{"id":74,"date":"2023-07-05T03:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoraidacordova.com\/znew\/books\/star-wars-from-a-certain-point-of-view\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T05:34:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:34:52","slug":"star-wars-from-a-certain-point-of-view","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/zoraidacordova.com\/znew\/books\/star-wars-from-a-certain-point-of-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES<\/em> BESTSELLER \u2022 The perfect holiday gift\u2014a one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film.<\/strong><\/p>\n<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, 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:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gary Whitta bridges the gap from Rogue One to A New Hope through the eyes of Captain Antilles.<br \/>\n\u2022 Aunt Beru finds her voice in an intimate character study by Meg Cabot.<br \/>\n\u2022 Nnedi Okorofor brings dignity and depth to a most unlikely character: the monster in the trash compactor.<br \/>\n\u2022 Pablo Hidalgo provides a chilling glimpse inside the mind of Grand Moff Tarkin.<br \/>\n\u2022 Pierce Brown chronicles Biggs Darklighter\u2019s final flight during the Rebellion\u2019s harrowing attack on the Death Star.<br \/>\n\u2022 Wil Wheaton spins a poignant tale of the rebels left behind on Yavin.<\/p>\n<p>Plus thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from:<br \/>\nBen Acker \u2022 Ren\u00e9e Ahdieh \u2022 Tom Angleberger \u2022 Ben Blacker \u2022 Jeffrey Brown \u2022 Rae Carson \u2022 Adam Christopher \u2022 Zoraida C\u00f3rdova \u2022 Delilah S. Dawson \u2022 Kelly Sue DeConnick \u2022 Paul Dini \u2022 Ian Doescher \u2022 Ashley Eckstein \u2022 Matt Fraction \u2022 Alexander Freed \u2022 Jason Fry \u2022 Kieron Gillen \u2022 Christie Golden \u2022 Claudia Gray \u2022 E. K. Johnston \u2022 Paul S. Kemp \u2022 Mur Lafferty \u2022 Ken Liu \u2022 Griffin McElroy \u2022 John Jackson Miller \u2022 Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older \u2022 Mallory Ortberg \u2022 Beth Revis \u2022 Madeleine Roux \u2022 Greg Rucka \u2022 Gary D. Schmidt \u2022 Cavan Scott \u2022 Charles Soule \u2022 Sabaa Tahir \u2022 Elizabeth Wein \u2022 Glen Weldon \u2022 Chuck Wendig<\/p>\n<p>All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book\u2014a 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\u2019 longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House has donated $100,000 to First Book, and Disney\/Lucasfilm has donated 100,000 children\u2019s books\u2014valued at $1,000,000\u2014to 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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u2022 The perfect holiday gift\u2014a one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. 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. 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