{"product_id":"from-a-certain-point-of-view-return-of-the-jedi-star-wars-hardcover","title":"From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivie Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSaladin Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharlie Jane Anders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Celebrate the lasting impact of \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e with this exciting reimagining of the timeless \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 25, 1983, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains to droids and creatures. \u003ci\u003eFrom a Certain Point of View\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eOlivie Blake\u003c\/b\u003e provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSaladin Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCharlie Jane Anders \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the life and times of the Sarlacc.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFran Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e reveals Mon Mothma's secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMary Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles Wicket the Ewok's quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor.\u003cbr\u003e- Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by \u003cb\u003eMike Chen\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Angleberger, K Arsenault Rivera, Kristin Baver, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Emma Mieko Candon, Olivia Chadha, Gloria Chao, Adam Christopher, Paul Crilley, Amal El-Mohtar, M. K. England, Jason Fry, Adam Lance Garcia, Lamar Giles, Max Gladstone, Thea Guanzon, Ali Hazelwood, Patricia A. Jackson, Alex Jennings, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, Dana Schwartz, Tara Sim, Phil Szostak, Suzanne Walker, Hannah Whitten, Sean Williams, Alyssa Wong \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo celebrate the launch of this book, Penguin Random House and Disney\/Lucasfilm will each make donations to First Book--a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. In recognition of both companies' longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate at least $100,000 worth of books\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto First Book and Disney\/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children's books to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaladin Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eisner Award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Ms. Marvel. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novel \u003ci\u003eThrone of the Crescent Moon \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. He lives with his children near Detroit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Jane Anders\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Unstoppable trilogy, beginning with \u003ci\u003eVictories Greater Than Death. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's also the author of the short-story collection \u003ci\u003eEven Greater Mistakes, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNever Say You Can't Survive\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe City in the Middle of the Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky. \u003c\/i\u003eShe's won the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford, and Locus awards. She co-created Escapade, a transgender superhero, for Marvel Comics and wrote her into the long-running \u003ci\u003eNew Mutants \u003c\/i\u003ecomic. And she's currently the science-fiction and fantasy book reviewer for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eHer TED Talk, \"Go Ahead, Dream About the Future\" got seven hundred thousand views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eOur Opinions Are Correct.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivie Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Atlas series and \u003ci\u003eAlone with You in the Ether. \u003c\/i\u003eAs Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult romcom \u003ci\u003eMy Mechanical Romance. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince\/toddler, and rescue pit bull. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Chen\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, Light Years from Home, \u003c\/i\u003eand other novels. He has covered geek culture for sites such as Nerdist, \u003ci\u003eTordotcom, \u003c\/i\u003e and StarTrekdotcom, and in a different life, covered the NHL. A member of SFWA, Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e writes critically acclaimed videogames, books, and comics. She works at Insomniac Games, where she was on the writing team for \u003ci\u003eMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRatchet \u0026amp; Clank: Rift Apart, \u003c\/i\u003eand she was a lead writer on Telltale's The Walking Dead series. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eGamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry, \u003c\/i\u003ewas released in July 2022 to glowing reviews from \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBooklist. \u003c\/i\u003eBefore making games, she studied in the game design master's program at New York University, and she teaches narrative design at Indiana University. She was an award-winning journalist with bylines in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Salon, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKotaku. \u003c\/i\u003eWhen not writing or gaming, she can be found buried in a book, running a tabletop RPG, or trying to keep her forest of indoor plants alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFran Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e won a 2015 Nebula Award for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eUpdraft; \u003c\/i\u003eshe completed the trilogy with \u003ci\u003eCloudbound \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHorizon \u003c\/i\u003ein 2017. Her debut middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eRiverland \u003c\/i\u003ewon a 2019 Nebula Award and was named an NPR Best Book of 2019. The middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ship of Stolen Words \u003c\/i\u003eappeared in 2021 and books in her Gemworld series with tordotcom have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards. 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