Old Republic Books in Order

Old Republic contains 4 books, published between 2010 and 2012. The first book is Fatal Alliance (2010) and the newest is Annihilation (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2010–2012
Pages on record
1,177 in 3 of 4 books
Reading time
20–29 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,177 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 4 titles with a page count on record.

Old Republic is a Star Wars science fiction series of 4 novels published between 2010 and 2012. Fatal Alliance (2010) opens the series, Revan and Deceived both appeared in 2011, and Annihilation (2012) closes the run. Space opera, space warfare, interstellar travel, good and evil and memory disorders are recorded subjects. A chronological reading order is available for the series alongside publication order, and the catalogue treats the run as likely complete.

How many Old Republic books are there?

Old Republic has 4 books, released between 2010 and 2012.

Old Republic Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Old Republic books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Fatal Alliance2010 · 493 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010493
  2. 2
    Revan2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011368
  3. 3
    Deceived2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  4. 4
    Annihilation2012 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012316

Old Republic Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Revan comes first and Annihilation comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 4 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 2
    Revan2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011368
  2. 3
    Deceived2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  3. 1
    Fatal Alliance2010 · 493 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010493
  4. 4
    Annihilation2012 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012316

Do you have to read Old Republic books in order?

You should read the Old Republic books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Old Republic book also stands alone.

Where to start with Old Republic

Start with Fatal Alliance (2010), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Revan comes first.

What is the newest Old Republic book?

Annihilation (2012) is the newest Old Republic book released so far.

Is there a new Old Republic book coming?

No next Old Republic book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Old Republic at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Old Republic title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Old Republic books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,177 pages across the 3 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Old Republic books, 4 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 4 titles, 2 are credited to Drew Karpyshyn, 1 to Sean Williams and 1 to Paul S. Kemp.

What the Old Republic books are about

All 4 Old Republic books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: good and evil is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the Old Republic books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.