19 must-read science fiction books like The Old Republic Series by Sean Williams

Cover of The Old Republic Series by Sean Williams

The Old Republic Series

By: Sean Williams

4.37

Format: 1613 pages, Kindle Edition

Not just an epic videogame from BioWare and LucasArts, Star The Old Republic™ spawned a New York T…

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Old Republic Series by Sean Williams , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1) by Timothy Zahn

1. Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.31

Format: 427 pages, Hardcover

One of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of the Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral … read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"I did not refer to the legends themselves,"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

"Repression and revolt feed and devour each other."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

"Still, even when false, legends can be most informative."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

"One may learn a great deal of a people by the stories they tell of others."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

Cover of Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #2) by Paul S. Kemp

2. Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #2)

By: Paul S. Kemp

3.91

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

AN -3500Dark Malgus sert un but, la guerre, et un maître, le Côté Obscur, pour lesquels il s'apprêt… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Beings die in war. That is the price that must be paid"

-Paul S. Kemp, Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #2)

"Losing something she loved had ripped her open in a way she had not expected. The pain hurt, but the pain was right. The Order had wrought a galaxy in which good capitulated to evil, where human feel…"

-Paul S. Kemp, Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #2)

3. Shatterpoint

By: Matthew Woodring Stover

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"The Jedi are keepers of the peace. We are not soldiers." --MACE WINDU Star Wars: Episode II:Attack… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
Cover of The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Alan  Lee

4. The Children of Húrin

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Alan Lee

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

The Children of Hurin is the first complete book by J.R.R.Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The… read more

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5. Ahsoka

By: E.K. Johnston

3.57

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the C… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
Cover of Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

6. Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

2.33

Format: None pages,

In the New York Times bestseller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars

7. Solo Command (Star Wars: X-Wing, #7)

By: Aaron Allston

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

Wraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force. Sleek, swift, and deadly, the… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
Cover of Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3) by Drew Karpyshyn

8. Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

3.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient o… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars

9. The Darth Bane Series (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1-3)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

4.75

Format: None pages, ebook

Set a thousand years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope,Drew Karpyshyn's electrifying Darth… read more

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10. Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void

By: Tim Lebbon

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

On the planet Tython, the ancient Je'daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, L… read more

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11. Darth Plagueis

By: James Luceno

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a… read more

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12. Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando, #1)

By: Karen Traviss

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

As the Clone Wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads that take on the toughe… read more

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13. Winner Lose All

By: Timothy Zahn

3.60

Format: 208 pages, ebook

Timothy Zahn's upcoming novel Scoundrels, starring Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian, retur… read more

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14. Iron Fist (Star Wars: X-Wing, #6)

By: Aaron Allston

2.35

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

They are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force--sleek, swift, and deadly. For these X-wing fig… read more

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15. Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #1)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

3.43

Format: 240 pages,

There's something out there: a juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republica, unless one l… read more

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16. Annihilation (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #4)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Sith Empire is in flux. The Emperor is missing, presumed dead, and an ambitious Sith lord's att… read more

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17. Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #1)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

5.00

Format: None pages,

Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for … read more

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18. Specter of the Past (Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.24

Format: 324 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in … read more

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Cover of Into the Dark (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Claudia Gray

19. Into the Dark (Star Wars: The High Republic)

By: Claudia Gray

4.02

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

Not everyone who hears the call to adventure wants to answer it.... Jedi Padawan Reath Silas lov… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"There’s no point in reacting to a lack of calm in a way that makes you even less calm."

-Claudia Gray, Into the Dark (Star Wars: The High Republic)

"The mere making of a decision sometimes had as much power as any action. Purpose clarified every move, every thought."

-Claudia Gray, Into the Dark (Star Wars: The High Republic)

Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

20. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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Cover of Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars) by Delilah S. Dawson

21. Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars)

By: Delilah S. Dawson

4.34

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

When the Jedi Order falls, an Inquisitor rises. Padawan Iskat Akaris has dedicated her life to t… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Betrayal,"

-Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars)

"Mastering yourself is the work of a lifetime."

-Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars)

"I will not be seduced away from my own success."

-Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars)

"I’ve told you how I feel. I guess now I’ve proven it."

-Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (Star Wars)

Cover of Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3) by Timothy Zahn

22. Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.38

Format: 416 pages, Audible Audio

The fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn A… read more

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  • star wars
"You're my brother, and my friend." Thrass countered. "If it's important to you, it's important to me."

-Timothy Zahn, Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3)

"Did Thrawn even recognize the depth of loyalty he inspired in those who worked with him? Knowing Thrawn, probably not."

-Timothy Zahn, Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3)

"He cares about non-Chiss lives." "Yes, he does," Samakro agreed. "You threaten his people, and see how fast that changes."

-Timothy Zahn, Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3)

"All beings begin their lives with hopes and aspirations. Among these aspirations is the desire that there will be a straight path to those goals. It is seldom so. Perhaps never."

-Timothy Zahn, Lesser Evil (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #3)

Cover of Master and Apprentice (Star Wars) by Claudia Gray

23. Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

By: Claudia Gray

4.17

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navi… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Many paths can lead to the dark side."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"There was no Jedi so wise that he could not be undone by his own assumptions."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"What action could not do, diplomacy might accomplish. Or, failing that, money."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

"His shifted his voice into an imitation of Yoda's. 'Up the hell he should shut."

-Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice (Star Wars)

Cover of Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule

24. Light of the Jedi

By: Charles Soule

3.93

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before the Clone Wars...Jedi lit the way for the ga… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Peace without justice is flawed, hollow at its core."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"No matter what a person was on the outside. Inside, everyone was made of light."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"When someone was hurting, you did what you could to heal them. When someone was lost, you found them."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"If you said you would try to do something, people heard that as you would do something, and if you didn't achieve the goal then they thought you had failed. And blamed you for trying at all. It wasn'…"

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

Cover of Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2) by Timothy Zahn

25. Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.96

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

"I have sensed a disturbance in the Force." Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the m… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Uncertainties are often useful in paralyzing an opponent’s plans and actions"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

"The past is the past," Vader said. "The present and future are all that matter."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

"For a long moment, they stood together in silence. Vader thought about his secret... about Thrawn's loyalty... about the Emperor's continued need for him. Perhaps the entire Empire's need for him... …"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

Cover of Force Collector (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #2) by Kevin Shinick

26. Force Collector (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #2)

By: Kevin Shinick

3.71

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Karr is a teenage boy like many others in the galaxy. He goes to school, helps his parents with the… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"Everything's a story, eventually. So long as someone lives to tell it and someone lives to hear it."

-Kevin Shinick, Force Collector (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #2)

"The brain is like a sponge, Karr. It can absorb a lot, but sometimes it becomes too saturated with superfluous things."

-Kevin Shinick, Force Collector (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #2)

"If you feel regret, you are living in the past. If you spend your time worrying, you are living in the future. Try to be in the moment. In the here and now."

-Kevin Shinick, Force Collector (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #2)

Cover of Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3) by Timothy Zahn

27. Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.29

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars no… read more

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  • star wars
"People of authority love capes."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)

"A warrior may retreat. He does not flee. He may lie in ambush. He does not hide. He may experience victory or defeat. He does not cease to serve. But a servant with divided loyalties is no servant at…"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)

"As a military man, Eli found himself impressed by the layered diversion/attack strategy of pickpocket and muggers. As a potential victim, he found himself flinching back from the sudden flurry of act…"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)

"Someday, Mitth'raw'nuruodo, you'll overthink and overplan, and it will all come crashing down around you. When that happens, I hope someone is there to lift you back to your feet." "You, perhaps?" Ar…"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3)

Cover of Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1) by E.K. Johnston

28. Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1)

By: E.K. Johnston

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Written by the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars Ahsoka! When Padmé Nab… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars
"We are brave, your highness."

-E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1)

"My hands are yours for as long as you need them."

-E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1)

"Any path can be a poor one if it goes blindly in one direction."

-E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1)

"Senator Organa, now is not a good time," she said. "What do you want?"

-E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Crimson Climb by E.K. Johnston

29. Crimson Climb

By: E.K. Johnston

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Qi’ra listened to the dreams and promises of a boy with a reckless smile, only to be torn away from… read more

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  • star wars
Cover of Temptation of the Force by Tessa  Gratton

30. Temptation of the Force

By: Tessa Gratton

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The reunited Jedi prepare to strike back against the ruthless Nihil in this thrilling sequel to Sta… read more

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  • star wars
Cover of The Old Republic Series by Sean Williams

31. The Old Republic Series

By: Sean Williams

4.37

Format: 1613 pages, Kindle Edition

Not just an epic videogame from BioWare and LucasArts, Star The Old Republic™ spawned a New York T… read more

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  • science fiction
  • star wars

19 must-read star wars books like The Old Republic Series by Sean Williams

Transform Your Habits

Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

Timothy Zahn

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Deceived (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #2)

Paul S. Kemp

3.91

Shatterpoint

Matthew Woodring Stover

3.52

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Ahsoka

E.K. Johnston

3.57

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Lost Stars (Star Wars)

Claudia Gray

4.28

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Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

Timothy Zahn

4.31

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Dark Disciple

Christie Golden

4.81

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E.K. Johnston

3.57

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