**Celebrate the legacy of *The Empire Strikes Back* with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from forty acclaimed authors.** On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of *The Empire Strikes Back*. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create 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 bestselling 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. •

The vast and mysterious universe is explored in this reprint anthology from award-winning editor and anthologist Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year). The urge to explore and discover is a natural and universal one, and the edge of the unknown is expanded with each passing year as scientific advancements inch us closer and closer to the outer reaches of our solar system and the galaxies beyond them. Generations of writers have explored these new frontiers and the endless possibilities they present in great detail. With galaxy-spanning adventures of discovery and adventure, from generations ships to warp drives, exploring new worlds to first contacts, science fiction writers have given readers increasingly new and alien ways to look out into our broad and sprawling universe. The Final Frontier delivers stories from across this literary spectrum, a reminder that the universe is far large and brimming with possibilities than we could ever imagine, as hard as we may try. [Contains tables.]

Завтра Бару Корморан выйдет на пляж и увидит на горизонте алые паруса. Империя Масок нагрянет, вооружившись монетами и чернилами, доктринами и компасами, мылом и ложью. Чужаки завоюют Тараноке, родной остров Бару, перепишут его культуру, запретят его обычаи и отнимут одного из ее отцов. Но Бару терпелива. Она проглотит свою ненависть и станет частью Маскарада. Она пробьется наверх и заполучит власть, чтобы освободить свой народ. Проверяя ее верность, Маскарад прикажет Бару навести порядок в далеком Ордвинне, притоне мятежников, шпионов и герцогов-бунтарей. Но Бару весьма искушена в политических играх, а ее безжалостность в вопросах тактики может сравниться лишь с ее целеустремленностью. И теперь она готова нанести последний удар и сполна выплатить цену свободы