Star Wars is an American epic space-opera 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). The series depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Many derivative Star Wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. This body of work was collectively known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe for decades. In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded the Expanded Universe material as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the Star Wars' franchise. The company's focus would be shifted towards a restructured Star Wars canon based on new material. The first new canon adult novel was Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller, published in September 2014. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the Star Wars franchise. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of Star Wars comic books. Reference books and roleplaying gamebooks can be found at the list of Star Wars reference books.

Film, television and video game adaptations

The novelizations offer alternate takes on the events of the movies, with many including discarded or slightly altered plotlines. Those published before 25 April 2014 are considered Legends like all other media.

Legends

Films

Video games

Canon

Films

Television shows

Disney canon stories (2014–present)

Since 2014, the official Star Wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, The Clone Wars film and the television shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after April 2014.

Adult and young reader books

Short stories

Star Wars Insider (2014–present)

Since 2014, various short stories have been published in Star Wars Insider. Some of these stories were later reprinted in the paperback editions of various novels, or the hardcover Star Wars: The Fiction Collection compilation.

The Rise of the Empire (October 2015)

The Perfect Weapon

Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens

The collection Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens is part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens promotional campaign. Some stories were originally published as individual e-books, and later collected with other new stories. However, they were all published together as a book called Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

From a Certain Point of View (October 2017)

Canto Bight (December 2017)

Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet

From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (November 2020)

Stories of Jedi and Sith (June 2022)

Short story anthology published by Disney Lucasfilm Press in June 2022.

Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Starlight Stories (December 2022)

Short story anthology published by Titan Comics in December 2022 collecting five stories originally published in Issues #199 to #208 of the Star Wars Insider magazine.

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (August 2023)

Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment (April 2024)

Short story anthology published by Titan Comics in April 2024 collecting five stories originally published in Issues #213 to #219 of the Star Wars Insider magazine, all of which were written by George Mann. It also includes a completely new short story titled "Missing Pieces", also written by Mann.

Children's books

Canon storybooks for younger readers that are shorter than a standard novel or young adult novel. In 2015, the original six Star Wars films were adapted as Little Golden Books. In 2017, A New Hope was also released as a Big Golden Book. Additionally, Solo: A Star Wars Story and the sequel trilogy were adapted. Many other original titles featuring scenes from throughout the saga have been released, including I Am a Padawan by Ashley Eckstein. An upcoming release will adapt The Mandalorian.

Star Wars Legends stories (1976–2014)

This body of work represents the original Star Wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. Beginning with the 1999 release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional "era" with symbols designating such:

Adult and young reader books

Short stories

Star Wars Adventure Journal (1994–1997)

Several short stories have been published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal Magazine published by West End Games.

Star Wars Gamer (2000–2002)

A few short stories have been published in the short lived Star Wars Gamer Magazine, published bi-monthly by Wizards of the Coast.

Star Wars Insider (2002–2014)

Various short stories have been published in Star Wars Insider. Some of these were later reprinted in the Paperback Editions of various Novels, or The Fiction Collection Compilations.

Tales from series (1995–1999)

These books contain short Star Wars stories from several notable science-fiction authors with stories that span different eras.

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995)

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.

Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.

Tales of the Bounty Hunters (1996)

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson.

Tales from the Empire (1997)

Edited by Peter Schweighofer.

Tales from the New Republic (1999)

Edited by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey.

The Old Republic (2014–2022)

Between 2014 and 2022, several Short Stories were published on the Official Website of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG as tie-ins. They are notable for being among of the last pieces of new Legends Media to be published after the Canon Reboot in 2014.

Other

Children's books

Storybooks published before 2014 for younger readers that are shorter than a standard or young adult novel.

Science Adventures (1999)

The Further Adventures

24-page read-along adaptations of the 1977 Star Wars comic by Marvel Comics. They are accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette.

The Ewoks Join the Fight

A partial adaptation of Return of the Jedi as a 32-page read-along book with color illustrations. A read-along version accompanied by a 7-inch 33 1/3 record or cassette was also released in the same year.

Golden Books

24-page illustrated children's books by Golden Books

Other

Non-canon stories that are not part of the Star Wars Legends branding.

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