Legends can still be canon so long as they fit and dont contradict which means alot of legends can still be canon. Dispatched by sidious on his very first solo mission, darth maul infiltrates lommite limited. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. With insight into the golden age of the sith and the fall of the sith. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. The word sith was first used in the 1974 rough draft of star wars with the first published use being the 1976 novelization of star wars as a title for the key villain darth vader, the dark lord of the sith.
Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multibook series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. Star wars rebels also canonized the rank of emperors hand, although it was never defined. Sith is set bby and is the final comic in the old republic era of the canon. As the title implies, the empire is part of the legends continuity, which is confirmed as noncanon. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books. False isnt exactly the right word, the it works is that there is the official canon, which represents the version of the story that best represents disneys view of the franchise and the direction that wish to take it, and then there is the legends canon, which is sort of like, the marvel cinematic universe, in that is its own set of events with the same characters, but it is not the same. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. In legends, this was the position held by mara jade and several other prominent palpatine loyalists. Opposing them stand the canonical servants of the dark side of the force. All of the essential star wars books about the sith, handselected by the crew.
Metaphor, added scenes, and poetic, energetic prose make revenge of the sith an. Sith is a nice change of pace, a brutal look at the nature of the light and dark sides of the force. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. I would give up every star wars book, comic, and video game ever just for these three movies. A star wars story is lifted straight from the eu, notably the capital coronet city. The movies came out, and people came along saying, wait, ive got more stories to tell. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Author john jackson millers next novel will be a preceding chapter to the star wars rebels tv. Old canon existed, because star wars was over, as far as general audiences were concerned. Star wars is known for its action, but a lot of eu stories come off as emotionally stale. Here is a list table of star wars books that ive been compiling since 2010, updated three or four times a year.
Art is such an incredibly subjective thing that it is impossible to say what is objectivally better or worse. While striking the star wars expanded universe from canon back in 2014 may have been a divisive choice, disney has been making up for it by subtly incorporating many of the sith lords from legends back into canon. In 2012, george lucas sold the star wars franchise to disney. After starting the expanded universe, zahn took a couple of years off, but. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. The best non canon star wars books star wars legends list if you want to know which star wars stories are not canon it is pretty simple. The legends and canon distinction is a confusing one and is important for any star wars to grasp before diving into the books. Jedi lost, by cavan scott just about as far back as we can go with current canon media, this one dives into the backstory of christopher lees notorious darth tyranus, the sith formerly known as dooku, following him from childhood to roughly a decade before phantom menace with a framing story set during the clone wars.
He never fell in love and married mara jade, and he didnt continually fight battle after battle for the sake of the galaxy alongside his friends. The jedi and sith have battled for centuries in a rivalry that spans the dawn of. Then the prequels came out, setting up a massive conflict the clone wars, that involved a large enough cast all the jedi, the clones, the seperatists, etc that. Neither rival suspects that they are central to a sinister plot masterminded by darth sidious, lord of the sith, himself. Double post merged, dec 10, 2019, original post date. There, his unique gifts of deception and subterfuge will. Dr canon lords of the sith tarkin legends darth plagueis darth bane trilogy. Now that were 3 films and multiple books comics into the new canon, id like to know everyones thoughts on whether they prefer the new canon continuity or legends.
The best star wars books both star wars legends and new canon. According to wookieepedia, this is a collection of old eu comics star wars. Unlike the luke skywalker presented in star wars eu legends, the luke in canon exists strictly in the ot movies and a handful of new canon material. New books released in direct collaboration with lucasfilm have potential to become canon, as well. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The rise of skywalker has made a legendsexpanded universe sith lord canon again. I go over what is considered canon and legends in the star wars universe. This video looks at the philosophy of lord momin in c.
It stars quinlan vos a major legends character who was briefly in the clone wars series and asajj ventress a major character from both legends and the clone wars. Sith characters had also been portrayed as such in some noncanonical star wars legends works prior to the release of the phantom menace, and in archived footage for the. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. That being said i prefer legends material for a number of reasons. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away. That being said, the new canon is excellent, and i still enjoy the highlights of the eu as star wars stories, even if they arent part of the regular timeline anymore. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. The old republic book 1 kindle edition by karpyshyn, drew. After all, it took what we already knew about star wars the jedi, the sith, the force, heroes vs. Legends minus anything during and after the yuuzhan vong, also anything prior that was trash looking at jedi prince, the holiday special and dark empire, and the clone wars 3d series. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. An alternate means of treating the universe by beniboybling april 30, 2015 4 comments weve stuck to a very clear branding strategy for the past decade. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The star wars legends, also known as the extended universe, are noncanon.
Disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi. The clone wars debuted in 2008, four years before disney took over star wars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading revan. Star wars novelizations havent often set a very high bar. The hundred year darkness star wars canon vs legends. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. This list of the top 15 noncanon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the. Born a child of privilege, dooku was, for a time, a promising. The expanded universe has been a part of star wars for almost as long as the. The list includes only star wars novels, shortstories and comic books are not included here. His doordie mission, for the dark masters he serves, is to capture the ultimate weapon. While striking the star wars expanded universe from canon back in.
Oct 4, 2019 the noncanon expert looks at the vastly different force philosophies of lord momin as developed within the current canon and darth plagueis as developed in the former legends, and explains how this influenced the way that they approached and used the dark side. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it. The original star wars introduced a sprawling mythos bursting with storytelling potential outside of the tale being told by george lucas onscreen. There are dozens of canon jedi in the star wars universe. Star wars novelizations havent often set a very high.