Does it matter if you read the star wars books in order or not?

I want to start reading star wars but i%26#039;m confused if it matters if i should read them in order and by which author. please help me out.
Does it matter if you read the star wars books in order or not?
It depends. Generally, it helps to read the books within a series or trilogy in order, like all the New Jedi Order books in order, or all the X-wing books in order. It%26#039;s not really practical to read the separate groups of books in order, and it%26#039;s certainly not necessary.





As far as authors go, I would recommend anything written by Timothy Zahn as a starting point. He%26#039;s widely considered in SW fandom to be one of the best authors, and he%26#039;s written many of the books. And personally? I think his books are awesome.





If you%26#039;re looking for kid%26#039;s books, though, try Jude Watson or Kevin J. Anderson.





SW books are awesome. ^^ Hope you find some you like and enjoy them.
Does it matter if you read the star wars books in order or not?
You don%26#039;t necessarily need to read all the books in order according to the timeline in the front of the books. However, if you are reading a series, you will want to read those in order.





Also, for some of the major series, you may want to stay in rough timeline order. For example, read the Thrawn Trilogy and Duology and Jedi Academy Trilogy before starting on The New Jedi Order and Legacy of the Force. They help explain some of the things that happen later.





For the stand-alone books or the smaller series, you can fit these in wherever.





You will definitely want to read any of the Timothy Zahn books, as these are considered among the best in the series. Other books that I really liked and recommend are The Han Solo Trilogy, I Jedi, Tatooine Ghost and the Republic Commando and X-Wing series.





There are plenty of books to explore, and for the most part they are very good. So just jump in and enjoy.