Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' is an American epic

space-opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...

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, centered on a

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created by

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chai ...

that includes ''

'' (1977), ''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a sto ...

'' (1980), and ''

Return of the Jedi ''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who w ...

'' (1983). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Many derivative ''Star Wars'' works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe for decades. In October 2012,

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...

acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the ''Expanded Universe'' material as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared it non-canon to the franchise. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured ''Star Wars'' canon based on new material. The first new canon adult novel was '' Star Wars: A New Dawn'' by

John Jackson Miller John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968) is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the ''Star Wars'' franchise and his research into comic book circulation history, as presented in the S ...

, published in September 2014. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of ''Star Wars'' comic books. Reference books and roleplaying gamebooks can be found at the list of ''Star Wars'' reference books.

Film and television adaptations

The novelizations offer an alternate take on the events of the movies. Many include discarded or slightly altered plot-lines. It should be remembered that those published before 25 April 2014 are considered ''Legends'' like all other media. * ''

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' is a 1999 American Epic film, epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Dan ...

'' (1999), by

Terry Brooks Terence Dean Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 ''New York Times'' bestsellers during his writing career, and has ...

(32 BBY) (A) * ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (junior novel) (1999), by

Patricia Wrede Patricia Collins Wrede (; born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. She is known for her '' Enchanted Forest Chronicles'' series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Car ...

(32 BBY) (Y) * '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), by R.A. Salvatore (22 BBY) (A) * ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (junior novelization) (2002), by

(22 BBY) (Y) * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008), by

Karen Traviss Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England. She is the author of the ''Wess'Har'' series, and has written tie-in material based on ''Star Wars'', '' Gears of War'', ''Halo'', '' G.I. Joe'' and the newest ''Nomad'' Series wo ...

(21.5 BBY) (A) * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), by

Matthew Stover Matthew Woodring Stover (born 1962) is an American fantasy and science fiction novelist. He is most well known for his four ''Star Wars'' novels, including the novelization of '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. He has also writ ...

(19 BBY) (A) * ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (junior novel) (2005), by

(19 BBY) (Y) * '' Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker''/''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'' (1976), by

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...

(0 BBY-0 ABY) (A) * '' Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), by Donald F. Glut (3 ABY) (A) * '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' (1983), by

James Kahn James Kahn (born December 30, 1947) is an American medical specialist and writer, best known for his novelization of '' Return of the Jedi''. Born in Chicago, Kahn received a degree in medical studies from the University of Chicago. His post-g ...

(4 ABY) (A) * ''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Illustrated Edition'' (1983), by

(4 ABY)

William Shakespeare's Star Wars

* ''William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First'' (2015), by Ian Doescher (32 BBY) * ''William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars Part the Second'' (2015), by Ian Doescher (22 BBY) * ''William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third'' (2015), by Ian Doescher (19 BBY) * ''William Shakespeare's Star Wars (Verily, A New Hope)'' (2013), by Ian Doescher (0 BBY) * ''William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back'' (2014), by Ian Doescher (3 ABY) * ''William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return'' (2014), by Ian Doescher (4 ABY) * ''William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken'' (2017), by Ian Doescher (34 ABY) * ''William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last'' (2018), by Ian Doescher (34 ABY) * ''William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker'' (2020), by Ian Doescher (35 ABY)

Disney canon stories (2014–present)

Since 2014, the official ''Star Wars'' canon includes all of the movie episodes, ''The Clone Wars'' film and the television shows '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', ''

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the '' Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressi ...

'', and ''

Star Wars Resistance ''Star Wars Resistance'' is an American 3D animated comic science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. It follows Kazuda Xiono, a New Republic pilot who is recruited by the Resistance to spy on the growing threat of th ...

'', as well as any books, comics, and video games published after April 2014.

Short stories

''Star Wars Insider'' (2014–present)

Since 2014, various short stories have been published in ''

Star Wars Insider ''Star Wars Insider'' is the official ''Star Wars'' magazine. It began in 1987 as the official magazine of ''The Lucasfilm Fan Club'', and was renamed in 1994 to coincide with the release of '' Star Wars: TIE Fighter''. Its contents include st ...

''. * "Blade Squadron: Part 1" (#149, April 2014) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY) * "Blade Squadron: Part 2" (#150, June 2014) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY) * "One Thousand Levels Down" (#151, July 2014) by Alexander Freed (0 ABY) * "The End of History" (#154, December 2014) by Alexander Freed (10 BBY) * "Last Call at the Zero Angle" (#156, March 2015) by Jason Fry (0 ABY) * "Orientation" (#157, April 2015) by

(14 BBY) * "Rebel Bluff" (#158, June 2015) by Michael Kogge (4 BBY) * "Kindred Spirits" (#159, July 2015) by

Christie Golden Christie Golden (born November 21, 1963) is an American author. She has written many novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction. Career Golden has written many novels and several short stories in the fields of science ...

(20 BBY) * "Blade Squadron: Zero Hour" (#160, September 2015) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY) * "Inbrief" (#161, November 2015) by Janine K. Spendlove (3 ABY) * "Bait" (#162, December 2015) by

(34 ABY) * "Scorched" (#165, May 2016) by Delilah S. Dawson (28 ABY) * "TK-146275" (#166, June 2016) by

Sylvain Neuvel Sylvain Neuvel is a Canadian science fiction writer, known as the author of ''The Themis Files.'' He was born in Quebec City and raised in the suburb of L'Ancienne-Lorette.

(11–1 BBY) * "Blade Squadron: Kuat" (#168, September 2016) by Mark Williams & David Williams (5 ABY) * "Turning Point" (#169, October 2016) by Jason Hugh (4 ABY) * "The Voice of the Empire" (#170, December 2016) by

Mur Lafferty Mur Lafferty (born July 25, 1973) is an American podcaster and writer based in Durham, North Carolina. She was the editor and host of '' Escape Pod'' from 2010, when she took over from Steve Eley, until 2012, when she was replaced by Norm Sherm ...

(17 BBY) * "Blade Squadron: Jakku" (#172, April 2017) by Mark Williams & David Williams (5 ABY)

''The Rise of the Empire'' (October 2015)

* "Mercy Mission" by Melissa Scott (14 BBY) * "Bottleneck" by John Jackson Miller (12 BBY) * "The Levers of Power" by Jason Fry (4 ABY)

"The Perfect Weapon"

* " The Perfect Weapon" (November 2015) by Delilah S. Dawson (34 ABY). This story is part of the Journey to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' promotional campaign. Printed in the paperback edition of the ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' novelization.

''Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens''

The collection '' Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens'' is part of the Journey to ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' promotional campaign. Some stories were originally published as individual e-books, and later collected with other new stories. However, they were all published together as a book called '' Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away'' * "All Creatures Great and Small" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY) * "High Noon on Jakku" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY) * "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (31 ABY; flashbacks to 19 BBY) * "The Face of Evil" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY) * "A Recipe for Death" (April 2016) by Landry Q. Walker (Pre–32 BBY) * "True Love" (April 2016) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY)

''From a Certain Point of View'' (October 2017)

* "Raymus" by Gary Whitta (0 BBY) * "The Bucket" by Christie Golden (0 BBY) * "The Sith of Datawork" by Ken Liu (0 BBY) * "Stories in the Sand" by

Griffin McElroy Griffin Andrew McElroy ( , born April 17, 1987) is an American podcaster, actor, writer, composer, and former video game journalist. He is known for his work on podcasts such as '' My Brother, My Brother and Me'' and ''The Adventure Zone'', as ...

(0 BBY) * "Reirin" by Sabaa Tahir (0 BBY) * "The Red One" by Rae Carson (0 BBY) * "Rites" by John Jackson Miller (0 BBY) * "Master and Apprentice" by Claudia Gray (0 BBY) * "Beru Whitesun Lars" by

Meg Cabot Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series ''Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by W ...

(0 BBY) * "The Luckless Rodian" by Renee Ahdieh (0 BBY) * "Not for Nothing" by

(0 BBY) * "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here" by Chuck Wendig * "The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper" by Kelly Sue DeConnick &

Matt Fraction Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', '' Uncanny X ...

(0 BBY) * "Added Muscle" by Paul Dini (0 BBY) * "You Owe Me a Ride" by Zoraida Cordova (0 BBY) * "The Secrets of Long Snoot" by Delilah S. Dawson (0 BBY) * "Born in the Storm" by Daniel Jose Older (0 BBY) * "Laina" by

Wil Wheaton Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film '' Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in ''Toy Soldiers'', an ...

(0 BBY) * "Fully Operational" by Beth Revis (0 BBY) * "An Incident Report" by Mallory Ortberg (0 BBY) * "Change of Heart" by Elizabeth Wein (0 BBY) * "Eclipse" by

Madeleine Roux Madeleine Roux is an American fiction author. She has written several young adult paranormal and horror fiction series, including the ''Asylum'' series. She has also written two standalone adult science fiction novels along with several novels ...

(0 BBY) * "Verge of Greatness" by Pablo Hidalgo (0 BBY) * "Far Too Remote" by Jeffrey Brown (0 BBY) * " The Trigger" by

Kieron Gillen Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for '' Phonogram'' and '' The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKe ...

(0 BBY) * "Of MSE-6 and Men" by

Glen Weldon Glen Weldon is an American writer, cultural critic, and podcaster. He has written for publications such as '' The Washington Post'', '' The New York Times'', ''Slate'', '' The Atlantic'', and '' McSweeney's''. Weldon currently writes for the NPR A ...

(0 BBY) * "Bump" by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (0 BBY) * "End of Watch" by Adam Christopher (0 BBY) * "The Baptist" by Nnedi Okorafor (0 BBY) * "Time of Death" by Cavan Scott (0 BBY) * "There Is Another" by Gary D. Schmidt (0 BBY) * "Palpatine" by Ian Doescher (0 BBY) * "Sparks" by Paul S. Kemp (0 BBY–0 ABY) * "Duty Roster" by Jason Fry (0 BBY–0 ABY) * "Desert Son" by

Pierce Brown Pierce Brown (January 28, 1988) is an American science fiction author who writes the ''Red Rising'' series, consisting of ''Red Rising'' (2014), '' Golden Son'' (2015), '' Morning Star'' (2016), '' Iron Gold'' (2018) and ''Dark Age'' (2019). Pe ...

(0 BBY–0 ABY) * "Grounded" by Greg Rucka (0 BBY–0 ABY) * "Contingency Plan" by Alexander Freed (0 BBY–0 ABY) * "The Angle" by Charles Soule (0 ABY) * "By Whatever Sun" by E.K. Johnston & Ashley Eckstein (0 ABY) * "Whills" by Tom Angleberger (0 ABY)

''Canto Bight'' (December 2017)

* "Rules of the Game", by

Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed (born October 4, 1975) is an Eisner Award winning American comic book writer and a science fiction/fantasy poetry and prose writer. His 2012 book '' Throne of the Crescent Moon'' was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and ...

(34 ABY) * "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing", by Rae Carson (34 ABY) * "The Wine in Dreams", by

Mira Grant Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in; born January 5, 1978 in Martinez, California) is an American author and filker. McGuire is known for her urban fantasy novels. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/horror and the pseudonym ...

(34 ABY) * "The Ride", by

(34 ABY)

Stories of Jedi and Sith (June 2022)

Short-story anthology published by Disney Lucasfilm Press in June 2022. *"What a Jedi Makes" by Michael Kogge *"Resolve" by Alex Segura *"The Eye of the Beholder" by Sarwat Chadda *"A Jedi's Duty" by Karen Strong *"Worthless" by Delilah S. Dawson *"The Ghosts of Maul" by Michael Moreci *"Blood Moon Uprising" by Vera Strange *"Luke on the Bright Side" by

Sam Maggs Sam Maggs (born November 10, 1988) is a Canadian-American author of books, comics and video games, and is known especially for her work on ''The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy'' and ''Marvel Action: Captain Marvel''. Early life and education Ma ...

*"Masters" by Tessa Gratton *"Through the Turbulence" by

Roseanne A. Brown Roseanne A. Brown (born August 26, 1995) is a Ghanaian American writer of fantasy, science fiction and young adult fiction. She is best known for her debut novel '' A Song of Wraiths and Ruin'', which became a New York Times best seller, and its ...

Children's books

Canon storybooks for younger readers that are shorter than a standard novel or young adult novel. * ''5-Minute Star Wars Stories'', by Various Authors (32 BBY-34 ABY) * ''5-Minute Star Wars Stories Strike Back'', by Various Authors (32 BBY-34 ABY) * ''The Prequel Trilogy Stories'', by Various Authors (32 BBY-19 BBY) * ''The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (32 BBY) * ''The Phantom Menace'', by Courtney Carbone (32 BBY) * ''Attack of the Clones'', by Geof Smith (22 BBY) * ''Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Lucasfilm Book Group (22 BBY) * ''Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (21 BBY-34 ABY) * ''Revenge of the Sith'', by Geof Smith (19 BBY) * ''Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Lucasfilm Book Group (19 BBY) * ''Chopper Saves the Day'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY) * ''Sabine's Art Attack'', by Jennifer Heddle (5 BBY) * ''Zeb to the Rescue'', by Michael Siglain (5 BBY) * ''Ezra and the Pilot'', by Jennifer Heddle (5 BBY) * ''Ezra's Wookiee Rescue'', by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY) * ''The Secret Jedi: The Adventures of Kanan Jarrus: Rebel Leader'', by Ben Harper (5 BBY) * ''A New Hero'', by

Pablo Hidalgo Pablo Hidalgo is a Chilean-born creative executive based in California, currently working for Lucasfilm on the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Early work Hidalgo was born in Santiago, Chile and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1987 he becam ...

(5 BBY) * ''TIE Fighter Trouble'', by Brooke Vitale (5 BBY) * ''The Inquisitor's Trap'', by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY) * ''Hera's Phantom Flight'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY) * ''Kanan's Jedi Training'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY) * ''Always Bet on Chopper'', by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY) * ''

Rogue One ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (or simply ''Rogue One'') is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lu ...

Secret Mission'', by Jason Fry (0 BBY) * ''Bounty Hunt'', by Katrina Pallant (0 BBY) * ''A New Hope'', by Geof Smith (0 BBY-0 ABY) * ''A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Randy Thornton (0 BBY-0 ABY) * ''The Rise of a Hero'', by Louise Simonson (0 BBY-0 ABY) * ''Escape from Darth Vader'', by Michael Siglain (0 BBY) * ''Trouble on Tatooine'', by Nate Millici (0 BBY) * ''Trapped in the Death Star!'', by Michael Siglain (0 BBY) * ''Death Star Battle'', by Michael Siglain (0 ABY) * ''The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight'', by Tony DiTerlizzi (0 BBY-4 ABY) * ''Star Wars in Pictures: The Original Trilogy'', by Ryder Windham (0 BBY-4 ABY) * ''The Original Trilogy Stories'', by Various Authors (0 BBY-4 ABY) * ''The Power of the Dark Side'', by Benjamin Harper (0 BBY-4 ABY) * ''The Chewbacca Story'', by Benjamin Harper (0 BBY-34 ABY) * ''A Leader Named Leia'', by Jennifer Heddle (0 BBY-34 ABY) ** Part of the Journey to ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' promotional campaign. * ''Han and the Rebel Rescue'', by Nate Millici (0 ABY) * ''Luke and the Lost Jedi Temple'', by Jason Fry (0 ABY) * ''The Empire Strikes Back'', by Geof Smith (3 ABY) * ''The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Randy Thornton (3 ABY) * ''AT-AT Attack!'', by Calliope Glass (3 ABY) * ''Use the Force'', by Michael Siglain (3 ABY) * ''Leia and the Great Island Escape'', by Jason Fry (4 ABY) * ''Return of the Jedi'', by Geof Smith (4 ABY) * ''Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD'', by Randy Thornton (4 ABY) * ''Rescue from Jabba's Palace'', by Michael Siglain (4 ABY) * ''Ewoks Join the Fight'', by Michael Siglain (4 ABY) * ''Poe and the Missing Ship'', by Nate Millici (34 ABY) * ''The Force Awakens'', by Christopher Nicholas (34 ABY) * ''The Force Awakens Storybook'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY) * ''The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook & CD'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY) * ''Rey to the Rescue!'', by Lisa Stock (34 ABY) * ''Finn & The First Order'', by Brian Rood (34 ABY) * ''Rey Meets BB-8'', by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY) * ''Finn & Poe Team Up!'', by Nate Millici (34 ABY) * ''Finn & Rey Escape!'', by Brian Rood (34 ABY) * ''Han & Chewie Return!'', by Michael Siglain (34 ABY) * ''Chaos at the Castle'', by Nate Millici (34 ABY) * ''The Fight in the Forest'', by Nate Millici (34 ABY) * ''The Force Awakens: New Adventures'', by David Fentiman (34 ABY) * ''Finn's Mission'', by David Fentiman (34 ABY) * ''The Adventures of BB-8'', by David Fentiman (34 ABY) * ''BB-8 on the Run'', by Drew Daywalt (34 ABY) * ''Lightsaber Rescue'', by Play-A-Sound (34 ABY) * ''Rolling with BB-8!'', by Benjamin Harper (34 ABY) * ''Rey's Journey'', by Ella Patrick (34 ABY) * ''Rose and Finn's Mission'', by Ella Patrick (34 ABY) * ''Chewie and the Porgs'', by Kevin Shinick (34 ABY)

Original ''Star Wars Legends'' stories

This body of work represents the original ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, which was rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. Beginning with the 1999 release of ''

'', Lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional "era" with symbols designating such.

Before the Republic era

This era contains stories taking place before 25,000 BBY.

Old Galactic Republic era

This era contains stories taking place between 25,000 BBY to 1,000 BBY.

Rise of the Empire era

''Episode II: Attack of the Clones''

'' The Clone Wars''

* '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008), by

(21.5 BBY) (Y) * ''The Clone Wars: Wild Space'' (2008), by

Karen Miller Karen Miller is an Australian writer. She is best known for '' The Innocent Mage'', the first book in her duology ''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker''. Biography Miller was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia at the age of ...

(21.5 BBY) (A) * ''The Clone Wars: No Prisoners'' (2009), by

(21 BBY) (A)

''Clone Wars: Gambit'' by
Karen Miller Karen Miller is an Australian writer. She is best known for '' The Innocent Mage'', the first book in her duology ''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker''. Biography Miller was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia at the age of ...
(21 BBY)

* ''

Stealth Stealth may refer to: Military *Stealth technology, technology used to conceal ships, aircraft, and missiles **Stealth aircraft, aircraft which use stealth technology **Stealth ground vehicle, ground vehicles which use stealth technology ** Stea ...

'' (2010) (A) * ''Siege'' (2010) (A)

''Clone Wars: Secret Missions'' by
Ryder Windham Ryder Windham is an American science fiction author who has written more than 60 ''Star Wars'' books, including novels, comics, and reference books. He has also written junior novelizations for ''Indiana Jones'' films. Since 1993, he has been w ...
(21 BBY)

* ''Breakout Squad'' (2009) (Y) * ''Curse of the Black Hole Pirates'' (2010) (Y) * ''Duel at Shattered Rock'' (2011) (Y) * ''Guardians of the Chiss Key'' (2012) (Y)

''
Republic Commando ''Star Wars: Republic Commando'' is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows in March 2005. Set in the ''Star Wars Legends'' expanded universe, the ga ...
''

* '' Republic Commando: Hard Contact'' (2004), by

(22 BBY) * "Omega Squad: Targets" (2005), by

(21 BBY) in ''Star Wars Insider'' #81 and ''Republic Commando: Triple Zero'' * '' Republic Commando: Triple Zero'' (2006), by

(21 BBY) * "Republic Commando: Odds" (2006), by

(21 BBY) in ''Star Wars Insider'' #87 and ''Republic Commando: True Colors'' * '' Republic Commando: True Colors'' (2007), by

(21 BBY) * '' Republic Commando: Order 66'' (2008), by

(19 BBY)

=''Imperial Commando''

= * '' Imperial Commando: 501st'' (2009), by

(19 BBY)

Clone Wars

* ''

Shatterpoint Mace Windu is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Windu was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel trilogy. Jackson reprised the role in the 2008 animated film '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and with voice only in the ...

'' (2003), by

(21.5 BBY) (A) * '' The Cestus Deception'' (2004), by

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Ca ...

(21.5 BBY) (A) * ''

The Hive The Hive may refer to: Film and television * ''The Hive'' (2008 film), an American film starring Tom Wopat * ''The Hive'' (2014 film), an English film starring Gabriel Basso * The Hive (''Resident Evil''), an underground lab in the 2002 film '' ...

'' (2004), by

(21.5 BBY) (E) (A) * ''

Jedi Trial ''Jedi Trial'' is a science fiction novel by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. It is set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy during the Clone Wars, 2.5 years after the Battle of Geonosis in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', and 19.5 ...

'' (2004), by

David Sherman David Sherman (1958 - November 16, 2022) was an American novelist who dealt overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine informed his writings. Early life and education She ...

Dan Cragg Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939) is an American science fiction author. Biography Cragg was born in Rochester, Newy York. He served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of d ...

(21.5 BBY) (A) * '' Yoda: Dark Rendezvous'' (2004), by

Sean Stewart Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angliciz ...

(20 BBY) * '' MedStar I: Battle Surgeons'' (2004), by

Michael Reaves James Michael Reaves (born September 14, 1950) is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including '' Disney's Gargoyles'' and '' Batman: The An ...

Steve Perry Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He also wrote/co ...

(20 BBY) (A) * '' MedStar II: Jedi Healer'' (2004), by

(20 BBY) (A) * '' Labyrinth of Evil'' (2005), by

James Luceno James Luceno (born 1947) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author, best known for his novels and reference books connected with the ''Star Wars'' franchise and the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and (with Brian Daley under the shared pseudony ...

(19 BBY) (A)

''Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''

* '' Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader'' (2005), by

(19 BBY) (A) * ''Kenobi'' (2013), by

(19 BBY) (A) * "Incognito" (2013), by John Jackson Miller (19 BBY) in ''Star Wars Insider'' #143 and ''Kenobi'' (A)

''
Coruscant Nights ''Coruscant Nights'' is a trilogy of novels by Michael Reaves. The series is set in the ''Star Wars'' universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter ...
'' (18.8 – 17 BBY)

* ''

Jedi Twilight ''Coruscant Nights'' is a trilogy of novels by Michael Reaves. The series is set in the ''Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (fi ...

'' (2008), by

(18.8 BBY) * '' Street of Shadows'' (2008), by

(19 BBY–18.46 BBY) * '' Patterns of Force'' (2009), by

with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (uncredited) (18.3 BBY) * ''The Last Jedi'' (2013), by

& Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (18–17 BBY)

'' The Last of the Jedi'' by
Jude Watson Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young adult novel ''What I Saw and How I ...
(18 BBY)

* '' The Desperate Mission'' (2005) (Y) * '' Dark Warning'' (2005) (Y) * ''

Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld ...

'' (2005) (Y) * '' Death on Naboo'' (2006) (Y) * '' A Tangled Web'' (2006) (Y) * '' Return of the Dark Side'' (2006) (Y) * '' Secret Weapon'' (2007) (Y) * '' Against The Empire'' (2007) (Y) * '' Master of Deception'' (2008) (Y) * ''

Reckoning Reckoning may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Reckoning'' (Grateful Dead album), 1981 live album * ''Reckoning'' (R.E.M. album), 1984 album * "Reckoning", a song by Killswitch Engage from ''Killswitch Engage'' (2009 album) ...

'' (2008) (Y)

''A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker'' (15 BBY – 4 ABY)

* ''A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker'' (2009), by

Ryder Windham Ryder Windham is an American science fiction author who has written more than 60 ''Star Wars'' books, including novels, comics, and reference books. He has also written junior novelizations for ''Indiana Jones'' films. Since 1993, he has been w ...

(Y)

'' The Han Solo Trilogy''

* '' The Paradise Snare'' (1997), by A.C. Crispin (10 BBY) (A) * ''

The Hutt Gambit ''The Han Solo Trilogy'' is a trilogy of now non-canon ('Star Wars in other media, Legends') science-fiction novels set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. It follows Han Solo's origins and life before the events depicted in the Star Wars original tril ...

'' (1997), by A.C. Crispin (5-4 BBY) (A) * '' Rebel Dawn'' (1998), by A.C. Crispin (3-0 BBY) (A)

'' The Adventures of Lando Calrissian''

* '' Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu'' (1983), by

L. Neil Smith Lester Neil Smith III (May 12, 1946 – August 27, 2021), better known as L. Neil Smith, was an American libertarian science fiction author and political activist. His works include the trilogy of Lando Calrissian novels, all published in 1983: ...

(4 BBY) * ''

Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas ...

'' (1983), by

(4 BBY) * ''

Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas ...

'' (1983), by

(3 BBY)

''
The Force Unleashed ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on ...
'' (3 – 1 BBY)

* ''

The Force Unleashed ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on ...

'' (2008), by Sean Williams (3-2 BBY) (A) * '' The Force Unleashed II'' (2010), by Sean Williams (1 BBY) (A)

''
The Han Solo Adventures ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the origin ...
(2 BBY)''

* ''

Han Solo at Stars' End ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the original ...

'' (1979), by

Brian Daley Brian Charles Daley (December 22, 1947 – February 11, 1996) was an American science fiction novelist. He also adapted for radio the ''Star Wars'' radio dramas and wrote all of its episodes. Biography Daley was born in Englewood, New Jersey ...

* '' Han Solo's Revenge'' (1979), by

* '' Han Solo and the Lost Legacy'' (1980), by

''Death Troopers''

* ''

Death Troopers ''Death Troopers'' is a ''Star Wars'' novel written by Joe Schreiber. Schreiber's idea was to create a horror story in the ''Star Wars'' universe that pulled from horror movies he enjoyed such as '' The Shining'' and ''Alien''. The novel is th ...

'' (2009), by Joe Schreiber (1 BBY) (A)

Rebellion era

This era contains stories taking place within five years after the events of '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.

''Death Star''

* ''

Death Star The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the ''Star Wars'' space-opera franchise. Constructed by the autocratic Galactic Empire, the Death Star is capable of annihilating entire planets into rubble, and serves to e ...

'' (2007), by

(1 BBY – 0 BBY)

''Shadow Games''

* ''Shadow Games'' (2011), by

and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (1 BBY – 0 BBY)

''Episode IV: A New Hope''

''Rebel Force'' by Alex Wheeler (0 – 1 ABY)

* ''0 ABY'' ** ''Target'' (2008) (Y) ** ''Hostage'' (2008) (Y) ** ''Renegade'' (2009) (Y) * ''0.5 ABY'' ** ''Firefight'' (2009) (Y) ** ''Trapped'' (2010) (Y) * ''Uprising'' (2010) (1 ABY) (Y)

''Scoundrels''

* ''Winner Lose All—A Lando Calrissian Tale'' (2012), by

Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of '' Star Wars'' books, chiefly the ''Thrawn'' series, and has published several other series of sci-fi and ...

(1-0 BBY) (E) * '' Scoundrels'' (2013), by

(0 ABY) (A)

''
Galaxy of Fear ''Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear'' is a series of 12 young adult, science fiction horror novels set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy six months after '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope''. The series was written by John Whitman, and released from Fe ...
'' by John Whitman (0.5 ABY) (Y)

* ''

Eaten Alive ''Eaten Alive'' (known under various alternate titles, including ''Death Trap'', ''Horror Hotel'', and ''Starlight Slaughter'', and stylized on the poster as ''Eaten Alive!'') is a 1976 American horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, and written ...

'' (1997) * '' City of the Dead'' (1997) * '' Planet Plague'' (1997) * '' The Nightmare Machine'' (1997) * '' Ghost of the Jedi'' (1997) * '' Army of Terror'' (1997) * '' The Brain Spiders'' (1997) * '' The Swarm'' (1998) * ''

Spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

'' (1998) * '' The Doomsday Ship'' (1998) * '' Clones'' (1998) * '' The Hunger'' (1998)

''Hand of Judgment'' (0.5 – 0.8 ABY)

* ''

Allegiance An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign. Etymology From Middle English ''ligeaunce'' (see medieval Latin ''ligeantia'', "a liegance"). The ''al ...

'' (2007), by

(0.5 ABY) (A) * '' Choices of One'' (2011), by

(0.8 ABY)

''Smuggler's Gambit'' (0 – 3 ABY)

* ''Smuggler's Gambit'' (2012), by

Kyle Newman Kyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor and New York Times bestselling author. He is known for directing ''Fanboys'', a Star Wars-themed comedy, '' Barely Lethal'' starring Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson for ...

F.J. DeSanto Chemlab is an American industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C. in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank, and Jared Louche (then known as Hendrickson). Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chem ...

(A)

''Star Wars Galaxies''

* '' Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine'' (2003), by Voronica Whitney-Robinson & Haden Blackman (1 ABY) (Y)

''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''

* ''

Splinter of the Mind's Eye ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' is a 1978 science-fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster as a sequel to the film ''Star Wars'' (1977). Originally published in 1978 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books, the book was written with the inte ...

'' (1978), by

(2 ABY) (A)

' (2 – 3 ABY) (A)

* ''Razor's Edge'' (2013), by

Martha Wells Martha Wells (born September 1, 1964) is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of fantasy novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on fantasy and science fiction subjects. H ...

(2 ABY) * ''Honor Among Thieves'' (2014), by James S. A. Corey (2–3 ABY)

''The Further Adventures''

''24-page read-along book with color illustrations accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette.'' * ''Droid World'' (1983), by Archie Goodwin (adapter) and Dick Foes (illustrator) (3 ABY) (Y) * ''Planet of the Hoojibs'' (1983), by

David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' '' The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in '' Action Comics''. Among the characters he create ...

(adapter) and Greg Winters (illustrator) (3 ABY) (Y)

''Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell''

''Vinyl record only, no book.'' * ''Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell'' (1983), by

(3 ABY) (Y)

''Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''

''Shadows of the Empire''

* '' Shadows of the Empire'' (1996), by

(3.5 ABY) (A)

''Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''

''24-page read-along book with color illustrations accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette.'' * ''The Ewoks Join the Fight'' (1983), by Bonnie Bogart (adapter) & Diane de Groat (illustrator) (4 ABY) (Y)

''Golden Books''

''24-page illustrated children's books by

Golden Books * Western Publishing (1907−2001) — , magazines, and {{C, Children's book publishers, children's books publisher, formerly based in Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It i ...

'' * ''Journey to Mos Eisley'' (1998), by Jay Rudko (0 BBY) (Y) * ''The Hoth Adventure'' (1998), by Jay Rudko (3 ABY) (Y) * ''Escape from Jabba's Palace'' (1998), by Jay Rudko (4 ABY) (Y) In 2015, the original six ''Star Wars'' films were adapted as Little Golden Books. In 2017, ''A New Hope'' was also released as a Big Golden Book. Additionally, ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' and the sequel trilogy were adapted. Many other original titles featuring scenes from throughout the saga have been released, including ''I Am a Padawan'' by

Ashley Eckstein Ashley Eckstein (; born September 22, 1981) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise, beginn ...

. An upcoming release will adapt ''The Mandalorian''.

''
The Bounty Hunter Wars Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the '' Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel ...
''

* ''

The Mandalorian Armor Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel f ...

'' (1998), by

K.W. Jeter Kevin Wayne Jeter (born March 26, 1950) is an American science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He has written novels set in the ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars' ...

(0–4 ABY) (A) * ''

Slave Ship Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast i ...

'' (1998), by K.W. Jeter (0–4 ABY) (A) * '' Hard Merchandise'' (1999), by K.W. Jeter (0–4 ABY) (A)

''The Truce at Bakura''

* ''

The Truce at Bakura ''The Truce at Bakura'' is a 1993 ''Star Wars'' spin-off novel by Kathy Tyers. It takes place immediately after the events depicted in the film '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983) and before those of the young-reader series ''Jedi Prince'' (1992–1993 ...

'' (1993), by

Kathy Tyers Kathy Tyers is an American science fiction author. Biography Kathy Tyers Gillin (née Moore) was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She obtained a degree in microbiology from Montana State University, where she met her first husband, Mar ...

(4 ABY) (A)

New Republic era

This era takes place from five to 25 years after '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.

' by William C. Dietz (0 – 5 ABY)

* ''Soldier for the Empire'' (1997) (0 ABY) (Y) (A) * ''5 ABY'' ** ''Rebel Agent'' (1998) (Y) (A) ** ''Jedi Knight'' (1998) (Y) (A)

''
Jedi Prince ''Jedi Prince'' is a series of science fiction young-reader novels set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, written by Paul and Hollace Davids. They were published by Bantam Skylark between 1992 and 1993. The series takes place about a year after ''R ...
'' by
Paul Paul may refer to: Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...
& Hollace Davids (5 ABY)

* '' The Glove of Darth Vader'' (1992) (Y) * '' The Lost City of the Jedi'' (1992) (Y) * '' Zorba the Hutt's Revenge'' (1992) (Y) * '' Mission from Mount Yoda'' (1993) (Y) * '' Queen of the Empire'' (1993) (Y) * '' Prophets of the Dark Side'' (1993) (Y)

''Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor''

* ''

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Portrayed by Mark Hamill, Luke first appeared in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and he returned in '' The ...

'' (2008), by

(5.5 ABY) (A)

''
X-wing The X-wing starfighter is a name applied to a family of fictional spacecraft manufactured by the Incom Corporation from the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Named for the distinctive shape made when its s-foils (wings) are in attack position, the X-win ...
''

# '' Rogue Squadron'' (1996), by

Michael Stackpole Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his ''Star Wars'' and '' BattleTech'' books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history fro ...

(6.5 ABY) (A) # ''

Wedge's Gamble ''Star Wars: X-wing'' is a ten-book series of '' Star Wars'' novels by Michael A. Stackpole (who also co-wrote the similarly named comic book series) and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron forme ...

'' (1996), by

(6.5 ABY) (A) # ''

The Krytos Trap ''Star Wars: X-wing'' is a ten-book series of ''Star Wars'' novels by Michael A. Stackpole (who also co-wrote the similarly named comic book series) and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron formed ...

'' (1996), by

(7 ABY) (A) # '' The Bacta War'' (1997), by

(7 ABY) (A) # '' Wraith Squadron'' (1998), by

Aaron Allston Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably ''Star Wars'' novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, severa ...

(7 ABY) (A) # ''

Iron Fist Iron Fist, Iron fist or Ironfist may refer to: Military * Iron Fist (exercise), an Indian Air Force exercise held in 2013 and 2016 * Iron Fist (countermeasure), an Israeli counter-weapon system * 20th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) or The Iron ...

'' (1998), by

(7.5 ABY) (A) # ''

Solo Command ''Star Wars: X-wing'' is a ten-book series of ''Star Wars'' novels by Michael A. Stackpole (who also co-wrote the similarly named comic book series) and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron forme ...

'' (1999), by

(7.5 ABY) (A) # ''Isard's Revenge'' (1999), by

(9 ABY) (A) # ''Starfighters of Adumar'' (1999), by

(12–13 ABY) (A) # ''Mercy Kill'' (2012), by

(13–44 ABY) (A)

''The Courtship of Princess Leia''

* ''The Courtship of Princess Leia'' (1994), by Dave Wolverton (8 ABY) (A)

''A Forest Apart''

* ''A Forest Apart'' (2003), by Troy Denning (8 ABY) (E)

''Tatooine Ghost''

* ''Tatooine Ghost'' (2003), by Troy Denning (8 ABY) (A)

''Mixed up Droid''

* ''Mixed up Droid'' (1995), by

(8 ABY) (A)

''The Thrawn Trilogy''

* ''Heir to the Empire'' (1991), by

(9 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Force Rising'' (1992), by

(9 ABY) (A) * ''The Last Command (novel), The Last Command'' (1993), by

(9 ABY) (A)

''The Dark Empire Trilogy''

* ''Dark Empire'' (1991–1992), by Tom Veitch (10 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Empire II'' (1994–1995), by Tom Veitch (10 ABY) (A) * ''Empire's End'' (1995), by Tom Veitch (11 ABY) (A)

''Crimson Empire''

* ''Crimson Empire'' (1997), by Mike Richardson (publisher), Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley (11 ABY) (A)

''The Jedi Academy trilogy, The Jedi Academy Trilogy''

* ''Jedi Search'' (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Apprentice'' (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A) * ''Champions of the Force'' (1994), by Kevin J. Anderson (11 ABY) (A)

''I, Jedi''

* ''I, Jedi'' (1998), by

(11 ABY) (A)

''The Callista Trilogy''

* ''Children of the Jedi'' (1995), by Barbara Hambly (12–13 ABY) (A) * ''Darksaber (novel), Darksaber'' (1995), by Kevin J. Anderson (12–13 ABY) (A) * ''Planet of Twilight'' (1997), by Barbara Hambly (12–13 ABY) (A)

''The Crystal Star''

* ''The Crystal Star'' (1994), by Vonda McIntyre (14 ABY) (A)

''The Black Fleet Crisis, The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy''

* ''Before the Storm (novel), Before the Storm'' (1996), by Michael P. Kube-McDowell (16 ABY) (A) * ''Shield of Lies'' (1997), by Michael P. Kube-McDowell (16 ABY) (A) * ''Tyrant's Test'' (1998), by Michael P. Kube-McDowell (16 ABY) (A)

''The New Rebellion''

* ''The New Rebellion'' (1996), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (17 ABY) (A)

''The Corellian Trilogy''

* ''Star Wars Legends: Ambush at Corellia'' (1995), by Roger MacBride Allen (18 ABY) (A) * ''Assault at Selonia'' (1995), by Roger MacBride Allen (18 ABY) (A) * ''Showdown at Centerpoint'' (1995), by Roger MacBride Allen (18 ABY) (A)

''The Hand of Thrawn''

* ''Specter of the Past'' (1997), by

(19 ABY) (A) * ''Vision of the Future'' (1998), by

(19 ABY) (A)

''Scourge''

* ''Scourge'' (2012), by Jeff Grubb (19 ABY) (A)

''Survivor's Quest''

* ''Fool's Bargain'' (2004), by

(22 ABY) (E) * ''Survivor's Quest'' (2004), by

(22 ABY) (A)

''Junior Jedi Knights''

* ''The Golden Globe'' (1995), by Nancy Richardson (22 ABY) (Y) * ''Lyric's World'' (1996), by Nancy Richardson (22 ABY) (Y) * ''Promises'' (1996), by Nancy Richardson (22 ABY) (Y) * ''Anakin's Quest'' (1996), by Rebecca Moesta (22 ABY) (Y) * ''Vader's Fortress'' (1997), by Rebecca Moesta (22 ABY) (Y) * ''Kenobi's Blade'' (1997), by Rebecca Moesta (22 ABY) (Y)

''Young Jedi Knights''

* ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 1: Heirs of the Force, Heirs of the Force'' (1995), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 2: Shadow Academy, Shadow Academy'' (1995), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 3: The Lost Ones, The Lost Ones'' (1995), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 4: Lightsabers, Lightsabers'' (1996), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 5: Darkest Knight, Darkest Knight'' (1996), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 6: Jedi Under Siege, Jedi Under Siege'' (1996), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 7: Shards of Alderaan, Shards of Alderaan'' (1997), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 8: Diversity Alliance, Diversity Alliance'' (1997), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 9: Delusions of Grandeur, Delusions of Grandeur'' (1997), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 10: Jedi Bounty, Jedi Bounty'' (1997), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 11: The Emperor's Plague, The Emperor's Plague'' (1997), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 12: Return to Ord Mantell, Return to Ord Mantell'' (1998), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 13: Trouble on Cloud City, Trouble on Cloud City'' (1998), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Young Jedi Knights#Book 14: Crisis at Crystal Reef, Crisis at Crystal Reef'' (1998), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Jedi Shadow'' (Anthology#Omnibus, Omnibus – ''Heirs of the Force'', ''Shadow Academy'' & ''The Lost Ones''), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Jedi Sunrise'' (Omnibus – ''Lightsabers'', ''Darkest Knight'', & ''Jedi Under Siege''), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y) * ''Under the Black Sun'' (Omnibus – ''Return to Ord Mantell'', ''Trouble on Cloud City'', & ''Crisis at Crystal Reef''), by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (23–24 ABY) (Y)

New Jedi Order era

This era takes place within 25 to 39 years after '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.

''A Practical Man''

* ''Boba Fett: A Practical Man'' (2006), by

(25 ABY) (E)

''The New Jedi Order''

* ''Vector Prime'' (1999), by R.A. Salvatore (25 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Tide: Onslaught, Dark Tide I: Onslaught'' (2000), by

(25 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Tide: Ruin, Dark Tide II: Ruin'' (2000), by

(25 ABY) (A) * ''Agents of Chaos: Hero's Trial, Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial'' (2000), by

(25 ABY) (A) * ''Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse, Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse'' (2000), by

(25 ABY) (A) * ''Balance Point'' (2000), by

(26 ABY) (A) * ''Recovery (novel), Recovery'' (2001), by Troy Denning (26 ABY) (E) * ''Edge of Victory: Conquest, Edge of Victory I: Conquest'' (2001), by Greg Keyes (26 ABY) (A) * ''Edge of Victory: Rebirth, Edge of Victory II: Rebirth'' (2001), by Greg Keyes (27 ABY) (A) * "Emissary of the Void" (2002), by Greg Keyes (26–27 ABY), serialized epic published in ''Star Wars Gamer'', issues 8–10, and ''Star Wars Insider'', issues 62–64 (A) * ''Star by Star'' (2001), by Troy Denning (27 ABY) (A) * ''Dark Journey (novel), Dark Journey'' (2002), by Elaine Cunningham (27 ABY) (A) * ''Enemy Lines: Rebel Dream, Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream'' (2002), by

(27 ABY) (A) * ''Enemy Lines: Rebel Stand, Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand'' (2002), by

(27 ABY) (A) * ''Traitor (Star Wars novel), Traitor'' (2002), by

(27 ABY) (A) * ''Destiny's Way'' (2002), by Walter Jon Williams (28 ABY) (A) * ''Ylesia'' (2002), by Walter Jon Williams (28 ABY) (E) * ''Force Heretic: Remnant, Force Heretic I: Remnant'' (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28 ABY) (A) * ''Force Heretic: Refugee, Force Heretic II: Refugee'' (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28 ABY) (A) * ''Force Heretic: Reunion, Force Heretic III: Reunion'' (2003), by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (28–29 ABY) (A) * ''The Final Prophecy'' (2003), by Greg Keyes (29 ABY) (A) * ''The Unifying Force'' (2003), by

(29 ABY) (A)

''The Dark Nest trilogy''

* ''The Joiner King'' (2005), by Troy Denning (35 ABY) (A) * ''The Unseen Queen'' (2005), by Troy Denning (36 ABY) (A) * ''The Swarm War'' (2005), by Troy Denning (36 ABY) (A)

Legacy era

This era takes place 40+ years after '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.

''Legacy of the Force''

* ''Betrayal (Star Wars novel), Betrayal'' (2006), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Bloodlines (Star Wars novel), Bloodlines'' (2006), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Tempest (Denning novel), Tempest'' (2006), by Troy Denning (40 ABY) (A) * ''Exile (Star Wars novel), Exile'' (2007), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Sacrifice (Star Wars novel), Sacrifice'' (2007), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Inferno (Star Wars novel), Inferno'' (2007), by Troy Denning (40 ABY) (A) * ''Fury (Star Wars novel), Fury'' (2007), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Revelation (Star Wars novel), Revelation'' (2008), by

(40 ABY) (A) * ''Invincible (Star Wars novel), Invincible'' (2008), by Troy Denning (41 ABY) (A)

''Crosscurrent''

* ''Star Wars: Crosscurrent, Crosscurrent'' (2010), by Paul S. Kemp (41 ABY) (A) * ''Riptide'' (2011), by Paul S. Kemp (41 ABY) (A)

''Millennium Falcon''

* ''Millennium Falcon (novel), Millennium Falcon'' (2008), by

(60 BBY, 19 BBY, 10 BBY, 5 BBY, 43 ABY) (A)

''Fate of the Jedi''

* ''Outcast'' (2009), by

(43.5 ABY) (A) * ''Omen'' (2009), by

(43.5 ABY) (A) * ''Abyss'' (2009), by Troy Denning (43.5 ABY) (A) * ''Backlash'' (2010), by Aaron Allston (44 ABY) (A) * ''Allies'' (2010), by Christie Golden (44 ABY) (A) * ''Vortex'' (2010), by Troy Denning (44 ABY) (A) * ''Conviction'' (2011), by Aaron Allston (44.5 ABY) (A) * ''Ascension'' (2011), by Christie Golden (44.5 ABY) (A) * ''Apocalypse'' (2012), by Troy Denning (44.5 ABY) (A)

''Crucible''

* ''Crucible (Star Wars novel), Crucible'' (2013), by Troy Denning (45 ABY) (A)

Short story anthologies

These books contain short Star Wars stories from several notable science-fiction authors with stories that span different timelines. * ''Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina'' (1995), edited by Kevin J. Anderson (0–3 ABY) (E) * ''Tales from Jabba's Palace'' (1995), edited by Kevin J. Anderson (4 ABY) * ''Tales of the Bounty Hunters'' (1996), edited by Kevin J. Anderson (3 ABY) * ''Tales from the Empire'' (1997), edited by Peter Schweighofer (Various) (4 ABY) * ''Tales from the New Republic'' (1999), edited by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey (Various) (4 ABY) * ''Star Wars: Science Adventures'' (1999), authored by Jude Watson and K.D. Burkett. * ''Crisis of Faith'' (2011), authored by Timthy Zahn.

Other

Non-canon stories that are not part of the ''Star Wars Legends'' branding.

Notes

References

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Film and television adaptations

William Shakespeare's Star Wars

Disney canon stories (2014–present)

Short stories

''Star Wars Insider'' (2014–present)

''The Rise of the Empire'' (October 2015)

"The Perfect Weapon"

''Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens''

''From a Certain Point of View'' (October 2017)

''Canto Bight'' (December 2017)

Stories of Jedi and Sith (June 2022)

Children's books

Original ''Star Wars Legends'' stories

Before the Republic era

Old Galactic Republic era

Rise of the Empire era

''Episode II: Attack of the Clones''

'' The Clone Wars''

''Clone Wars: Gambit'' by Karen Miller Karen Miller is an Australian writer. She is best known for '' The Innocent Mage'', the first book in her duology ''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker''. Biography Miller was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia at the age of ... (21 BBY)

''Republic Commando ''Star Wars: Republic Commando'' is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows in March 2005. Set in the ''Star Wars Legends'' expanded universe, the ga ...''

=''Imperial Commando''

Clone Wars

''Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''

''Coruscant Nights ''Coruscant Nights'' is a trilogy of novels by Michael Reaves. The series is set in the ''Star Wars'' universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter ...'' (18.8 – 17 BBY)

'' The Last of the Jedi'' by Jude Watson Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young adult novel ''What I Saw and How I ... (18 BBY)

''A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker'' (15 BBY – 4 ABY)

'' The Han Solo Trilogy''

'' The Adventures of Lando Calrissian''

''The Force Unleashed ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on ...'' (3 – 1 BBY)

''The Han Solo Adventures ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the origin ... (2 BBY)''

''Death Troopers''

Rebellion era

''Death Star''

''Shadow Games''

''Episode IV: A New Hope''

''Rebel Force'' by Alex Wheeler (0 – 1 ABY)

''Scoundrels''

''Galaxy of Fear ''Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear'' is a series of 12 young adult, science fiction horror novels set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy six months after '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope''. The series was written by John Whitman, and released from Fe ...'' by John Whitman (0.5 ABY) (Y)

''Hand of Judgment'' (0.5 – 0.8 ABY)

''Smuggler's Gambit'' (0 – 3 ABY)

''Star Wars Galaxies''

''Splinter of the Mind's Eye''

' (2 – 3 ABY) (A)

''The Further Adventures''

''Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell''

''Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''

''Shadows of the Empire''

''Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''

''Golden Books''

''The Bounty Hunter Wars Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the '' Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel ...''

''The Truce at Bakura''

New Republic era

' by William C. Dietz (0 – 5 ABY)

''Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor''

''X-wing The X-wing starfighter is a name applied to a family of fictional spacecraft manufactured by the Incom Corporation from the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Named for the distinctive shape made when its s-foils (wings) are in attack position, the X-win ...''

''The Courtship of Princess Leia''

''A Forest Apart''

''Tatooine Ghost''

''Mixed up Droid''

''The Thrawn Trilogy''

''The Dark Empire Trilogy''

''Crimson Empire''

''The Jedi Academy trilogy, The Jedi Academy Trilogy''

''I, Jedi''

''The Callista Trilogy''

''The Crystal Star''

''The Black Fleet Crisis, The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy''

''The New Rebellion''

''The Corellian Trilogy''

''The Hand of Thrawn''

''Scourge''

''Survivor's Quest''

''Junior Jedi Knights''

''Young Jedi Knights''

New Jedi Order era

''A Practical Man''

''The New Jedi Order''

''The Dark Nest trilogy''

Legacy era

''Legacy of the Force''

''Clone Wars: Gambit'' by
Karen Miller Karen Miller is an Australian writer. She is best known for '' The Innocent Mage'', the first book in her duology ''Kingmaker, Kingbreaker''. Biography Miller was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and moved to Australia at the age of ...
(21 BBY)

''
Republic Commando ''Star Wars: Republic Commando'' is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows in March 2005. Set in the ''Star Wars Legends'' expanded universe, the ga ...
''

''
Coruscant Nights ''Coruscant Nights'' is a trilogy of novels by Michael Reaves. The series is set in the ''Star Wars'' universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter ...
'' (18.8 – 17 BBY)

'' The Last of the Jedi'' by
Jude Watson Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young adult novel ''What I Saw and How I ...
(18 BBY)

''
The Force Unleashed ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on ...
'' (3 – 1 BBY)

''
The Han Solo Adventures ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the origin ...
(2 BBY)''

''
Galaxy of Fear ''Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear'' is a series of 12 young adult, science fiction horror novels set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy six months after '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope''. The series was written by John Whitman, and released from Fe ...
'' by John Whitman (0.5 ABY) (Y)

''
The Bounty Hunter Wars Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the '' Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel ...
''

''
X-wing The X-wing starfighter is a name applied to a family of fictional spacecraft manufactured by the Incom Corporation from the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Named for the distinctive shape made when its s-foils (wings) are in attack position, the X-win ...
''