Bücher von Nnedi Okorafor

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; The perfect holiday gift—a one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. 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 fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the forty 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 bestselling 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 thirty-four more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Ben Acker *; Renee Ahdieh *; Tom Angleberger *; Ben Blacker *; Jeffrey Brown *; Rae Carson *; Adam Christopher *; Zoraida Cordova *; 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 Jose Older *; Mallory Ortberg *; Beth Revis *; Madeleine Roux *; Greg Rucka *; Gary D. Schmidt *; Cavan Scott *; Charles Soule *; Sabaa Tahir *; Elizabeth Wein *; Glen Weldon *; Chuck WendigAll 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 $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education. Over the past sixteen years, Disney and Penguin Random House combined have donated more than eighty-eight million books to First Book.

Man hat sie vieles genannt - ein Forschungsobjekt, ein Ding, eine Abscheulichkeit.Sie selbst nennt sich Phoenix und ist ein genetisches Experiment. Mit nicht mehr als zwei Lebensjahrenverfügt Phoenix über den Körper und den Verstand einer Erwachsenen - und über Kräfte jenseits aller Vorstellungskraft. Eines Tages jedoch beschließt sie, nach Antworten zu suchen und bricht aus dem mysteriösen Turm 7, ihrem Zuhause, aus, um zu erkennen, dass dieser keine Zuflucht war, sondern ein Gefängnis.

Collects Shuri (2018) #1-10. The Black Panther's techno-genius sister stars in her own incredible adventures! T'Challa has disappeared, and Wakanda expects Shuri to lead their great nation in his absence! But she's happiest in a lab surrounded by her inventions. She'd rather be testing gauntlets than throwing them down! So it's time for Shuri to rescue her brother yet again - with a little help from Storm, Rocket Raccoon and Groot! But what happens when her outer-space adventure puts Africa at risk from an energy-sapping alien threat? Then, Shuri heads to America to investigate a lead, with Ms. Marvel and Miles "Spider-Man" Morales along for the ride! But with her people in peril, will Shuri embrace her reluctant destiny and become the Black Panther once more? Prepare for a hero like you've never seen before!

She left her home for the stars, but found more adventure than she bargained for. A tense and intimate coming-of-age story in space.

Following her journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, acclaimed sci-fi writer Nnedi Okorafor reveals that what we perceive as limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths, and that creativity often springs from the broken places.