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Content: " How do you start over after the end of the world?Not just an apocalyptic thriller, but also a timely reminder of what is most important in life family, love, and hope. Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M Six years after a global pandemic wiped out most of the planet's population, the survivors are rebuilding the country, split between self-governing cities, hippie communes and wasteland gangs. In postapocalyptic San Francisco, former pop star Moira has created a new identity to finally escape her past until her domineering father launches a sweeping public search to track her down. Desperate for a fresh start herself, jaded event planner Krista navigates the world on behalf of those too traumatized to go outside, determined to help everyone move on even if they don't want to. Rob survived the catastrophe with his daughter, Sunny, but lost his wife. When strict government rules threaten to separate parent and child, Rob needs to prove himself worthy in the city's eyes by connecting with people again. Krista, Moira, Rob and Sunny are brought together by circumstance, and their lives begin to twine together. But when reports of another outbreak throw the fragile society into panic, the friends are forced to finally face everything that came before and everything they still stand to lose. Because sometimes having one person is enough to keep the world going."

Content: Biographisches: "Mike Chen is a lifelong writer, from crafting fan fiction as a child to somehow getting paid for words as an adult. He has contributed to major geek websites (The Mary Sue, The Portalist, Tor) and covered the NHL for mainstream media outlets. A member of SFWA and Codex Writers, Mike lives in the Bay Area, where he can be found playing video games and watching Doctor Who with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @mikechenwriter" Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from October 14, 2019 This postapocalyptic slice-of-life novel from Chen ( Here and Now and Then ) delivers big emotions by keeping the focus small. Six years after a disease known as MGS killed 70% of the world’s population, humankind begins rebuilding. Among the survivors are three San Francisco acquaintances: Rob Donelly, a single parent whose daughter may be taken from him by the Family Stability Board,Moira Gorman, a pop star who was famous before the outbreak but now attempts to live under the radar,and Krista Deal, a consultant helping people to move on from the tragedy. Thrown together by circumstance, the three grow closer as they navigate the imposing new government in a grim, fragile future. As the government warns of another pandemic and panic spreads, Rob’s daughter runs away from home and the three friends set out to track her down. By foregrounding family, Chen manages to imbue his apocalypse with heart, hope, and humanity. Sci-fi fans will delight in this lovingly rendered tale. Agent: Eric Smith, PS Literary. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from November 1, 2019 It's been six years since the MGS pandemic took out much of the world's population. In America, urban areas are rebuilding their culture, but governmental rules have tightened around stabilizing the future of family units, with strong oversight and intervention by the Family Stability Board. In San Francisco, former teen pop star Moira has been building a new life and identity, until her father decides to use the media to find her. Event planner Krista throws herself into helping those who were traumatized to move on with life, whether they want to or not, and avoiding the losses within her own family. Rob raises his young daughter, Sunny, after losing his wife to the pandemic, and tries to keep them a solid, under the radar, family unit. However, when the Family Stability Board threatens to separate Rob and Sunny, he must find ways to connect with other people, crossing paths with Krista and Moira and forcing them all to confront their family issues as a new outbreak threatens to take away everything. VERDICT Sometimes it is not the violent battles of post-apocalyptic stories that pull readers in,it is the emotional connection of humanity finding their way. Chen's ( Here and Now and Then ) prose lights a brilliant, fragile path through the darkness. --Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., NorthamptonCopyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(4): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: November 1, 2019 A grieving father, a British pop star, and a wedding planner cope with the aftermath of a flu pandemic in this post-apocalyptic novel by Chen (Here and Now and Then, 2019). Six years after a virus wiped out 70% of the U.S. population, Rob Donelly, Krista Deal, and Moira Gorman are still unable to move forward with their lives. Rob, a news censor at San Francisco-based PodStar Technologies, hasn't told his 7-year-old daughter, Sunny, that her mother died during the pandemic, instead saying she's in treatment,Krista, a financially struggling wedding planner, faked her own death to escape her dysfunctional family. Moira, Rob's co-worker and Krista's client, is really Johanna Moira MoJo Hatfield, a former teenage pop star who ran away from her controlling father. Rob, Krista, and Moira uncover one another's secrets as they struggle with the consequences of their past decisions. A lot of backstory and confusing subplot told in document fragments detract from an imaginative premise, likable characters, and an uplifting ending. A refreshingly nondystopian end-of-the-world story that falls short of Chen's smart debut. COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(5): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from November 1, 2019 Just like his debut, Here and Now and Then (2019), Chen's newest sf novel is rooted in deep, realistic human emotion. This postapocalyptic tale features a world recovering from an epidemic-level flu outbreak that left entire adult populations paranoid, shy, and traumatized. Chen imagines a unique dystopia: one of hypochondria, yes, but within a world that hasn't ended, only paused, trapped in a stagnant state of alienation as the government strictly maintains quarantined metro areas and reinforces the nuclear family as it tries to ensure the children of the next generation can grow up without the trauma of their predeccessors. As the main characters, from the well-meaning father Rob and his daughter, Sunny, to stability-seeking runner Moira, to hardened wedding planner Krista, struggle to find any kind of normalcy, their lives begin to merge. A Beginning at the End is the best kind of dystopian novel: one rooted deeply in the hearts of his characters and emphasizing hope and connection over fear. Chen has a true gift for making the biggest of worlds center around the most complex workings of hearts, and his newest is compelling, realistic, and impossible to put down.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.) "

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ISBN: 9780369706553

Content: " A Best Of pick and Most Anticipated Sci Fi and Fantasy novel, as selected by Goodreads Buzzfeed &bull,BookRiot &bull,The Portalist &bull,IO9 BookBub SheReads BiblioLifestyle Den of Geek &bull,GeekDad A rich backstory... a highly satisfying ending... All the stars for Chen's warmhearted space-travel story. 8211 Kirkus, starred review Every family has issues. Most can't blame them on extraterrestrials. Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, aren't on speaking terms. Fifteen years ago on a family camping trip, their father and brother vanished. Their dad turned up days later, dehydrated and confused8212 and convinced he'd been abducted by aliens. Their brother, Jakob, remained missing. The women dealt with it very differently. Kass, suspecting her college-dropout twin simply ran off, became the rock of the family. Evie traded academics to pursue alien conspiracy theories, always looking for Jakob. When Evie's UFO network uncovers a new event, she goes to investigate. And discovers Jakob is back. He's different8212 older, stranger, and talking of an intergalactic war8212 but the tensions between the siblings haven't changed at all. If the family is going to come together to help Jakob, then Kass and Evie are going to have to fix their issues, and fast. Because the FBI is after Jakob, and if their brother is telling the truth, possibly an entire space armada, too. The perfect combination of action, imagination and heart, Light Years from Home is a touching drama about a challenge as difficult as saving the galaxy: making peace with your family...and yourself. With heart and insight...Chen crosses the stakes and imagination of a space opera with the emotional depth and intricacy of a family drama. 8212 Erika Swyler, bestselling author of Light from Other Stars"

Content: Biographisches: "Mike Chen is a lifelong writer, from crafting fan fiction as a child to somehow getting paid for words as an adult. He has contributed to major geek websites (The Mary Sue, The Portalist, Tor) and covered the NHL for mainstream media outlets. A member of SFWA and Codex Writers, Mike lives in the Bay Area, where he can be found playing video games and watching Doctor Who with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @mikechenwriter" Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: August 1, 2021 On a family camping trip 15 years ago, Evie and Kass Shao's father and brother suddenly vanished like smoke. Their father returned disoriented, claiming alien abduction, but brother Jakob never returned at all. While Kass has plunged forward with her life, Evie follows up on alien conspiracy theories in hopes of finding Jakob--who finally reappears, possibly trailing intergalactic warfare in his wake. With a 30,000-copy first printing. Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: October 18, 2021 Chen ( We Could Be Heroes ) delivers an emotional blend of space opera and family drama. Fifteen years ago, Jakob Shao joined the war efforts of the alien coalition that abducted him from Earth. Now, dire circumstances force him to return home and face the family left behind. Jakob’s disappearance devastated the Shao family, sending sisters Evie and Kassie on divergent paths: Evie spent those 15 years researching possible alien sightings, while Kassie has always believed that Jakob simply ran away—and that Evie has abandoned her responsibilities to chase a delusion. Chen captures both the love and the friction of their sibling relationship when Jakob returns with a cover story about backpacking through Europe, confirming Kassie’s theory. An element of doubt creeps in, however, when the FBI shows up wanting to question Jakob as part of a domestic terrorism investigation. Kassie and Evie agree to help, but Evie breaks her promise when given the opportunity to prove that Jakob was abducted. Chen adroitly explores the contradictory emotions typical of sibling dynamics and the holding pattern of familial roles against the distant backdrop of UFO investigation and intergalactic battle. The result is sure to keep readers turning pages. Agent: Eric Smith, P.S. Literary. " Rezension(4): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: December 15, 2021 Three siblings torn apart by their brother's disappearance, father's death, and mother's dementia team up to save an alien world. Jakob Shao returns to Earth after years away to retrieve a device that's key to saving his alien friend Henry's home world from a species of ravaging marauders. After a stop in Reno, Nevada, Jakob makes his way to the family home in Mountain View, California, where he's reunited with his sisters. Twin Kassie is a divorced, cigarette-smoking psychologist, online role-playing gamer, and caregiver for the siblings' mother, Sofia Aguilar-Shao, who has dementia. Younger sister Evie is a selfie-taking veterinarian tech in Buffalo, New York, whose side hustle involves proving the existence of extraterrestrial life in an effort to locate her missing brother. Shattered by the death of their father, Arnold Shao, as an indirect result of Jakob's disappearance 15 years earlier, the siblings must overcome past hurts and misunderstandings and learn to appreciate one another and work together to determine whether Jakob is suffering from psychotic delusions, is a terrorist on the run from the FBI, or is actually a space soldier on a desperate mission. A rich backstory that explores the Shao family's disparate memories of the night Jakob and Arnold disappeared and a highly satisfying ending add welcome texture. All the stars for Chen's warmhearted space-travel story. COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(5): "〈a href=https://www.booklistonline.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/booklist_logo.png alt=Booklist border=0 /〉〈/a〉: December 15, 2021 Years ago, Jakob Shao disappeared on the shores of Lake Kinbote with his father--who reappeared days later, convinced that his son had been abducted by aliens and needed to be rescued. Jakob's two sisters dealt with the incident in very different ways. Kass became the responsible rock, while Evie dove into alien conspiracy groups, trying to find proof of what happened to Jakob. The two haven't spoken in years when Jakob reappears, sending a shock wave through their lives. As always, Chen has written a science fiction novel rooted in a deeply emotional core: the focus is on this family and their tensions and pain, and whether they can find a way to trust one another moving forward. This soft sf story is strongest when digging into the complicated dynamics between big and little sister: Kass and Evie struggle to understand each other and accept the other's mistakes. It's a vivid, strong novel that will enchant sf fans who enjoy concentrated, touching stories that narrow in on relationships and emotional consequences. COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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Format: Online-Ressource (XXI, 215 p, online resource)

ISBN: 9781461440901

Series Statement: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Content: Editors hope that Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord appeals to the nostalgic sentiments of investigators and intellectuals in that it can be held in hand and provide a broad survey of leading edge science. At the same time its chapters can be digitally acquired for those established in the field to refine particular knowledge interests or gaps. Most importantly, we ask the reader, whomever that may be, to peruse without prejudice as countless more chapters will have been written before total spinal regeneration is achieved

Note: Frontiers of Spinal Cord and Spine Repair: Experimental Approaches for Repair of Spinal Cord InjuryStem Cell Based Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury Repair -- Strategies for Endogenous Spinal Cord Repair: HPMA Hydrogel to Recruit Migrating Endogenous Stem Cells -- Stem Cells and Spinal Cord Injury Repair -- Chronic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury -- Repair of Radiation Damage and Radiation Injury to the Spinal Cord -- Malignancies of the Spinal Cord -- Molecular Basis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration -- Bioceramics for Osteogenesis, Molecular and Cellular Advances -- Cell-Based Therapies for Spinal Fusion -- Clinical Efficacy of Stem Cell Mediated Osteogenesis and Bioceramics for Bone Tissue Engineering -- Progenitor Cells: Role and Usage in Bone Tissue Engineering Approaches for Spinal Fusion.

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Additional Edition: Druckausg. ISBN 978-146-144-089-5

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ISBN: 9781488205606

Content: " To save his daughter, he'll go anywhere and any-when...Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect with his teenage daughter, Miranda. But his current life is a far cry from his previous career...as a time-traveling secret agent from 2142. Stranded in suburban San Francisco since the 1990s after a botched mission, Kin has kept his past hidden from everyone around him, despite the increasing blackouts and memory loss affecting his time-traveler's brain. Until one afternoon, his rescue team arrives eighteen years too late. Their mission: return Kin to 2142, where he's only been gone weeks, not years, and where another family is waiting for him. A family he can't remember. Torn between two lives, Kin is desperate for a way to stay connected to both. But when his best efforts threaten to destroy the agency and even history itself, his daughter's very existence is at risk. It'll take one final trip across time to save Miranda even if it means breaking all the rules of time travel in the process. A uniquely emotional genre-bending debut, Here and Now and Then captures the perfect balance of heart, playfulness, and imagination, offering an intimate glimpse into the crevices of a father's heart and its capacity to stretch across both space and time to protect the people that mean the most."

Content: Biographisches: " Mike Chen is a lifelong writer, from crafting fan fiction as a child to somehow getting paid for words as an adult. He has contributed to major geek websites (The Mary Sue, The Portalist, Tor) and covered the NHL for mainstream media outlets. A member of SFWA and Codex Writers, Mike lives in the Bay Area, where he can be found playing video games and watching Doctor Who with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @mikechenwriter" Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from August 27, 2018 In this heartfelt and thrilling debut, Chen revitalizes the trope of the absent and unavailable father by placing Kin Stewart in an impossible situation: despite living on the same California coast as his daughter, he is separated from her by a century. Kin is a Temporal Corruption Bureau agent from 2142, tasked with preventing temporal anomalies. While visiting the mid-’90s, he was trapped in time by a bullet from one of his targets,18 years later, Kin has broken protocol and settled down in the past. He has committed to his life,his wife, Heather,and his teenage daughter, Miranda. But Kin can’t hide forever, and eventually, the future catches up with him in the form of a best friend he barely remembers. Forced to return to 2142, Kin quickly finds himself at odds with his old friend, the TCB, and his life in the future. He misses his daughter, and when Miranda’s life is threatened, Kin will risk everything––including his own life, the future, and maybe even time itself––to save her. Chen’s concept is unique, and Kin’s agony is deeply moving. His choices are often selfish but entirely understandable,he is human, with good intentions and profound flaws. Quick pacing, complex characters, and a fascinating premise make this an unforgettable debut. Agent: Eric Smith, P.S. Literary. " Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: October 15, 2018 A time-traveling father must save his teenage daughter from secret agents who want to eliminate her to protect the historical timeline in this debut novel.It's 1996 in suburban San Francisco. Kin Stewart, an agent for the Temporal Corruption Bureau, is on a mission to stop a time-traveling merc who's been hired to disrupt important legislation. There's a problem: Kin's been shot, and the implanted beacon that's supposed to help him return to 2142 has been damaged. Stranded in the past, Kin gradually forgets his previous life. He gets married, and he and his wife, Heather, have a daughter, Miranda. When Kin's spent 18 years in the past, Heather accidentally triggers the indestructible metal thingy he's kept hidden in their garage, inadvertently summoning Markus, a fellow TCB agent and the brother of Penny, Kin's fiancee in 2142. Markus gives Kin 24 hours to close out his life in the 20th century. When Kin realizes the TCB intends to eliminate 14-year-old Miranda as a timeline error, he's forced to risk everything to try to save her life. Plot holes are neatly sidestepped as Kin explains who can time travel, when and how often, what the grandfather paradox is, and why he can't bring his daughter with him to 2142. Naturally, it takes time to set out the rules, and the explanations don't all make sense, but Kin's story isn't primarily about time machines or the Museum of the Modern Era that serves fast food as a curiosity in 2142. It's about a father who learns the value of being honest and authentic with the daughter he loves because in the end, there is never enough time.A subtly woven meditation about the fragility of time raises the bar in this smart, fun, and affectionate story. COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "

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Format: 330 Seiten

ISBN: 9780778331391

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ISBN: 9783641303471

Content: " Ein fesselndes Abenteuer von Obi-Wan Kenobi, dem Helden der Klonkriege. Inmitten der Klonkriege begibt sich der Jedi-Ritter Obi-Wan Kenobi in diplomatischer Mission nach Cato Neimoidia. Nach einem schrecklichen Anschlag, für den die Republik verantwortlich gemacht wird, soll er verhindern, dass der Planet seine Neutralität aufgibt. Zum ersten Mal seit langer Zeit reist er allein, denn sein ehemaliger Schüler Anakin ist nun ebenfalls ein Jedi-Ritter. Doch Anakin beweist wieder einmal seine Sturheit, indem er seinem ehemaligen Meister folgt – entgegen dessen ausdrücklichen Wunsch. Schließlich muss Anakin als Gleichrangiger Obi-Wans Anweisungen nicht mehr befolgen, und die beiden Männer sind gezwungen zusammenzuarbeiten. Nicht als Meister und Schüler, sondern wie Brüder.Sie wollen mehr über Obi-Wan Kenobi erfahren? Verpassen Sie nicht die großen Legenden-Romane »Kenobi« und »Obi-Wan Kenobi und die Biodroiden«. "

Content: Biographisches: "Mike Chen ist ein von der Kritik gefeierter Science-Fiction-Autor aus der San Francisco Bay Area. Neben seinen Buchveröffentlichungen schreibt er Artikel für verschiedene Online-Magazine – sein Fachgebiet sind nerdige Themen, er ist Experte für »Geek«-Kultur. Bevor er sich dem Autorendasein verschrieb, arbeitete er als Sportjournalist, als DJ, Musiker und sogar als Raumfahrtingenieur. Er lebt mit seiner Frau, seiner Tochter und vielen geretteten Tieren zusammen." Biographisches: "Andreas Kasprzak, Jahrgang 1972, arbeitet seit dem Abschluss seiner Buchhändlerlehre als Autor und Übersetzer, u. a. von »Star Wars«, »Warcraft«, »Minecraft« und »Assassin´s Creed«."

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Format: 352 Seiten , 23,5 cm

ISBN: 9780778311737

Content: Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, aren't on speaking terms. Fifteen years ago on a family camping trip, their father and brother vanished. Their dad turned up days later, dehydrated and confused-and convinced he'd been abducted by aliens. Their brother, Jakob, remained missing. The women dealt with it very differently. Kass, suspecting her college-dropout twin simply ran off, became the rock of the family. Evie traded academics to pursue alien conspiracy theories, always looking for Jakob. When Evie's UFO network uncovers a new event, she goes to investigate. And discovers Jakob is back. He's different - older, stranger, and talking of an intergalactic war - but the tensions between the siblings haven't changed at all. If the family is going to come together to help Jakob, then Kass and Evie are going to have to fix their issues, and fast. Because the FBI is after Jakob, and if their brother is telling the truth, possibly an entire space armada, too.

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Format: 336 Seiten

ISBN: 9780778369042

Content: Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect with his teenage daughter, Miranda. But his current life is a far cry from his previous career...as a time-traveling secret agent from 2142. Stranded in suburban San Francisco since the 1990s after a botched mission, Kin has kept his past hidden from everyone around him, despite the increasing blackouts and memory loss affecting his time-traveler's brain. Until one afternoon, his "rescue" team arrives-eighteen years too late. Their mission: return Kin to 2142, where he's only been gone weeks, not years, and where another family is waiting for him. A family he can't remember. Torn between two lives, Kin is desperate for a way to stay connected to both. But when his best efforts threaten to destroy the agency and even history itself, his daughter's very existence is at risk. It'll take one final trip across time to save Miranda-even if it means breaking all the rules of time travel in the process.

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ISBN: 9780593597927

Series Statement: Star Wars

Content: " NATIONAL BESTSELLER &bull,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. 160 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: 160 &bull, Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine. &bull, Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer. &bull, Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc. &bull, Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma&rsquo, secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance. &bull, Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok&rsquo, quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor. &bull,Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen . 160 Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from: Tom Angleberger,160 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 160 To celebrate the launch of this book, Penguin Random House and Disney/Lucasfilm will each make donations to First Book&mdash, leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. In recognition of both companies&rsquo,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&rsquo, books to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education."

Content: Biographisches: " Saladin Ahmed is the Eisner Award&ndash,inning writer of Marvel&rsquo, Spider-Man: Miles Morales and The Magnificent Ms. Marvel. His novel Throne of the Crescent Moon was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula awards and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. He lives with his children near Detroit. Charlie Jane Anders is the author of the Unstoppable trilogy, beginning with Victories Greater Than Death. She&rsquo, also the author of the short-story collection Even Greater Mistakes, and Never Say You Can&rsquo, Survive , a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. Her other books include The City in the Middle of the Night and All the Birds in the Sky. She&rsquo, won the Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, Lambda Literary, Crawford, and Locus awards. She co-created Escapade, a transgender superhero, for Marvel Comics and wrote her into the long-running New Mutants comic. And she&rsquo, currently the science-fiction and fantasy book reviewer for The Washington Post. Her TED Talk, &ldquo,o Ahead, Dream About the Future&rdquo,got seven hundred thousand views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Olivie Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of the Atlas series and Alone with You in the Ether. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult romcom My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince/toddler, and rescue pit bull. Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, Light Years from Home, and other novels. He has covered geek culture for sites such as Nerdist, Tordotcom, and StarTrekdotcom, and in a different life, covered the NHL. A member of SFWA, Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals. Mary Kenney writes critically acclaimed videogames, books, and comics. She works at Insomniac Games, where she was on the writing team for Marvel&rsquo, Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet &,Clank: Rift Apart, and she was a lead writer on Telltale&rsquo, The Walking Dead series. Her first book, Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry, was released in July 2022 to glowing reviews from Kirkus and Booklist. Before making games, she studied in the game design master&rsquo, program at New York University, and she teaches narrative design at Indiana University. She was an award-winning journalist with bylines in The New York Times, Salon, and Kotaku. When not writing or gaming, she can be found buried in a book, running a tabletop RPG, or trying to keep her forest of indoor plants alive. Fran Wilde won a 2015 Nebula Award for her first novel, Updraft, she completed the trilogy with Cloudbound and Horizon in 2017. Her debut middle-grade novel Riverland won a 2019 Nebula Award and was named an NPR Best Book of 2019. The middle-grade novel The Ship of Stolen Words appeared in 2021 and books in her Gemworld series with tordotcom have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards. Wilde&rsquo, short fiction has appeared in Asimov&rsquo, , Tordotcom, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Uncanny Magazine , and multiple year&rsquo, best collections. Her nonfiction has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times , NPR, Tordotcom, and elsewhere. The manag­,ng editor of The Sunday Morning Transport , Wilde holds an MFA in poetry and an MA in information architecture and inter..."

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