Disneys secret war against star wars expanded universe. A reading guide to the new star wars expanded universe. New timelineapproved star wars cartoons, comic books, and video games began appearing last fall, as well as seven adult books. Easy explanation is the legends timeline is the original and the. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe. Creators of new star wars entertainment have full access to the rich content of the expanded universe. A list of the top star wars expanded universe novels.
Quite frankly, the sequel trilogy wasnt needed at all since the eu material was always there in the first place. This time, im looking at the first eu books i ever read, kevin j. For those puzzled as to why the postdisney buyout titles would be included on a star wars eu timeline, the complete saga page follows the one canon approach, which permits any story that reasonably fits into the expanded universe on the timeline. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books. May the fourth be with you as we explore my collection of star wars expanded universe novels. The 8 worst things in the star wars expanded universe.
The star wars expanded universe is dumb and should be forgotten. From toys to games to artwork, posters and especially books, its force remains strong. Debunking expanded universe myths disney star wars is dumb. Lucasfilm later rebranded the expanded universe as star wars legends and declared it noncanonical to the franchise. Why lucasfilm retconned the star wars expanded universe for the sequels thanks to disney, a major character has been brought back to life. The star wars expanded universe and the promise of. Concept art by wojtek fus star wars madchen, star wars books. You have to take into account that there are now 2 timelines with everything all media star wars. The clone wars remained canon and became part of along. See, before disney took over, star wars had a huge amount of extra material novels, comics, etc. Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books new star wars canon the new star wars canon novels top star wars novels star wars novels adult star wars the new canon star. Apr 25, 2014 however, the mythos established in the books, video games, etc. 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. Star wars has expanded to other media, which include all star wars fictional material produced by lucasfilm or officially licensed by it outside of the original theatrical star wars films produced by george lucas.
I cherished thrawn more than any other imperial character, with the sole exception being vader. Lamenting the death of the star wars expanded universe 18 december, 2015 0 0 the release of star wars. 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. Discuss the storylines of the novels, comics and more. 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. Nov 18, 2015 the star wars expanded universe is dumb and should be forgotten. May 05, 2016 may the fourth be with you as we explore my collection of star wars expanded universe novels. With over 30 years of nonemovie stories being told, it should be no surprise that some of this content is pure bantha poodoo. Novel publishing timeline this is the realtime chronological novel publishing timeline. The star wars expanded universe, also known as the eu amongst star wars fans, encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the star wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by george lucas. Lamenting the death of the star wars expanded universe.
But the press release announcing the decision is an iron fist in a velvet glovethe corporate parent cracking down on. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. For purists, the other pages on this site remain free of post20 stories. Of the approximately eleventy billion books in the original star wars expanded universe, there are the hallowed the thrawn books by timothy zahn, the good the xwing books, the bad the jedi. Ive heard praise in this forum regarding different star wars books. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Oct 03, 2000 because the star wars universe this guide covers is as vast and populated as george lucas galaxy far, far away, its impossible for even the most prolific researcherwriter to keep up with all the new additions as books, games, collectibles and even animated episodes appear almost on a monthly basis. These books are considered history and the material that occurs in these stories is officially part of the star wars timeline. One of the first grownup books i read was dave wolvertons the courtship of princess leia. Disney has been engaged in a secret war against the star wars expanded universe in order to sell more books, comics and toys.
Expanded universe werden im starwarskontext alle lizenzierten. The star wars expanded universe refers to the large collection of star wars tiein material such as books and comics that ended in 2014. Even 35 years after it was first released, star wars remains big business. And in the wake of the zahn books come more and more in the new republic era. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. The star wars expanded universe is an expanded universe set in the star wars franchise. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe material as star wars legends and declared it noncanon to the franchise. It includes shows, novels, and comics that cover many stories in the star wars galaxy the expanded universe underwent a continuity reboot on april 25th, 2014 after disneys acquisition of lucasfilm. This time, thea tackles a subject close to her heart. Fleet junkie flagship the technical discussions of the gffa capital ships thread mk.
Star wars expanded universe novels were almost always fun, but they werent always great. So it is possible that disney will bring more legends material into canon indeed, disney has introduced grand admrial thrawn into canon. Doctor aphra is the star of star wars next step into the audio. Its about time lucasfilm brought back the star wars.
This landfill of books, comics and other ephemera makes up what is known as the star wars expanded universe. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. I hate to say it, but the expanded universe sucks star. His worldwide bestsellers have been translated into 22 languages and include stranger in a strange land, starship troopers, time enough for love, and the moon is a harsh mistress. If youre a star wars fan, theres a good chance youve read a star wars books or two. It used to be that all of the eu was considered canon unless directly. In a galaxy far, far away, there are even more star wars universes.
Where to start with the star wars expanded universe. In 1991, del rey books launched a new novel from author timothy zahn. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. It begins with the birth of the empire, and covers the gap between revenge of the sith and a new hope, and continues through the original trilogy, ending with the battle of jakku. Star wars expanded universe skip to main search results amazon prime. Many star wars fans are not particularly happy about the new movies, and some feel that disney threw out the baby with the bathwater when it came to the expanded universe. Dec 15, 2015 since then, disney has set about creating its own expanded universe. The force awakens was highly anticipated, but many dedicated fans of the franchise were also somewhat shaken by the announcement that the star wars expanded universe would be rebranded as star wars legends. The expanded universe, or eu, is the moniker for the entire body of work that comprises the stories set in the star wars universe ranging from novels, comics, cartoons, short stories, young adult books, television shows, animated features and more. Lucasfilm confirms no expanded universe for future star wars media, announces new adult fiction books officially official by becky chambers apr 27th, 2014, 12.
Many fans were outraged, because several noncanon stories known as being part of the expanded universe had become almost as popular as the main. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy. The star wars expanded universe sweu is a marvelous creation of fictional material to complement the star wars saga beyond the movies, the clone wars movie and book trilogy, and many other parts of the star wars bibliography. Dec 23, 2015 fans of the star wars expanded universe the spinoff novels and comic books that were pushed out of canon last year might have found star wars. Star wars books, comics, and expanded universe jedi council. Clone wars, television series, toys, and other media. That presents the new disney lucasfilm headed by kathleen kennedy with the unique. Star wars mara jade by gardenio lima thrawn trilogy, mara jade, anthology. Behind the scenes is a special recording that features new commentary by author timothy zahn and editor betsy mitchell, written for the 20th anniversary edition of heir to the empire, read by zahn and mitchell. Courtship picks up a few years after the return of the jedi and shows the aftermath of the battle of endor. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. Jul 10, 2017 where to start with the star wars expanded universe by thea james originally appearing in our fourth quarterly almanac, where to start with the star wars expanded universe is the latest in our ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number of sffpopgeekery topics. Disneys biggest star wars mistake the washington post.
Heinlein, fourtime winner of the hugo award and recipient of three retro hugos, received the first grand master nebula award for lifetime achievement. Over the course of the 1990s, lucasfilms publishing program helped sustain the legions of star wars fans out there, first with books like timothy zahns heir to the empire, and later with. Mara jade shannon mcrandle star wars expanded universe. Apr 25, 2014 to me the expanded universe was star wars. Apr 28, 2014 disney has signalled a fresh start for its star wars trilogy by officially ruling out storylines borrowed from the scores of expanded universe eu novels in book shops fans of the books. Disney the new dark master of the empire, decrees that the star wars expanded universe is dead. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe 1 the thrawn trilogy. Star wars just nuked its entire expanded universe the. Various authors penned exciting narratives in the star wars universe featuring all your favorite characters and a bunch of new ones. Not long after disney purchased lucasfilm, they decided to rebrand the old expanded universe, which includes all of the games, novels and comic books, and remove them from the official star wars. Each annotation includes audio from the new unabridged recording of heir to the empire to enhance their comments.
Sure, theyve mostly kept that old material in print, but there havent been any new stories set in the expanded universe since 2014s star wars. 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. To me, the new star wars movies distributed by disney are so much better than anything from the expanded universe was. Solo is bringing back hans expanded universe origin story. Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multi book series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. The spinoff material was moderated by lucasfilm, and lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. As a result, the company made a swift and decisive move that guts what star wars meant for many fans. The star wars expanded universe and the promise of multitudes. The old expanded universe eu now known as legends encompassed all of the officially licensed stories from the 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. Crystal star really is the worst star wars book ever.
Popular star wars expanded universe books goodreads. This star wars expanded universe story proves that. Star wars mara jade by gardenio lima thrawn trilogy, mara jade. There is a whole galaxy of books about star wars, hundreds of them, if were counting the eu expanded universe. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu. While this set the stage for the new movie trilogy, it did so at the cost of relegating the expanded universe. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. If youre new to star wars books in general, you might want to check out this piece by a fellow rioter on where to start, but this list. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, spinoff films like star wars.
Tosche stations 12 worst things in the expanded universe. The movies established the universe, true but the most valuable parts were the books and games. Hello, and welcome to a nostalgic trip through the old star wars expanded universe. The folks who are guiding star wars have decided to abandon the expanded universe, the novels, comics and games that carried the original story forward. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. The 10 best stories in the star wars expanded universe io9. Apr 16, 2016 quite possibly the best novel to come out of the star wars new expanded universe, this story of two star crossed lovers, by claudia gray, is just incredible. At the same time, the company announced that, other than star wars. The best books from the old star wars expanded universe. When disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, it streamlined its admittedly perplexing star wars continuity, which at that point spanned books, comics, video games, and a terrible holiday special. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Star wars books, comics, and expanded universe jedi. The 10 best star wars legends books, ranked screenrant.
Yesterday, io9 posted a list that covered the 12 worst things about the expanded universe. Star wars expanded universe stories to feature in episode. It removed the entirety of the expanded universe from canon. This is a page about the star wars universe and its history. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. Bantam books next to fett is a weirdlooking droid named ig88. Mar 02, 2020 one of the biggest topics of speculation in the runup to the new star wars movie is how it will fit in with the preexisting expanded universe. New canon the newly standardized star wars canon includes all the movie episodes, the clone wars and rebels tv shows, and new books since. After disney bought lucasfilm and got the ball rolling on new star wars movies, they wiped clean the entire expanded universe of narratively. High quality star wars expanded universe gifts and merchandise. All the star wars books released after 2014, when disney started releasing books that fell into the official star wars universe. Mara jade from the heir to the empire series of books jedi cosplay, cosplay costumes. Mara jade by gardenio lima, in todd jamess miscellaneous comic art gallery room star wars. In april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that the existing.
This ones a little bit thrift store pickup, a little bit star wars bookshelf. It is not for comics or short stories in legends continuity. Most works produced after april 25, 2014, are part of the official canon as defined by lucasfilm, although a handful of legends media has been released after that date. How the abandoned star wars expanded universe inspired. So many goddamn star wars books and comics just got announced at new. Dec 17, 2015 if so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Long before any star wars fans dreamed of george lucas continuing his epic space saga with a trilogy of prequels, and before other directors helmed a new trilogy that would conclude it, the star wars expanded universe was created with novels. I surveyed fansites and blogs to find identify the 10 most significant star wars tieins amongst fans. From the adventures of luke skywalker in december 1976 to the latest novel, this timeline tracks the month and year of every star wars. May 09, 2017 i had been reading the star wars expanded universe novels for ages.
Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i. Star wars legends should follow marvels comic example. Luke skywalker and mara jade star wars extended universe star wars jedi, star. Here are the 10 expanded universe books, comics and more that well miss the most. Based on the movies scenario, the expanded universe tells us about the history before and after the end of the films. The clone wars and star wars rebels, any star wars story told outside the official six movies was now considered noncanon. Apart from the fact that the expanded universe includes comic books, video games, toys, and other.
Sure, not all of the expanded universe material were great but it was the reason why star wars was kept afloat for many years. We really couldnt disagree with any of it, but we did notice that it seemed to only run through the 90s. We talk about some star wars novels that we grabbed from a thrift shop. This body of work was collectively known as the star wars expanded universe for decades. New movies and other stories arent based on these books, and will sometimes contradict them. Its actual language is quite a bit softer, temporizing that the eu is not being discarded, just changed. Jedi master luke skywalker wallingford, pennsylvaniabased comic book artist. However in april 2014, with the knowledge that the new sequel trilogy was not beholden to events created in the expanded universe, lucasfilm announced that, going forward, everything in the star wars expanded universe would be rebranded star wars legends and a new canonical universe would be created. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon. Taking place over 19 books, three short stories, and three online novellas, the huge event saw multiple characters from the main star wars canon and expanded universe teaming up to fight the invaders. Why lucasfilm retconned the star wars expanded universe. These books are part of the original star wars expanded universe, and follow an internally consistent timeline. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, heir to the empire by timothy zahn, the last command by timothy zahn, sh. In the spirit of being allinclusive, we decided to take a stab at the worst the expanded universe.
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