Star Wars Legends Books in Order
Star Wars Legends contains 64 books, published between 1978 and 2013. The first book is Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) and the newest is Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 64
- Published
- 1978–2013
- Confirmed
- 63 of 64 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,858 in 13 of 64 books
Star Wars Legends is a science fiction and space opera catalogue entry holding 64 books published from 1978 to 2013. Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) comes first, followed by The Han Solo Adventures (1979) and The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (1983). Subjects include Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn and life on other planets and children's fiction. Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (2013) is the newest title, and the run is listed as likely complete.
How many Star Wars Legends books are there?
Star Wars Legends has 64 books, released between 1978 and 2013.
Star Wars Legends Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 64 Star Wars Legends books in the order they were released, 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.
- 1Splinter of the Mind's Eye1978 · confirmed 3/41978–3/4
- 2The Han Solo Adventures1979 · confirmed 3/41979–3/4
- 3The Adventures of Lando Calrissian1983 · confirmed 3/41983–3/4
- 4The Courtship of Princess Leia1994 · confirmed 3/41994–3/4
- 5The Truce at Bakura1994 · confirmed 3/41994–3/4
- 6The Crystal Star1994 · confirmed 3/41994–3/4
- 7Children of the Jedi1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 8We Don't Do Weddings1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 9Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 10Mist Encounter1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 11Darksaber1995 · confirmed 3/41995–3/4
- 12The New Rebellion1996 · confirmed 3/41996–3/4
- 13Planet of Twilight1997 · confirmed 3/41997–3/4
- 14I, Jedi1998 · confirmed 3/41998–3/4
- 15Podrace!1999 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/41999323/4
- 16General Jar Jar1999 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/41999323/4
- 17Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure1999 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/41999323/4
- 18Star Wars: Episode I - Dangers of the Core1999 · 47 pages · confirmed 3/41999473/4
- 19Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/419993203/4
- 20Rogue Planet2000 · confirmed 3/42000–3/4
- 21Sith Attack2000 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/42000243/4
- 22Save Naboo!2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/42000323/4
- 23Droid to the Rescue2000 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/42000243/4
- 24Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin's Pit Droid2000 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/42000483/4
- 25Cloak of Deception2000 · confirmed 3/42000–3/4
- 26Meet the Jedi High Council2000 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/42000243/4
- 27Darth Maul Shadow Hunter2001 · confirmed 3/42001–3/4
- 28The Approaching Storm2002 · confirmed 3/42002–3/4
- 29A Forest Apart2003 · confirmed 3/42003–3/4
- 30Tatooine Ghost2003 · confirmed 3/42003–3/4
- 31Shatterpoint2003 · confirmed 3/42003–3/4
- 32The Ruins of Dantooine2003 · confirmed 3/42003–3/4
- 33The Hive2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 34Survivor's Quest2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 35Fool's Bargain2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 36Jedi Trial2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 37Yoda: Dark Rendezvous2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 38Labyrinth of Evil2005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 39Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420053843/4
- 40The Cestus Deception2005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 41Outbound Flight2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 42Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader2006 · confirmed 3/42006–3/4
- 43Allegiance2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 44Death Star2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 45Millennium Falcon2008 · confirmed 3/42008–3/4
- 46Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor2008 · confirmed 3/42008–3/4
- 47Death Troopers2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 48Crosscurrent2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 49Red Harvest2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 50Shadow Games2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 51Riptide2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 52Choices of One2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 53Knight Errant2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 54Judge's Call2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 55Shadows of the Empire2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 57Lost Tribe of the Sith2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 58Winner Lose All2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 59Scourge2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 60Maul: Lockdown2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420124163/4
- 61Darth Plagueis2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 62Kenobi2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 63Scoundrels2013 · 443 pages · confirmed 3/420134433/4
- 64Crucible2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 65Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
Star Wars Legends Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Star Wars Legends books run from Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) to Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (2013), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Star Wars Legends in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Where to start with Star Wars Legends
Start with Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Star Wars Legends book?
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (2013) is the newest Star Wars Legends book released so far.
Is there a new Star Wars Legends book coming?
No next Star Wars Legends book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Star Wars Legends at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Star Wars Legends title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Star Wars Legends books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,858 pages across the 13 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Star Wars Legends books, 28 of 64, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 64 titles, 9 are credited to Timothy Zahn, 7 to Alan Dean Foster, 6 to James Luceno and 3 to Lara Bergen. A further 30 writers are credited.
What the Star Wars Legends books are about
13 of the 64 Star Wars Legends books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: collectionid:swroteyr is tagged on 7 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- CollectionID:swROTEyr 7 of 13 books
- Science fiction 6 of 13 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 13 books
- Space opera 4 of 13 books
- Star wars 3 of 13 books
- Life on other planets 2 of 13 books
- Specimens 2 of 13 books
- Toy and movable books 2 of 13 books
Characters in the Star Wars Legends books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Star Wars books in order 251 books