From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)
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Written by:
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Seth Dickinson
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Hank Green
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R. F. Kuang
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Martha Wells
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Kiersten White
About this listen
Celebrate the legacy of The Empire Strikes Back with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from 40 acclaimed authors.
On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the 40th anniversary, 40 storytellers recreate an iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by best-selling authors and trendsetting artists:
- Austin Walker explores the unlikely partnership of bounty hunters Dengar and IG-88 as they pursue Han Solo.
- Hank Green chronicles the life of a naturalist caring for tauntauns on the frozen world of Hoth.
- Tracy Deonn delves into the dark heart of the Dagobah cave where Luke confronts a terrifying vision.
- Martha Wells reveals the world of the Ugnaught clans who dwell in the depths of Cloud City.
- Mark Oshiro recounts the wampa’s tragic tale of loss and survival.
- Seth Dickinson interrogates the cost of serving a ruthless empire aboard the bridge of a doomed Imperial starship.
Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from:
Tom Angleberger, S.A. Chakraborty, Mike Chen, Adam Christopher, Zoraida Córdova, Delilah S. Dawson, Alexander Freed, Jason Fry, Christie Golden, Rob Hart, E. K. Johnston, Lydia Kang, Michael Kogge, R.F. Kuang, C.B. Lee, Mackenzi Lee, John Jackson Miller, Michael Moreci, Daniel José Older, Amy Ratcliffe, Beth Revis, Lilliam Rivera, Cavan Scott, Emily Skrutskie, Karen Strong, Anne Toole, Catherynne M. Valente, Django Wexler, Kiersten White, Gary Whitta, Brittany N. Williams, Charles Yu, Jim Zub
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 will donate $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children’s books - valued at $1,000,000 - to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.
Read by Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, and Emily Woo Zeller.
©2020 Ballantine (P)2020 Random House AudioWhat the critics say
“An A+ list of today’s best sf/f writers explore the inner reaches of a galaxy far, far away, which is sure to appeal to sf readers and Star Wars fans alike.”—Booklist
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-11-16
To many uninteresting stories
While the first From a point of view closed and explain many plots hole from A new Hope. This one mainly tell side stories that add nothing to the main event.
Nevertherless, some stories where really good like the point of view of Palpatine or the one of Obiwan on Dagobath.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-11-27
A More Than Worthy Sequel
I know mentioning "sequels" around Star Wars fans is like tossing napalm onto a fire, but this one, at least should please more people. Like it's predecessor, this production gives us an alternative view of the Star Wars universe. Listening to Empire from the perspective of the regular, and weirder folks of the Galaxy is an absolute treat. Never would have thought a story about an asteroid-dwelling space-slug could move me to tears, but here we are. Superbly cast, and even better written than the first "From a Certain Point of View", this is a must-have for any Star Wars lore junkie.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-19
Its good but good be better.
Its a good amount of stories, I just wish they're were less love stories.
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- Curtis
- 2023-10-10
The layers ❤️
I love how much depth these stories add to the main story it really helps make it come alive on so many levels
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- Mark Stokes
- 2021-03-20
Great if you like star wars.
Listen to this bomb ass shit. Seriously it's really good. Omg when can I post this
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- tyler
- 2020-12-12
terrible, couldn't finish
narrator mispronounced things. there are many inconsistencies that change the story. this book was unnecessary and I regret buying it
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- Mike
- 2020-12-11
Dreadful
Largely a collection of pointless, boring, eye roll-inducing, and cringeworthy stories that lack any sort of fun or adventure. Nothing of value is added to the Star Wars canon as this collection simply leaches from its source material (The Empire Strikes Back) and nearly comes across as mocking it. Some of the worst Star Wars stories I have ever read/heard are here with ‘This Is No Cave’ being the most ridiculous and dreadful Star Wars story I’ve ever heard. So disappointing having this mess now associated with The Empire Strikes Back. If you like fun, adventure, and meaningful Star Wars stories then this is not the book you are looking for. This was a painful chore getting through.
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- Tommy Gunz
- 2020-12-21
Hard to follow
I loved the 1st pov book for A New Hope. Maybe because I read it but found this one hard to figure out the perspective as I listened. A Chapter preview explaining the perspective would have been helpful or even a companion link to an explanation of each chapter's pov
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