Preferred Canon

Legends, Canon

Adult fiction mostly, with some Young Adult and few Comic Books

Darth Plagueis, James Luceno (2012) (67 to 32 BBY) review

Cloak of Deception, James Luceno (2001) (32.5 BBY)

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, Michael Reaves (2001) (32.5 BBY)

Ep. I: The Phantom Menace, Terry Brooks (1999) (32 BBY)
Queen's Shadow, E.K. Johnston (2019) (28 BBY) review

Outbound Flight, Timothy Zahn (2006) (27 BBY) review

Ep. II: Attack of the Clones, R.A. Salvatore (2002) (22 BBY)

Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Karen Traviss (2004) (22 BBY)
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, James Luceno (2016) (22 BBY to 17 BBY) review

The Cestus Deception, Steven Barnes (2004) (21 BBY)

MedStar I: Battle Surgeons, Michael Reaves & Steve Perry (2004) (20 BBY)

MedStar II: Jedi Healer, Michael Reaves & Steve Perry (2004) (20 BBY)

Labyrinth of Evil, James Luceno (2005) (19 BBY)

Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith, Matthew Stover (2005) (19 BBY)

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, James Luceno (2005) (19 BBY) review

Kenobi, John Jackson Miller (2013) (19 BBY) review

Ahsoka, E.K. Johnston (2016) (18 BBY) review
Lords of the Sith, Paul S. Kemp (2015) (14 BBY) review

Tarkin, James Luceno (2014) (14 BBY) review
Last Shot, Daniel Jose Older (2018) (c. 14 BBY) review
Most Wanted, Rae Carson (2018) (c. 13 BBY) review
Solo, Mur Lafferty (2018) (13 BBY to 10 BBY) review
Rebel Rising, Beth Revis (2017) (13 BBY to 0 BBY) review

A New Dawn, John Jackson Miller (2014) (11 BBY) review

Han Solo Trilogy 1: The Paradise Snare, A.C. Crispin (1997) (10 BBY) review

Han Solo Trilogy 2: The Hutt Gambit, A.C. Crispin (1997) (5 to 4 BBY) review
Han Solo Trilogy 3: Rebel Dawn, A.C. Crispin (1997) (3 to 0 BBY) review

The Han Solo Adventures, Brian Daley (1979) (2 BBY) review

Lost Stars, Claudia Gray (2015) (11 to 5 ABY) review
Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Claudia Gray (2017) (3 BBY) review
Thrawn, Timothy Zahn (2017) (before 2 BBY) review

Death Star, Michael Reaves & Steve Perry (2007) (1 BBY to 0 BBY)

Guardians of the Whills, Greg Rucka (2017) (0 BBY) review
Rogue One, Alexander Freed (2016) (0 BBY) review
Ep. IV: A New Hope, Alan Dean Foster (1976) (0 BBY)
From a Certain Point of View, various (2017) (0 BBY) review

The Weapon of a Jedi, Jason Fry (2015) (0 ABY) review

Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual, Ryder Wyndam, Chris Reiff, Chris Trevas (2012) (c. 0 ABY) review
Allegiance, Timothy Zahn (2007) (0.5 ABY)

Choices of One, Timothy Zahn (2011) (0.8 ABY)

Smuggler’s Run, Greg Rucka (2015) (0 ABY to 3 ABY) review

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, various (1995) (0 ABY to 3 ABY)

Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company, Alexander Freed (2015) (1 ABY) review
Razor's Edge, Martha Wells (2013) (2 ABY) review
Honor Among Thieves, James S. A. Corey (2014) (2-3 ABY) review

Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back, Donald F. Glut (1980) (3 ABY)

Tales of the Bounty Hunters, various (1996) (3 ABY)

Moving Target, Cecil Castellucci & Jason Fry (2015) (3 ABY to 4 ABY) review

Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi, James Kahn (1983) (4 ABY)

Tales from Jabba’s Palace, various (1996) (4 ABY)

Tales from the Empire, various (1997) (4 ABY)

X-Wing: Rogue Squadron, Dark Horse Comics, Michael Stackpole (1995-1998) (4-5 ABY)
Tales from the New Republic, various (1999) (4 ABY)

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, Matthew Stover (2008) (5.5 ABY) review

X-Wing 1: Rogue Squadron, Michael Stackpole (1996) (6.5 ABY)

X-Wing 2: Wedge’s Gamble, Michael Stackpole (1996) (6.5 ABY)

X-Wing 3: The Krytos Trap, Michael Stackpole (1996) (7 ABY)

X-Wing 4: The Bacta War, Michael Stackpole (1997) (7 ABY)

Tatooine Ghost, Troy Denning (2003) (8 ABY) 

Thrawn Trilogy 1: Heir to the Empire, Timothy Zahn (1991) (9 ABY) review

Thrawn Trilogy 2: Dark Force Rising, Timothy Zahn (1992) (9 ABY) review

Thrawn Trilogy 3: The Last Command, Timothy Zahn (1993) (9 ABY) review

The New Rebellion, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1996) (17 ABY) review
Specter of the Past, Timothy Zahn (1997) (19 ABY)

Vision of the Future, Timothy Zahn (1998) (19 ABY)

Before the Awakening, Greg Rucka (2015) (~34 ABY) review