Awesomeness. The Expanded Universe of Star Wars novels can be overwhelming, confusing, and complicated. Most people have no idea where to start? The EU can be difficult to navigate(Wookieepedia is your friend!) but it is so worth it. I wrote a little crash course: The books can be hard to find, but you'll find them all at your local Barnes and Noble's. Promise. I'm only writing about the teen-adult novels. Though if a kid's series is especially good, I'll put that too. The EU novels are classified into 6 categories: These are ALL chronological in Star Wars time, not publishing time. -Sith Era(Sith related) Lots of Sithness. I know pretty much nothing about this era. -Old Republic. (Old Jedi Order-related) Jedi! Jedi! Jedi! -Rise of the Empire(The Phantom Menace-Revenge of the Sith. Everything related to the Clone Wars fits in here too.) Nuff said. -Rebellion Era-(A New Hope-Return of the Jedi) What it sounds like. -New Republic Era-(Pretty much t...