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, nor short eBooks that have been included in print editions of other novels. TV shows aimed at young children are also excluded. 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 a lot of the timeline dates for incoming titles.

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Last updated: September 4, 2025 (notes below cover all changes since Nov. 2024 - I initially missed one upcoming title when I first updated the list on Aug. 31, 2025)
(Find previous versions with the Wayback Machine)

Newly released (since last update):
  • Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear in the Prequel Era
  • The High Republic: Into the Light (young adult) in the High Republic Era
  • The Acolyte: Wayseeker in the High Republic Era
  • The High Republic: Tempest Breaker in the High Republic Era (original audiobook and script both now available)
  • The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi in the High Republic Era
  • The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown (young adult) in the High Republic Era
  • NEWLY ADDED TO LIST: Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel in the Prequel Era
  • Skeleton Crew TV show
  • Season 2 of the Andor TV show
  • NEWLY ADDED TO LIST: Tales of the Underworld TV animated shorts in the Prequel Era
Upcoming titles added:
  • MISSED ON AUG. 31 UPDATE: The Last Order in the Sequel Era (thanks to reader Jeff M. for the tip!)
  • Master of Evil in the Prequel Era
  • Outlaws: Low Red Moon in the Classic Era
  • Starfighter film in the Sequel Era
  • Maul - Shadow Lord TV show in the Prequel Era
Other publishing-related changes:
  • Upcoming Book 2 of the Reign of the Empire trilogy is now titled Edge of the Abyss
  • The release date for Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss has been pushed back from Spring 2026 to Fall 2026
  • Upcoming Book 3 of the Reign of the Empire trilogy is now titled From the Ashes
  • The release date for Reign of the Empire: From the Ashes has been pushed back from Spring 2027 to Summer 2027
  • The High Republic: Defy the Storm, The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment, The Living Force, The High Republic: Temptation of the Force, The Acolyte TV show, and Season 3 of The Bad Batch TV show are no longer categorized as new releases
Timeline adjustments:
  • Upcoming Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss is now known to take place at -6 years, in the Classic Era. I had previously placed it at an indeterminate date in the Prequel Era.
  • Upcoming Reign of the Empire: From the Ashes (Book 3) is presumed to take place after Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss (Book 2), which is now known to take place at -6 years, in the Classic Era. I had previously placed both at an indeterminate date in the Prequel Era.
  • In the High Republic series, corrected timeline dates for Tempest Breaker, Trials of the Jedi, and Into the Light to -228 years from about -299. This is confirmed by newer information, but also should have followed logically since I already had the previous books at -228.
  • In the High Republic series, switched the places of Trials of the Jedi and Into the Light - the latter is now known to take place before the former. Thanks to reader John F. for the tip, which helped me notice this issue without having read them yet.
  • The Acoloyte: Wayseeker is now known to take place at about -160 years, while I had previously listed it at about -152.
  • The Acoloyte: The Crystal Crown is now thought to place at -134 years - I had previously listed it at around -138 to -134.
  • Moved the Solo movie novelization to be after Jedi: Battle Scars and A New Dawn (both at about -11 years). The intro to Solo takes place at -13 and the rest of the movie at -10. I've placed the upcoming Outlaws: Low Red Moon (whose second part takes place "months" prior to the bulk of Solo) before the movie novelization on the timeline. Crimson Climb, which bridges the intro of Solo and the rest of the movie/book, is still listed after it for "recommended reading order" purposes, since it wouldn't make much sense to read it without having seen/read Solo, even though it should otherwise be at an earlier place on the timeline. The other Solo tie-in, Most Wanted, takes place just before the intro to Solo, is now separated from Solo on the list, but the order (chronological and recommended reading) is still correct.
  • Season 3 of The Mandalorian TV show is now confirmed to take place at +9 years (I had previously listed it as about +9).
underline = movie novelization
bold = recent release (in the last 12 months)
blue = future release
Stars (*) represent footnotes, explained at the bottom of the page


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     
      (Release date TBA: Untitled Jedi origins film)~25,000

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 Era

     

The High Republic series:

      
     382
     382
     382
     382
     382
     382
     232
     232
     231
     231
     231
     230
     230
     232-230
     ~396-229
     229
     228
     228
      Tears of the Nameless by George Mann (young adult)228
      Tempest Breaker by Cavan Scott (audiobook and script)228
      Into the Light by Claudia Gray (young adult)228
      Trials of the Jedi by Charles Soule228
          
     

The Acolyte and tie-ins:

      
      The Acolyte: Wayseeker by Justina Ireland~160
      The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown by Tessa Gratton (young adult)134
      132

The Prequel Era

      41
      40
      33
32.5      
32      
32      
32 32
67-32 32
      Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss by Steven Barnes 32
29     
27     
     28
      23
22      
22 22
22     
22 22
22 22
22 22
22-2122-21
22     
22     
22     
22     
21      
21     
21     
21     
21     
20     
20     
21-1921-19
22      
19 19
      19
19     
22-19     
19 19
19 19
19 (various)
19 19
19      
19      
      Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear by Alexander Freed19-18
      19-18
      Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel by Lamar Giles~18
      ~18
      (Tales of the Underworld TV animated shorts)~18 & 33+
18 (2026: Maul - Shadow Lord TV show)18
18 18
      18
      18
      Nov. 2025: Master of Evil by Adam Christopher?
1721-17
      22-14

The Classic Era

     14
     14
      13
     ~11
     11
      Feb. 2026: Outlaws: Low Red Moon by Mike Chen 19 & 10
10 13 & 10
     13-11
      (Release Date TBA: Lando film)?
     9
      Fall 2026: Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss by Rebecca Roanhorse6
      Summer 2027: Reign of the Empire: From the Ashes by Fran Wilde?
      5
5-45-4
     4-3
33
3      
     ~15-2
22
2 2
2     
2     
2-0     
3-1 1
1 1
1     
1     
3-0 13-0
      (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     
4     
(various)     

The New Republic Era

The Sequel Era

4 4
   4
   4
   5
   5
   5
5 5
   -11 to +5
5     
5     
6.5     
77
7      
7.5     
7.5     
7.5     
7.5     
8     
8.5     
   (Tales of the Empire TV animated shorts)-20 to +5-9
9 9
9(Skeleton Crew TV show)~9
9 9
   9
9.5 9
   (Status unclear: The Mandalorian TV show: Season 4)~9
   (May 2026: The Mandalorian and Grogu film)~9
   (Release date TBA: Ahsoka TV show: Season 2)~9
   (Release date TBA: Untitled Mandalorian/Ahsoka crossover film)?
11     
11     
11     
11     
12     
12.5     
13     
13     
14     
16     
16     
16     
17     
18      
18     
18 18-19
19     
19     
19     
      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     
      32
      34
      34
     34
     34
     34
      34-35
      34
      34

The Dark Nest trilogy:

34
35 35
      Oct. 2025: The Last Order by Kwame Mbalia (young adult) ~35
36      
36      

The Legacy Era

     

The Legacy of the Force series:

     
40 (May 2027: Starfighter film)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     
      (May 2026: Untitled Rey film)50

Timeline Placement Completely Unknown

     
  (Status unclear: A Droid Story animated film)?
   (Status unclear: Rogue Squadron film or TV show)?

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/AN/A


* In 2012, The Essential Reader's Companion attempted to resolve contradictions between The Clone Wars series** and pre-existing novels by moving The Cestus Deception and Jedi Trial to the beginning of the Clone Wars period (Anakin Skywalker is already a Jedi knight at the beginning of The Clone Wars movie/show, but is still a padawan in The Cestus Deception and at the beginning of Jedi Trial). However, If you're skipping The Clone Wars movie/TV series and tie-in books (marked with a double single star [**] on the timeline), you can read The Cestus Deception and Jedi Trial in their original places, which will feel more consistent with the rest of the Legends books. The above timeline now includes duplicate listings for these two books: once for their 2012 relocation, and once for their original placement.

** The early tie-in novels to The Clone Wars movie and TV show have not been adopted into the new canon, even though the movie and TV series have. These books, marked with a double star (**) on this timeline, officially exist only in Legends. However, because The Clone Wars series contains many contradictions with the rest of Legends, and because it's not referenced by the other Legends books between Episode II and III (which were written before it), readers who are only interested in the Legends timeline can consider skipping the books marked with the double stars (**).

*** The Clone Wars movie and the first six seasons of the TV show of the same name (not to be confused with the Star Wars: Clone Wars microseries, which doesn't have "the" in its title) were released before the New Canon was created, and therefore were officially considered part of the same timeline now called "Legends". However, they contain many contradictions with other Legends materials, and later became a foundation for the New Canon timeline. They're included on both sides of the list above because they provide the context for The Clone Wars tie-in books (marked with a double star [**]), which are officially only part of Legends. However, readers who are only interested in Legends might consider skipping this series, including the movie, the TV show, and the tie-in books. The TV show's seventh season, which was released long after the last Legends material, can safely be considered "New Canon only".

**** The three Dark Forces books, which tie into the video game series of the same name, are often incorrectly assumed to be comic books, since they were originally published by Dark Horse Comics. In fact they're short prose (text) novels, with occasional paintings included as illustrations. Because they're shorter than most Star Wars novels and weren't part of the main publishing program, they're sometimes excluded from lists of Star Wars books. However, they're a well-established part of Legends lore, were printed as separate books, and were even adapted into audio dramas, so they probably have at least as much of a right to be on the list as the New Canon's original audiobooks do. Unfortunately they're out of print, and the second and third books can be expensive to acquire online - if you can't find them at a local library, you might consider skipping them (they're somewhat connected to the Darth Bane novels, and their main character later appears in The New Jedi Order, but in general the other novels don't reference them much).



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