Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
Lanoree Brock must stop her brother’s dangerous quest beyond the Tython system.
Bibliographic reference ↗A GALAXY OF BOOKS · THE READER’S INDEX
Star Wars books by era, series and author
Browse 63 selected Canon and Legends novels. These are separate continuities; Legends placements alongside canon era names are editorial parallels. Dates refer to the stories, not definitive era boundaries.
This is a curated reading map, not a complete bibliography or a prescribed reading order. BBY and ABY mean before and after the Battle of Yavin.
Dawn of the Jedi
Before the Republic. Before the Jedi. The first footsteps into a larger world.
Into the Void Legends
Journey to Tython, where the ancient Je’daii seek balance in the Force.
Legends chronology. This novel is unrelated to the announced canon Dawn of the Jedi film.
The Old Republic
Ancient rivalries. Worlds at war. A thousand paths through the Force.
The Old Republic Legends
Jedi, Sith, and spies fight for the fate of the ancient Republic.
Companion novels with independent stories; shown in broad story chronology, not release order.
Revan
Revan leaves familiar worlds to confront a forgotten threat.
Bibliographic reference ↗Deceived
Darth Malgus and Jedi Aryn Leneer navigate the aftermath of the sacking of Coruscant.
Bibliographic reference ↗Fatal Alliance
Rivals from across the galaxy converge on a mysterious auction.
Bibliographic reference ↗Annihilation
Theron Shan takes on an Imperial superweapon in a covert Republic mission.
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Darth Bane trilogy Legends
The destruction of an old Sith order. The birth of the Rule of Two.
Path of Destruction
A miner becomes a Sith warrior and challenges the Brotherhood of Darkness.
Bibliographic reference ↗Rule of Two
Bane and his apprentice Zannah build a new future for the Sith.
Bibliographic reference ↗Dynasty of Evil
Master and apprentice approach the decisive test of their dark inheritance.
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The High Republic
For light and life. A golden age reaches toward the unknown.
The High Republic · Phase II Canon
Quest of the Jedi. A frontier divided by faith and conflict.
Selected adult and young-adult novels. Phase II is a prequel to Phase I; phases are story arcs, not separate eras.
Path of Deceit
A young Jedi encounters the mysterious Path of the Open Hand.
Bibliographic reference ↗Convergence
A Jedi negotiator tries to end a war between Eiram and E’ronoh.
Bibliographic reference ↗Cataclysm
Jedi and planetary allies face a spreading crisis on the frontier.
Bibliographic reference ↗Path of Vengeance
Marda and Yana Ro take different paths through a dangerous movement.
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The High Republic · Phase I Canon
Light of the Jedi. Hope shines from Starlight Beacon as the Nihil rise.
The three adult novels; the wider phase also contains YA, middle-grade, comics, and audio stories.
Light of the Jedi
Jedi race to save worlds threatened by a catastrophic hyperspace disaster.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Rising Storm
A celebration of Republic unity becomes a target for the Nihil.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Fallen Star
Starlight Beacon’s defenders confront a threat from within.
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The High Republic · Phase III Canon
Trials of the Jedi. The Jedi confront the Nihil’s occupation.
The three adult novels, not every publication in Phase III.
The Eye of Darkness
Separated Jedi struggle against the barrier dividing the Republic.
Bibliographic reference ↗Temptation of the Force
Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann confront danger and their shared past.
Bibliographic reference ↗Trials of the Jedi
A team of Jedi undertakes a final mission against the Nameless crisis.
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Fall of the Jedi
The shadow of the Sith grows as a galaxy slips toward war.
Master & Apprentice Canon
A master and his Padawan question what it means to follow the Force.
Master & Apprentice
Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi test their uneasy partnership on Pijal.
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The Padmé novels Canon
From Naboo’s throne to the Senate: Padmé and the women beside her.
An author grouping, shown in story order. Publication order starts with Queen’s Shadow.
Queen’s Peril
A newly elected queen and her handmaidens learn to stand together.
Bibliographic reference ↗Queen’s Shadow
Padmé moves from queen to senator in a changing Republic.
Bibliographic reference ↗Queen’s Hope
War reshapes Padmé’s work, relationships, and choices.
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Thrawn Ascendancy Canon
Beyond the Republic, a brilliant officer rises among the Chiss.
Overlaps Fall of the Jedi and Reign of the Empire; the Chiss story unfolds away from the Republic.
Chaos Rising
An attack on the Chiss capital sends Thrawn into uncharted danger.
Bibliographic reference ↗Greater Good
Seemingly generous gifts deepen dangerous rivalries among the Chiss.
Bibliographic reference ↗Lesser Evil
Thrawn risks his place in the Ascendancy to protect its future.
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Darth Plagueis Legends
The Sith quietly prepare to take a Republic from within.
Darth Plagueis
A Sith master and his apprentice pursue power over politics and life itself.
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Matthew Stover · Jedi at war Legends
Two intimate examinations of Jedi conviction and the cost of war.
Author collection, not a formal series. The 2005 novelization’s added material belongs to Legends.
Shatterpoint
Mace Windu returns to Haruun Kal to find a lost Jedi in a brutal conflict.
Bibliographic reference ↗Revenge of the Sith
Anakin Skywalker’s fears and loyalties collide as the Republic falls.
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Reign of the Empire
An Empire rises. In the shadows, the first sparks of hope endure.
Thrawn · Imperial trilogy Canon
The art of war, through the eyes of the Empire’s most incisive mind.
Thrawn
An exiled Chiss rises through the Imperial military alongside Eli Vanto.
Bibliographic reference ↗Thrawn: Alliances
Thrawn and Darth Vader investigate a disturbance on Batuu.
Bibliographic reference ↗Thrawn: Treason
Competing obligations force Thrawn to weigh Empire against Ascendancy.
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James Luceno · Imperial power Canon
Ambition, bureaucracy, and the machinery of Imperial rule.
Author collection. Catalyst begins in the Clone Wars and crosses the rise of the Empire.
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
Orson Krennic draws the Erso family into a secret weapons project.
Bibliographic reference ↗Tarkin
Tarkin and Vader pursue a stolen vessel while the Empire consolidates power.
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A New Dawn Canon
Two future rebels cross paths in the shadow of the Empire.
A New Dawn
Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla meet during a crisis on Gorse.
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Ahsoka Canon
A survivor searches for purpose after the end of the Jedi Order.
Ahsoka
Ahsoka Tano tries to build a quiet life, but Imperial rule follows her.
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Kenobi Legends
A stranger in the desert must learn when a Jedi should act.
Kenobi
Obi-Wan’s exile on Tatooine becomes entangled with local settlers and Tusken conflict.
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The Han Solo trilogy Legends
The making of a smuggler, from the streets to the Millennium Falcon.
The Paradise Snare
Young Han escapes his criminal upbringing and seeks a pilot’s future.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Hutt Gambit
Han and Chewbacca find work and trouble in the underworld.
Bibliographic reference ↗Rebel Dawn
Old connections draw Han toward a rebellion he wants no part of.
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Age of Rebellion
Ordinary people become heroes. A rebellion becomes a new beginning.
Lost Stars Canon
Two friends. Two sides of a war. One bond tested by a galaxy.
Spans Reign of the Empire through the early New Republic; placed here for its central Galactic Civil War story.
Lost Stars
Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell follow diverging loyalties from Imperial training to galactic war.
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Battlefront novels Canon
The Galactic Civil War, from soldiers on opposing sides.
Independent companion novels, shown in story order.
Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
Iden Versio leads an Imperial unit on an infiltration mission.
Bibliographic reference ↗Battlefront: Twilight Company
Rebel infantry fight a grinding campaign far from the spotlight.
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Timothy Zahn · Rebel shadows Legends
Covert missions and uncertain loyalties in the Galactic Civil War.
Allegiance
Imperial deserters cross paths with rebel heroes and Mara Jade.
Bibliographic reference ↗Choices of One
Rebels, renegade stormtroopers, and Imperial agents pursue a delicate bargain.
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The New Republic
The battle is won. The work of rebuilding a galaxy has only begun.
Aftermath trilogy Canon
The Empire has fallen. Its war is not yet over.
Aftermath
Norra Wexley discovers an Imperial gathering on Akiva.
Bibliographic reference ↗Life Debt
The hunt for Imperial leaders intersects with the liberation of Kashyyyk.
Bibliographic reference ↗Empire’s End
Imperial and Republic forces converge for a reckoning at Jakku.
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Alphabet Squadron trilogy Canon
Five pilots hunt an elite Imperial wing in the aftermath of Endor.
Alphabet Squadron
A former Imperial pilot joins a fractured New Republic unit.
Bibliographic reference ↗Shadow Fall
The squadron’s hunt turns into a dangerous test of loyalty.
Bibliographic reference ↗Victory’s Price
The pilots face the cost of victory as the war nears its end.
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The Thrawn trilogy Legends
The landmark trilogy that opened a new chapter beyond the films.
Heir to the Empire
Grand Admiral Thrawn rallies the Imperial remnants against the New Republic.
Bibliographic reference ↗Dark Force Rising
A lost fleet could shift the balance between Thrawn and the Republic.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Last Command
Luke, Leia, and Han confront Thrawn’s campaign and a hidden threat.
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X-Wing · Rogue Squadron arc Legends
The New Republic’s best pilots take the fight to the heart of the Empire.
The opening four-book Rogue Squadron arc, not the entire ten-book X-Wing series.
Rogue Squadron
Wedge Antilles recruits a new team of pilots for a dangerous campaign.
Bibliographic reference ↗Wedge’s Gamble
Rogue Squadron goes undercover to help capture Coruscant.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Krytos Trap
Disease and suspicion threaten the newly liberated capital.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Bacta War
The Rogues strike at an enemy controlling vital medical supplies.
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Rise of the First Order
Old shadows return. Across the stars, the Resistance answers.
Bloodline Canon
Leia confronts a political crisis that will shape the Resistance.
Set during the New Republic’s final decades; grouped with the rise of the Resistance and First Order.
Bloodline
Political factions and a dangerous secret threaten Leia’s place in the Senate.
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The Resistance takes flight Canon
Before and after the battle of Crait, resistance survives.
Thematic grouping of standalone novels, not a formal series.
Phasma
A captive spy hears the story of Captain Phasma’s ruthless past.
Bibliographic reference ↗Resistance Reborn
Leia’s surviving allies search for people and resources to rebuild.
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The sequel novelizations Canon
The final trilogy of the Skywalker saga, on the page.
Novelizations can contain expanded scenes or details not shown in the films. The Force Awakens date is its first ebook publication.
The Force Awakens
Rey and Finn become caught in the search for the missing Luke Skywalker.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
The Resistance flees as Rey seeks answers from Luke.
Bibliographic reference ↗The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
Rey and the Resistance confront the returning Sith threat.
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New Jedi Order
The future of the Jedi remains an open chapter.
No novels from this future canon era are included. The Legends novel series The New Jedi Order belongs to a separate continuity.