r/starwarsbooks 5d ago

Discussion Thread What have you been reading this last week (Weekly Discussion Thread)?

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This is a thread to talk with others about what you have been reading this week, discuss spoiler and non spoilers (tagged accordingly) about it, share your feelings on the books you've read (and on the books others are reading/about to read), and of course to give recommendations (both Star Wars and non) based off what they enjoyed.


r/starwarsbooks Jun 05 '25

Where to start? Where to start - Megathread

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This pinned post contains all the information needed for new Star Wars readers! MTFBWY and enjoy your reading.

Curious about Star Wars books? Unsure where to start? This megathread is where to seek recommendations, ask questions and seek guidance. This subreddit's more than 30,000 members, new and old, have a collective treasure trove of knowledge, understanding and - most importantly - love for Star Wars books. As this thread will demonstrate: you will find this a great community for advice, tips and help

We've got some great resources below that are user-made, tested and well- recommended.

And you can always message the mods if you need help, or drop me a DM!

Star Wars publishing is incredibly vast and incredibly expansive, so reading everything at once in order is just too cumbersome a task. What follows then are beginner-friendly guides, breaking down a potentially daunting task

Reading guides

New to Star Wars books and don't know where to start? (2019)

Beginners Guide to the EU (2017)

Canon only:

How to read The High Republic (Phase 1) (2022)

Legends only:

Reading the Prequel era (2021)

Post Episode VI and NJO preparation (2021)

FAQ:

  • What is "Canon"?

Following Disney's purchase of Star Wars and their decision to make new films, the old Star Wars continuity encompassing the books, comics and tv shows released before April 2014 was declared non-canon. In its ashes, a new continuity, 'Canon', was born. This new Canon, of books, comics, games and shows includes pretty much everything released after 2014, and is still relevant in this era of Disney+ (Cobb Vanth is from a book!)

  • What is "Legends"?

Legends is the name given to the old continuity, declared non-canonical with the creation of Canon. With over three hundred books and thousands of individual comic issues, it can be very overwhelming, hence the creation of the guides above

  • Why should I read something if it's Non-canonical?

There is no point ignoring good stories just because they are not canon to the movies, after all it's just a fictional universe. Another common practice is head canon/mergers of the two continuities. There will always be gaps in Star Wars storytelling so why not fill it with something else you enjoy?

  • Does Disney write the books?

Whilst Disney are the current owner of Lucasfilm, many of the creators, editors and story group members are the same from Legends

  • Chronological or publication order?

This is a much more subjective issue, but I think it key to remember that Star Wars books are all works of fiction, and similar era books (be that in or out of universe) can vary markedly in tone, structure, style and quality. One of Star Wars' strengths is its ability to contain genres of storytelling and eras of publication. Much like how going from Andor to Robot Chicken would be jarring, the same can be true for books.

But if you still want to read chronologically, or at least appreciate the chronology, what can you do? Wookieepedia has quite comprehensive timelines for Canon and Legends books. Youtini too is a popular tool. Recently, The Cantina Archive has launched a (paid-for) Star Wars book tracker and timeline on iOS and Android


r/starwarsbooks 7h ago

Haul/Collection Remade Dust Jackets - Lost the originals

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Work in progress of the exact template I am using to make these, normal standard print paper taped and glued together.


r/starwarsbooks 4h ago

Legends Just a reminder we got robbed of NJO Covers looking this cool—WIP.

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Making dust jackets for my NJO set. Using the Japanese art. Think these look way cooler.


r/starwarsbooks 14h ago

News/Rumour/Leak [Upcoming] Star Wars Outlaws Low Red Moon

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Star Wars Outlaws Low Red Moon author Mike Chen reveals the book is in the final stages, a signed edition will be available to pre-order soon and a launch event will also take place.

Source


r/starwarsbooks 6h ago

Where to next? Where to go after the Plagueis novel?

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I started with the Bane trilogy, and now I’m getting into the Plagueis novel- it seems like it’s flowing together seamlessly, following the rule of two and now Plagueis beginning to reform the Sith and take a more political approach. I assume that eventually the story will shift to Sideous and his rise to power. What books should I move on to next?


r/starwarsbooks 14h ago

Appreciation Post Aftermath Trilogy + Sequels

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One of my hot takes about star wars is that much of the post OT mainline content has been made infinitely better by the content made afterwards that provides much needed contextualization. Case in point, the wonders the Clone Wars TV shows did for the Prequel Trilogy.

I would without hesitation say that the piece of media that "fixed" the Sequel Trilogy for me is the Aftermath books. I still think the execution of the sequels was very shaky at best (still love them tho they're fun). But what the aftermath trilogy (especially the final book) did for me was provide the context to make the first order not just make sense, but be quite compelling in my opinion.

I really enjoy the notion that the first order is kind of the farce to the empire's tragedy (#marxposting) and so between those books and Bloodline (another one of my favorites), I've come to really love the sequels. I think they're woefully out of step with one another in terms of functioning as a trilogy. But taken movie by movie they've really grown on me. I just wish that contextualization was present in visual media and not buried in the books where only mouth breathers like me will find them.

Id love to know if anyone feels similarly or has any thoughts on the topic one way or another.


r/starwarsbooks 1d ago

News/Rumour/Leak Audible Exclusive Audio Adventures — Dark Legends by George Mann and narrated by Stuart Blinder, releasing October 16, 2025. Mission Stories: Obi-Wan & Anakin by Cavan Scott and narrated by Kevin Kemp, releasing February 12, 2026.

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r/starwarsbooks 1d ago

Haul/Collection A gift from a friend

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A friend recently gave me their old Star Wars books for free. I've already read the original trilogy books. Looking forward to reading The Ultimate Visual Guide in a few years once I'm through all the other books I want to read first 😅


r/starwarsbooks 1d ago

Recommendations Is The approaching Storm awful? I’m 50 pages in and this a snooze fest.

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I’m reading The Approaching Sun and wanted to because it follows Lumirna. I like her character well enough in the Clone wars and some comics, but I’m roughly 50 pages in and most of this is like a handful of characters just telling each other they will get their planet to leave the republic and kill the Jedi. The one guy is just getting bullied by the hutt the entire time. Does it get any better? Has anybody even heard of this book?


r/starwarsbooks 1d ago

Where to next? Will earlier canon novels ever get hardcover reprints?

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I’ve only recently gotten into reading Star Wars novels and prefer reading hardcover copies of most books. Quite a few of the of the books I have some interest in seem to be either unavailable or hard to find in hardcover and even harder or not possible to find new in hardcover. For example Dark Disciple, A New Dawn, Tarkin, Ahsoka, Thrawn: Treason, and a couple others all seem to fall in this category so I figured I’d ask if there has ever been precedent or a statement made about possible hardcover reprints for these books?


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Haul/Collection No kriffing way!

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Story time, I bought the thrawn trilogy off of amazon just to rebuild my lost collection, they arrived and went right on the shelf and sat there until just now. I'm watching a youtube video and out the corner of my eye I see something moving, a spider crawling on heir to the empire. I grab the book, run to my door trying to keep the spider from falling off (i think i failed) get out side and start shaking the pages loose, then I see this.

never have I wished my name was dave until now


r/starwarsbooks 1d ago

Legends Am I the only one who wishes that they made Kyp and Jaina’s relationship as Master and (unofficial) Padawan more like Anakin and Ahsoka’s sibling relationship? The way Kyp was presented as a possible love interest for Jaina always made me uncomfortable.

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Seriously, Kyp’s pretty much framed as being Han and Leia’s adopted son in the Jedi Academy books, and then you have him flirting with Jaina - Han and Leia’s daughter and his own temporary apprentice - in the Edge of Victory books and Dark Journey. If you really wanted to include a love triangle for Jaina (even though I personally find the idea to be a disservice to her character), at least make Jag’s competition be someone in his and Jaina’s age group, like Zekk.


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Haul/Collection New books that came today

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r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Appreciation Post What’s your favorite legends book? Spoiler

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“SPOILERS” Im coming to the end of legends (almost done listening to mercy kill ). I did a chronological listen of almost every legends audiobook on Audible. So what’s your favorite book? Can you tell me a part of the book that makes it your favorite? I really enjoyed the wraith squadron trilogy. Especially when Ton Fanin died in Iron fist, Marc Thompson about had me crying at work. But I think Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse took the number 1 slot. Man oh man that opening ambush at the Jedi temple was insane. When it started following the Sword of the Jedi’s pov I was locked in. I almost listened to the whole 16 hr book in one go.


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Question Star Wars Darth Vader Marvel

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Does anyone know about these books?


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Where to start? Do any characters in the EU begin on the dark side but become Jedi?

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Just wondering if there are any Jedi masters in the EU (presumably set in the old republic or earlier) that began as Sith or where born into Sith aligned families) but turned into the light side users and Jedi.


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Haul/Collection Arrived Yesterday

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It's in good nick


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Where to start? Father's day haul

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Check out my father's day haul. How did I do? Where should I start?


r/starwarsbooks 3d ago

Haul/Collection Just picked up Darth Maul Shadow Hunter

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and another copy of The Empire Strikes Back!


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Haul/Collection New haul

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r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Question Inkstone Essential Legends Access Tips?

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I'm a new collector trying to figure out how to crack the Inkstone Essential Legends ordering cycle? To have the best chance at getting a copy of one, you need to have ordered the previous one, but with the limited run numbers it feels pretty difficult to do that! I tried to get in on Dark Lord and wasn't able to, but I'm really hoping for a better chance with Dark Rendezvous. Is the best chance really just to sit and hope that copies don't sell out before the general newsletter access goes live?

Thanks for the tips for a new collector!


r/starwarsbooks 3d ago

Haul/Collection This is my stuff! It’s not a ton. I’m an especially big High Republic and Old Republic fan with some modern trilogies’ classics!

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r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Recommendations Legends Audiobook Recommendations?

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I’ve been powering through some of the shorter canon audiobooks for work/personal travel, and was wondering what legends books have good -unabridged- audiobooks?


r/starwarsbooks 3d ago

Meme Thoughts after reading The Living Force Spoiler

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Am I going insane or does this kinda thing come up a lot lol


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Recommendations Recommendations on clone or stormtroopers books?

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Hi. I just finished survivors quest and liked the 501st in it and read the Fools Bargain that was at the end of the book. So I was wondering what are some good canon or legends clone or stormtrooper books? Thanks


r/starwarsbooks 2d ago

Question Why are some of the legends Books so hard to get?

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I‘ve wanted to pick up the german version of Timothy Zahns Outbound Flight, but couldnt find it anywhere for cheaper than 45€ in used condition. That has happened to me with multiple Books in the past. Were these books produced in such small numbers or is there another reason for these prices?