Star Wars Legends

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Star Wars Legends refers to the professional works that were made non-canonical in 2014, following the purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney and the announcement that the EU had been cancelled. No new works would be released and all previously released material (which was rebranded as the Legends continuity) was now non-canon. In advance of the release of the sequel trilogy, it was announced that a new expanded universe of canon books would be published.
Franchise canon is now the nine movies of the prequel, original and sequel trilogies plus The Clone Wars television series, plus material released after April 2014; however elements of both Expanded Universe and Legends works appear in canon, including characters, locations and history.
==Legends Works==
=== Comics ===
(Full list of Star Wars comics here - via Wikipedia)
==== Dark Horse ====
*Tales from the Rancor Pit (November 2022) - graphic novel
*Tales from the Death Star (September 2023) - graphic novel
==== Marvel ====
Having purchased Marvel in 2009 and then Lucasfilms in 2012, the comics licence returned to Marvel and a new line of comics began to be released in 2015 . For a full list of releases, see the Wikipedia entry
*Star Wars 108: Forever Crimson (2019) - 80th anniversary issue continuing on from the last issue in 1987
==== IDW Publishing ====
* Star Wars Adventures (2017-2022)
===Online Publishing===
*SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story StarWars.com (2015)
===Video Games===
*Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG (BioWare) (2011-ongoing)
*Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG (2003-2011)
=== Books ===
The following works were either EU works republished after April 25, 2014 or were released since under the Legends labelStar Wars Legends - Legends - Wookiepedia by Penguin Random House BooksStar Wars - Legends. Penguin Random House:
*Heir to the Empire (1991, Legends reprint 2021)
*The Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daley (compendium released 1992)
**Han Solo at Stars' End (1979)
**Han Solo's Revenge (1979)
**Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (1980)
*Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster (1986)
*The Lando Calrissian Adventures by L. Neil Smith (compendium released 1994)
**Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983)
**Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983)
**Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)
*The Jedi Academy Trilogy by Kevin Anderson (1994)
**Jedi Search 
**Dark Apprentice
**Champions of the Force
*The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers (1994)
*The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton (1995)
*Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina by Kevin Anderson (1995) 
*The Crystal Star by Vonda McIntyre (1995)
*Tales from Jabba's Palace by Kevin Anderson (1995) 
*Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly (1996)
*Darksaber by Kevin Anderson (1996) 
*Tales of the Bounty Hunters by Kevin Anderson (1996) 
*Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry (1997)
*The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1997)
*Tales from the Empire by Peter Schweighofer (1997)
*Planet of Twilight by Barbara Hambly (1998)
*I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole (1999)
*Tales from the New Republic Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey (1999)
*Saboteur (Darth Maul short story) by James Luceno (2001)
*Rogue Planet by Greg Bear (2001)
*Cloak of Deception by James Luceno (2002)
*The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster (2003)
*A Forest Apart by Troy Denning (2003)
*Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning (2003)
*Star Wars Galaxies
**The Ruins of Dantooine by Voronica Whitney-Robinson (2003)
*Fool's Bargain [novella] by Timothy Zahn (2004)
*The Hive [short story] by Steven Barnes (2004)
*Clone Wars Novels
**Medstar Book 1: Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry (2004)
**Medstar Book II: Jedi Healer by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry (2004)
**The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes (2005)
**Jedi Trial by David Sherman and Dan Cragg (2005)
**Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover (2007)
*Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn (2004)
*The Dark Lord Trilogy (compendium 2008)
**Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno (2005)
**Revenge of the Sith (novelization) by Matthew Stover (2005)
**Dark Lord - the Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno (2006)
*Boba Fett: A Practical Man [short story] by Karen Traviss (2006)
*Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn (2007)
*Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves (2007)
*Allegiance by Timothy Zahn (2007)
*Death Star by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry (2008)
*The Complete Star Wars® Encyclopedia by Stephen J. Sansweet, Pablo Hidalgo, Bob Vitas and Daniel Wallace (2008)
*The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams (2009)
*The Force Unleashed II by Sean Williams (2011)
*Millennium Falcon by James Luceno (2009)
*Crosscurrent by Paul Kemp (2010)
*Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Stover (2010)
*Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller (2011)
*Riptide by Paul S. Kemp (2011)
*Shadow Games by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (2011)
*Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber (2012)
*Scourge by Jeff Grubb (2012)
*Choices of One by Timothy Zahn (2012)
*Winner Lose All--A Lando Calrissian Tale by Timothy Zahn (2012)
*The Last Jedi by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (2013)
*Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn (2013)
*Crucible by Troy Denning (2013)
*Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion
**Razor's Edge by Martha Wells (2013)
**Honor Among Thieves by James S.A. Corey (2015)
*Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (2010)
*The Essential Legends Collection
**Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber (2014)
**Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover (2021 reprint)
**Kenobi by John Jackson Miller (2022)
**Darth Plagueis by James Luceno (2022)
**Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves (2022 reprint)
**Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber (2022 reprint)
**Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart (2023)
==Fandom==
===Reaction to Decanonization of Legends===
Star Wars fans expressed a range of emotions and opinions following news that the EU was to be rebooted. Some fans were angry that 30 years of canon was been thrown away. Some planned to boycott Disney's new sequel trilogy in protest. Others were dismayed at the loss of the EU but looking forward to what would hopefully be a better trilogy than the prequels. 
Many fans were cautiously optimistic that the EU could form the basis for the new trilogy and Canon EU books, and were hoping that they would see fan favorite characters again. This seemed to be the case when Grand Admiral Thrawn appeared in Star Wars Rebels and the Canon EU. In fact some fan theories after the release of The Force Awakens were heavily influenced by Legends stories. 
Still other fans were happy to see the EU rebooted; pointing to the varied quality of Legends stories.
Discussion on Tumblr following news of the cancellation (2014):
Discussion on Reddit (2017):
Discussion on The Toast (2014): 
==Fanworks==
=== Fanfiction ===
* A Dark Path by Ali Hadden (1994) - a rewrite of the Dark Empire series by Timothy Zahn.
==External Links==
===Fanlinks===
====AO3====
*Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
*Star Wars (Marvel Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Force Unleashed - All Media Types
*Star Wars: Rise of Empire Era - All Media Types
*Star Wars Infinities: Infinities (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Clone Wars Adventures (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Dark Empire (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Dawn of the Jedi (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Jango Fett Open Seasons (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Jedi (Dark Horse Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Jedi vs. Sith (Comic)
*Star Wars Legends: Jedi: The Dark Side (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Knights of the Old Republic (Comic)
*Star Wars Legends: Legacy (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Republic (Comics)
*Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi (Comics)
*Star Wars: Adventures (IDW Comics)
*Star Wars: Allegiance (Comics)
*Star Wars: Devilworlds (Comics)
*Star Wars: DJ: Most Wanted
*Star Wars: Empire Ascendant (Comics)
*Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu (Comics)
*Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Dark Horse Comics)
*Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (IDW Comics)
*Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance (Comics)
*Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows (Comics)
*Star Wars: The Storms of Crait (Comics)
===Meta on Decanonization===
*The Star Wars Expanded Universe: A Eulogy by Louis Evans
*Disney To Rip Out Star Wars EU Continuity “Like A Tumor” by Dan Mallory Ortberg
*Analyzing the Emotional Response to the Great Reboot, Part One and Part Two by Lance Henning
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