From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) - by Renée Ahdieh & Meg Cabot & Pierce Brown & Nnedi Okorafor & Sabaa Tahir (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, in 2017"--Copyright page.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - <b><b>A one-of-a-kind <i>Star Wars</i> experience that sheds new light on the original film.</b></b></b> <p/> 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<i>, </i> more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of <i>Star Wars</i>. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character. <i>From a Certain Point of View</i> features contributions by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the<i> </i>literary history of <i>Star Wars</i> <p/> - Gary Whitta bridges the gap from <i>Rogue One </i>to<i> A New Hope</i> through the eyes of Captain Antilles.<br> - Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot.<br> - Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor.<br> - Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin. <br> - Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter's final flight during the Rebellion's harrowing attack on the Death Star.<br> - Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin. <p/> <b>Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: </b><br> Ben Acker - Renée Ahdieh - Tom Angleberger - Ben Blacker - Jeffrey Brown - Pierce Brown - Meg Cabot - 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 - Daniel M. Lavery - Ken Liu - Griffin McElroy - John Jackson Miller - Daniel José Older - Beth Revis - Madeleine Roux - Greg Rucka - Gary D. Schmidt - Cavan Scott - Charles Soule - Sabaa Tahir - Elizabeth Wein - Glen Weldon - Chuck Wendig <p/>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The Mashup You've Been Looking For."<b><i>--Tordotcom</i></b> <p/> "The biggest joy of this collection is turning the page to a new story and realizing which character they'll be jumping to next."<b><i>--</i>New York<i> Daily News</i></b> <p/> "An entertaining, multi-faceted way to revisit that galaxy far, far away."<b>--<i>Financial Times</i></b> <p/> "The stories are humorous, heartbreaking, and downright wacky. If you have a favorite <i>Star Wars</i> character, forget them. You're going to have forty new favorite characters after reading this."<b><i>--Comicsverse</i></b> <p/> "An impressive, and highly entertaining, short story compilation."<b><i>--Cinelinx</i></b><br>
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