Return of the Jedi's 40th Anniversary Anthology Stars Anakin, Ewoks, and Dexter Jettster

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As Return of the Jedi continues to mark its 40th anniversary, one of the best traditions to come out of this blockbuster trio of celebrations for the original Star Wars trilogy is From a Certain Point of View, short story collections going blow-by-blow through the movies from the perspectives of those in and around the main story. Now we know what’s coming up in Return of the Jedi’s collection, and it sounds fantastic.

Well, mostly fantastic—for this particular starfighter connoisseur, there’s too many short stories announced by Penguin Random House Worlds today that feature the perspective of A-Wing pilots for my liking, but I suppose we must mark its cinematic debut somehow. At least one of them will be about the most infamous A-Wing to ever fly with style, aka get shot and crash (“The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels,” by Marieke Nijkamp).

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“Any Work Worth Doing,” by Amal El-Mohtar

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“Fancy Man,” by Phil Szostak

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“The Key to Remembering,” by Olivia Chadha

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“Fortuna Favors the Bold,” by Kwame Mbalia

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“Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight,” by Thea Guanzon

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“The Plan,” by Saladin Ahmed

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“Reputation,” by Tara Sim

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“Kickback” by K Arsenault Rivera

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“Everyone’s a Critic,” by Sarah Glenn Marsh

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“Satisfaction,” by Kristin Baver

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“My Mouth Never Closes,” by Charlie Jane Anders

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“Kernels and Husks,” by Jason Fry

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“The Light That Falls,” by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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“From a Certain Point of View,” by Alex Jennings

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“No Contingency,” by Fran Wilde

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“The Burden of Leadership,” by Danny Lore

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“Gone to the Winner’s Circle,” by Patricia A. Jackson

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“One Normal Day,” by Mary Kenney

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“Divine Intervention (?),” by Paul Crilley

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“The Buy-In,” by Suzanne Walker

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“The Man Who Captured Luke Skywalker,” by Max Gladstone

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“Ackbar,” by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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“The Impossible Flight of Ash Angels,” by Marieke Nijkamp

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“Ending Protocol,” by Hannah Whitten

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“The Last Flight,” by Ali Hazelwood

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“Twenty and Out,” by Lamar Giles

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“The Ballad of Nanta,” by Sarah Kuhn

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“Then Fall, Sidious,” By Olivie Blake

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“Impact,” by Sean Williams

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“Trooper Trouble,” by Laura Pohl

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“To the Last,” by Dana Schwartz

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“The Emperor’s Red Guards,” by Gloria Chao

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“Wolf Trap,” by Alyssa Wong

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“The Extra Five Percent,” by M.K. England

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“When Fire Marked the Sky,” by Emma Mieko Candon

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“The Chronicler,” by Danielle Paige

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“The Veteran,” by Adam Lance Garcia

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“Brotherhood,” by Mike Chen

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“The Steadfast Soldier,” by Adam Christopher

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“Return of the Whills,” by Tom Angleberger

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