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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Emily Woo Zeller
- Series: Star Wars
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 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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- 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 D.
- 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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- 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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- Stefan Filipovits
- 2020-11-10
The “scum and villainy” a highlight
A few years ago a Star Wars anthology novel called “From A Certain Point Of View” was released. Each segment detailed the stories and perspectives of background characters as well as old favorites as they passed in and out of the narrative of Star Wars: A New Hope. We got to learn things like how the band in the Mos Eisley cantina got their gig, why Greedo was so eager to kill and not capture Han, and even what it was like to be an imperial on the Death Star during its final moments. FACPOV had some misses to be sure, but on the whole it was a really fun and immersive deep dive into the world of A New Hope. At long last we’ve been given the sequel novel and much like the original trilogy films I found The Empire Strikes back to be the superior entry. Where FACPOV: ANH was good this anthology is great. Nearly every story works and adds that little something extra to what I think is the best Star Wars film ever made. In all honesty however, I don’t think this is necessarily written for the casual Star Wars fan. You’ll need to be pretty familiar with the heroes, villains, rogues, scoundrels, and creatures of the Star Wars universe to get the most out of it. These are really interesting stories that run the gamut from fun and frivolous to action-heavy and dark. I thought the entries dealing with the galaxy’s most dangerous bounty hunters were the most interesting and fun to read. There’s no shortage of scum and villainy in the Star Wars universe and these authors used them to incredible effect.
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- brian
- 2020-11-10
Another great collection of short stories
I'll be waiting for similar collections for Return of the Jedi and the prequels, and sequels. Excellent narration, and stories, expanding on minor characters throughout the film.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-12-01
WTF
some of the stories really sucked and way to much emphasis on character sexual preferences.
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- Desiree Simmons
- 2020-11-20
Terrible
Disney has ruined Star Wars. The book has nothing to do with The Empire Strikes Back. And this forced gay thing is getting old!
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- Prairie Historian
- 2020-11-16
Disappointing.
The "A New Hope" installment was magical, expanding the universe around the original film. This one has less to work with, since Empire has less world building, so living up to the first one was going to be a challenge. "From a Certain Point of View" is built on tangents from the main story of the films. I get that, but too many of the stories here are one step removed, dealing with characters not even in the movie. The ANH installment featured side stories to be sure, but most of them were directly interwoven with or reactions to the plot of the film. Here we have too many stories completely disconnected from the happenings of The Empire Strikes Back. Too many cringe-worthy jokey stories. Too many attempts to retcon in characters from other books or even the old EU. I almost gave up on the book after listening to Bossk and another of his species hiss at each other for the better part of an hour about the ethical dilemmas of bounty hunting. On the other hand, ESB has some of the deepest lore and philosophy of the OT. That's great, but this book has too many stories that try to match that level of seriousness while forgetting about fun, action, and characters. Taken together, the tone here is wildly uneven, careening from wannabe hard-sf navel gazing to grating attempts at humor. Don't get me wrong. There are some good stories here, about both Rebels and Imperials and in between, but you'll have to endure a lot of self-serving filler to get there.
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- Shawn Grabert
- 2020-11-13
my review
thoroughly great and infinitely entertaining. i would totally recommend this book to my friendsandfamily. .
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- Cheryl Robles
- 2020-11-16
Just as good as the first.
Fun to listen to. Stories are all short and for the most part entertaining. maybe a few that were kinda boring but that is expected. It also answers a few questions that we never got answered from the films. I would recommend this after the first for sure.
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- arron kohut
- 2020-11-23
First audible book I ever returned
Poor all around, I can’t recommend this at all. How can you manage to make Star Wars Boring, repetitive and bland?
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- Tony
- 2020-11-22
Even better than a New Hope
Stories are more engaging and more fluid in connection to detail to the films. Delivery and performance are fantastic: dynamic and moving.
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- AaronSaint81
- 2020-11-22
This collection was AWESOME! Very well written!
Very well written and performed! So many points-of-view, I'd often wondered about! Killer stories and exception performances! The first was great......this one was even better!!
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