There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. Also there are so many great books, no list or ranking could. Republic commando series is good, can be a bit mary sue at times but still enjoyable. The best star wars novels from the new canon and legends. Universe stories, and starfighters of adumar is considered the greatest. What happens in star wars legends that could have been used for a star wars sequel trilogy of movies. I already have the thrawn and the darth bane series, plus revan. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe. Moreover, many of the star wars expanded universe books are comparable in quality.
But the eu had plenty of good stories, too tales so good were genuinely. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Here are the 10 expanded universe books, comics and more that well miss the most. Even though were in a new era of star wars, its always good to. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity.
Expand your view of a galaxy far, far away with the best star wars expanded. 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. I have been looking for a new star wars book to read. Legacy avoided most of the continuity trappings of the expanded universe by setting their story over 100 years after the events of return of the jedi.
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. Various authors penned exciting narratives in the star wars universe featuring all your favorite characters and a bunch of new ones. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Alan dean foster wrote the first expanded universe novel as a standby sequel if star wars was a boxoffice flop. The story follows cade, a descendant of luke skywalker who abandoned his jedi training to become a piratesmugglerbounty hunter, so basically the. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. Legend books seem really cool tho i only read the thrawn trilogy. The expanded universe has been a part of star wars for almost as long as the movies have, starting with alan dean fosters novel splinter of the minds eye, which was published in 1978 and was. Here are the top 10 novels and novel series in the expanded universe. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. If youre a star wars fan, theres a good chance youve read a star wars books or two. The 10 best star wars legends books, ranked screenrant. For the best experience, read the trilogy on graphic novel its a star wars. The expanded universe, filled with amazing novels set in and well.
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