Star Wars is an American epic space-opera 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 series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Many derivative Star Wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe for decades.
In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the Expanded Universe material as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the Star Wars franchise. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured Star Wars canon based on new material. The first new canon adult novel was Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller, published in September 2014.
This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the Star Wars franchise. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of Star Wars comic books. Reference books and roleplaying gamebooks can be found at the list of Star Wars reference books.
Film, television and video game adaptations
The novelizations offer alternate takes on the events of the movies, with many including discarded or slightly altered plotlines. Those published before 25 April 2014 are considered Legends like all other media.
Legends Films Timeline Original Work (Sub)title Author Release date Maturity Audiobook Note 32 BBY Episode I – The Phantom Menace The Phantom Menace Terry Brooks 1999-04-21 AA 32 BBY The Phantom Menace Patricia Wrede 1999-05-03 YA 32 BBY Journal series: Anakin Skywalker Todd Strasser 1999 YA 32 BBY Journal series: Darth Maul Jude Watson 1999 YA 32 BBY Journal series: Queen Amidala 1999 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY The Phantom of Menace Star Wars Part the First Ian Doescher 2013-07-02 AA 22 BBY Episode II – Attack of the Clones Attack of the Clones R.A. Salvatore 2002-04-23 AA 22 BBY Attack of the Clones Patricia Wrede 2002-04-23 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY The Clone Army Attacketh Star Wars Part the Second Ian Doescher 2013-07-02 AA 22 BBY The Clone Wars film The Clone Wars Karen Traviss 2008-07-26 AA 22 BBY The Clone Wars Tracey West 2008-07-26 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third Star Wars Part the Third Ian Doescher 2013-07-02 AA 19 BBY Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Revenge of the Sith Matthew Stover 2005-04-02 AA 19 BBY Revenge of the Sith Patricia Wrede 2005-04-02 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY Episode IV – A New Hope From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Alan Dean Foster 1976-11-12 AA 0 BBY–0 ABY A New Hope Ryder Windham 2004-10-01 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope Ian Doescher 2013-07-02 AA 3 ABY Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back Donald F. Glut 1980-04-12 AA 3 ABY The Empire Strikes Back Ryder Windham 2004-10-01 YA 3 ABY The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth Ian Doescher 2014-03-18 AA 4 ABY Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi James Kahn 1983-05-12 AA 4 ABY Return of the Jedi Ryder Windham 2004-10-01 YA 4 ABY The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth Ian Doescher 2014-07-01 AA
Video games Timeline Original Work (Sub)title Author Release date Maturity Audiobook 3–2 BBY The Force Unleashed The Force Unleashed Sean Williams 2008 AA 1 BBY The Force Unleashed II The Force Unleashed II Sean Williams 2010 AA 1 BBY Dark Forces Soldier for the Empire William C. Dietz 1997 AA 5 ABY Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Rebel Agent 1998 AA 5 ABY Jedi Knight 1998 AA
Canon Films Timeline Original Work (Sub)title Author Release date Maturity Audiobook Note 32 BBY Episode I – The Phantom Menace The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First Ian Doescher 2015-04-07 AA 22 BBY Episode II – Attack of the Clones The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars Part the Second 2015-07-07 AA 19 BBY Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third 2015-09-08 AA 13–10 BBY Solo: A Star Wars Story Expanded Edition Mur Lafferty 2018-09-04 AA 13–10 BBY A Junior Novel Joe Schreiber 2018-09-11 YA 0 BBY Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One Alexander Freed 2016-12-16 AA 0 BBY A Junior Novel Matt Forbeck 2016-12-16 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY Episode IV – A New Hope A New Hope Ryder Windham 2017-05-04 YA 0 BBY–0 ABY The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy Alexandra Bracken 2015-09-22 YA 3 ABY Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back Ryder Windham 2017-05-04 YA 3 ABY So You Want to Be a Jedi? Adam Gidwitz 2015-09-22 YA 4 ABY Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi Ryder Windham 2017-05-04 YA 4 ABY Beware the Power of the Dark Side! Tom Angleberger 2015-09-22 YA 34 ABY Episode VII – The Force Awakens The Force Awakens Alan Dean Foster 2015-12-18 AA 34 ABY A Junior Novel Michael Kogge 2016-02-16 YA 34 ABY Rey's Story Elizabeth Schaefer 2016-02-16 YA 34 ABY Finn's Story Jesse J. Holland 2016-09-13 YA 34 ABY The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh Ian Doescher 2017-10-03 AA 34 ABY Episode VIII – The Last Jedi Expanded Edition Jason Fry 2018-03-06 AA 34 ABY A Junior Novel Michael Kogge 2018-03-06 YA 34 ABY Jedi the Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth Ian Doescher 2018-07-10 AA 35 ABY Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker Expanded Edition Rae Carson 2020-03-17 AA 35 ABY A Junior Novel Michael Kogge 2020-04-16 YA 35 ABY The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth Ian Doescher 2020-07-28 AA 32 BBY–34 ABY Episode I – Episode VIII The Skywalker Saga Delilah S. Dawson 2019 YA
Television shows Timeline Original Work (Sub)title Adapted material Author Release date Maturity Audiobook 32 BBY–4 ABY Galaxy of Adventures Galaxy of Adventures Meredith Rusu 2019 YA 21 BBY–34 ABY Forces of Destiny Daring Adventures: Volume 1 Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 1–2, 6 and 9 Emma Carlson Berne 2017-08 YA 21 BBY–3 ABY Daring Adventures: Volume 2 Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 4–5 and 7 2017-10 YA 5 BBY Rebels Rise of the Rebels Rebels prequel shorts Michael Kogge 2014-08 YA 5 BBY The Rebellion Begins Rebels Season 1, Episodes 1–2 2014-10 YA 5 BBY Droids in Distress Rebels Season 1, Episodes 1–3 2014-11 YA 4 BBY Ezra's Duel with Danger Rebels Season 1, Episodes 6–8 2015-03 YA 4 BBY Battle to the End Rebels Season 1, Episodes 11–13 2015-06 YA 3 BBY–4 ABY Forces of Destiny Daring Adventures: The Leia Chronicles Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 3, 8 and 14 Emma Carlson Berne 2018-01 YA 9 ABY The Mandalorian Junior Novel The Mandalorian Season 1 Joe Schreiber 2021-01-05 YA 9 ABY Season 2 Junior Novel The Mandalorian Season 2 2022-01-04 YA 9 ABY The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel The Book of Boba Fett Season 1 2023-01-03 YA 34 ABY Forces of Destiny Daring Adventures: The Rey Chronicles Forces of Destiny Season 1, Episodes 10 and 15 and Season 2, Episode 5 Emma Carlson Berne 2018-03 YA
Disney canon stories (2014–present) Since 2014, the official Star Wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, The Clone Wars film and the television shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Resistance, as well as any books, comics, film, television, and video games published after April 2014.
Adult and young reader books