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HTML: 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 � Ren�e Ahdieh � Tom Angleberger � Ben Blacker � Jeffrey Brown � Rae Carson � Adam Christopher � Zoraida C�rdova � 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 Jos� Older � Mallory Ortberg � Beth Revis � Madeleine Roux � Greg Rucka � Gary D. Schmidt � Cavan Scott � Charles Soule � Sabaa Tahir � Elizabeth Wein � Glen Weldon � Chuck Wendig
Narrated by a full cast, including:
Jonathan Davis
Ashley Eckstein
Janina Gavankar
Jon Hamm
Neil Patrick Harris
January LaVoy
Saskia Maarleveld
Carol Monda
Daniel Jos� Older
Marc Thompson
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.… (more) |
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