#Star wars books series#
This series is very much about them attending a Jedi Academy run by Luke Skywalker. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta - A series of chapter books intermediate readers focused on Han and Leia’s kids Jacen Solo and Jania Solo.
The Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn– Three novels, published from 1991 to 1993 - Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command - which all tell the story of what happened to Luke, Leia, Han, and Lando five years after Return of the Jedi.Here’s a quick list of the biggest novel and comic book series from this era. The “Legends” label is retroactive, but in the ’90s, most of the comics, novels, and video games were generally called the Star Wars “Expanded Universe,” or “EU.” For short. Here’s the part that gets confusing for parents: There’s a lot more of these books out there than there are the newer ones. “Legends” means that this Star Wars book is not part of the “official” Star Wars story, but it might be a cool thing to read. These books are all largely still in print though, and new editions often have the word LEGENDS plastered across the top of the book. But, everything published before 2014 by Lucasfilm (or Lucas Books or Del Rey or Ballentine) was made non-canon right before The Force Awakens came out. Unlike the ’80s or the ’90s, kids who read new Star Wars books now, will not see the events of those books contradicted by what they see on screen. Johnston.Īgain, any of these post-2014 books count, and the Lucas Story Group takes into account various things that have happened in the books and comic books when the new shows and movies are made. If your kids are into Ahsoka, who originated on The Clone Wars, moved over to Rebels, and made her first live-action appearance on The Mandalorian in 2020, there’s also the YA book just called Ahsoka, by E.K.
#Star wars books tv#
This thing where the books directly connected to the movies and TV shows pretty much began with the book Star Wars: A New Dawnby John Jackson Miller which introduced the Star Wars: Rebels characters (from the cartoon) but before the cartoon had actually aired. Similarly, the book Resistance Rebornby Rebecca Roanhorse directly sets-up the events of The Rise of Skywalker. This means if your kid wanted to read the Han and Lando book Last Shot by Daniel Jose Older, that book directly references the film Solo: A Star Wars Story. Which books count as Star Wars canon?įor the most part, every Star Wars book or comic book published after 2014 counts as “real” Star Wars canon. Listing all the Star Wars books ever published would be a waste of your time, but instead, here’s a quick hack to what to know about each major grouping of Star Wars books. But, luckily, in our galaxy, there are a TON of Star Wars books for kids.Īssuming you’ve got a school-aged kid who can read books on their own, you might be curious if Star Wars books are even a good idea? What order should you read Star Wars books in? Is there an official Star Wars reading order or book timeline? Which books count as canon? Which ones are best for tweens and teens? What should you know about all the books that are out there? What about the Star Wars book novelizations? By The Rise of Skywalker, Rey was a dedicated reader of these books, but beyond that, there’s not a ton of book-reading in the beloved faraway galaxy. In The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker finally revealed a small library of ancient Jedi texts.
It took nine Star Wars movies for a character to actually pick up a book.
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