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. 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. Sith is a nice change of pace, a brutal look at the nature of the light and dark sides of the force. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. New books released in direct collaboration with lucasfilm have potential to become canon, as well. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels.
Metaphor, added scenes, and poetic, energetic prose make revenge of the sith an. The legends and canon distinction is a confusing one and is important for any star wars to grasp before diving into the books. Author john jackson millers next novel will be a preceding chapter to the star wars rebels tv. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading revan. This video looks at the philosophy of lord momin in c. 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. The best star wars books both star wars legends and new canon. 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. This list of the top 15 noncanon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the. After all, it took what we already knew about star wars the jedi, the sith, the force, heroes vs. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. I would give up every star wars book, comic, and video game ever just for these three movies.
Legends can still be canon so long as they fit and dont contradict which means alot of legends can still be canon. The jedi and sith have battled for centuries in a rivalry that spans the dawn of. In legends, this was the position held by mara jade and several other prominent palpatine loyalists. After starting the expanded universe, zahn took a couple of years off, but. Old canon existed, because star wars was over, as far as general audiences were concerned. Here is a list table of star wars books that ive been compiling since 2010, updated three or four times a year. 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. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. The star wars legends, also known as the extended universe, are noncanon. There are dozens of canon jedi in the star wars universe. Star wars novelizations havent often set a very high. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. The list includes only star wars novels, shortstories and comic books are not included here. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order.
Art is such an incredibly subjective thing that it is impossible to say what is objectivally better or worse. 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. Star wars rebels also canonized the rank of emperors hand, although it was never defined. As the title implies, the empire is part of the legends continuity, which is confirmed as noncanon. Opposing them stand the canonical servants of the dark side of the force. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. All of the essential star wars books about the sith, handselected by the crew. The old republic book 1 kindle edition by karpyshyn, drew. His doordie mission, for the dark masters he serves, is to capture the ultimate weapon. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Considered a high point of the new canon novels at that point, the story is a romance novel set during the trials of war. 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. While striking the star wars expanded universe from canon back in.
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. I go over what is considered canon and legends in the star wars universe. Dispatched by sidious on his very first solo mission, darth maul infiltrates lommite limited. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books. Double post merged, dec 10, 2019, original post date. With insight into the golden age of the sith and the fall of the sith. 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.
Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multibook series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. 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. 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. The hundred year darkness star wars canon vs legends. Neither rival suspects that they are central to a sinister plot masterminded by darth sidious, lord of the sith, himself. According to wookieepedia, this is a collection of old eu comics star wars. The original star wars introduced a sprawling mythos bursting with storytelling potential outside of the tale being told by george lucas onscreen. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. 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. The expanded universe has been a part of star wars for almost as long as the. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it.
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. Dr canon lords of the sith tarkin legends darth plagueis darth bane trilogy. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. 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. Star wars novelizations havent often set a very high bar.
Star wars is known for its action, but a lot of eu stories come off as emotionally stale. The rise of skywalker has made a legendsexpanded universe sith lord canon again. Sith is set bby and is the final comic in the old republic era of the canon. There, his unique gifts of deception and subterfuge will. A star wars story is lifted straight from the eu, notably the capital coronet city. In 2012, george lucas sold the star wars franchise to disney. Born a child of privilege, dooku was, for a time, a promising. 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. 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. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
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