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.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4][5][6] The first new canon adult novel was Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller, published in September 2014.^[7]

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

Timeline	Original Work	(Sub)title	Author	Release Date	Maturity	Audio­book	Note
32 BBY	Episode I – The Phantom Menace	The Phantom Menace	Terry Brooks	1999-04-21	AA
32 BBY		The Phantom Menace	Patricia Wrede	1999-05-03	YA
32 BBY		Journal series: Anakin Skywalker	Todd Strasser	1999	YA		[a]
32 BBY		Journal series: Darth Maul	Jude Watson	1999	YA
32 BBY		Journal series: Queen Amidala		1999	YA
0 BBY–0 ABY	The Phantom of Menace	Star Wars Part the First	Ian Doescher	2013-07-02	AA		[b][c]
22 BBY	Episode II – Attack of the Clones	Attack of the Clones	R.A. Salvatore	2002-04-23	AA
22 BBY		Attack of the Clones	Patricia Wrede	2002-04-23	YA
0 BBY–0 ABY	The Clone Army Attacketh	Star Wars Part the Second	Ian Doescher	2013-07-02	AA		[b][d]
22 BBY	The Clone Wars film	The Clone Wars	Karen Traviss	2008-07-26	AA
22 BBY		The Clone Wars	Tracey West	2008-07-26	YA
0 BBY–0 ABY	Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third	Star Wars Part the Third	Ian Doescher	2013-07-02	AA		[b][e]
19 BBY	Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	Revenge of the Sith	Matthew Stover	2005-04-02	AA
19 BBY		Revenge of the Sith	Patricia Wrede	2005-04-02	YA
0 BBY–0 ABY	Episode IV – A New Hope	From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker	Alan Dean Foster	1976-11-12	AA
0 BBY–0 ABY		A New Hope	Ryder Windham	2004-10-01	YA
0 BBY–0 ABY		Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope	Ian Doescher	2013-07-02	AA		[b][f]
3 ABY	Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back	The Empire Strikes Back	Donald F. Glut	1980-04-12	YA
3 ABY		The Empire Strikes Back	Ryder Windham	2004-10-01	AA
3 ABY		The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth	Ian Doescher	2014-03-18	AA		[b][f]
4 ABY	Episode VI – Return of the Jedi	Return of the Jedi	James Kahn	1983-05-12	AA
4 ABY		Return of the Jedi	Ryder Windham	2004-10-01	YA
4 ABY		The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth	Ian Doescher	2014-07-01	AA		[b][f]

Video games

Timeline	Original Work	(Sub)title	Author	Release Date	Maturity	Audio­book
3–2 BBY	The Force Unleashed	The Force Unleashed	Sean Williams	2008	AA	[note 1]
1 BBY	The Force Unleashed II	The Force Unleashed II	Sean Williams	2010	AA
1 BBY	Dark Forces	Soldier for the Empire	William C. Dietz	1997	AA	[note 2]
5 ABY	Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II	Rebel Agent		1998	AA	[note 2]
5 ABY		Jedi Knight		1998	AA	[note 2]

Canon

Films