From a Certain Point of View Star Wa..., Renee Ahdieh
From a Certain Point of View Star Wa..., Renee Ahdieh
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From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)

Author: Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir

Series: Star Wars

Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson

Unabridged: 14 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/03/2017


Synopsis

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 • 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

Narrated by a full cast, including:
Jonathan Davis
Ashley Eckstein
Janina Gavankar
Jon Hamm
Neil Patrick Harris
January LaVoy
Saskia Maarleveld
Carol Monda
Daniel José 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alejandro on November 21, 2017

The Force is strong in this anthology! This anthology is a celebration for the 40 years of “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, featuring 40 short stories written by 40 different famous authors (or pair of authors) using usually secondary characters (at least secondary in this particular film) w......more

Goodreads review by Wee on May 22, 2024

This book was fantastic, I would read it over and over again if I could...which seeing as I bought the audiobook, I guess I can. A must-read for anyone even a little interested in the star wars francise, just brilliant :)......more

Goodreads review by Melindam on August 30, 2021

3,55 stars for this curious & entertaining anthology, however, if you are not a STAR WARS fan then THIS IS NOT THE BOOK YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! From the blurb: "In honor of the fortieth anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope, this collection features Star Wars stories by bestselling authors, trendsetting a......more

Goodreads review by Christy on January 26, 2025

I adore short stories and I have always loved Star Wars! Give me a collection of short stories set in a galaxy far, far away and I’m quite happy. From a Certain Point of View derives it’s title from a line in Empire (“what I told you was true…from a certain point of view”). However, the collection o......more

Goodreads review by Neil on October 08, 2017

Overall, this is a solid collection of stories. It’s just too bad that the duds are kinda clumped together so sometimes you might be tempted to stop reading on account of too many stupid stories in a row. But don’t give up--the last quarter of the anthology has a some really strong stories. By the e......more


Quotes

“The Mashup You’ve Been Looking For.”—Tordotcom
 
“The biggest joy of this collection is turning the page to a new story and realizing which character they'll be jumping to next.”New York Daily News
 
“An entertaining, multi-faceted way to revisit that galaxy far, far away.”Financial Times
 
“The stories are humorous, heartbreaking, and downright wacky. If you have a favorite Star Wars character, forget them. You’re going to have forty new favorite characters after reading this.”—Comicsverse
 
“An impressive, and highly entertaining, short story compilation.”—Cinelinx