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Posted on 1/15/21 at 8:55 am
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 8:55 am
Looking to jump into SW. First timer. Holy hell the amount of content is confusing. I now understand canon vs legends. Should I just stick to Canon?

Timeline
This post was edited on 1/17/21 at 4:11 pm
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 9:05 am to
Most people recommend going with the Thrawn trilogy - i've been meaning to read it but just never gotten around to it
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 9:44 am to
I haven't read any of the Disney preferred canon books.

But if you want to read the legend books, start with the Thrawn Trilogy. If that whets your whistle, you can jump into the New Jedi Order books which covers the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the Star Wars galaxy.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:30 am to
Start at there beginning of the Legends, Dawn of the Jedi
I'm planning on reading all the Legends books this year.
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:22 am to
quote:

'm planning on reading all the Legends books this year.


I read the New Jedi Order books while evacuated for Katrina. I need to revisit them soon.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45129 posts
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:47 pm to
My thought with sticking with the Canon is where Disney is taking the story. I dont want my mind clouded with theories/stories that will deviate from the Canon.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 1:41 pm to
Lost Stars, a newer canon novel, is a very good read. Gives a very different side and view of the Empire, moreso from the lower ranks within and how they view what's going on, as well as some worldbuilding in the outer rim.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45129 posts
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:11 pm to
I linked a timeline in the OP
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 1/22/21 at 7:42 pm to
Legends are a better story than what they actually put out as canon. Start with the Truce at Bakura and work your way forward.
Posted by FreddieMac
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 1/25/21 at 3:31 pm to
quote:

Most people recommend going with the Thrawn trilogy - i've been meaning to read it but just never gotten around to it


This unfortunately is not cannon anymore which is stupid. But I would suggest watch the original trilogy then read these books. Also, the jedi academy series is good too. All of it is legends at this point, but its better than anything they are producing today.

The Tarkin book was not bad. But all the books that are prequals to the current cannon trilogy are trash. Whoever is in charge of SW right now hired a bunch of writers from the CW.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 3:33 pm
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