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From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Renée Ahdieh (Author), Meg Cabot (Author), Pierce Brown (Author),
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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 40th anniversary, more than 40 contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the 40 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 best-selling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from the literary 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 34 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 million - to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past 16 years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated more than 88 million books to First Book.

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Listening Length 15 hours and 3 minutes
Author Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir
Narrator Jonathan Davis, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Daniel José Older, Marc Thompson
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H. Grove (errantdreams)
5.0 out of 5 stars Consider my rating a 4.5
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018
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From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars): “40 Stories Celebrating 40 Years of Star Wars” is a collection of 40 stories that take place during the events of the first Star Wars movie (episode IV), but are told from the perspective of ‘alternative’ characters. The stories are told roughly in order from the start of the movie to the end, although sometimes events and stories overlap. Some stories are told more than once (Greedo’s death, the destruction of Alderaan, and the final run on the Death Star’s exhaust port all show up about four times each, if I remember correctly). With only a couple of small discrepancies, the stories don’t contradict each other, which is really cool. Some stories cover almost entirely things that we’re familiar with and have seen on the screen, only from a new perspective. Other stories barely touch on and are somewhat tangential to the events of the movie. Just to establish my own perspective on how I view these stories: I’ve certainly seen the movie multiple times, but it’s been a while, and I haven’t kept up with books, etc. Only once or twice did I feel I missed out on something that was mentioned, but I definitely got the feeling there were some extra layers of details that I would have gotten out of things if I knew more. So I think there’s plenty for the seasoned fan, but the casual fan won’t get lost. Since there are 40 stories in here, I won’t touch on all of them–just a few that stood out to me more than others.

Ken Liu’s “The Sith of Datawork” was the first of my favorite stories in this volume. A fleet logistics liaison with a real knack for datawork (the sf equivalent of paperwork) has to help a certain gunner who failed to fire on a certain escape pod over Tatooine figure out how to avoid getting in trouble. His solutions are pure gold. In Rae Carson’s “The Red One,” we get inside the head of the robot Uncle Owen didn’t end up taking home, and surprisingly, I shed a tear or two. Meg Cabot’s “Beru Whitesun Lars” did such a good job of getting into Aunt Beru’s head that I just loved it. I think my favorite of the cantina-adjacent stories is Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction’s “The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper”, a wacky set of hijinks surrounding late rent and a famous Kloo horn.

“The Secrets of Long Snoot,” by Delilah S. Dawson, is a great look inside the mind of an alien spy, someone who has only a momentary connection to the main story. I absolutely love this character, and this story serves as an excellent example of how to get inside an alien mind. Daniel Jose Older’s “Born in the Storm” is an incident report filed by a stormtrooper who’s, well, off his freaking rocker, frankly. It’s absolutely hilarious and terribly fun to read. I was curious to read Wil Wheaton’s “Laina”, because while I love reading some of the stuff he posts online, I’ve never had the chance to read his fiction before now. His tale is of a rebel named Ryland who’s sending his toddler daughter off to safety as the Empire nears. It’s positively heart-breaking.

Another fun story is Mallory Ortberg’s “An Incident Report,” in which Admiral Motti files a complaint about getting Force-choked by Vader in the Joint Chiefs meeting. It’s hilarious to read his impassioned defense of keeping morale up among the troops and his dismay over having Vader’s religion shoved on him. Same with Glen Weldon’s “Of MSE-6 and Men,” a tale of the stormtrooper whose armor Luke stole on the Death Star, and his relationship with one of the officers, told via the little droid who was the stormtrooper’s companion. It’s cheeky and fun despite the sad notes.

Nnedi Okorafor’s “The Baptist” is hands-down the most surprising, unusual, and original tale in here, told from the point of view of the beast that our heroes encounter in the trash compactor. It’s absolutely fantastic. All four tales that most closely cover the run on the Death Star’s exhaust port are among the best in here, authored by Paul S. Kemp, Jason Fry, Pierce Brown, and Greg Rucka. All four of them are gripping and emotional. Given how familiar we all are with the events in these stories, it’s pretty amazing how exciting and powerful these authors made their tales.

Like every anthology, some stories aren’t quite as good as others. Mind you, in this case the overall quality is remarkably high. I think only one story merited a “meh” as far as I was concerned (a weird Boba Fett stream-of-consciousness thing), and a few just weren’t quite as good as others. And of course each reader will have their own favorites and least favorites. But as these things go, I can recommend this book to fans with all confidence. It’s a great read and I really enjoyed it.
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Neil Hepworth
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive. Most impressive. (Mostly.)
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2017
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Overall, this is a solid collection of stories. It’s just too bad that the duds are kinda clumped together so sometimes you might be tempted to stop reading on account of too many stupid stories in a row. But don’t give up--then last quarter of the anthology has a some really strong stories. By the end, I decided the book was a sold 4 star affair, but I will tell you, there were times, when I was certain I wouldn’t be giving it anything higher than a 2 star review.

I think my biggest complaint is that none of the stories got the time they deserved. In an effort to fit 40 stories in here, almost none of the authors were given the breathing room to really make something out of their idea. Next time, Star Wars, do a proper anthology with normal length stories, please. There are some ideas in this book that are astounding and deserve more attention.

One of the goals of this anthology (I assume) was to allow authors to experiment a bit, and to allow some new authors a crack at the Star Wars universe. Obviously, a lot of how people react to this book is going to depend upon people’s wants and expectations--perhaps more so than a novel. And I totally expect there will be people who strongly disagree with a rating or two (or twenty) of mine. But that’s why it’s MY review and not yours! :)

Since there are 40 stories, rather than listing each story, plus a rating, plus a comment or two, I’ve just grouped them into the following categories that roughly correlate to a five star rating system. Finally, the number in front of each story is the order in which the story appears in the book.

Okay, lot's to review--let's get crackin'!!

Five Stars: The Force is strong with this one.
Translation: The best of the best of the best.

8. “Master and Apprentice”
Thoughts: I always thought that Qui-Gon learning how to manifest as a Force ghost and communicating with Obi-wan was kinda stupid. But it’s excellent stories like this one that are changing my mind.

22. “Eclipse”
Thoughts: Wow. The destruction of Alderaan. That was by far the best story I’ve read yet. Well written. A new perspective (but one that dove-tailed nicely on Claudia Gray’s Leia: Princess of Alderaan). Emotional. Characters that sound like and act like adults. Whew. Good stuff.

30. “Time of Death”
Thoughts: I will say this for the editors: they gave all of the important stories to the best writers. Obi-wan has become one of my favorite characters over the years, and this new perspective on his death is death is very touching.

31. “There is Another”
Thoughts: The difference between the bad the stories and the excellent stories in this collection is enormous. Yoda, however, is still very small. I loved this story.

34. “Duty Roster”
Thoughts: There are some stories in this book that I would love to see put to film, big screen or small. This is one of them.

35. “Desert Son”
Thoughts: I always thought Pierce Brown was a bit over-rated (sorry, Pierce). But if he keeps writing like this, I will happily change my tune.

36. “Grounded”
Thoughts: Holy crap, they saved the best for last. These final stories are just so damn fine.

Four Stars: Impressive. Most Impressive.
Translation: An excellent story that is either very well written or that adds something significant to the Star Wars canon. A must read.

6. “The Red One”
Thoughts: I think a lot of readers will say that I’m over-rating this story. Which might be true. But when I read the first few lines, I thought for sure I was going to give this on a Tribbles rating. But dammit, if the author didn’t just write the idea so well, that...droid feels...right here in my chest. Meh idea, but superbly written.

7. “Rites”
Thoughts: I admit I love this story specifically because I love John Jackson Miller’s Kenobi, and I was very sad to learn that it was not considered canon. However, this short story, which is canon, references very clearly most all of the events in Kenobi...which is about as close to being canon as you can get without “officially” being canon...right? I hope so.

13. “The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper”
Thoughts: Most of the experimental styles in this anthology are pretty bad: here, is a fantastic exception. A bit noir, a bit caper, a bit personality, a bit smug, but a lot of fun, and never overdone.

16. “The Secrets of Long Snoot”
Thoughts: Finally a story with a voice that sounds like it was written by an adult. Tragically, such voice in writing is rare in the Star Wars universe.

23. “Verge of Greatness”
Thoughts: Now THIS is how you get inside someone’s head for a scene that we’ve all already seen in the movie. Also, again, the characters sound like adult (it’s amazing how much that single fact elevates writing…), and the characters have voices that match, well, the characters. Nicely done Mr. Hidalgo.

37. “Contingency Plan”
Thoughts: I know that Star Wars in many ways is supposed to be fun. But Star Wars works best when it’s story and it’s characters are taken seriously. Wonderful story.

Three Stars: Not bad for a little furball.
Translation: A pretty solid story. You should read it.

1. “Raymus”
Thoughts: We look a bit into the head of Captain Antilles, brave leader of of the Tantive IV and soon to be throat-choked by Darth Vader. Interesting story. Not badly written. Doesn’t add much of anything though.

2. “The Bucket”
Thoughts: A nice story about a stormtrooper with a tiny touch of a conscience. And here’s my odd gripe. I know that Disney et al. are trying to humanize the Empire. But you can’t make every stormtrooper and Imperial officer have a guilty conscience. Time to pull back a bit and make some Imperials that passionately believe in what they’re doing.

12. “We Don’t Serve Their Kind Here”
Thoughts: The barkeep’s past was just intriguing enough to make some connections to the Clone Wars without ever becoming melodramatic. Also...is this the third story wherein HAN. SHOT. FIRST...and Han was the ONLY one to shoot? What are you playing at here, Disney? I like it.

18 .“Laina”
Thoughts: A standard, if touching, recording from a dad to a little girl explaining all about the Rebellion should he not live long enough to tell her himself.

25. “The Trigger”
Thoughts: The stormtrooper with a conscience done right. And Dr. Aphra to boot. Not too shabby.

28. “End of Watch”
Thoughts: Ever wonder what was going on at the other end of the line during Han Solo’s “boring conversation anyway”? Now you know.

32. “Palpatine”
Thoughts: I’m an English teacher. I’m a total sucker for Ian Doescher’s Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope. And I liked this one too.

33. “Sparks”
Thoughts: You know how you choke up just a bit at the end of Star Wars as each X-wing and Y-wing get’s shot down? This brief, but very nice story, will do the same thing all over again.

38. “The Angle”
Thoughts: Just what the rating says: not bad for a little look into the life and times of Lando Calrissian.

39. “By Whatever Sun”
Thoughts: I’m curious to know just how much Ashley Eckstein contributed to the story. Either way, she and E.K. Johnston make a good team. Nicely done.

Two Stars: It could be worse.
Translation: A very meh, story, but it least it hasn’t sunk so low at to be grabbed by a dianoga and dragged away to the very bottom of the trash compactor. Only read it if the subject matter really interests you.

9. “Beru Whitesun Lars”
Thoughts: Sorry, but the voice doesn’t even remotely match what I think an elderly(ish) woman would sound like.

10. “The Luckless Rodian”
Thoughts: Too short a story. Greedo is kinda a wuss. HOWEVER...Han. Shot. First. BOOM! Does this make it canon? They’re trying, folks.

11. “Not for Nothing”
Thoughts: It’s about this point that I started to think, “I don’t want every character to have a back story,” because now it’s just starting to feel forced. Just let the band play, man.

17. “Born in the Storm”
Thoughts: ...but not by much. Have I mentioned yet that I want come competent Imperials? And that I want them to sound like adults? Yeah, there’s none of that here.

19. “Fully Operational”
Thoughts: Well written, but this is merely an extended scene of the Imperial chiefs of staff meeting with Vader and Tarkin in A New Hope. Nothing new is added.

21.“Change of Heart”
Thoughts: There’s nothing really wrong with this one except, as I’ve already said, someone needed to coordinate these stories better. Way too many of them are way too similar. For my thoughts on this story, see my thoughts from “The Bucket” because they’re basically the same story.

24. “Far too Remote”
Thoughts: I’m not really a good judge of artwork, so…a single-panel cartoon. Cute. And I’m glad it only took up one piece of paper.

29. “The Baptist”
Thoughts: I really struggle with these weird POV stories. I don’t need one about a Jawa, I don’t need one about a mouse droid, and I don’t need one about the dianoga.

40. “Whills”
Thoughts: The last story of the anthology is a joke. No, seriously, it is--it’s even mildly amusing. Which is fine, but I’d rather they started with it than put it at the very end. It feels really out of place at the end. Please don’t treat Star Wars like a joke, hm.

One Star: Tribbles.
Translation: A story of fluffy crap that feels woefully out of place in this Star Wars book, just like a tribble. No. Stop. Don’t read it. It’s really bad.

3. “The Sith of Datawork”
Thoughts: You know what doesn’t make Star Wars interesting? Even if the concept might be very plausible? Paper work. ‘Nough said.

4. “Stories in the Sand”
Thoughts: I don’t really wanna say why I found it stupid because it’s the whole premise of the story. So. It was just total fluff.

5. “Reirin”
Thoughts: So a Tusken has to steal something from a sandcrawler. Alright. Then what happens? The answer: NOTHING. I literally don’t understand what I’m supposed to get from this story.

14. “Added Muscle”
Thoughts: Aaaaand...this is why I have my “Tribbles” rating. A story off all fluff and no substance. And the Fett dialogue was badly written.

15. “You Owe Me a Ride”
Thoughts: I dunno--maybe the Tribbles rating is a bit harsh, but after reading this dud, I’m forced to echo what a fellow reviewer said: apparently none of the authors coordinated their stories because after this story, I’m pretty sure every damn patron in the cantina is now in someway connected to Han Solo. It’s irritating. The galaxy is huge. It’s okay to have people at a bar, even one in Mos Eisley, who don’t know each other! Also, this is another story where literally nothing of consequence happens. Bad writing.

20. “An Incident Report”
Thoughts: Another whiney Imperial statement. And, really, we’re going accuse Vader of evangelizing? Really?!?! My eyes have never rolled so hard.

26. “Of MSE-6 and Men”
Thoughts: I just...I...what? How is this story a thing?!?! Was it supposed to be funny? Charming? Whitty? Romantic? Because in the end it was a whole lotta nothin’.

27. “Bump”
Thoughts: I’m being forced to read other reviews in order to come up with new ways to explain things. So yes, I read this somewhere else, but so many of these stories, including this one, just feel like bad fanfic.

Well, that’s it folks. Feel free to tell me in the comments where I’m right (obviously), and where I’m all wrong.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good collection of short stories
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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From a Certain Point of View is a collection of short stories set during A New Hope, but told from the perspective of characters that were ancillary and/or in the background of the various scenes. For example, the first story is told from the point of view of Raymus Antillies who was the officer on board Princess Leia's ship whom Darth Vader kills after he comes aboard looking for the Death Star plans. There is also a story from the point of view of the droid with the bad motivator that allows R2 to be purchased by Owen and a story from the point of view of one of the Jawas. We also get a story from the point of view of the stormtroopers who got mind-tricked by Obi-Wan, and a couple of stories set inside the cantina. There are also stories that include Qui-Gon (appearing as a force ghost to Obi-Wan) and Palpatine after Vader informs him of Obi-Wan's death.

The book is very entertaining. Some of the stories are better than others, but I would not say that there are any bad stories among the bunch. Of course, none of the stories change the plot of A New Hope but do flesh out the story a bit. It will appeal to most Star Wars fans, but will probably appeal the most to the people in their 40s and 50s who grew up on the original trilogy. The book is almost 500 pages long, and the stories vary in length. On the whole, it is a fairly easy read, although some of the stories are easier to get through than others. I definitely recommend it.
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Daniel JK
5.0 out of 5 stars Certain POV
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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This was fun to read. It tells all the little backstories we’ve wanted to know and a couple we could care less about like the very last part with the “funny” dialogue. There’s one story that stands to be the saddest. The guy in the tower on Yavin 4. When you get to his story and you’ll know it, stop and go get the Kleenex.
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Daniel
4.0 out of 5 stars Notable
Reviewed in Spain on February 13, 2021
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Llegó en el plazo esperado y rápido, aunque con la portada no tan nueva
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Javier
5.0 out of 5 stars De los mejores libros de SW que he leído.
Reviewed in Mexico on January 4, 2020
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¡WOW! Después de leer este libro no vuelves a ver el Episodio IV de la misma manera, son historias cortas que te mantienen muy entretenido y algunas con un nudo en la garganta si eres un gran fan de la saga. ¡Definitivamente recomendado!
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Leoluquetti
5.0 out of 5 stars Saudosismo.
Reviewed in Brazil on November 1, 2018
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Excelente para os saudosistas da trilogia original. 80% dos contos são muito legais. Vale a leitura!!!
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Freya of Asgard
4.0 out of 5 stars Libro molto originale
Reviewed in Italy on October 3, 2018
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“Star Wars from a certain point of view” è un’antologia di racconti ideata per celebrare il 40ennale dell’uscita del primo film della saga di Star Wars, avvenuta il 25 maggio del 1977.

La raccolta consta di 40 racconti centrati su altrettanti personaggi presenti in “Episodio IV: Una nuova speranza” e si focalizza soprattutto sui personaggi di contorno, come soldati e ufficiali imperiali, i Jawa, i Tusken, la band che suona nella cantina di Mos Eisley, la zia di Luke, vari esponenti dei ribelli e così via. Un racconto è addirittura dedicato al mostro che si aggira nella melma del compattatore dei rifiuti, dando a questa creatura una sua dignità.
I racconti non sono tutto allo stello livello, sia per stile che per articolazione, ma il volume è scorrevole e si legge con piacere. Soprattutto si scoprono nuovi punti di vista su varie fasi della storia. Senz'altro un must per i fans della saga.
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Monika R
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool!
Reviewed in Germany on April 19, 2018
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40 Stories aus dem Blickwinkel der unterschiedlichsten (Neben-)Charaktere aus "A New Hope" - was für eine geniale Idee. Und auch noch in chronologischer Reihenfolge gedruckt, so dass man wirklich der Handlung folgen kann. Sehr, sehr schön gemacht.
Inhaltlich hat zwar nicht alles die vollen 5 Sterne verdient (Die Stories der Tusken Raiders und des Dianoga sind überflüssig bis fragwürdig, und man hätte vielleicht auf ein paar der Cantina-Aliens verzichten können), aber das Gesamtprodukt überzeugt einfach auf voller Länge.
Ich hoffe, in zwei Jahren kommt dann das Gleiche zu "Empire" raus... :)
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