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.

Eyes of the Empire /by Kiersten White -- Hunger / by Mark Oshiro -- Ion control / by Emily Skrutskie -- A good kiss / by C. B. Lee -- She will keep them warm / by Delilah S. Dawson -- Heroes of the rebellion / by Amy Ratcliffe -- Rogue Two / by Gary Whitta -- Kendal / by Charles Yu -- Against all odds / by R. F. Kuang -- Beyond hope / by Michael Moreci -- The truest duty / by Christie Golden -- A naturalist on Hoth / by Hank Green -- The dragonsnake saves R2 / by Katie Cook -- For the last time / by Beth Revis -- Rendezvous point / by Jason Fry -- The Final Order / by Seth Dickinson -- Amara Kel's rules for TIE pilot survival (probably) / by Django Wexler -- The first lesson / by Jim Zub -- Disturbance / by Mike Chen -- This is no cave / by Catherynne M. Valente -- Lord Vader will see you now / by John Jackson Miller -- Vergence / by Tracy Deonn -- Tooth and claw / by Michael Kogge -- STET! / by Daniel José Older -- Wait for it / by Zoraida Córdova -- Standard Imperial Procedure / by Sarwat Chadda -- There is always another / by Mackenzi Lee -- Fake it till you make it / by Cavan Scott -- But what does he eat? / by S. A. Chakraborty -- Beyond the clouds / by Lilliam Rivera -- No time for poetry / by Austin Walker -- Bespin escape / Martha Wells -- Faith in an old friend / by Brittany N. Williams -- Due on Batuu / by Rob Hart -- Into the clouds / by Karen Strong -- The witness / by Adam Christopher -- The man who built Cloud City / by Alexander Freed -- The backup backup plan / by Anne Toole -- Right-hand man / by Lydia Kang -- The whills strike back / by Tom Angleberger.