Summary
- Ahsoka season 1 builds on previous Star Wars projects, allowing viewers to appreciate existing plot lines.
- Characters in Ahsoka were primarily featured in The Clone Wars and Rebels, with further expanded backstories in canon novels.
- Fans should check out 50 key Star Wars stories relevant to Ahsoka, including the Thrawn and Alphabet Squadron trilogies.
Ahsoka season 1 builds heavily on previous Star Wars projects, meaning there are plenty of stories for viewers to check out after the end of the show's first season. While a TV show should always be enjoyable on its own merits, seeing Ahsoka Tano's adventures before Ahsoka can give the audience a better appreciation for how the show continues existing plot lines. This has always been one of the Star Wars franchise's greatest strengths, with multiple TV shows and books working together to tell a long and compelling narrative.
The characters seen in Ahsoka have primarily been featured in specific episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. A few canon novels also expand on different backstories in greater detail, adding new depth to character storylines later in the timeline. 50 key Star Wars stories are the most relevant to Ahsoka, making them essential for fans to check out while waiting for Ahsoka season 2.
Your browser does not support the video tag. 50 Thrawn Canon Trilogy By Timothy Zahn (Especially Alliances)
Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn returned to pen a trilogy of books centered on the character's rise through the Empire in Star Wars canon. The first book shows how and why Thrawn joined the Empire, ending just before his animated debut in Star Wars Rebels season 3. The second book, Thrawn: Alliances, is the most important to read after Ahsoka, as it explains how Thrawn knows Anakin Skywalker from the Clone Wars and how he later worked with Darth Vader.
