He also has a seemingly endless supply of underworld connections when it comes to dealing with low-life criminals around the galaxy. Despite this, he is far from a cold-hearted murderer and has shown compassion more than once while traveling with Zayne. He is notoriously greedy and will do almost anything to make a few easy credits, no matter how much danger it may bring to him and his companions. Gryph has always had a dream about becoming a big, notorious criminal, but his crimes usually go unnoticed compared to other lowlife in the galaxy. Zayne was finally proven innocent after the Vindication Storyline but stands with the friends that believed in him as opposed to the Jedi Order that did not.Ī Snivvian smuggler whose bark is much worse than his bite. When he was framed for the murder of his fellow students by the Jedi Masters, he found himself stuck as Gryph's "henchman" and has since been searching the Galaxy for a way to clear his name and bring the Jedi Masters to justice. He is also a bit clumsy, unlucky, and danger-prone, but he always tries to do the right thing and helps others when he can. He is a kind-hearted young man who unfortunately has a dubious connection with the Force at best. Main characters Zayne Carrick Ī young Padawan who trained at the Jedi Academy on Taris. With no other option, Zayne must now learn the ins and outs of being an outlaw, with Gryph as his mentor, hoping to stay alive long enough to clear his name and discover the reason why the Jedi Masters murdered his friends at the academy. Instinctively, he flees from the scene with Gryph and the two are soon framed for the murder of the Padawans. Upon arriving back at the academy, Zayne is horrified to find the Jedi Masters, his included, standing over the slain corpses of his fellow Padawans. After numerous hurdles along the way, Zayne manages to capture Gryph, but is late to the graduation ceremony. Here’s the chronological order of the newly released Star Wars books, not including junior novels and shorter books for younger readers.Zayne Carrick, a young Padawan training at the Jedi Academy on Taris is given one last chance at capturing a notorious Snivvian smuggler known as Marn "Gryph" Hierogryph which will allow him to be promoted to Jedi Knight at the academy graduation ceremony the very same day. It can get confusing trying to figure out how each of these stories fit together, and where they take place in relation to the films. While some of the older books have been re-released by Disney, they are considered part of the "Legends" non-canon timeline. Novels released since 2014 are a part of this new timeline. When Disney adopted the rights to Lucasfilm and relaunched the Star Wars franchise, they initiated a new era of publishing and a new canon. Books explored the wars between thousands of ancient Jedi Knights and Sith Lords, and introduced Han Solo and Princess Leias’ children Jaina and Jacen, as well as Luke’s son Ben Skywalker. In the next several decades, authors explored events ranging from thousands of years before The Phantom Menace to decades after Return of the Jedi. Characters such as Mara Jade and Grand Admiral Thrawn would have recurring roles in later novels. Many authors continued to expand upon the events of the film saga, including the popular trilogy Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command from Timothy Zahn in the early 1990s. The first spinoff novel Splinters of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster came a year later, and explored the further adventures of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia as they faced off against Darth Vader. The first piece of Star Wars media ever released was the official novelization Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, released in November 1976, a year ahead of the release of the film. Star Wars has always had an exciting history within novels.