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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

Eisner-winning writer SALADIN AHMED (Miles Morales) and superstar horror artist DAVE ACOSTA (Elvira) turn it up to 11 for this sci-fi horror about working people fighting fears made flesh! Blue City was the last liveable place on Earth. Now itÕs crawling with TerrorsÑmonsters that physically transform into whatever their victims are most afraid of. And the only people that can stop the Terrors are an overworked, underpaid crew from the wrong part of town. Collects TERRORWAR #1-9

Collects Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #29-32. Happy tenth anniversary, Miles Morales! The young Spider-Man has run the gauntlet of his very own Clone Saga — but the shocking fallout will leave Miles and the people he loves permanently changed. You may think we’re joking or blowing it out of proportion — but we are not! Change is on the horizon — and as we enter the Beyond era, it’s time to look ahead to Spider-Man’s future! And although Miles’ scars are fresh and his path may be uncertain, that future has never looked brighter. For one thing, it’s date night for Spider-Man and Starling! Unfortunately, no one informed Taskmaster that three’s a crowd. Plus: Miles is making new friends — including, thanks to a series of monster attacks in Brooklyn, Ms. Marvel’s pal Amulet!

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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 its 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, K Arsenault Rivera, 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 J. Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, 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.

Collecting Ms. Marvel (2015) #31-37. Kamala Khan continues to mix super-heroic adventure with fun and friendship! Starting with a slumber party! But if calamity strikes Jersey City while Kamala is having a sleepover with Nakia, Zoe and Mike, how can Ms. Marvel save the day without bailing on her best friends? And speaking of BFFs, Bruno is back u0097 and he and Kamala are learning how to be pals again. What better bonding experience than geeking out over a little science? And what better experiment to run than trying to figure out how Ms. Marvelu0092s powers work? But when things go awry and with her uncanny abilities on the fritz, Kamala will have to pull it together to battle a classic Marvel villain! The next big step for Kamala Khan begins here!

Collects Black Bolt #1-6. The king of the Inhumans has been imprisoned! But where? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold the uncanny Black Bolt? The answers will shock you - and Blackagar Boltagon as well! For if he is to learn the truth, he must first win a fight to the death against a fellow inmate: the Absorbing Man! As a prison revolt begins, Death''s Head enters the fray - but is he there to help, or to hunt? And who - or what - is the warden of this strange place? Whatever it is, the Jailer knows only penance and fear. And soon, so will the Silent King! Award-winning sci-fi writer Saladin Ahmed crafts a story fit for the mind-bending art of Christian Ward!

Collects Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales (2019) #1-3, Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus (2019) #1. Is Miles Morales a marked man? It''s business as usual as Miles squares off against Mac Gargan, A.K.A. the Scorpion! But when Carnage''s bloodthirsty acolytes swarm New York, Miles learns the hard way that Scorpion has a history with Venom and the other symbiotes of the Marvel Universe! And Miles himself may have a future with them, if Carnage and his dark doppelgangers get their way! If Miles can''t fight this, he''d better hope someone shows up who can beat a dark, symbiote-powered Spider-Man! Plus: Carnage is on a rampage that will connect him to Knull the symbiote god and only Weapon H can stop him!

On the eve of the 1980s and the Reagan Administration, Detroit is burdened with an oppressive darkness–both political and supernatural. Dejected and tough tabloid reporter Elena Abbott, who previously defeated the occult forces responsible for her husband’s death, must dig herself out from rock bottom if she’s going to save Detroit from the Umbra, one last time... As the next chapter by Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed (Star Wars: Canto Bight, Black Bolt) and artist Sami Kivelä (Beautiful Canvas) opens, Elena will have to contend with the dark cloud hanging over Detroit... and over her personally.

Collecting Amazing Spider-Man Annual (2018) #1, Captain America Annual (2018) #1, Daredevil Annual (2018) #1, Silver Surfer Annual (2018) #1, Spider-Man Annual #1, X-Men: Gold Annual #2 And Journey Into Mystery: The Birth Of Krakoa. Untold tales of your favorite Marvel heroes! Before Spider-Man discovered his black costume was a symbiote, what nighttime adventures did it take him on? On an advance scouting mission during World War II, Captain America and Bucky face one of their longest nights! Discover the first meeting between Daredevil and hero-hating NYPD Detective Misty Knight! Join the Silver Surfer on a fateful hunt for a planet to feed to his master, Galactus! Learn what spiderpowered teen Miles Morales was up to during the Skrull Secret Invasion! Witness Kitty Prydeu0092s first kiss! And join Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos as they encounter the living island Krakoa!

"Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #48-49, Amazing Spider-Man: the sins of Norman Osborn and material from Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom)..."--Page 4 of cover.

Collects Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #22-28. Nothing will ever be the same for the Morales family! The battle against Ultimatum is over, but Miles and his family will bear the scars for the rest of their lives. A day with Starling may raise Miles'' spirits, but there''s always another shoe about to drop - like symbiote dragons attacking Brooklyn! And that''s not the worst thing unleashed by the King in Black: Knull has taken over one of Miles'' friends and is using them to go after the young Spider-Man! If Miles can come out of this ordeal unscathed, he''ll face an even greater one when the Assessor''s machinations are revealed at last - and Miles'' Clone Saga will mess up his life even worse than Peter Parker''s did!

Abbott’s investigations pits her directly against some of the most powerful men in Detroit.

Collects Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #16-21. It’s Moraleses vs. monsters as the Ultimatum saga reaches its chaotic conclusion! Miles is taking on his biggest responsibility yet: babysitting his new little sister, Billie! But fussiness and feeding time are the least of their problems, because there’s something horrific stirring underground! Meanwhile, Miles’ uncle Aaron has made a deal with a different kind of monster — the villainous Ultimatum — and he’s about to get bitten! And to make things worse, when the government outlaws teenage super heroes, life must change for Brooklyn’s young Spider-Man! It’s time for the next generation to stand together — or fall apart! But will Miles’ greatest enemy be…himself? Ultimatum’s master plan is in motion, and it’s way bigger than anyone expects. Everyone in Miles’ orbit — and beyond — will need to come together to win this battle!

Abbott has hit rock bottom—no job, no friends, and no hope against the mysterious forces that continue to plague Detroit. But that doesn’t mean she’s giving up.

Collects Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #11-15. Ultimatum is here — and New York doesn’t know what hit it! But while chasing this mysterious villain from a familiar place, Miles Morales finds himself in an awkward situation involving his uncle. And when something huge happens, the young Spider-Man is faced with a dilemma that could threaten everything he holds dear! Caught in the middle of a war between Ultimatum and the old guard, Miles crosses paths with a classic Spidey villain — and the lives of more than one Morales are on the line! Then, it’s thirteen miles from Washington Heights to Brooklyn, and Miles’ uncle Aaron is a wanted man. Racing against the clock, with only their wits and their fists, can Spider-Man and the Prowler make it home? And prepare for a deadly rematch Miles never expected to face!

The second volume in the ground-breaking, genre-bending, boundary-pushing Clockwork Phoenix anthology series, now available in digital format. Includes critically-acclaimed and award-nominated stories by Claude Lalumière, Leah Bobet, Marie Brennan, Ian McHugh, Ann Leckie, Mary Robinette Kowal, Saladin Ahmed, Tanith Lee, Joanna Galbraith, Catherynne M. Valente, Forrest Aguirre, Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer, Kelly Barnhill, Barbara Krasnoff and Steve Rasnic Tem. With a whimsical introduction and new afterword by Nebula Award-nominated editor Mike Allen. "Sixteen unique voices that manage nevertheless to harmonize into a sort of choir of the uncanny singing in the key of beauty and strangeness ... Mike Allen has conducted it masterfully. I highly recommend it, and look forward with great anticipation to CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 3." — SF Site CONTENTS Three Friends • Claude Lalumière Six • Leah Bobet Once a Goddess • Marie Brennan Angel Dust • Ian McHugh The Endangered Camp • Ann Leckie At the Edge of Dying • Mary Robinette Kowal Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela • Saladin Ahmed The Pain of Glass: A Tale of the Flat Earth • Tanith Lee The Fish of Al-Kawthar''s Fountain • Joanna Galbraith The Secret History of Mirrors • Catherynne M. Valente Never nor Ever • Forrest Aguirre each thing i show you is a piece of my death • Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer Open the Door and the Light Pours Through • Kelly Barnhill Rosemary, That''s For Remembrance • Barbara Krasnoff When We Moved On • Steve Rasnic Tem Praise for CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 2 . . . . Allen finds his groove for this second annual anthology of weird stories, selecting 16 wonderfully evocative, well-written tales. Marie Brennan’s thought-provoking “Once a Goddess” considers the fate of a goddess abruptly returned to mortality. Tanith Lee puts a stunning twist in the story of a morose prince in “The Pain of Glass.” Mary Robinette Kowal’s “At the Edge of Dying” describes a world where magic comes only to those at death’s door. In “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela,” Saladin Ahmed tells of a small village on the edge of a desert, a hermit and a woman who may be a witch. Each story fits neatly alongside the next, and the diversity of topics, perspectives and authors makes this cosmopolitan anthology a winner. — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review In this anthology of 15 original tales by some of fantasy’s most imaginative voices, Tanith Lee returns to her remarkable Flat Earth setting for a poignant and cutting tale of love, fate, and misfortune in “The Pain of Glass.” Other contributors include veteran and newer writers Forrest Aguirre, Steve Rasnic Tem, Joanna Galbraith, Saladin Ahmed, and others, each chosen for their unique perspective and stylistic grace. VERDICT: This second volume in a new annual anthology series will appeal to fantasy readers who enjoy short stories. — Library Journal CLOCKWORK PHOENIX is the most experimental and often the most interesting of the impressive stable of four anthologies published by Norilana. The second outing has a lot of strong work, including a nice ultra-romantic tale of a woman of glass by Tanith Lee (“The Pain of Glass”), a moving fairly traditional ghost story from Kelly Barnhill (“Open the Door and the Light Pours Through”), and a story I frankly didn’t think I’d like, but which seduced me, Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer’s “each thing i show you is a piece of my death,” about experimental film makers creating a sort of collage film, including what seems a very old clip of a man committing suicide. It’s queasy-making, odd, yet compelling. My favorite story is Ann Leckie’s “The Endangered Camp,” which she says resulted from a sort of challenge to combine dinosaurs, post-apocalyptic fiction, and Mars — and does so beautifully as the crew of the first spaceship to Mars witnesses the asteroid striking Earth and wonders what to do. — Locus

Collects Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #0-4. The scariest Spider-Man story you''ve ever read! When a dangerous song takes all of New York City on a haunting journey through their dreams, a sleep-deprived Peter Parker must fight back his fears to face a threat unlike anything he has ever known! Because this time, his "Peter tingle" is a chill right down his spine! And if he can survive his encounter with the Sleep-Stealer - and a fight with the sinister Spidercide - Spider-Man will have to hit the road for the most terrifying ride of his life! Peter soon finds himself in the most frightening haunted house possible - but who took his powers? Who took his friends and family? Who stands the best chance at taking Spider-Man down - permanently? This has to be Mysterio''s doing, right? But what if it''s not?!

Willkommen in Canto Bight, der gefährlichsten Casino-Stadt des Star-Wars-Universums! Willkommen in der Casino-Stadt Canto Bight, in der jeder alles riskiert, um sein Glück zu machen! Diese vier miteinander verbundenen Kurzgeschichten spielen am selben schicksalhaften Abend und handeln von der Gefahr, die von der verschwenderischen Casino-Stadt ausgeht. Die Autoren Saladin Ahmed, Mira Grant, Rae Carson und John Jackson Miller erzählen von Lügen, Betrug, geplatzten Träumen und Überlebenskämpfen in Canto Bight, dem einzigen Ort, der noch unberührt von den Problemen der Galaxis zu sein scheint. Doch nie war der Preis dafür höher! Denn in Canto Bight herrscht eine Dunkelheit, die von all dem Glamour und Luxus nur verhüllt wird ...

Collects Ms. Marvel (2015) #25-38. G. Willow Wilson bids a fond farewell to Kamala Khan as her sensational five-year MS. MARVEL run comes to a close! But where is our heroine? Kamala has vanished, but Jersey City still has a need for heroes! The city''s newest crimefighter, Red Dagger, and even ordinary citizens attempt to carry on the brave fight in Ms. Marvel''s honor. But when an old enemy re-emerges, will anyone be powerful enough to truly carry the legacy - except Kamala herself? Plus: Calamity strikes during a slumber party! Bruno returns! And he and Kamala must work out how to be friends again! What better way than a little scientific research into Kamala''s powers? But when the experiment goes awry, can Ms. Marvel pull herself together in time to triumph over a classic Marvel villain?

The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!??Ê The Creep challenges comicsÕ biggest names to shock readers like never before! And with a ghoulish roster including GARTH ENNIS (Preacher, The Boys), BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman), MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN), ZOE THOROGOOD (ITÕS LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH), and NICK DRAGOTTA (EAST OF WEST), readers may die of FRIGHT before finishing this volume!ÊÊ DONÕT SAY WE DIDNÕT WARN YOU.Ê Collects CREEP SHOW, VOL. 2 #1-5

Elena has assembled a force of unlikely allies to mount an important rescue mission - but with vengeful gangsters and the deadly Umbra closing in, this is a fight they may not be able to win. * The secret to victory may lie with one of Elena''s old friends - and the dark truth behind the Um

Collecting Exiles (2018) #1-6. Donu0092t Blink u0097 the Exiles are back! The fan-favorite teleporter from the Age of Apocalypse was once the lynchpin of an interdimensional team determined to save not just the world, but also the entire Multiverse. And now Blinku0092s talents are needed once again! When a mysterious threat begins devouring the very fabric of reality, the Unseen u0097 the man once known as Nick Fury, who can now only watch Earth from a lofty post on the Moon u0097 recruits her as his champion to save all that is. But Blink canu0092t do it alone. Sheu0092ll need a team drawn from across the Marvel Multiverse to face the Time-Eater! Which surprising heroes will join the newest squad of Exiles u0097 and can they ever go home again?

Collects Exiles (2018) #7-12. The reality-hopping adventurers continue their exploits across the Marvel Multiverse! Theyu0092ll face a fistful of (evil) mutants when the Exiles land in the Old West! But whose side is the Black Panther on u0097 and who does he have in his Vibranium crosshairs? Then, in a dusty Arabian town, who is the neu0092er-do-well son of a tailor everyoneu0092s calling u0093Aladdinu0094? Plus: The Watchers have their all-seeing eyes fixed firmly on the Exiles. Nobody messes with the timestream while theyu0092re on duty. Justice will be served! And when fallen teammate Khan u0097 who sacrificed herself to stop the Time-Eater u0097 returns, her friends might not be happy to see her or her team of evil Exiles! Meet Captain Axis, Shuri Killmonger, Iron Kang, X 2/3rd and Skele-Thor!

“Get Yer Story Straight” Three crooks just managed to do the unthinkable: they stole something invaluable from Harley Quinn herself! But as they compare notes on how the job went down, they start to notice some… discrepancies in what they saw…

It’s too late. The Umbra has been unleashed on Detroit, and Elena will need all the help she can get from an old friend if she’s going to succeed. And stunningly, Elena discovers that she is truly unique, and has power beyond her imagination...

Elena gets a call from Elmer, her brother, and only together will they be able to face the Umbra that possesses him. It will take everything Elena has to tap into her power, dispel the threat, and save his life.

In a new series for fans of Something is Killing the Children and Bitter Root, Saladin Ahmed, the visionary writer behind Miles Morales: Spider-Man, and Sami Kivelä, the acclaimed artist behind Machine Gun Wizards, reunite for this Must Read supernatural thriller. Detroit’s hardest hitting journalist, Elena Abbott, is trying to make a fresh start at a new newspaper...but her deadly past isn’t ready to let go. The city is days away from the historic election of a Black candidate as their new Mayor, but a vicious new group has emerged to destroy him, targeting anyone who supports his campaign or the change he represents. That means Abbott, who discovers the group’s connection to a dangerous dark magic, has been targeted for certain death - unless she embraces her true power as the Lightbringer to save her city.

This is it - Elena vs. The Umbra, with the future of Detroit on the line. But even if Elena can save those closest to her, nothing will ever be the same... Final Issue.

The dark forces terrorizing Detroit have struck Elena Abbott where it hurts most...and she’s going to strike back. But even after pulling together an uneasy alliance with the last people she expected, Abbott is about to learn her enemies are one step ahead of her...and it might cost Abbott the person she loves most.

How do you encompass all the worlds of the imagination? Within fantasy’s scope lies every possible impossibility, from dragons to spirits, from magic to gods, and from the unliving to the undying. In Fearsome Journeys, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan sets out on a quest to find the very limits of the unlimited, collecting twelve brand new stories by some of the most popular and exciting names in epic fantasy from around the world. With original fiction from Scott Lynch, Saladin Ahmed, Trudi Canavan, K J Parker, Kate Elliott, Jeffrey Ford, Robert V S Redick, Ellen Klages, Glen Cook, Elizabeth Bear, Ellen Kushner, Ysabeau S. Wilce and Daniel Abraham, Fearsome Journeys explores the whole range of the fantastic.

An old friend sends an ominous warning to Abbott - her enemies have returned to weaken her by any means necessary. As the personal losses mount and her efforts at the newspaper are blocked, Abbott finally catches a break - uncovering one of the most guarded secrets of the group aiming to take down the man who would be Detroit’s first Black mayor. But all victories come with a cost...and this one may be too high for Abbott to pay!

Science fiction. As seen in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, welcome to the casino city of Canto Bight. A place where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, these four interconnected stories explore the deception and danger of the lavish casino city. An honest salesman meets a career criminal as a dream vacation turns into the worst nightmare imaginable, in a story by Saladin Ahmed. Dreams and schemes collide when a deal over a priceless bottle of wine becomes a struggle for survival, as told by Mira Grant. Old habits die hard when a servant is forced into a mad struggle for power among Canto Bight''s elite, in a tale by Rae Carson. A deadbeat gambler has one last chance to turn his luck around; all he has to do is survive one wild night, as told by John Jackson Miller