Princess and the Scoundrel author Beth Revis is returning to Star Wars with a twist on Leia Organa and Han Solo’s wedding in a gorgeous new picture book illustrated by Sophie Li and written by Revis, titled Someone Who Loves You.
Someone Who Loves You will re-tell the moments of Han and Leia’s wedding ceremony on Endor after the Rebel’s victory over the Empire—taking moments already told in Revis’ earlier novel and rendering them in beautiful, painterly new scenes, as the doting newlyweds-to-be explain to curious Ewok children just what love is, and what Han and Leia mean to each other.
“Star Wars has ‘war’ right in the title, and the foundation of this epic, multi-generational story in a galaxy far, far away has always been about the struggle of good vs. evil, Empire vs. Rebels, Jedi vs. Sith. But even if the base of the story is war, the columns holding it up are hope,” Revis exclusively told io9 over email discussing the new picture book. “There is always a spark of hope in even the darkest, grimmest galactic tale. As Rose Tico said, ‘That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate. Saving what we love.’ Yes, Star Wars is fun when it’s lightsaber battles and TIE fighters. But all of that means nothing without love.”
The picture book will highlight specific moments already covered in The Princess and the Scoundrel as well as provide new context, but the real draw will be being able to finally see the ceremony itself—artwork released to accompany the novel in 2022 already gave us a few details, like Leia’s wonderful wedding dress, but as you can see, Li’s gorgeous stylization gives the whole thing a fairytale feel that Han and Leia’s love truly deserve.
Head to Gizmodo.com for an interview with Revis. Star Wars: Someone Who Loves You is set to release on December 3rd, 2024, and can be preordered now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
