From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)

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

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

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 theliterary 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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“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

THIS is the "Galaxy far, far away..."

One of the best Star Wars novels I've ever read. The storytelling just makes this book hard to put down. Cudos to the authors and contributors for making a great read for any Star Wars fan.

great collection of star wars storeys

some are funny some are very moving and some from point of view you'd probably never though of

A fair review from a fallen fan.

This is actually a good book that even a full blown Legends fan can enjoy. 49 of 50 of these stories are great! (The one of mice droids and men is unlistenable. Maybe it’s better in print.). Also this is a good cause. I’m a dyed in the wool Legends fan who doesn’t care for the reboot. And I enjoyed this.

WOW

This is by far one of the best Star Wars books ever written. If you love Lost Stars and how it’s story-with-in-a-story style plays out ... you will love this book. Though there are a few moments in the 40 stories that will cause an eye roll or two ... taken in its entirety ... it’s fantastic. A must listen to book for the serious Star Wars fan.

An interesting Star Wars audiobook experience.

Some stories we're great, some not so great. Performances we're excellent. A fun read/listen for fans who are very familiar with the movie.