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ⓘ About Alexander Freed
Alexander Freed is a NY Times bestselling American writer, who is famous for writing science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, space opera, and graphic novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Star Wars books as well as many comic books, short stories, video games, and sci-fi stories. He was born in Philadelphia as Alexander Marsh Freed. Currently, he resides in Austin, Texas. Freed has worked for a number of professions, including game designer, editor, comic writer, and novelist. For the past 15 years, he has contributed to a wide range of works, including mass-market video game, small press anthologies, etc. Between 2006 and 2012, author Freed was one of the in-house staff writers at the BioWare video game developer.
All Book Series by Alexander Freed
The Silent Grove
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2012 Co-authored · David Gaider
Magekiller
Book 4 of 10 · published 2016 Anthology · Greg Rucka,Carmen Carnero,Terry Pallot,Michael Atiyeh
Knight Errant
Book 5 of 10 · published 2018 Anthology · Nunzio DeFilippis,Christina Weir
Deception
Book 6 of 10 · published 2019 Anthology · Nunzio DeFilippis,Christina Weir
Blue Wraith
Book 7 of 10 · published 2020 Anthology · Nunzio DeFilippis,Christina Weir
Wraiths of Tevinter
Book 9 of 10 · published 2022 Anthology · Nunzio DeFilippis,Christina Weir
The Missing
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2023 Anthology · George Mann
Edge of the Abyss
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026 Anthology · Rebecca Roanhorse
Song of Glory
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2021 Anthology · Cavan Scott
A Soar of Eagles
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Michael Avon Oeming
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1976 Anthology · Alan Dean Foster,George Lucas
The Empire Strikes Back
Book 2 of 11 · published 1980 Anthology · Donald F. Glut
The Phantom Menace
Book 4 of 11 · published 1999 Anthology · Terry Brooks,George Lucas
Revenge of the Sith
Book 6 of 11 · published 2005 Anthology · Matthew Woodring Stover
The Rise of Skywalker
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Rae Carson
Death, Lies, & Treachery
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 1998 Anthology · John Wagner,Cam Kennedy
Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal
Book 2 of 14 · published 1998 Anthology · Jim Woodring
Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
Book 3 of 14 · published 1999 Anthology · John Wagner
The Bounty Hunters
Book 5 of 14 · published 2000 Anthology · Timothy Truman,Andy Mangels
Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
Book 6 of 14 · published 2001 Anthology · Carlos Meglia,Mike Kennedy
Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
Book 7 of 14 · published 2006 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Star Wars Blood Ties: A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett
Book 8 of 14 · published 2011 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Agent of the Empire, Volume One
Book 9 of 14 · published 2012 Anthology · John Ostrander,Stéphane Roux,Stéphane Créty
Agent of the Empire, Volume Two
Book 10 of 14 · published 2012 Anthology · Davide Fabbri,John Ostrander
Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead
Book 11 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · Tom Taylor
Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison
Book 12 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · W. Haden Blackman
Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2013 Anthology · Tim Siedell
The New Republic Vol. 1
Series opener · book 1 of 57 · published 2015 Anthology · Ian Edginton,Andy Mangels
The Old Republic Vol. 1
Book 2 of 57 · published 2015 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
Infinities
Book 6 of 57 · published 2015 Anthology · Chris Warner,Davide Fabbri,J.W. Rinzler,Adam Gallardo
The New Republic Vol. 2
Book 7 of 57 · published 2016 Anthology · Michael A. Stackpole,Mike Baron,W. Haden Blackman,Ryder Windham,Rob Williams,Jan Strnad,Brett Matthews,Scott Tolson
The Rebellion Vol. 1
Book 8 of 57 · published 2016 Anthology · Darko Macan,Randy Stradley,Brian Wood,John Wagner,Paul Alden
Legacy, Vol. 1
Book 9 of 57 · published 2016 Anthology · Adam DeKraker,Jan Duursema,Travel Foreman,Adam Hughes,John Ostrander
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1
Book 10 of 57 · published 2016 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Howard Chaykin,Roy Thomas
The Clone Wars, Vol. 1
Book 11 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · W. Haden Blackman,Scott Allie,John Ostrander,Jeremy Barlow
The Newspaper Strips Vol. 1
Book 12 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · Al Williamson
The Empire Vol. 3
Book 13 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · Randy Stradley,W. Haden Blackman,Tim Siedell
The Old Republic Vol. 2
Book 14 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
The Rebellion Vol. 2
Book 15 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · Brian Wood,Ron Marz,Ryder Windham,Jeremy Barlow
The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 2
Book 16 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Michael Golden,Chris Claremont,Jo Duffy
The New Republic Vol. 3
Book 18 of 57 · published 2017 Anthology · Gary Erskine,Michael A. Stackpole,Steve Crespo,John Nadeau,Jan Strnad
The Clone Wars Vol. 2
Book 20 of 57 · published 2018 Anthology · W. Haden Blackman,John Ostrander
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3
Book 22 of 57 · published 2018 Anthology · Chris Claremont
The Menace Revealed Vol. 1
Book 23 of 57 · published 2018 Anthology · Timothy Truman,W. Haden Blackman,Rob Williams,John Ostrander
The Old Republic Vol. 3
Book 25 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · John Jackson Miller,Chris Avellone
The Empire, Vol. 5
Book 26 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · Ryder Windham,Jan Strnad,Dan Thorsland
The Rebellion Vol. 3
Book 27 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · Randy Stradley,Len Wein,John Jackson Miller,Tommy Lee Edwards,Ron Marz,Louise Simonson,Scott Allie,Thomas Andrews,John Stephenson
The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2
Book 28 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Al Williamson
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 4
Book 29 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · Ron Frenz,Tom Palmer,Gene Day,Joe Brozowski,Walter Simonson
The Menace Revealed Vol. 2
Book 30 of 57 · published 2019 Anthology · Timothy Truman,Pat Mills,Doug Petrie,John Ostrander
The Clone Wars Vol. 3
Book 31 of 57 · published 2020 Anthology · Chuck Dixon,W. Haden Blackman,John Ostrander
Legacy Vol. 3
Book 32 of 57 · published 2020 Anthology · Dave Ross,Jan Duursema,John Ostrander
The Rebellion Vol. 4
Book 33 of 57 · published 2020 Anthology · John Wagner,Rob Williams,Jeremy Barlow,Brandon Badeaux,Thomas Andrews
Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 1
Book 35 of 57 · published 2020 Anthology · Jan Duursema,John Ostrander,Rodolfo Migliari
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 5
Book 37 of 57 · published 2021 Anthology · Tom Veitch
The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 5
Book 39 of 57 · published 2021 Anthology · Linda Grant,David Michelinie,Bob Layton
Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 2
Book 41 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,Tom Veitch
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2
Book 42 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · Tom Veitch,David Roach,Kevin J Anderson,Chris Gossett,Dario Carrasco Jr,Janine Johnston
The Clone Wars Vol. 4
Book 43 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · John Ostrander,Jeremy Barlow,Chris Cerasi,Kevin Rubio,Derek Thompson
The Empire Vol. 7
Book 44 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · Ron Marz,Scott Allie,Mike Kennedy,Tom Taylor
The New Republic Vol. 6
Book 45 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · Mike Richardson
The Rebellion Vol. 5
Book 46 of 57 · published 2022 Anthology · Archie Goodwin,Judd Winick,Matt Kindt,Ryder Windham,Kevin Rubio,Terry Austin
The Menace Revealed Vol. 3
Book 47 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · Ted Naifeh
The Old Republic Vol. 5
Book 48 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 6
Book 49 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · Ann Nocenti,Matthew Rosenberg
Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 3
Book 50 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · Kevin J. Anderson,Tom Veitch
The Empire Vol. 8
Book 51 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · Bruce Jones,Randy Stradley
The New Republic, Vol. 7
Book 52 of 57 · published 2023 Anthology · Ryder Windham
The Menace Revealed Vol. 4
Book 53 of 57 · published 2024 Anthology · Timothy Truman
The Original Marvel Years - Droids & Ewoks
Latest in the series · book 57 of 57 · published 2024 Anthology · David Manak
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Book 4 of 5 · published 2020
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
Single-title series · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alexander Freed?
Alexander Freed is a NY Times bestselling American writer, who is famous for writing science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, space opera, and graphic novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Star Wars books as well as many comic books, short stories, video games, and sci-fi stories. He was born in Philadelphia as Alexander Marsh Freed.
Which Alexander Freed series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series, the earliest of Alexander Freed's multi-book series: it opens with A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV (1976) and runs to 11 books across 1976–2020, ending with The Rise of Skywalker (2020). Alexander Freed's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alexander Freed written?
Alexander Freed has 109 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2026. 103 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Star Wars Legends Epic Collection series with 57 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alexander Freed's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alexander Freed's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (1976–2020, 11 books), Star Wars: The Empire (1998–2013, 14 books) and Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic (2011–2012, 2 books), plus 6 more.
How are Alexander Freed's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alexander Freed's 109 books into 9 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Star Wars Legends Epic Collection (57 books, 2015–2024); Star Wars: The Empire (14 books, 1998–2013); Star Wars: Movie Novelizations (11 books, 1976–2020); Dragon Age Graphic Novels (10 books, 2012–2023); Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron (3 books, 2019–2021), plus 4 further series.