For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. While unsure if star wars was going to be a success, ballantinedel rey books and lucas had commissioned foster to write a second star wars novel called splinter of the minds eye, which was eventually published in 1978. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. While these introduced a ton of fanfavorite characters and events into the star wars fan consciousness, one particular element invented. The closest thing that could be considered was the novelization of a new hope called star wars. Twelve authors in total contributed to the series, which was a collaborative effort conceived by representatives of del rey, lucasfilm ltd.
Many of the most interesting stories are entirely or mostly separate from the movies. Im spreading the gospel of childrens literature as far and as wide as possible. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Those two books were the worst books i have ever read in the star wars theme. The approaching storm is a great novel by alan dean foster. Meanwhile claudia gray is writing the best star wars books ive ever read but the majority of the fandoms only interaction with the new canon is chuck wendigs 14 year old writes terrible rambling fan fiction in one draft that no editor ever looks at twice before sending to print. This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Actually, the star wars movies are more known as the book series and this trilogy has millions of fans around the globe. May 04, 2015 in 1990, well before any new film hype about star wars was brewing, science fiction author timothy zahn wrote a trilogy of books starting with heir to the empire set after the events of return of the jedi. This article is about prose novels and anthologies and other books. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books.
Timothy zahn is a science fiction novelist best known for the thrawn trilogy. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. And now here i am, talking about star wars books to you. Though release of the novelization of the first star wars film preceded that of the film, star wars was always imagined, by creatorwriterdirector george lucas, as a film or series of films. We have listed all of these star wars series by their chronology. William shakespeares star wars kindle edition by doescher, ian. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. For reference books, see list of star wars reference books.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading william shakespeares star wars. The new jedi order, commonly abbreviated as the njo, is a multiauthor book series that was published by del rey between 1999 and 2003, consisting of nineteen novels, three ebook novellas, and three short stories. The clone wars was written by henry gilroy, steven melching, and scott murphy from characters and. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars. The star wars series began in 1978 with splinter of the minds eye, to be followed by hundreds of novels by many different authors.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. On january 1, 1976, he finished the fourth draft of the script, the one eventually used when production began in tunisia on march 25, 1976. Experience the star wars saga reimagined as an elizabethan drama penned by william shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from darth vader to r2d2. The darth bane trilogy takes place 1,000 years before the events of the movies, and at a time where the sith were in great number. A star wars story, alexander freed the force awakens, alan dean foster. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Michael austin stackpole born november 27, 1957 is an american science fiction and fantasy author best known for his star wars and battletech books. Theres so much media stretching back to the release of the original trilogy a little before it, actually that the idea of jumping into the star wars print universewith old canon and new canon and everexpanding storylinescan be a daunting prospect for any fan. The han solo trilogy, book 3 the hutt gambit star wars. Dec 09, 2009 there arent any actual original books as star wars started off as a film,unlike harry potter and stuff. This time, instead of hiding under george lucass name, alan dean foster was given full credit for his novel.
If you really want to read all of the books, the respective novelizations are. Oct 21, 2019 george lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi movie something fun, aimed at. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film star wars. Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of george lucass epic star wars in the style of the immortal bard of avon. How much of star wars did george lucas actually write. The jedi path and book of sith deluxe box set star wars gifts, sith book, jedi code, star wars book set by daniel wallace aug 12, 2014 4. For lucas, star wars was finally coming into focus. Star wars, star trek, lotr, then, in the name of selling books, disrupt the flow of the story and corrupt it with their own view, without doing the hard work of creating the universe to begin with. The first books and comics are set to debut at star wars celebration anaheim in august 2020 with star wars. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon.
A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. However, star wars was a blockbusting success, and the empire strikes back 1980 would be developed instead. Apr 22, 2009 there arent any actual original books as star wars started off as a film,unlike harry potter and stuff. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in. The movies were extraordinary and the sceneries were really detailed and it was like you were actually reading the books. What order did george lucas write the star wars movies in. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The person who wrote the original star wars books which the film was based on was george lucas, there have however been a countless amount of other star wars books released and enjoyed by the millions of fans, these authors include jude watson, karen traviss, elizabeth hand, paul and hollace davids and countless others. When the book was released with george lucas name, but ghostwritten by alan dean foster, the film was already in production. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of roleplaying games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens.
The newer films are based on his universe and characters, but he did not write the stories behi. May 02, 2018 the world of star wars can be a little overwhelming. Star wars isnt based on books so there arent original books. Dec 10, 2019 in terms of star wars books, quality isnt really dictated by how closely they follow or connect to the movies. He was born in wausau, wisconsin, but raised in vermont. If you really want to read all of the books, the respective novelizations are worth picking up. In terms of star wars books, quality isnt really dictated by how closely they follow or connect to the movies. However, star wars was a blockbusting success, and the empire strikes back 1980 would be. The clone wars was written by henry gilroy, steven melching, and scott murphy from characters and universe developed by george lucas.
New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. The high republic has enlisted toptier, fanfavorite authors claudia gray, justina ireland, daniel jose older, cavan scott, and charles soule to craft this new era of star wars publishing. The star wars movies were a total success and they still are in our days. He has a ba in history from the university of vermont. The world of star wars can be a little overwhelming.
Still, if youre looking for action, this isnt the book for you. Ive only read 32 books up to the date of this posting i agree with you as well that the darth bane trilogy was good but not necessarily great because it was all very dark and not a good blend of humour. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed. In my opinion the darth bane trilogy is the best star wars books i have read so far. Im also a collector of vintage 19771985ish star wars stuff, and these two passions intersect in a wonderful place. George lucas has 150 books on goodreads with 140722 ratings. Foster also wrote the followup novel splinter of the minds eye 1978, written with the intention of being adapted as a lowbudget sequel to star wars if the film was unsuccessful. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Episode iii and 32 years after return of the jedi, star wars. The problem is these quotequote authors hijack wonderful universes, e.
May 04, 2018 i wrote a ton more about why these books and the awesome dark horse comics, too are so important to star wars lore in an earlier article. George lucass most popular book is a new hope star wars. 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. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. A new hopefrom the journal of the whills, was published in 1979 as the official screenplay of the film the final editing of that public version of the fourth drafterroneously dated to january 15, 1976was done after star wars went into production, probably after. George lucas did not create, write or come up with the star wars series by himself. He also wrote the first ever expanded universe novel. Ghostwritten by alan dean foster, but credited to george lucas, it was first published on november 12, 1976, by ballantine books, several months before the release of the film. In cases where series were not published in their chronological order, we have noted that as well. He wrote the stories upon which all of the films in the original and prequel trilogies were based. A slightly edited version of this draft, entitled star wars episode iv. Alongside dark empire, zahns thrawn trilogy consisting of heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command began an explosion of expanded universe media. Following these works, star wars novels and story collections by authors such as kevin j. In later years, it was republished under the title star wars.
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