Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. My ne question would be on thrawns placement as that novel probably covers the largest length of time now i would agree that if you are placing them by where it finishes the this is in the right place as you have all the rebels seasons in one block but personally i. Thrawn, that zahn returned to provide the backstory for the enigmatic military genius grand admiral thrawn, who emerged from the sidelined expanded universe novels of the past to be part of the rebooted star wars canon as a driving. The rise of skywalker novel, poe dameron, general leia organa, rey, and finn must struggle to rebuild the resistance after their defeat at the hands of the first order in star wars. The novel was released on april 11, 2017, and a sequel was released in 2018. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading thrawn. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The hugely complicated star wars timeline from all the canon movies, tv shows, comics, and novels explained.
This star wars legends article contains information that is affected by the star wars. Shortly after the thrawn novel was announced, timothy zahn was interview by, and he said that the events of the novel dovetailed into season 3 of star wars. I went on to read the thrawn trilogy and just finished the last command. Specter of the past book 1 of the hand of thrawn duology vision of the future book 2 of the hand of thrawn duology scourge. Chaos rising is an upcoming canon original novel, set in the prequel era, written by timothy zahn. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy.
Creating a star wars villain that can stand up with darth vader is a serious challenge, but timothy zahn did it with grand admiral thrawn. The thrawn trilogy written by timothy zahn consists of three novels published between the years 1991 and 1993. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Zahn was the creator of the original character in the authors thrawn trilogy. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Thrawn will span several years of the star wars timeline, beginning. This time zahn transplants thrawn from postreturn of the jedi to prea new hope in the time line. This list is tailored to provide adult fans a simple streamlined timeline of the main books, comics, and video games that star wars has to offer. Chopper base on atollon destroyed by admiral thrawns forces, forcing the. The star wars novelizations of the original trilogy are considered canon where they align with the films which means they add no new canon material and actually contain content that is not canon.
This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. However i was disappointed by this book, didnt match up to the previous thrawn novel and the padme sections were frankly dull, i. The novel is about the character thrawn, who was canonically reintroduced in the third season of star wars rebels. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Grand admiral thrawn is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Euonly material can be found in the individual eras. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an imperial military commander who has taken control of the galactic empires remaining forces five years after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi. Thrawn book star wars timeline star wars canon timeline. Gon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future in the first canon star wars novel to take place before the events of star wars. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels.
Timothy zahns latest novel sees the genius tactician getting to. He also appears in the canon book thrawn, written by timothy zahn the author of the thrawn trilogy and the creator of the character, which precedes the events of. For example, droids are referred to as mechanicals, yoda was blue, and ben and owen were brothers. Take a closer look at the cover of the new thrawn novel as revealed on todays episode of the star wars show. Lucasfilm is developing a disney plus tv series for grand admiral thrawn, one of the most notorious star wars villains not yet seen in liveaction. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. How does it measure up to the other canon novels and previous thrawn st.
The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. The new legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. They take place in 9 aby, about five years after star wars. The hand of thrawn duology comprises two novels, specter of the past, and vision of the future, both written by timothy zahn. In broad strokes, these novels paint the major galactic events that have taken place and add tons of context to the events taking place between the movies. The star wars books that should have been made instead of. Because of this, the mobile games, short stories, young reader books, childrens comics, and some of the junior novels have been omitted. In fact, in comparison with original book, heir to the empire 1991, introducing thrawn to star wars fans, this is the better of the two in my opinion. Lucasfilm developing liveaction star wars series for thrawn. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Bunce it was only a year ago, in timothy zahns novel star wars. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series.
The star wars books that should have been made instead of the last jedi. The first novel among the trilogy is the heir to the empire, which was published by the bantam spectra publishing house in the year 1991. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. As revealed at star wars celebration europe, the legendary grand admiral thrawn will be appearing in season three of star wars rebels, and in a new novel, penned by timothy zahn, the creator of the character lucasfilm asked zahn about his thoughts. Not long after, it was announced that zahn would return once more to the world of star wars and the character he created by penning an origin novel titled star wars. And then, finally, thrawn made his onscreen debut in the animated star wars rebels show. If your desire to get better acquainted with star wars lit has been sparked by the upcoming release of the rise of skywalker, this is the list for you. Thrawn, timothy zahn chronicles the fateful events that launched the blueskinned, redeyed master of military strategy and lethal warfare into the highest realms of powerand infamy.
Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. Rebels is a cgi animated show on disney xd helmed by dave filoni, taking place between episodes iii and episode iv in the star wars timeline, 15 years after the rise of the galactic. An enjoyable read on one of star wars most interesting characters, grand admiral thrawn. Set in 19 aby, thrawn and upcoming thrawn alliances are canon novels set before and after the third season of star wars rebels.
One of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in want to read. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. 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. This timeline includes published and approved unpublished star wars stories. It will be published on may 05, 2020, by del rey as part of the ascendancy trilogy 17 days left until release date. This complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. Alliances offers clever character studies in two time periods. I know there are books that take place after the last command, but im curious about the timeline in that universe. Can you give us any hints about the story and what readers will learn in the new book. Writer and creator timothy zahn, who wrote the original thrawn trilogy starting in 1991 with heir to the empire, returns to his, arguably, greatest creation and contribution to the star wars universes in this new canon novel.
Im about to start thrawn alliances, but i cant get enough of this character. His appearance in steps into shadow marks his debut in the canonical star wars universe. 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. Thrawn is a canon original novel, set in the prequel era, written by timothy zahn. This is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline.
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