Star Wars Canon Tracker

I am going to *attempt* to stay up with as much of the official Star Wars canon as I can. But I can see it will be overwhelming - especially with the announcement of 20 books the will be the prelude to Episode VII: The Force Awakens!

As of March 16, 2015, here is the list of canonical material (outside of YA novels):

EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE

EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES

*The Clone Wars (TV)

Dark Disciple (N)

EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH

Kanan (C)

Lords of the Sith (N) - before Tarkin

Tarkin (N) - 5 years after III

*A New Dawn (N)

*Rebels (TV)

EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE

Princess Leia (C) - starts immeditately after IV

Star Wars (C)

Darth Vader (C)

Heir to the Jedi (N)

EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI

Aftermath (N)

Journey to the Force Awakens (C)

Journey - C3PO (C)

EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS

So this is the official timeline for grown ups. I am treating the youth fiction as a wholly separate thing, which perhaps is not a good idea? Anyway, here are YA novels that are out or announced and a rough timeline, published by Disney-Lucasfilm Books. Thank you Wookiepedia! Note: I am excluding the books that are novelizations of Rebels episodes or the films.

JUNIOR NOVELS

III - ROTS

*Ezra's Gamble
Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice (July 2015)
Servants of the Empire: #4 Untitled (October 2015)

IV - ANH

Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure (September 2015)
The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (September 2015)

V - ESB

Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (September 2015)

VI - ROTJ

Lost Stars (September 2015)

VII - TFA

* - indicates books I have read or shows I have watched

The comics will be a little easier to keep up with since they are quick reads. I picked up all the currently available issues earlier today. I have already read A New Dawn, which was a very entertaining book and a good prelude to the first season of Rebels. I am now officially two novels behind schedule and more is on the way. Sheesh.

I sure hope Lucasfilm comes up with a good resource to keep track of the official canon and the official timeline. It is already getting confusing and the first of the new films isn't even out yet!

COMING SOON
Novel - Lords of the Sith (4/28/15)
Novel - Dark Disciple (7/7/15)
Comic - Kanan (starting in April)
Comic - Star Wars 4, Vader 3, Leia 2

Clone Wars Chronology

The Clone Wars has debuted on Netflix, including the never-before-seen Season 6: The Lost Missions. I am only two episodes into it, but I must say they are excellent. I've said before I was not a big fan of the Clone Wars myself, but I can clearly see how much they have improved, not only with the visuals but with the storytelling as well. I hope the lessons learned will translate well into the new Star Wars Rebels series. I am a big fan of Dave Filoni and have every confidence that he will.

One exciting aspect of having the Clone Wars on a streaming service is that it is so easy to switch episodes.

216 116 T 301 303 101-115 117-121

201-203 217-219 204-214 220-222

305-307 302 304 308 122 309-311 215 312-322

S4

502-513 501 514-520

601-613

Cat and Mouse (S216)
Hidden Enemy (S116)
Clone Wars: The Movie
Clone Cadets (S301)
Supply Lines (S303)
Ambush (S101)
Rising Malevolence (S102)
Shadow of Malevolence (S103)
Destroy Malevolence (S104)
Rookies (S105)
Downfall of a Droid (S106)
Duel of the Droids (S107)
Bombad Jedi (S108)
Cloak of Darkness (S109)
Lair of Grievous (S110)
Dooku Captured (S111)
The Gungan General (S112)
Jedi Crash (S113)
Defenders of Peace (S114)
Trespass (S115)
Blue Shadow Virus (S117)
Mystery of a Thousand Moons (S118)
Storm over Ryloth (S119)
Innocents of Ryloth (S120)
Liberty on Ryloth (S121)

Holocron Heist (S201)
Cargo of Doom (S202)
Children of the Force (S203)
Bounty Hunters (S217)
The Zillo Beast (S218)
The Zillo Beast Strikes Back (S219)
Senate Spy (S204)
Landing at Point Rain (S205)
Weapons Factory (S206)
Legacy of Terror (S207)
Brain Invaders (S208)
Grievous Intrigue (S209)
The Deserter (S210)
Lightsaber Lost (S211)
The Mandalore Plot (S212)
Voyage of Temptation (S213)
Duchess of Mandalore (S214)
Death Trap (S220)
R2 Come Home (S221)
Lethal Trackdown (S222)

Corruption (S305)
The Academy (S306)
Assassin (S307)
ARC Troopers (S302)
Sphere of Influence (S304)
Evil Plans (S308)
Hostage Crisis (S122)
Hunt for Ziro (S309)
Heroes on Both Sides (S310)
Pursuit of Peace (S311)
Senate Murders (S215)
Nightsisters (S312)
Monster (S313)
Witches of the Mist (S314)
Overlords (S315)
Altar of Mortis (S316)
Ghosts of Mortis (S317)
The Citadel (S318)
Counterattack (S319)
Citadel Rescue (S320)
Padawan Lost (S321)
Wookiee Hunt (S322)

Water War (S401)
Gungan Attack (S402)
Prisoners (S403)
Shadow Warrior (S404)
Mercy Mission (S405)
Nomad Droids (S406)
Darkness on Umbara (S407)
The General (S408)
Plan of Dissent (S409)
Carnage of Krell (S410)
Kidnapped (S411)
Slaves of the Republic (S412)
Escape from Kadavo (S413)
A Friend in Need (S414)
Deception (S415)
Friends and Enemies (S416)
The Box (S417)
Crisis on Naboo (S418)
Massacre (S419)
Bounty (S420)
Brothers (S421)
Revenge (S422)

A War on Two Fronts (S502)
Front Runner (S503)
The Soft War (S504)
Tipping Points (S505)
The Gathering (S506)
A Test of Strength (S507)
Bound for Rescue (S508)
A Necessary Bond (S509)
Secret Weapons (S510)
A Sunny Day in the Void (S511)
Missing in Action (S512)
Point of No Return (S513)
Revival (S501)
Eminence (S514)
Shades of Reason (S515)
The Lawless (S516)
Sabotage (S517)
The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (S518)
To Catch a Jedi (S519)
The Wrong Jedi (S520)

The Unknown (S601)
Conspiracy (S602)
Fugitive (S603)
Orders (S604)
An Old Friend (S605)
The Rise of Clovis (S606)
Crisis at the Heart (S607)
The Disappeared Part I (S608)
The Disappeared Part II (S609)
The Lost One (S610)
Voices (S611)
Destiny (S612)
Sacrifice (S613)