Having read very little Star Wars fiction, yet being a fan of the series, I've decided after watching a Star Wars marathon of all of the movies that I'd start reading the novels to continue the story. Which book/series should I start with to continue the adventures of Luke Skywalker and company?
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Now that the Star Wars expanded universe has been rebooted, the series that takes place right after Return of the Jedi in the new canon is the Aftermath trilogy. This is the one to read if you're looking for something that will be consistent with The Force Awakens.
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1While technically true in terms of what one may consider true 'book' form - the story immediately picks up on Endor in the canon comic series "Shattered Empire". The events in the comic are followed by / coinciding with events in "Aftermath". The Disney / Lucasfilm Story Group is now ensuring that all media is consistent and interconnected. Commented Dec 18, 2015 at 23:20
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cont: - Timeline of new canon materials - comicsalliance.com/star-wars-canon-movie-comic-book-timeline/… Commented Dec 18, 2015 at 23:37
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Here's a timeline that's just the novels, but with Legends and new canon timelines side by side for reference: yodasdatapad.com/booklist.html Commented Dec 22, 2015 at 2:12
According to Wikipedia, Kathy Tyers' The Truce at Bakura looks like the first book after Return of the Jedi chronologically.
That being said, I've always considered Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy (starting with Heir to the Empire) to be my stand-in for episodes 7-9. The quality of those books in particular is quite high, and the narrative is largely about the same characters as in the movies.
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5And as far as I remember, the quality of "The Truce at Bakura" was not "quite high".– NikkoCommented Aug 10, 2011 at 19:07
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1Agreed on the Thrawn Trilogy, those books were so good. Thrawn was an amazing character!– Grant PalinCommented Aug 15, 2011 at 21:59
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"Truce at Bakura" starts immediately after the Battle of Endor (they're actually still in orbit!). But the +1 is for Thrawn Commented Apr 27, 2012 at 20:42
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1Thrawn is so great because it does not only tell another Star Wars story, it actually expands the story and drives it on.– RaphaelCommented Apr 28, 2012 at 10:06
There is also the book "Courtship of Princess Leia," which occurs after the Truce at Bakura and before the Thrawn Trilogy.
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Actually, Courtship is a sequel to 8 of the X-Wing series of books, (all of which happend between Bakura and Courtship). There's also Tattooine Ghost and a small Squib story happening right after Courtship and STILL before Thrawn Commented Dec 4, 2013 at 3:03
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Courtship is only a sequel to 7 of the X-Wing books, Isards Revenge, book 8, takes place after Courtship of Princess Leia and stars up during the events of the Last Command, the third Thrawn series book. Courtship, however, MUST be before Thrawn becasue the Thrawn Trilogy has a pregnant Leia that happens sometime after she hooks up with Han in Courtship.– MarkCommented Oct 16, 2015 at 15:24