Heres your guide to the star wars expanded universe, including tv, comics, books, and video games. This body of work was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe for decades. Those rules began to relax in the late 90s, and by now, with all the shows off the air, the books have built up an elaborate, interconnected continuity. Expanded universe fiction includes material from books, comics, tv. Do you prefer the old star wars expanded universe or the. For those unfamiliar with the term, the expanded universe is the official designation for all star wars material that has not been produced directly by lucasfilm, whether it be comic books, novels. Lucasfilm unveils new plans for star wars expanded. However, something about the star wars expanded universe gave lucasfilm pause when crafting the new sequel trilogy starting with the force awakens. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy.
Why lucasfilm retconned the star wars expanded universe. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded universe legends continuity. Abrams movie continuity operates under restricted expanded universe rules so restricted, in fact, that only prequels to the movie have been allowed to be published. Star wars is such a monumental franchise today that it can be hard to remember that it all but died back in the 80s. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively connected novels, comics and video games from the. This time, im looking at the first eu books i ever read, kevin j. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys.
If i write something in a short piece its technically cannon. It removed the entirety of the expanded universe from canon. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list is a good starting point into what i think are the best star wars books. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively. Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. No love for expanded universe in new star wars films cnet. This is a timeline for novels, young adult books, and ebooks in the expanded. But the press release announcing the decision is an iron fist in a velvet glovethe corporate parent cracking. As a result, the company made a swift and decisive move that guts what star wars meant for many fans. Star wars expanded universe skip to main search results amazon prime. Heinlein is a 1980 collection of stories and essays by american writer robert a. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe.
Expanded universe changes star wars wiki guide ign. However, the mythos established in the books, video games, etc. A guide to all the new star wars books in the expanded universe. They are heavily outnumbered by standalones and twopart series. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit.
Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated. Expanded dune is a term used on the dune wiki to refer primarily to dune novels and short stories written by frank herberts son, brian herbert, and kevin j anderson. Lucasfilm defines the expanded universe eu as anything in the star wars universe outside the scope of the movies or tv shows, such as books, comics, games, etc. This page serves as an index for star wars works besides the six movies. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. Truth in advertising requires me to tell you that this volume contains the worlds of robert a. When disney took over lucasfilm and star wars from george lucas in 2012, a lot of exciting times came for the star wars fandom with new films, as well as new books, comics, video games, and tv shows, all on the way. Demand for past tales of the expanded universe will keep them in print, presented under the new legends banner. Still, it was a move that wasnt without its downsides, most prominently the decision to remove the old expanded universe eu books from the canon.
A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. Everything from thrawn i like rebels and i like thrawn in rebels, as a disclaimer to the yuuzhan vong, from callista ming to caedus, zannah to abeloth. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Were extremely excited to kick off this new strategy with del rey books.
Specifically, the yuuzhan vong first appeared in the first new jedi order book. Expanded universe mass market paperback july 1, 2005 by robert a. Disgaeas expanded universe, the disgaea novels, has currently 15 books. Quite possibly the best novel to come out of the star wars new expanded universe, this story of two starcrossed lovers, by claudia gray, is just incredible. Star wars expanded universe novels were almost always fun, but they werent always great. In print, the first new books to come from this creative collaboration include novels from del rey books.
Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. If were being honest, the novels really covered the spectrum in terms of quality. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars novel excluding childrens and graphic novels published. If so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe. Omni has compiled a list of some of the best star wars expanded universe books. The trade paperback 1981 edition lists the subtitle under other heinlein books as more worlds of robert a. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. That presents the new disney lucasfilm headed by kathleen kennedy with the unique. When disney traded the older expanded universe books now known as the legends continuity for a new canon in 2014, it opened up a host. The legendary star wars expanded universe turns a new page. It contains fiction stories that have never before appeared in book form, nonfiction articles not available elsewhere, a 30year updating on my 1950 prognostications as well as.
Hello, and welcome to a nostalgic trip through the old star wars expanded universe. Heinlein because the contents subsume the 1966 ace books collection, the worlds of robert a. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Expanded universe werden im starwarskontext alle lizenzierten. Star wars expanded universe all the tropes wiki fandom.
We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. It begins with the birth of the empire, and covers the gap between revenge of the sith and a new hope, and continues through the original trilogy, ending with the battle of jakku. If youre a longtime reader of star wars novels or have spent any time exploring the old expanded universe now legends, youre probably well aware that the books were hit or miss. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. I cant just pull a star wars and wave my hand, saying none of this actually happened inuniverse.
A reading guide to the new star wars expanded universe. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. This star wars expanded universe story proves that luke is. There are four new expanded universe novels, set for release. This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. This is the point i realized that i had created my own expanded universe. Wing commanders expanded universe includes ten novels both adaptations of other material and original stories, multiple game guides, a western animation series, a collectible card game, and a movie, all of which officially count towards continuity. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. On the screen, the first new canon to appear will be star wars rebels. The expanded universe is a collection of star wars fiction compiled over the last 30 years. Therefore, please only add works that have their own pages on this wiki. 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.
Your guide to the entire star wars expanded universe. It is either interesting side story that you read for more info or it is intertwinned with the events in the movie. After the 80s toy lines and cartoons lost traction, very few new star wars creations came to life until timothy zahns book heir to the empire. Bantam books next to fett is a weirdlooking droid named ig88. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful.
The last jedi is a complete cinematic failure duration. The books listed are each part of their own series. As a new reader, it was nearly impossible to know where to begin. The 5 essential new star wars books you have to read asap. Its actual language is quite a bit softer, temporizing that the eu is not being discarded, just changed. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. In 1991, del rey books launched a new novel from author timothy zahn.
However, after the disney acquisition, the expanded universe books became known instead as legends, and a new, official canon that. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that. It also includes reference materials written by someone other than frank herbert. The other side of that, though, was the removal of the expanded universe from canon.
456 1575 1311 627 554 1194 1166 518 833 451 990 196 1365 1251 1261 1342 1340 909 779 189 543 1092 437 1555 700 914 1481 477 15 947 262 643 181 1018 831 498 283