Beth Revis

If you’re a fan of Young Adult Science Fiction, you’ve likely run across the name Beth Revis at some point in your interstellar travels. In 2011, Revis sealed her place among the stars as a New York Times Bestselling Author with her novel Across the Universe. Her success bloomed with each entry in the trilogy, and her body of work rapidly grew with numerous short stories and anthology features. With so much time spent taking readers on journeys through the cosmos, it was only a matter of time before she found herself telling stories in a galaxy far, far away. And Star Wars readers are lucky she did.

Following the critical and commercial success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Revis made her triumphal EU arrival with Rebel Rising, a prequel exploring the thirteen years of Jyn Erso’s life between the opening sequence and main events of the film. Revis’s signature YA voice resounds throughout the pages, managing to capture Jyn’s coming of age story as she wrestles with past trauma and questions just how far she is willing to go to resist Imperial tyranny. In addition to filling the gaps in Jyn’s history, the novel is notable for providing a look at the inner workings of Saw Gerrera’s Partisans and their role in sparking the fires of rebellion.

Mere months after Rebel Rising’s release, Revis continued her time in the EU as part of the anthology From a Certain Point of View, a collection of forty short stories commemorating A New Hope’s 40th anniversary by retelling key scenes within the film from an alternate perspective. In her story “Fully Operational,” Revis revisits the famous Imperial officer meeting aboard the Death Star. Readers relive the announcement of the Imperial Senate’s dissolvement through General Tagge’s eyes as he contemplates the Empire’s superweapon and discovers an even more sinister power in Darth Vader with the Force choke of Admiral Motti.

Revis’s next EU outing came in comic form with Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, a five-issue miniseries starring Star Wars’ most inspiring female characters. Revis penned the script for the fourth issue, which features fan-favorites Ahsoka and Padmé. In it, the senator and young padawan strengthen their bond by affirming each other’s abilities as they prepare for an important meeting and face an unexpected visitor.

Celebrating Episode V’s 40th anniversary, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back collects forty short stories like its predecessor, this time set within what some consider the greatest film in the Star Wars franchise. It’s no surprise that Revis returns to contribute, her story “For the Last Time” providing an alternate point of view to one of the movie’s most menacing scenes. 

Her unique voice and mastery of science fiction enables Revis to capture stories from the farthest reaches of space and bring them to readers. And if her track record is any indication, her time in the EU is only just beginning. Be sure to check back here as our Beth Revis collection continues to grow to galactic proportions.