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[ Star Wars Books: Everyone Has A Story ]
Using this Site|Site & Page Navigation| General Buying Advice|Where To Begin Reading

Star Wars Books is a guide to over 400 official books and short stories from the Star Wars galaxy.
Each book or story is catalogued as an event occurring before or after The Battle of Yavin* (the events portrayed in the original 1977 Star Wars film) and categorized according to their relevant era:
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The Old Republic

: events occurring between 5,000 and 1,000 years before the Battle of Yavin

Rise of the Empire

: events occurring between 1,000 years before and up to the Battle of Yavin

The Clone Wars

: events occurring between 22 years and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin**

The Rebellion : events occurring between the Battle of Yavin and up to 5 years after

The New Republic

: events occurring between 5 to 25 years after the Battle of Yavin

The New Jedi Order

: events occurring between 25 to 35 years after the Battle of Yavin

Legacy of the Force

: events that occur 40 years after the Battle of Yavin and beyond

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*Events occurring during The Clone Wars are catalogued as occurring after The Battle of Geonosis (the events portrayed in Attack of the Clones)
**The Clone Wars occur within the Rise of the Empire Era but have been separated for convenience.
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If you would like to find out which books feature the further adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca after Return of the Jedi, you should start at the end of The Rebellion and beginning of The New Republic eras, whilst to learn about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker's exploits leading up to Revenge of the Sith, you should consult the Rise of the Empire era.
Alternatively you can use our search facility (top right hand corner) or why not try exploring our Timeline.
In addition, there are entries for books classed as Infinities (outside the timeline), a guide to Reference Books, a Book Release Schedule, as well as Book Reviews.
Further information is available in our Suggested Reading guide.
We appreciate your visit and if you have any comments or suggestions please contact us.

Navigation using the Menu Bar:
The left hand Menu Bar is the fastest and easiest way to navigate this site:
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: Stories occurring between 5,000 and 1,000 years before the Battle of Yavin

: Stories occurring between 1,000 years before and up to the Battle of Yavin

: Stories occurring between 22 years and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin

: Stories occurring between the Battle of Yavin and up to 5 years after

: Stories occurring between 5 to 25 years after the Battle of Yavin

: Stories occurring between 25 to 35 years after the Battle of Yavin

: Stories that occur 40 years after the Battle of Yavin and beyond

: Stories occurring outside the Star Wars Timeline (i.e. non-continuity events)
: Reference and Non-Fiction Books
: Reviews of books
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: Updates and additions to this site
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Page Navigation:
Each story entry is laid out in the same format:
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Menu Bar =>

 

<=Search facility

<=Era Banner
(click to return to Era Index page)

 

<=Book Details (including Title, Author(s), Formats & Publication Years)

 

<=Story Synopsis
(a brief synopsis of story)

 

<=Chronology
(where story fits into Timeline)

<=Related Stories
(which feature main characters and/or plotlines)

<=Availability of Principle Format
(via Affiliated Partner websites)

<=Comic Book covers
(where book was published as a comic book series, covers will be shown here)

 

 

 

 

<=Alternative Formats
(where a book is available in multiple formats, additional formats will be shown here)

 

<=Availability of Alternative Format(s)

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Notes:
  • Book Details: many stories are available in various formats, e.g. Hardback book, Paperback book, Comic Book, etc, where this happens formats are listed in publication order, i.e. Hardback is published before Paperback and thus is listed first (this applies to Publication Dates: first date is first format followed by dates of subsequent format publications). The format listed in capital letters is designated the Principle Format and initial details refer to it, e.g. in the example above, the Hardback format was published in 1996, but since it has been superseded by the Paperback format in 1997, the Paperback format is now the Principle Format for this story. This particular story was also released as a Comic Book Series (1996) and as Graphic Novels (1997) which, along with the Hardback, are classed as Alternative Formats.
  • Related Stories: almost all entries have Related Stories which are linked to the entry either by overall plotline or character development. Where Related Stories are chronologically close to one (or more) of the six films but are not necessarily intrinsic to the Related Stories (by either plotline or character development), those film titles will be listed in italics (to give a better indication of where events occur relative to the film saga). However, where events are intrinsic to any of the films those films will be listed as a Related Story.

Availability:
The Availability section offers links to purchase the book from an Affiliated Partner (
amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, tfaw.com or forbiddenplanet.co.uk) - simply click on the appropriate logo button.
Please remember :

  • The Availability links are a guideline to a books general availability. Due to the nature of book publishing, occasionally a book may become Out Of Print and therefore no longer available to purchase. Star Wars Books makes no guarantee to the overall availability of any book and/or product.
  • If a book/product is unavailable from one Affiliated Partner, try another.

General Buying Advice.
If you decide to purchase a book using the links to any Affiliated Partner, please take time to read these points of advice first.
Star Wars Books is provided as a service to fans of Star Wars, by listing selected Star Wars books that are available for purchase from amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, tfaw.com and forbiddenplanet.co.uk (the "Affiliated Partner"), therefore:
  • Star Wars Books does not stock nor sell any product listed within its pages.
  • There is no obligation to purchase any product by browsing this site.
  • Each Affiliated Partner may have delivery restrictions, please check before purchasing.
  • All purchases are made at the Buyers own risk - Star Wars Books will not accept any liability for any loss incurred by the Buyer.
  • Any contract of purchase is between the Buyer and the Affiliated Partner.
  • Book cover images on Star Wars Books are provided as an illustration only and may not constitute an actual resemblance of the product offered.
  • The Buyer is responsible for any import/sales duties due in respective of their purchase.
  • All enquiries regarding any purchase made should be directed to the Affiliated Partner.
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