From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi is a canon anthology of forty short stories by forty different authors in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The book was published by Random House Worlds on August 29, 2023.
==Publisher's summary==
Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors.
On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists:
• Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine.''
• Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer.
• Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc.
• Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma's secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance.
• Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok's quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor.
• Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen.
Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from:
Tom Angleberger, 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 Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, K. Arsenault Rivera, Dana Schwartz, Tara Sim, Phil Szostak, Suzanne Walker, Hannah Whitten, Sean Williams, Alyssa Wong
To 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 to 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.
==Stories==
Title 	Author(s) 	Character(s)/Location(s)
"Any Work Worth Doing" 	Amal El-Mohtar 	Tiaan Jerjerrod
"Fancy Man" 	Phil Szostak 	Maximilian Rebo
"The Key to Remembering" 	Olivia Chadha 	EV-9D9
"Fortuna Favors the Bold" 	Kwame Mbalia 	Bib Fortuna
"Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight"	Thea Guanzon 	Jess
"The Plan" 	Saladin Ahmed 	Malakili
"Reputation" 	Tara Sim 	Boba Fett
"Kickback" 	K. Arsenault Rivera	Sion
"Everyone's a Critic" 	Sarah Glenn Marsh 	Salacious B. Crumb
"Satisfaction" 	Kristin Baver 	Sy Snootles
"My Mouth Never Closes" 	Charlie Jane Anders	Almighty Sarlacc
"Kernels and Husks" 	Jason Fry 	Sim Aloo
"The Light That Falls" 	Akemi Dawn Bowman 	Bright-Eyes
"From a Certain Point of View" 	Alex Jennings 	Obi-Wan Kenobi
"No Contingency" 	Fran Wilde 	Mon Mothma
"The Burden of Leadership" 	Danny Lore 	Lando Calrissian
"Gone to the Winner's Circle" 	Patricia A. Jackson	Raab Krao
"One Normal Day" 	Mary Kenney 	Wicket Wystri Warrick
"Divine (?) Intervention" 	Paul Crilley 	Logray
"The Buy-In" 	Suzanne Walker 	Norra Wexley
"The Man Who Captured Luke Skywalker" 	Max Gladstone 	Altadan Igar
"Ackbar" 	Jarrett Krosoczka 	Gial Ackbar
"The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels" 	Marieke Nijkamp 	Arvel Crynyd
"Ending Protocol" 	Hannah Whitten 	RZ-440 "Riz"
"The Last Flight" 	Ali Hazelwood 	Sila Kott
"Twenty and Out" 	Lamar Giles 	Corr Lerrann
"The Ballad of Nanta" 	Sarah Kuhn 	Nanta
"Then Fall, Sidious" 	Olivie Blake 	Emperor Palpatine
"Impact" 	Sean Williams 	Kasva Jhoff
"Trooper Trouble" 	Laura Pohl 	TK-423
"To the Last" 	Dana Schwartz 	Firmus Piett
"The Emperor's Red Guards" 	Gloria Chao 	Unidentified Red Guard
"Wolf Trap" 	Alyssa Wong 	Hoyel
"The Extra Five Percent" 	M. K. England 	Karie Neth
"When Fire Marked the Sky" 	Emma Mieko Candon 	Wedge Antilles
"The Chronicler" 	Danielle Paige 	Dora Mar
"The Veteran" 	Adam Lance Garcia 	Dexter Jettster
"Brotherhood" 	Mike Chen 	Anakin Skywalker
"The Steadfast Soldier" 	Adam Christopher 	Enric Pryde
"Return of the Whills" 	Tom Angleberger 	Unidentified Whill and another Whill
==Development==
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi was known as "Can't Get Fooled Again" during production. The book was announced by StarWars.com on March 9, 2023. A preview of the Obi-Wan Kenobi short story by Alex Jennings was read by Marc Thompson at San Diego Comic Con.
==Media==
===Editions===
*; August 29, 2023; Random House Worlds; US Hardcover
*; August 29, 2023; Random House Worlds; US eBook
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Category:From a Certain Point of View (series)