Point your browser towards Polygon for an exclusive excerpt from author E.K. Johnston’s upcoming novel titled Star Wars: Queen’s Peril from Disney Publishing. In addition to the excerpt, Polygon chatted with Johnston about the book as well. The novel serves as a prequel to her earlier book Queen’s Shadow (read our Jedi News review right here) and focuses on Padme Amidala’s beginnings as elected Queen of Naboo leading right into the events of The Phantom Menace.
The Hollywood Reporter released an excerpt from the novel back in March.
The 352-page young adult novel was announced back in November and is scheduled to be released on June 2. You can place your pre-order for the book at this link.
The upcoming Star Wars prequel novel Queen’s Peril is for anyone who ever wondered about the inner workings of Padmé Amidala’s handmaidens, and how the young queen managed to fool the entire political circle of Naboo.
Written by E.K. Johnston, who penned Queen’s Shadow, a prequel about Padmé’s transition into senator, Queen’s Peril follows the young royal as she becomes Queen Amidala and forms her inner entourage of chosen handmaidens (some played by Keira Knightley, Sofia Coppola, and Rose Byrne in the prequels). It’s an origin story not just for the Queen of Naboo, but her most trusted confidantes, taking place before and during the Phantom Menace. As the girls work to create a tight system of decoys, bodyguards, and assistants, they must also face rising intergalactic tensions and great threats to Naboo.
Johnston talked to Polygon about fleshing out Padmé’s closest friends, approaching Star Wars canon, and coming from a fanfiction background.
