Dan Wallace Boeken

An incredible hardcover amassing art and creator commentary chronicling four seasons of adventure in a galaxy far, far away! In the early days of the rebellion, a tight-knit group of rebels from various backgrounds banded together against all odds to do their part in the larger mission of defeating the Galactic Empire, sparking hope across the galaxy. The award-winning team from Lucasfilm Animation brought the beloved occupants of the Ghost into our homes five years ago, now, take a step behind-the-scenes to witness the journey from paper to screen with The Art of Star Wars Rebels. Featuring never-before-seen concept art and process pieces along with exclusive commentary from the creative team behind the show, Dark Horse Books and Lucasfilm proudly present the official look inside one of the galaxy's most beloved shows.

By the author of Tribune of the People: A Novel of Ancient Rome, Run West: A Novel of the Civil War, Garbage in Space: And Other Speculative Stories, and Jury of Peers: City Stories. In this collection, a young West Virginia girl trained as a boxer by her father strikes up a troubling, long-distance friendship. An alcoholic blue-collar worker from a poor DC neighborhood searches his inner self after undergoing the ultimate conversion. Summoned to jury duty, a divorced carpenter finds himself neck-deep in a Philly mob case. In a small city museum, the curator crosses paths with two aspiring artists at an avant garde exhibit. Humiliated after dropping a fly ball, a disillusioned boy's love of the game hinges on the actions of an old major leaguer. A young woman considering her tenth school reunion reminisces to decide.These and seven other stories comprise an array that mine the country's cultural history during the past half century. Each tale offers vivid characterizations of common people and places as pieces in the puzzle of an ever-changing world. Insights abound in this wide-ranging, thoroughly enjoyable collection well worth reading through and through.

Garbage in Space: Speculative Stories transports readers to new worlds and new possibilities. Travel through space with provisional immortals as they panhandle for treasure amid a million iotas of galactic trash. Reserve a front-row seat for truly heroic Olympic feats performed on the Moon. Land on a desert planet where an eternal being chances the immolation of her gray matter forever. Follow a troubled blue-collar worker as he experiences an ultimate epiphany. Join an ambitious researcher who risks his own consciousness by delving into the depths of the permanently comatose. Track the progress of professional sports in ever-shifting environments. Explore these and other alternate human prospects in this enriching, eclectic collection of stories. Each offers an original perspective on a broad spectrum of the probable and the possible. Together, they deliver an extraordinarily entertaining spectrum of what the future might hold.