NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A one-of-a-kind Star Wars
experience that sheds new light on the original film.
On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker,
Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and
a galaxy full of possibilities. In honor of the fortieth anniversary*,*
more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of
Star Wars. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from
the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character. From
a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors,
trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary history of
Star Wars
- Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through
the eyes of Captain Antilles.
- Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg
Cabot.
- Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character:
the monster in the trash compactor.
- Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand
Moff Tarkin.
- Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter's final flight during the
Rebellion's harrowing attack on the Death Star.
- Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin.
Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales
from:
Ben Acker - Renée Ahdieh - Tom Angleberger - Ben Blacker - Jeffrey
Brown - Rae Carson - Adam Christopher - Zoraida Córdova - Delilah S.
Dawson - Kelly Sue DeConnick - Paul Dini - Ian Doescher - Ashley
Eckstein - Matt Fraction - Alexander Freed - Jason Fry - Kieron Gillen -
Christie Golden - Claudia Gray - E. K. Johnston - Paul S. Kemp - Mur
Lafferty - Ken Liu - Griffin McElroy - John Jackson Miller - Daniel José
Older - Mallory Ortberg - Beth Revis - Madeleine Roux - Greg Rucka -
Gary D. Schmidt - Cavan Scott - Charles Soule - Sabaa Tahir - Elizabeth
Wein - Glen Weldon - Chuck Wendig
All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for
their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book--a
leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other
essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To
further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies'
longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House has
donated $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm has donated 100,000
children's books--valued at $1,000,000--to support First Book and their
mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past
sixteen years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated
more than eighty-eight million books to First Book.
