STAR WARS BOOK LIST
This is a simple list of all of the full-length Star Wars novels to date, in chronological order of when the stories take place, with the movies and TV shows also added for context. This list does not include most young readers' books or short novellas, or TV shows aimed at young children. Books whose stories overlap within the same timeline are listed in recommended reading order based on my own judgement. Release dates are for the US - dates and availability may vary in other countries. Big thanks go to Once Upon A Galaxy for helping me keep up with new releases, and Wookieepedia for help figuring out some of the timeline dates. If you have any questions or feedback, you can email me at books@yodasdatapad.com. The Book List also has a Facebook fanpage.

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Last updated: February 26, 2023
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Newly released:
  • Shadow of the Sith in the Sequel Era
  • Padawan in the Prequel Era
  • The Princess and the Scoundrel in the Sequel Era
  • The High Republic: Path of Deceit in the High Republic Era
  • The High Republic: Convergence in the High Republic Era
  • The High Republic: Starlight Stories in the High Republic Era
  • The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha audiobook and script in the High Republic Era (previously listed as audiobook only)
  • Andor TV show: Season 1 in the Classic Era
  • Tales of the Jedi TV animated shorts in the Prequel Era
  • The Bad Batch TV show: Season 2 in the Prequel Era (previously not mentioned on this list)
Upcoming titles added:
  • Jedi: Battle Scars in the Classic Era (tie-in to Jedi: Fallen Order video game)
  • Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade in the Prequel Era
  • Untitled The High Republic young adult short story collection in the High Republic Era
  • Crimson Climb in the Classic Era (young adult, Solo tie-in)
  • Volume 2 of Visions TV animated shorts in the "Star Wars: Visions" section (bottom of list)
Other publishing-related changes:
  • Release date for The Mandalorian TV show: Season 3 moved from February to March 2023
  • Release date for Andor TV show: Season 2 narrowed down to 2024 from 2023/2024
  • Rogue Squadron movie reportedly taken off Lucasfilm's release schedule, but apparently still moving forward (previously scheduled for Dec. 2023)
  • The High Republic: The Rising Storm, The High Republic: Out of the Shadows, Ronin: A Visions Novel, Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil, Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Vol. 2, The High Republic: The Fallen Star, and The High Republic: Midnight Horizon no longer categorized as recent releases
  • TV shows The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch Season 1, and Visions Volume 1 also no longer categorized as recent releases
  • Added cover art in the side panel for The High Republic: Starlight Stories in New Releases
  • Added cover art in the side panel for The High Republic: Path of Vengeance in Coming Soon
Timeline adjustments:
  • Padawan is now known to take place at -41 years (we had said "about -42" before).
  • Dooku: Jedi Lost is now thought to take place closer to -23 than -22 years.
  • Moved the The High Republic: Convergence to be before Path of Deceit instead of after, based on the order used in Wookieepedia's timeline (unsure of the reason, but I'm guessing there is one - I haven't read them yet).
  • Moved the Solo movie novelization from -10 to -13 to reflect recommended reading order - the beginning of the movie and book takes place at -13 years and the rest takes place at -10 years. Meanwhile, upcoming tie-in book Crimson Climb takes place in between those two parts, probably starting at -13, and should probably be read after rather than before the movie/novelization.
  • Moved the Tales of the Jedi TV animated shorts to the end of the Prequel Era. The stories span the whole era, from before Padawan to after Ahsoka.
  • Andor TV show: Season 1 now known to take place entirely at -5 years (previously listed it at 5-4). Then moved it to be before Rebels Season 1, which does span both -5 and -4 years.
  • Force Collector moved to about +31 years based on new information, rather than about +34.
  • Most Wanted confirmed to take place at -13 years.
  • Thrawn: Alliances confirmed to take place at -2 years.
  • Moved upcoming Lando TV show from "Timeline Placement Completely Unknown" to Classic Era (on list at near -10), since reports confirm it's planned to star actor who played young Lando in Solo movie.
  • Moved the (possibly) upcoming Rogue Squadron movie to "Timeline Placement Completely Unknown" section at bottom of list (placement after sequel movies was pure speculation).
underline = movie novelization
bold = recent release (in the last 12 months)
blue = future release


Years before/after Ep. IV

LEGENDS

These books are part of the original Star Wars Expanded Universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Newer movies and other stories aren't based on these books, and will often contradict them.

NEW CANON

The new standardized Star Wars "canon" includes all the movie episodes, The Clone Wars TV show, and almost all new stories since 2014. New stories, including the films, are coordinated to prevent contradictions between them.

Years before/after Ep. IV

The Pre-Republic Era

     
25,793     

The Old Republic Era

5,000-2,975     
3,954-3,950     
3,653     
3,645     
3,643     
3,640     
1,032     
1,003-1,000     
1,000-990     
980     
      The High Republic: Convergence by Zoraida Córdova~382
      The High Republic: Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton & Justina Ireland (young adult)~382
      The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha by George Mann (audiobook and script)~382
      Apr. 2023: The High Republic: Cataclysm by Lydia Kang~382
      May 2023: The High Republic: Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott (young adult)~382
     232
     232
     231
     231
      The High Republic: Tempest Runner by Cavan Scott (audiobook & script)231
     230
     230
      The High Republic: Starlight Stories by various authors~232-230
      Sep. 2023: Untitled The High Republic short story collection by various authors (young adult)~382-230
      (Release date TBA: The Acolyte TV show)~132

The Prequel Era

      Padawan by Kiersten White (young adult)41
      40
32.5     
32      
32      
32 32
67-32 32
29     
27     
     28
      ~23
22      
22 22
22 Queen's Hope by E.K. Johnston22
22 Brotherhood by Mike Chen22
22 22-19
22     
22     
22     
22     
21     
21     
21     
21     
20     
20     
19 19
      19
19     
19 19
19      
19      
19 19
19 (The Bad Batch TV show: Season 2)19
19 July 2023: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson ~19
18      
18 ~18
      ~18
      18
1721-17
      (Tales of the Jedi TV animated shorts)(various)

The Classic Era

     14
     14
      13
      13-10
     Oct. 2023: Crimson Climb by E.K. Johnston (young adult) ~13
     March 2023: Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs ~12
     11
10 (Release Date TBA: Lando TV show)?
     (Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show)9
      (Andor TV show: Season 1)5
5-45-4
     4-3
33
3      
     ~16-2
22
2 2
2     
2     
2-0     
3-1 1
1 1
1     
3-0 13-0
      (2024: Andor TV show: Season 2)4-0
00
0 0
00
     0
      0
0 0
0.5     
0.7     
1     
1.5     
2     
2     
     3
3 3
3 3
3.5     
4 4
4     
4     
4     
4     
(various)     

The New Republic Era

The Sequel Era

4 The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis4
   4.2
   4.2
   4.4
   4.5
   4.9-5
5 5
   -11 to +5
6.5     
77
7      
7.5     
7.5     
7.5     
7.5     
8     
8.5     
9 9
9 ~9
9 (March 2023: The Mandalorian TV show: Season 3)~9
9.5 (2023: Ahsoka TV show)~9
   (2023: Skeleton Crew TV show)~9
11     
11     
11     
11     
12     
12.5     
13     
13     
14     
16     
16     
16     
17     
18 18
18     
18     
19     
19     
19     
      Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher 21
22     
(various)     

The New Jedi Order Era

     

The New Jedi Order series:

     
25     
25     
25     
25     
25     
26     
26     
26     
27     
27     
27     
27     
27     
2828
28     
28     
28     
28     
29     
      ~31
      33.5-34
      34
     34
     34
     34
      34-35
      34
      34

The Dark Nest trilogy:

34
35 35
36      
36      

The Legacy Era

     

The Legacy of the Force series:

     
40     
40     
40     
40     
40     
40     
40     
41     
41.5     

Stand-alone novels:

     
41.5     
41.5     
43.5     

The Fate of the Jedi series:

     
43.5     
43.5     
43.5     
43.5     
44     
44     
44     
44     
44     

Stand-alone novels:

     
44     
45     

Timeline Placement Completely Unknown

     
  (Release Date TBA: A Droid Story animated film)?
   (Release date TBA: Rogue Squadron film)?

Spanning Multiple Eras

     
(various)(various)
(various)(various)
 

Star Wars: Visions
(alternate universes with no reference point to the Canon or Legends timelines)

N/AN/A
N/AN/A
N/A(May 2023: Visions TV animated shorts: Volume 2) N/A


* The original tie-in novel series to The Clone Wars animated series has not been adopted into the new canon, even though the TV series has. Despite clashing somewhat with the timeline of earlier Clone Wars stories, these books were eventually worked into the Legends timeline by The Essential Reader's Companion.

** The Cestus Deception and Jedi Trial were originally placed later in the period between Episodes II and III, but were moved forward by The Essential Reader's Companion in order to reconcile them with The Clone Wars TV show and books. Anakin Skywalker is already a Jedi knight at the beginning of The Clone Wars, but is still a padawan in The Cestus Deception and at the beginning of Jedi Trial.



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