Star Wars: The Essential Legends Collection is a 35-book series with 35 released primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Drew Karpyshyn, Matthew Woodring Stover, Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, Michael Reaves, Joe Schreiber, Paul S. Kemp, Tim Lebbon, Karen Traviss, Sean Stewart, Dave Wolverton, John Jackson Miller, Aaron Allston, Sean Williams, James Luceno, Greg Bear, James S. A. Corey, and Martha Wells.
The Essential Legends Collection is a series of novels published first by Del Rey, then by Random House Worlds from 2023 onwards. The series reprints select books from the Star Wars Legends continuity in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm.