List of Star Wars books

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.

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.

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.


 * "Blade Squadron: Part 1" (#149, April 2014) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY)
 * "Blade Squadron: Part 2" (#150, June 2014) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY)
 * "One Thousand Levels Down" (#151, July 2014) by Alexander Freed (0 ABY)
 * "The End of History" (#154, December 2014) by Alexander Freed (10 BBY)
 * "Last Call at the Zero Angle" (#156, March 2015) by Jason Fry (0 ABY)
 * "Orientation" (#157, April 2015) by John Jackson Miller (14 BBY)
 * "Rebel Bluff" (#158, June 2015) by Michael Kogge (4 BBY)
 * "Kindred Spirits" (#159, July 2015) by Christie Golden (20 BBY)
 * "Blade Squadron: Zero Hour" (#160, September 2015) by David J. & Mark S. Williams (4 ABY)
 * "Inbrief" (#161, November 2015) by Janine K. Spendlove (3 ABY)
 * "Bait" (#162, December 2015) by Alan Dean Foster (34 ABY)
 * "Scorched" (#165, May 2016) by Delilah S. Dawson (28 ABY)
 * "TK-146275" (#166, June 2016) by Sylvain Neuvel (11–1 BBY)
 * "Blade Squadron: Kuat" (#168, September 2016) by Mark Williams & David Williams (5 ABY)
 * "Turning Point" (#169, October 2016) by Jason Hugh (4 ABY)
 * "The Voice of the Empire" (#170, December 2016) by Mur Lafferty (17 BBY)
 * "Blade Squadron: Jakku" (#172, April 2017) by Mark Williams & David Williams (5 ABY)
 * "Galactic Tales: The Wesell Run" (#209, March 2022) by S.T. Bende (22 BBY)
 * "Galactic Tales: Saber Truth" (#210, May 2022) by Richard Dinnick (Between 22 BBY and 19 BBY)
 * "Galactic Tales: Inheritance" (#211, June 2022) by George Mann (22 BBY)
 * "Galactic Tales: From The Shadows Come The Karn" (#212, August 2022) by Rodney Barnes (Between 22 BBY and 19 BBY)
 * "Galactic Tales: Shockwave" (#220, August 2023) by Alexander Freed (4 ABY)
 * "Galactic Tales: Lost in the Woods" (#221, September 2023) by S.T. Bende (4 ABY)
 * "Galactic Tales: Valnir and Laizhu" (#222, October 2023) by Richard Dinnick (4 ABY)

The Rise of the Empire (October 2015)

 * "Mercy Mission" by Melissa Scott (14 BBY)
 * "Bottleneck" by John Jackson Miller (12 BBY)
 * "The Levers of Power" by Jason Fry (4 ABY)

The Perfect Weapon

 * "The Perfect Weapon" (November 2015) by Delilah S. Dawson (34 ABY). This story is part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens promotional campaign. Printed in the paperback edition of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization.

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
 * "All Creatures Great and Small" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY)
 * "High Noon on Jakku" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY)
 * "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (31 ABY; flashbacks to 19 BBY)
 * "The Face of Evil" (November 2015) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY)
 * "A Recipe for Death" (April 2016) by Landry Q. Walker (Pre–32 BBY)
 * "True Love" (April 2016) by Landry Q. Walker (34 ABY)

From a Certain Point of View (October 2017)

 * "Raymus" by Gary Whitta (0 BBY)
 * "The Bucket" by Christie Golden (0 BBY)
 * "The Sith of Datawork" by Ken Liu (0 BBY)
 * "Stories in the Sand" by Griffin McElroy (0 BBY)
 * "Reirin" by Sabaa Tahir (0 BBY)
 * "The Red One" by Rae Carson (0 BBY)
 * "Rites" by John Jackson Miller (0 BBY)
 * "Master and Apprentice" by Claudia Gray (0 BBY)
 * "Beru Whitesun Lars" by Meg Cabot (0 BBY)
 * "The Luckless Rodian" by Renee Ahdieh (0 BBY)
 * "Not for Nothing" by Mur Lafferty (0 BBY)
 * "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here" by Chuck Wendig
 * "The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper" by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Matt Fraction (0 BBY)
 * "Added Muscle" by Paul Dini (0 BBY)
 * "You Owe Me a Ride" by Zoraida Cordova (0 BBY)
 * "The Secrets of Long Snoot" by Delilah S. Dawson (0 BBY)
 * "Born in the Storm" by Daniel Jose Older (0 BBY)
 * "Laina" by Wil Wheaton (0 BBY)
 * "Fully Operational" by Beth Revis (0 BBY)
 * "An Incident Report" by Daniel M. Lavery (0 BBY)
 * "Change of Heart" by Elizabeth Wein (0 BBY)
 * "Eclipse" by Madeleine Roux (0 BBY)
 * "Verge of Greatness" by Pablo Hidalgo (0 BBY)
 * "Far Too Remote" by Jeffrey Brown (0 BBY)
 * "The Trigger" by Kieron Gillen (0 BBY)
 * "Of MSE-6 and Men" by Glen Weldon (0 BBY)
 * "Bump" by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (0 BBY)
 * "End of Watch" by Adam Christopher (0 BBY)
 * "The Baptist" by Nnedi Okorafor (0 BBY)
 * "Time of Death" by Cavan Scott (0 BBY)
 * "There Is Another" by Gary D. Schmidt (0 BBY)
 * "Palpatine" by Ian Doescher (0 BBY)
 * "Sparks" by Paul S. Kemp (0 BBY–0 ABY)
 * "Duty Roster" by Jason Fry (0 BBY–0 ABY)
 * "Desert Son" by Pierce Brown (0 BBY–0 ABY)
 * "Grounded" by Greg Rucka (0 BBY–0 ABY)
 * "Contingency Plan" by Alexander Freed (0 BBY–0 ABY)
 * "The Angle" by Charles Soule (0 ABY)
 * "By Whatever Sun" by E.K. Johnston & Ashley Eckstein (0 ABY)
 * "Whills" by Tom Angleberger (0 ABY)

Canto Bight (December 2017)

 * "Rules of the Game", by Saladin Ahmed (34 ABY)
 * "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing", by Rae Carson (34 ABY)
 * "The Wine in Dreams", by Mira Grant (34 ABY)
 * "The Ride", by John Jackson Miller (34 ABY)

Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet

 * "Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet" (June 2020) by Delilah S. Dawson (34 ABY). This story was printed in the paperback edtion of the novel "Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire", also written by Dawson.

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

 * "Eyes of the Empire", by Kiersten White (3 ABY)
 * "Hunger", by Mark Oshiro (3 ABY)
 * "Ion Control", by Emily Skrutskie (3 ABY)
 * "A Good Kiss", by C.B. Lee (3 ABY)
 * "She Will Keep Them Warm", by Delilah S. Dawson (3 ABY)
 * "Heroes of the Rebellion", by Amy Ratcliffe (3 ABY)
 * "Rogue Two", by Gary Whitta (3 ABY)
 * "Kendal", by Charles Yu (3 ABY)
 * "Against All Odds", by R.F. Kuang (3 ABY)
 * "Beyond Hope", by Michael Moreci (3 ABY)
 * "The Truest Duty", by Christie Golden (3 ABY)
 * "A Naturalist on Hoth", by Hank Green (3 ABY)
 * "The Dragonsnake Saves R2-D2", by Katie Cook (3 ABY)
 * "For the Last Time", by Beth Revis (3 ABY)
 * "Rendevouz Point", by Jason Fry (3 ABY)
 * "The Final Order", by Seth Dickinson (3 ABY)
 * "Disturbance", by Mike Chen (3 ABY)
 * "This Is No Cave", by Catherynne M. Valente (3 ABY)
 * "Lord Vader Will See You Now", by John Jackson Miller (3 ABY)
 * "Vergence", by Tracy Deonn (3 ABY)
 * "Tooth and Claw", by Michael Kogge (3 ABY)
 * "STET!", by Daniel José Older (3 ABY)
 * "Wait for It", by Zoraida Córdova (3 ABY)
 * "Standard Imperial Procedure", by Sarwat Chadda (3 ABY)
 * "There Is Always Another", by Mackenzi Lee (3 ABY)
 * "Fake It Till You Make It", by Cavan Scott (3 ABY)
 * "But What Does He Eat?", by S.A. Chakraborty (3 ABY)
 * "Beyond the Clouds", by Lilliam Rivera (3 ABY)
 * "No Time for Poetry", by Austin Walker (3 ABY)
 * "Bespin Escape", by Martha Wells (3 ABY)
 * "Faith in an Old Friend", by Brittany N. Williams (3 ABY)
 * "Due on Batuu", by Rob Hart (3 ABY)
 * "Into the Clouds", by Karen Strong (3 ABY)
 * "The Witness", by Adam Christopher (3 ABY)
 * "The Man Who Build Cloud City", by Alexander Freed (3 ABY)
 * "The Backup Backup Plan", by Anne Toole (3 ABY)
 * "Right-Hand Man", by Lydia Kang (3 ABY)
 * "The Whills Strike Back", by Tom Angleberger (3 ABY)

Stories of Jedi and Sith (June 2022)
Short story anthology published by Disney Lucasfilm Press in June 2022.
 * "What a Jedi Makes" by Michael Kogge
 * "Resolve" by Alex Segura
 * "The Eye of the Beholder" by Sarwat Chadda
 * "A Jedi's Duty" by Karen Strong
 * "Worthless" by Delilah S. Dawson
 * "The Ghosts of Maul" by Michael Moreci
 * "Blood Moon Uprising" by Vera Strange
 * "Luke on the Bright Side" by Sam Maggs
 * "Masters" by Tessa Gratton
 * "Through the Turbulence" by Roseanne A. Brown

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.
 * "Go Together" by Charles Soule
 * "First Duty" by Cavan Scott
 * "Hidden Danger" by Justina Ireland
 * "Past Mistakes" by Cavan Scott
 * "Shadows Remain" by Justina Ireland

Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment (April 2024)
Short story anthology published by Titan Comics in June 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.
 * "New Prospects" (382 BBY)
 * "A Different Perspective" (382 BBY)
 * "The Unusual Suspect" (382 BBY)
 * "No Such Thing as a Bad Customer" (382 BBY)
 * "Last Orders" (382 BBY)
 * "Missing Pieces" (377 BBY)

Children's books
Canon storybooks for younger readers that are shorter than a standard novel or young adult novel.


 * 5-Minute Star Wars Stories, by Various Authors (32 BBY-34 ABY)
 * 5-Minute Star Wars Stories Strike Back, by Various Authors (32 BBY-34 ABY)
 * The Prequel Trilogy Stories, by Various Authors (32 BBY-19 BBY)
 * The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Elizabeth Schaefer (32 BBY)
 * The Phantom Menace, by Courtney Carbone (32 BBY)
 * Attack of the Clones, by Geof Smith (22 BBY)
 * Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Lucasfilm Book Group (22 BBY)
 * Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage, by Elizabeth Schaefer (21 BBY-34 ABY)
 * Revenge of the Sith, by Geof Smith (19 BBY)
 * Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Lucasfilm Book Group (19 BBY)
 * Chopper Saves the Day, by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY)
 * Sabine's Art Attack, by Jennifer Heddle (5 BBY)
 * Zeb to the Rescue, by Michael Siglain (5 BBY)
 * Ezra and the Pilot, by Jennifer Heddle (5 BBY)
 * Ezra's Wookiee Rescue, by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY)
 * The Secret Jedi: The Adventures of Kanan Jarrus: Rebel Leader, by Ben Harper (5 BBY)
 * A New Hero, by Pablo Hidalgo (5 BBY)
 * TIE Fighter Trouble, by Brooke Vitale (5 BBY)
 * The Inquisitor's Trap, by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY)
 * Hera's Phantom Flight, by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY)
 * Kanan's Jedi Training, by Elizabeth Schaefer (5 BBY)
 * Always Bet on Chopper, by Meredith L. Rusu (5 BBY)
 * Rogue One Secret Mission, by Jason Fry (0 BBY)
 * Bounty Hunt, by Katrina Pallant (0 BBY)
 * A New Hope, by Geof Smith (0 BBY-0 ABY)
 * A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Randy Thornton (0 BBY-0 ABY)
 * The Rise of a Hero, by Louise Simonson (0 BBY-0 ABY)
 * Escape from Darth Vader, by Michael Siglain (0 BBY)
 * Trouble on Tatooine, by Nate Millici (0 BBY)
 * Trapped in the Death Star!, by Michael Siglain (0 BBY)
 * Death Star Battle, by Michael Siglain (0 ABY)
 * The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, by Tony DiTerlizzi (0 BBY-4 ABY)
 * Star Wars in Pictures: The Original Trilogy, by Ryder Windham (0 BBY-4 ABY)
 * The Original Trilogy Stories, by Various Authors (0 BBY-4 ABY)
 * The Power of the Dark Side, by Benjamin Harper (0 BBY-4 ABY)
 * The Chewbacca Story, by Benjamin Harper (0 BBY-34 ABY)
 * A Leader Named Leia, by Jennifer Heddle (0 BBY-34 ABY)
 * Part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi promotional campaign.
 * Han and the Rebel Rescue, by Nate Millici (0 ABY)
 * Luke and the Lost Jedi Temple, by Jason Fry (0 ABY)
 * The Empire Strikes Back, by Geof Smith (3 ABY)
 * The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Randy Thornton (3 ABY)
 * AT-AT Attack!, by Calliope Glass (3 ABY)
 * Use the Force, by Michael Siglain (3 ABY)
 * Leia and the Great Island Escape, by Jason Fry (4 ABY)
 * Return of the Jedi, by Geof Smith (4 ABY)
 * Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD, by Randy Thornton (4 ABY)
 * Rescue from Jabba's Palace, by Michael Siglain (4 ABY)
 * Ewoks Join the Fight, by Michael Siglain (4 ABY)
 * Poe and the Missing Ship, by Nate Millici (34 ABY)
 * The Force Awakens, by Christopher Nicholas (34 ABY)
 * The Force Awakens Storybook, by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY)
 * The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook & CD, by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY)
 * Rey to the Rescue!, by Lisa Stock (34 ABY)
 * Finn & The First Order, by Brian Rood (34 ABY)
 * Rey Meets BB-8, by Elizabeth Schaefer (34 ABY)
 * Finn & Poe Team Up!, by Nate Millici (34 ABY)
 * Finn & Rey Escape!, by Brian Rood (34 ABY)
 * Han & Chewie Return!, by Michael Siglain (34 ABY)
 * Chaos at the Castle, by Nate Millici (34 ABY)
 * The Fight in the Forest, by Nate Millici (34 ABY)
 * The Force Awakens: New Adventures, by David Fentiman (34 ABY)
 * Finn's Mission, by David Fentiman (34 ABY)
 * The Adventures of BB-8, by David Fentiman (34 ABY)
 * BB-8 on the Run, by Drew Daywalt (34 ABY)
 * Lightsaber Rescue, by Play-A-Sound (34 ABY)
 * Rolling with BB-8!, by Benjamin Harper (34 ABY)
 * Rey's Journey, by Ella Patrick (34 ABY)
 * Rose and Finn's Mission, by Ella Patrick (34 ABY)
 * Chewie and the Porgs, by Kevin Shinick (34 ABY)

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:

Star Wars Insider (2002–2014)
Various short stories have been published in Star Wars Insider.


 * "Eruption" (#141) by John Ostrander (25,793 BBY)

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.


 * "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale" by Kathy Tyers
 * "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale" by Tom Veitch and Martha Veitch
 * "Hammertong: The Tale of the 'Tonnika Sisters'" by Timothy Zahn
 * "Play It Again, Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe" by A. C. Crispin
 * "The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale" by Dave Wolverton
 * "Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale" by David Bischoff
 * "Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale" by Barbara Hambly
 * "Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale" by Daniel Keys Moran
 * "Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale" by Kevin J. Anderson
 * "Trade Wins: The Ranat's Tale" by Rebecca Moesta
 * "When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale" by Doug Beason
 * "Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale" by Jennifer Roberson
 * "At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale" by Jerry Oltion
 * "Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba" by Kenneth C. Flint
 * "Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale" by M. Shayne Bell
 * "One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

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.

Other

 * Crisis of Faith (2011-09-06) by Timothy Zahn
 * Published in the special 20th anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire.

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

Science Adventures (1999)

 * Emergency in Escape Pod Four (1999) by Jude Watson and K.D. Burkett
 * Journey Across Planet X (1999) by Jude Watson and K.D. Burkett

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.


 * Droid World (1983), adaptation of Star Wars #47 by Archie Goodwin (adapter) and Dick Foes (illustrator) (3 ABY)
 * Planet of the Hoojibs (1983), adaptation of Star Wars #55 by David Michelinie (adapter) and Greg Winters (illustrator) (3 ABY)

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.


 * The Ewoks Join the Fight (1983), by Bonnie Bogart (adapter) & Diane de Groat (illustrator) (4 ABY)

Golden Books
24-page illustrated children's books by Golden Books


 * Journey to Mos Eisley (1998) by Jay Rudko (0 BBY)
 * The Hoth Adventure (1998) by Jay Rudko (3 ABY)
 * Escape from Jabba's Palace (1998) by Jay Rudko (4 ABY)

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