The Canonical Star Wars

The Canonical Star Wars


The following is a list of the official canon of Star Wars (post Disney acquisition). This list is not exhaustive in that it does not include short stories in Star Wars Insider or other publications. I am focusing on the major releases.

[F]= Film
[C] = Comic Book
[TV] = Television 
[N] = adult novel 
[YA] = young adult novel
[E] = e-book / short story
[G] = Game

Chronological Listing

[F] EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE

[C] Obi-Wan and Anakin

[F] EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES

[TV] The Clone Wars: Season 1


[TV] The Clone Wars: Season 2

[TV] The Clone Wars: Season 3

[TV] The Clone Wars: Season 4

[TV] The Clone Wars: Season 5

[C] Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir

[N] Dark Disciple

[F] EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

[C] Kanan: The Last Padawan

[N] Lords of the Sith

[N] Tarkin - readable, but not essential

[N] A New Dawn - entertaining but mostly for fans of the Rebels TV show

[YA] Edge of the Galaxy (Servants of the Empire)

[YA] Rebel in the Ranks (Servants of the Empire)

[YA] Imperial Justice (Servants of the Empire)

[YA] The Secret Academy (Servants of the Empire)

[YA] Ezra's Gamble - light but fun; a little background but nothing major happens

[TV] Star Wars Rebels: Season 1 - a great show

[TV] Star Wars Rebels: Season 2 - airing now

[F] ROGUE ONE

[F] EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE

[C] Princess Leia - not good; her character is all wrong

[YA] Smuggler's Run (Han Solo Adventure)  a very good story! hints to TFA

[C] Chewbacca

[N] Heir to the Jedi - I've heard this is horrible; have not read

[YA] Weapon of the Jedi (Luke Adventure) - a very good story! hints to TFA

[C] Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes - very good

[C] Darth Vader - essential reading!

[C] Star Wars: Showdown on Smuggler's Moon

[C] Darth Vader: Shadow of Secrets

[C] Lando - entertaining

[F] EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

[YA] Moving Target (Leia Adventure) - Very good reading!

[N] Battlefront: Twilight Company

[F] EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI

[C] Shattered Empire - The backstory of Poe's parents

[N] Aftermath - I've heard this is horrible; not read

[N] Aftermath: Life Debt

[N] Aftermath: Empire's End

[G] Uprising - meh; it is okay

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[C] C-3PO

[N] The New Republic: Bloodlines - takes place 6 years before The Force Awakens

[C] Poe Dameron - ongoing series, staring April 2016

[E] The Perfect Weapon - a prequel story to Bazine, who has brief spoken dialogue in TFA

[E] GFFA Aliens - great reading for purely background characters

[YA] Before the Awakening - a prequel to TFA

[F] EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS

[N] The Force Awakens - x

x

[F] EPISODE VIII

x

[F] EPISODE IX

x

Non-/Multi-Chronological:

[YA] Lost Stars - This story spans the full original trilogy and beyond. One of the best Star Wars books I have ever read.

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