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As well as listing over 600 official books and short stories, Star Wars Books also brings you guides offering quick and simple guides to some of the major book and comic series available, including Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi and Star Wars: Invasion. You will also find articles covering subjects such as a brief history of Star Wars story publishing and where to begin reading Star Wars books.
Periodically Star Wars Books also publishes its own character guides to major Expanded Universe characters to further your reading enjoyment and editorials discussing developments within Star Wars publishing.

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[Guides]

[ Fate of the Jedi ]

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi
Fate of the Jedi is the next saga in the Star Wars galaxy. This nine-book storyline continues after the dramatic events of Legacy of the Force and details the efforts and struggles of the Solo family, of Luke and Ben Skywalker, of the Jedi, and of the rest of the galaxy following Darth Caedus' brief but brutal reign.

Star Wars Books guide to the books of Fate of the Jedi...more


[ The Clone Wars ]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an epic animated film and television series that is set between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
To coincide with both the film and the ongoing TV series, now in its second season, there are a plethora of books published for readers of all ages, from adult novels to very young reader books.

Star Wars Books guide to the books and comics of The Clone Wars...more


[ Star Wars: Invasion ]

Star Wars: Invasion
Star Wars: Invasion is Dark Horse Comic's new comic story that begun in May 2009. Invasion is set during The New Jedi Order, about 21 years after the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, when the Star Wars galaxy faces a dire threat by extragalactic alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong.

Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars: Invasion...more


[ Star Wars: The Old Republic ]

Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic is LucasArts next MMO videogame, due to be released in 2011, and is set during The Old Republic era. To accompany it, LucasBooks and Dark Horse Comics are producing original story material: Dark Horse Comics' ongoing and online comic story, Threat of Peace by Rob Chestney, has been available freely at the official Star Wars: The Old Republic website[External site - opens in a new window/tab] since 2009; while LucasBooks has recently announced that their will be at least two Star Wars: The Old Republic novels to accompany the videogame.
Star Wars Books guide to the books and comics of Star Wars: The Old Republic...more


[ Rebel Force ]

Star Wars: Rebel Force
Luke Skywalker has destroyed the Death Star above Yavin IV and saved the Rebel Alliance from annihilation. But Emperor Palpatine is not pleased his ultimate weapon has been destroyed and orders his best commanders to discover the name of the pilot who destroyed the Death Star...
Rebel Force is a new ten book series from Scholastic Books for 9-12 year olds that charts the furthering adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C3P-0 after the successful destruction of the Death Star in A New Hope.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars: Rebel Force...more


[ Star Wars Omnibus collection ]

Star Wars Omnibus collection
In June 2006 Dark Horse published their first Star Wars Omnibus edition. Omnibus editions collate three or more hard to find or out of print comic books/graphic novels into one publication.

Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars Omnibus collection...more


[ Star Wars AudioBooks ]

Star Wars Audio Books
Why read a book when you can listen to one? Audio adaptations of Star Wars stories have existed since Brian Daley's radio dramatisation of Star Wars was first broadcast on US National Public Radio in 1981. Since then many major stories, particularly novels, have been adapted for audio either as a dramatisation that continues in the same vein as Daley's work story such as Dark Empire and Dark Lords of the Sith; or as an audio recording of an abridged reading of a novel (sometimes with added sound effects and background music).
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars Audio Books...more


[ Star Wars E-Books ]

Star Wars e-Books
February 2001 saw the publication of the first Star Wars novella in electronic form, the e-book Darth Maul: Saboteur by James Luceno. Originally only available as an electronic download, these e-book novellas were additional storylines to a previously published hardback novel. Such e-book novellas would be later included in the paperback release of the main story's novel. The release of a full Star Wars novel in electronic form did not occur until June 2003, however this was before the availability of dedicated e-book readers such as the amazonKindle or the Sony Reader. Since 2008, availability has improved with all nine Legacy of the Force novels, plus the ongoing Fate of the Jedi novels being available electronically.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars e-Books...more


[ Star Wars: Vector ]

Star Wars: Vector
Nearly four thousand years before the Skywalker legacy, a trio of Jedi seers have a vision of an ancient evil whose influence stretches far into the future.
Vector
was Dark Horse Comics' most ambitious Star Wars project ever. Vector spans more than 4,100 years on the Star Wars timeline; is spread across four eras: The Old Republic, The Rise of the Empire, The Rebellion and Legacy of the Force; and crossovers four of Dark Horse's comic series': Knights of the Old Republic; Dark Times, Rebellion and Legacy.
Star Wars Books guide to Star Wars: Vector...more

[Articles]

[Heir to the Empire]

Heir to the Empire: the rebirth of the Expanded Universe
Published: 10th June 2009
Eighteen years ago the Star Wars Expanded Universe was reborn when Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire was published in 1991 after lying dormant for more than five years. 

Star Wars Books celebrates the 18th anniversary of the release of Heir to the Empire and the subsequent coming of age for the Star Wars Expanded Universe.....more


30 Years of Star Wars Storytelling
Published: 25th February 2008
As Star Wars' 30th Anniversary comes to a close, we celebrate thirty years of Star Wars storytelling. Since the first publication of Star Wars in 1976 to Legacy of the Force in 2006, there have been over four hundred original stories published that are set in a galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars Books celebrates this achievement in a brief history of Star Wars story publishing...more


Where to begin reading Star Wars
Updated: 1st March 2008
With more than 400 official short stories, novels and graphic stories currently published, it can be hard to know where to begin reading Star Wars books and with new stories being published every month, it makes reading every story in chronological order a near impossibility.

This is Star Wars Books guide to suggested reading and where to begin reading Star Wars stories...more

[Interviews]

[John Jackson Miller]

John Jackson Miller
Published: 10th March 2010
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comic book series ended in February. It spanned some fifty comic books (plus a #0 and handbook release), and has taken nearly four years to reach its climatic conclusion. Knights of the Old Republic is the creation of one person, John Jackson Miller, who has garlanded praise for Knights of the Old Republic's story, and has become a favourite of Star Wars Expanded Universe fans for not just Knights of the Old Republic but also for his Lost Tribe of the Sith e-book novellas. Read the interview.


[Paul S. Kemp]

Paul S. Kemp
Published: 20th January 2010
Paul S. Kemp is the author of Crosscurrent, a story that links the ancient Jedi and Sith wars of The Old Republic with events that are beginning to unfold in the Fate of the Jedi series.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the University of Michigan law school and his reading tastes run the gamut from Shakespeare to Tom Clancy, although it has been said that he is particularly fond of Milton. Apparently the best advice on life he ever received was from an undergraduate college professor in political science: always extend yourself. Paul tries to keep that advice in mind at all times. Read the interview.


[Joe Schreiber]

Joe Schreiber
Published: 4th October 2009
Joe Schreiber is the author of Death Troopers, the first Star Wars horror novel. Joe, the self-titled "Scary Parent", is a well-known horror author with two previous horror novels published while the release of Death Troopers coincides with the release of his third, No Doors, No Windows. Joe was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming, and Northern California. He lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife, two young children, and several original Star Wars action figures. Read the interview.


[Matthew Stover]

Matthew Stover
Published: 20th December 2008
Matthew Stover is the author of four Star Wars novels: Traitor (2002) - which formed part of The New Jedi Order story arc; Shatterpoint (2003) - a tale of the Clone Wars featuring Mace Windu; the novelisation of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - an international bestseller; and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2008) - the tale of the Alliance's efforts to stop Lord Shadowspawn and his legions of shadow stormtroopers from resurrecting the Empire only one year after the deaths of the Emperor and Darth Vader. Read the interview.


[Karen Miller]

Karen Miller
Published: 25th November 2008
Karen Miller is the author of The Clone Wars: Wild Space.
She is an established author with two Stargate tie-in books and eight original novels published. Her first novel, The Innocent Mage, was published in 2005 and was a finalist in Australia's Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Speculative Fiction. Two other of Karen's books, Empress (of Mijak) and The Riven Kingdom, were selected for The Tiptree Award Honor List in 2007. Read the interview.

[Editorials]

2009 - A bright future ahead?
Published: 3rd January 2009
In the case of Star Wars books, comics and novels, 2009 looks to be a bright future indeed. This year will see the continuation of the popular and successful The Clone Wars animated series along with its spin-off novels and books; there is also a major new book series beginning in the spring; as well as a couple of important anniversaries...read more


Always in motion is the future
Published: 10th April 2008
In his conclusion to "The nexus of fandom and logic" (the findings of his recent Expanded Universe survey) Mike Cooper asks "are we sick and tired of the Big Three having to get involved in big galactic wars?" While we have argued that the future of Star Wars novels was one without the Skywalkers, the findings of Mike's survey suggest that book fans are far from being sick and tired of Luke, Leia and Han leading the story...more

Could this be the future of Star Wars books?
Published: 11th March 2008
"It's very Star Wars, but it doesn't involve the Skywalkers."
George Lucas made this comment last year to describe the anticipated Star Wars television series, but as the latest novel series, Legacy of the Force, comes to a conclusion this year should it mean a lesser involvement for Luke and Leia in Star Wars novels?...more

[Everyone has a story...]

[Admiral Natasi Daala]

Admiral Natasi Daala
Natasi Daala was the first female in the Imperial Navy to obtain the rank of Admiral. She was a protégé of Grand Moff Tarkin and was placed in command of his top-secret weapons research facility known as the Maw Installation. Tarkin entrusted Daala with his most important secret projects and given additional command of four Star Destroyers to protect the Maw Installation. She proved to be a thorn in the New Republic's side for several years before disappearing for more than two decades. When she did reappear it was to save the galaxy from a new Sith Lord. Grateful of her support she would eventually become the Chief of State of a Republic she had originally sworn to destroy...more


[Kir Kanos]

Kir Kanos
Kir Kanos was the final loyal member of the Emperor's Royal Guard after their betrayal by fellow guardsman Carnor Jax. Kanos swore an oath to hunt down the traitor and bring him to justice. However, Kanos became the most wanted man in the galaxy, after a massive bounty was put on his head by the Imperial Remnant. But Kanos remained free thanks to his skills and training as a Royal Guardsman. He eventually caught up with Jax and slew the would-be Emperor, avenging his brothers. However, Kanos then set out to eliminate everyone that had helped accelerate Palpatine's ultimate death, specifically targeting the Imperial Ruling Council...more

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[ My Book Collection ]

For many the enjoyment of reading Star Wars books soon becomes the excitement of collecting Star Wars books, but unfortunately celebrating and displaying individual book collections online is rather sparse. Other forms of Star Wars merchandise collecting such as toy figures, sculptures and posters, have numerous sites that allow collectors to celebrate and display their collections for other collectors to view; so in an attempt to correct this, Star Wars Books offer My Book Collection - online space dedicated to celebrating and displaying the book (and/or comic) collections of Star Wars book fans...more


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