Philip’s Star Wars Literature RecommendationsOverviewMy tastes in Star Wars literature fall into three categories:
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Episode I: Han Solo at Stars’ End | |||
Episode II: Han Solo’s Revenge | |||
Episode III: Han Solo and the Lost Legacy | |||
Episode IV: Star Wars | The Original Marvel Years: Volume 1 | ||
The Original Marvel Years: Volume 2 | |||
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | |||
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | X-Wing: Rogue Squadron X-Wing: Wedge’s Gamble X-Wing: The Krytos Trap X-Wing: The Bacta War X-Wing: Wraith Squadron X-Wing: Iron Fist X-Wing: Solo Command | ||
Episode VII: Heir to the Empire | |||
Episode VIII: Dark Force Rising | |||
Episode IX: The Last Command | X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge X-Wing: I, Jedi X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar | ||
Episode X: Specter of the Past | |||
Episode XI: Vision of the Future |
Just a brief note about these, because the rest of this page will not be focusing on them. I am **not** a fan of comic books in general, but I found that Marvel did a really excellent job of continuing the story of the original movie in an exciting & fun way, especially once Archie Goodwin took over the writing. I really enjoy immersing myself in what Star Wars meant in the 1970s. Look for Star Wars Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Volumes 1 & 2.
My suggested reading order presumes a focus on the justly famous Thrawn Trilogy of the early 90s & the subsequent - and brilliant) “Mini-canon” of the late 90s resulting from the collaboration of Zahn, Stackpole, & Allston. We’ll read those in publication order, so we can experience the interplay & unfolding of ideas as the original readers would have. We’ll also be sprinkling in the Han Solo novels from the 70s just as a very nice change of pace.
Thrawn: Heir to the Empire X-Wing: Rogue Squadron X-Wing: The Bacta War Thrawn: Specter of the Past X-Wing: I, Jedi X-Wing: Solo Command |
I have listened to this order in my car multiple times… back to back… just so good.