded universe will keep them in print, presented under the new legends banner. Expanded universe fiction includes material from books, comics, tv. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise.
This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The books listed are each part of their own series. Quite possibly the best novel to come out of the star wars new expanded universe, this story of two starcrossed lovers, by claudia gray, is just incredible. The other side of that, though, was the removal of the expanded universe from canon. Star wars expanded universe novels were almost always fun, but they werent always great. Everything from thrawn i like rebels and i like thrawn in rebels, as a disclaimer to the yuuzhan vong, from callista ming to caedus, zannah to abeloth. As a result, the company made a swift and decisive move that guts what star wars meant for many fans. The 5 essential new star wars books you have to read asap. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that. Lucasfilm unveils new plans for star wars expanded. Bantam books next to fett is a weirdlooking droid named ig88. As a new reader, it was nearly impossible to know where to begin.
Wing commanders expanded universe includes ten novels both adaptations of other material and original stories, multiple game guides, a western animation series, a collectible card game, and a movie, all of which officially count towards continuity. It contains fiction stories that have never before appeared in book form, nonfiction articles not available elsewhere, a 30year updating on my 1950 prognostications as well as. Abrams movie continuity operates under restricted expanded universe rules so restricted, in fact, that only prequels to the movie have been allowed to be published. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. Star wars is such a monumental franchise today that it can be hard to remember that it all but died back in the 80s. In 1991, del rey books launched a new novel from author timothy zahn. If i write something in a short piece its technically cannon.
It also includes reference materials written by someone other than frank herbert. Star wars expanded universe skip to main search results amazon prime. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively connected novels, comics and video games from the. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Expanded universe mass market paperback july 1, 2005 by robert a. Why lucasfilm retconned the star wars expanded universe. If youre a longtime reader of star wars novels or have spent any time exploring the old expanded universe now legends, youre probably well aware that the books were hit or miss. Hello, and welcome to a nostalgic trip through the old star wars expanded universe. Its actual language is quite a bit softer, temporizing that the eu is not being discarded, just changed.
It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. The expanded universe is a collection of star wars fiction compiled over the last 30 years. Truth in advertising requires me to tell you that this volume contains the worlds of robert a. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. If were being honest, the novels really covered the spectrum in terms of quality. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Your guide to the entire star wars expanded universe. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. Lucasfilm defines the expanded universe eu as anything in the star wars universe outside the scope of the movies or tv shows, such as books, comics, games, etc.
Disgaeas expanded universe, the disgaea novels, has currently 15 books. That presents the new disney lucasfilm headed by kathleen kennedy with the unique. The trade paperback 1981 edition lists the subtitle under other heinlein books as more worlds of robert a. Do you prefer the old star wars expanded universe or the. This is the point i realized that i had created my own expanded universe. This body of work was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe for decades. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list is a good starting point into what i think are the best star wars books. For those unfamiliar with the term, the expanded universe is the official designation for all star wars material that has not been produced directly by lucasfilm, whether it be comic books, novels. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded. A guide to all the new star wars books in the expanded universe. Those rules began to relax in the late 90s, and by now, with all the shows off the air, the books have built up an elaborate, interconnected continuity. But the press release announcing the decision is an iron fist in a velvet glovethe corporate parent cracking. Still, it was a move that wasnt without its downsides, most prominently the decision to remove the old expanded universe eu books from the canon.
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. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys. There are four new expanded universe novels, set for release. Heres your guide to the star wars expanded universe, including tv, comics, books, and video games. Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. Heinlein because the contents subsume the 1966 ace books collection, the worlds of robert a. No love for expanded universe in new star wars films cnet.
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