In April 2014, with The Force Awakens in production, Disney rebranded this body of work as Star Wars Legends and declared it non-canon to the franchise.

Two novels, a comic miniseries, and a number of children's books related to the 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker were announced in May 2019.Ī large number of licensed novels and comics were produced between the originating 1977 film Star Wars and the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, set in what was dubbed the expanded universe. Three novels and a comic miniseries related to the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi were announced in April 2017. Were published in September 2015, prior to the release of The first novels, including Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Lost Stars, All titles under the program are canonical to theĪ group of 'at least' 20 novels and comic books related to the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens was announced in March 2015. It currently includes the initiatives ' Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and ' Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi', and ' Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'. ' Journey to Star Wars' is a Disney/ Lucasfilm publishing initiative that connects the Star Wars sequel films with previous film installments in the franchise.

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