A Good Read Order?

Hi, I am new to the EU, I am wondering if anyone could please give me a decent Read Order for the books. I am on book 3 of the Thrawn Trilogy now.

Thanks!

 

start in order from first to last. ;-)

or, at least read the W-wing series, thrawn series, jedi academy (or know that this is where kyp durron is entered) hand of thrawn, and then the entire NJO.

yeah, thats the only good books.

 

Here is a section of the FAQ related to this very question.

As far as I'm concerned, start in either chronological order. Since you've already started TTT, I would recomend going back and reading Truce at Bakura and working from there in the post-ROTJ EU.

 

You started out like I did, with the Thrawn Trilogy. I understand where you're at, so here's an order for post-ROTJ EU reading:
-Truce at Bakura- you need to go back and read this one. Takes place right after ROTJ.
-Courtship of Princess Leia- about how Leia and Han and how they finally get married.
You've already read the Thrawn Trilogy, so after that is:
-The Jedi Academy Trilogy- this is about Luke setting up his academy on Yavin 4.
-The Corellian Trilogy- this is about a family trip/mission to the Corellian sector.
-The Hand of Thrawn Duology- this covers how Luke and Mara get together. Last series before a change in publishing companies. Also last series before the NJO.

Now there are plenty of books in between what I gave you here. The list I just gave you should let you start the NJO comfortably, if that is your plan. You can pick up any NJO book and get a chronology. As for the prequel books, you can read those as you want to to fill things in. I hope this helps you.

 

There is also the Young and Junior Jedi Knight series, which are quite good as well.

In my opinion before you start reading the NJO, then I do suggest reading Rogue Planet before Vector Prime as it sets the stage for the invasion, and for the Jedi Vergere. It's a prequel era book just so you know.

 

I generally start with the first page, and then read consecutive pages, reading straight on through until the very last page.

 

Read them in the order they were published, like people who started them originally did. You get the full ride that way!

 

I'm copying and pasting from another thread where I give my opinions:

Thrawn Trilogy -> Jedi Academy Trilogy -> Truce at Bakura -> Courtship of Princess Leia -> Junior/Young Jedi Knights (you don't need to read them all, just some to get a feel for the characters) -> Hand of Thrawn -> New Jedi Order

The Thrawn Trilogy is the clear best of the non-NJO EU, which is why I recommend starting wfith them. After that, the books I've recommended have you on a fast track for the NJO. You'll understand enough about the backstories that you should feel pretty comfortable plunging into the NJO. (If you have time, I hear you might want to pick up the Correllian Trilogy too, but I haven't read those yet myself.) Most of the books along your route to the NJO are really pretty good. I do recommend a reading plan that'll set you toward the NJO because it's better than most post-RotJ EU, IMO, and it's certainly the most monumentally important of the EU. You should make that your goal. Then you can go back and pick up some other stuff that'll enrich your understanding of the universe.

Although I will mention that the Clone Wars publishing campaign only started a few months ago, and if you like the prequels, you might get the Boba Fett books and the first few comics and catch that ongoing series right at the beginning and follow it through until Episode III comes out. Then you'll have a really in-depth understanding of the Clone Wars and EIII will probably seem much richer to you.

Also, somebody else advised reading the movie novelizations first. I caution against this. Most of the novelizations bore me out of my mind; they could easily turn you off of Star Wars books. I'd follow the program I recommended above, and then if you want to pick up the novelizations just to enrich your understandings of what happened, you can do that after you finish the NJO. I just don't think they're good material for EU virgins.

-Paul

 

Everyone has there own opinion on this. But if you have the time and money, I recommend my guide to the EU.

(Once you finish the Thrawn Trilogy)

1)Shadows of the Empire- A great book, that takes place in between ESB and ROTJ. A good read that fills in many things from the movies.

2) Truce at Bakura-Starts the day after the Battle of Endor. A good book especially it shows Luke's first attempt at training a force-sensative person. (Must Read)

3) X-Wing Series (Books 1-7) - In my opinion the most fun books in the entire EU. Focuses on Rogue and Wraith Squadrons.

4) Jedi Academy Trilogy- This really focuses on how Luke starts to re-build the Jedi. (Must Read)

5) I, Jedi- A stand alone book, that focuses on Corran Horn, a character from the X-Wing novels. It has his story and is written in the first person, it shows Corran's POV of part of the JAT.

6) Black Fleet Crisis- A good trilogy, which has 3 different stories. Other than the Luke storyline, it is a great trilogy.

7) Correllian Trilogy- The first books to give you a real look at the Solo children. Good if you want to get into the NJO.

8) Hand of Thrawn Duology- Another set of books by Zahn, which really set the tone for the NJO. (Must Read)

Now after these you can then head into the NJO. I put must read after books, I feel you need to really understand the New Jedi Order.

I hope this was helpful. I personally read all the books, as it gives me the whole Star Wars story. But as a long time fan, I understand books get expensive, so if you just want to get the essentials for the NJO, read the ones I marked must read.

 

See the FAQ.

 

Read all of the books in chronological order.

 

Chronological Order