21 Star Wars Books You Should Read

Cover of I, Jedi Legends edition by Michael A. Stackpole. Image via publisher Bantam Spectra

17. I, Jedi

Not every book in the Star Wars universe focuses on main characters from the films. Nor are all of them actually in third-person. I, Jedi¸ by Michael A. Stackpole, ticks off both of those boxes. In fact, prior to its publication, no book focused on a character from outside the movies.

Our hero this time is Corran Horn, a Rogue Squadron pilot who turns to Luke Skywalker for Jedi training after his wife disappears while working on a mission to locate a new pirate band’s secret base. The entire novel is told from his perspective. (Indeed, it pairs well with the Jedi Academy trilogy, since Corran also features there, and I, Jedi retells parts of that story from his perspective. I, Jedi also does a little retconning here and there to clean up the timeline.)

Though I, Jedi does now exist within the Legends universe, it’s worth a read for at least three reasons: first, it isn’t about Luke, Leia, or Han; second, it does something different by telling the story from a character’s perspective; and third, Goodreads reviews back up the opinion that it’s probably better than Jedi Academy anyway.

Don’t use this as your first entry into the Legends universe, however.