Description

40 Years. 40 Stories.

Experience Star Wars: A New Hope from a whole new point of view.

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 – Renee Ahdieh – Tom Angleberger – Ben Blacker – Jeffrey Brown – Rae Carson – Adam Christopher – Zoraida Cordova – 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 Jose 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.

Publisher Review

"This is the perfect book for Star Wars fans. It will speak to the inner fangirl/fanboy in all of us... It is the most enjoyable one that I have read in a long time" * Nudge * "These stories range from laugh out loud funny to heartbreaking as some of the coolest voices in speculative fiction take their crack at some Star Wars side characters. I hope this series continues for each film - Featured as a Top Book of 2017" * Den of Geek * "I was so excited about this book and it didn't let me down... If you love Star Wars and want to read some fun stories from the galaxy I can't recommend this enough! It will remind you why you love Star Wars and, you'll find some new authors along the way." * Word from a Reader blog * "Not only answers a big question fans have been wanting to know the answer to for 40 years about why Luke has no cousins, but also is a step in the right direction with inclusivity" * The Future of the Force blog * "I was so excited about this book and it didn't let me down... If you love Star Wars and want to read some fun stories from the galaxy I can't recommend this enough! It will remind you why you love Star Wars and, you'll find some new authors along the way" * Words from a Reader *