Just because dad read them in that order, doesn’t mean you also have to.Īnd what about when a new book comes out? Star Wars is a multi-generational and culturally important experience that no two people share in exactly the same way. Here’s the thing: Star Wars isn’t a singular experience. It makes sense that you experience them in that same order right? After all, it’s probably how your dad read all the books. Much like the chronological approach, this order makes a lot of sense at first glance. Publishing order simply means starting with the first book that was ever published - Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster - and continuing on through the list with each book released after that. In short, chronological order can cause burnout, confusion when you actually dive into content, and will not ultimately offer the most rewarding Star Wars reading experience.
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We have a full break down of those eras and how Youtini has re-labeled them for simplicity in our article, The Star Wars Timeline. In addition, how some of the eras are broken down and officially labeled by Lucasfilm is confusing and a bit problematic. Speaking of eras, many of the eras in Star Wars are simply enormous with over 50 books just spanning 10 or so years. It makes sense too right? When you read 30 books in a row about the Clone Wars, you are bound to get bored because all of the stories start running together and have a similar format, feel, and plot.
Which in our experience, often leads to burnout and Star Wars fatigue.
Secondly, and most importantly, when you choose to read in this order, you are tied to reading in a specific era until you’ve completely exhausted it. Your favorite Corellian freighters and fighters? Get outta here. That’s an incomprehensible amount of time and has nothing to do with the stories that fans looking to explore the larger galaxy for the first time are familiar with. We have a number of reasons for recommending against chronological order, many of which are outlined fully in our popular article, Should you read Star Wars books in chronological order? But here’s the short version:įor one, the first book in the timeline takes place literally 25,000 years before the films. However, it is our official opinion at Youtini that reading purely in chronological order is an unfortunately poor and difficult way to read Star Wars books. That makes sense right? There’s a clear order to follow and it’s not too complex.
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