BB-8 and the Snow Monster was a planned young readers book by Caitlin Kennedy with illustrations by Brian Kesinger. Slated to be the third entry in the Droid Tales series, the book was canceled by Disney–Lucasfilm Press after several release date delays. The title would have featured the droids BB-8, C-3PO, and R2-D2 on the planet Hoth.
Publisher's summary[]
C-3PO is none to [sic] happy when the Resistance must return to the old Rebel base on Hoth, but R2-D2 is nostalgic from their old adventures there and BB-8 is just excited to play in the snow. However, when the little round droid encounters an angry wampa, he'll have to use all of his programming to trick his way out from under the snow beast![1]
Plot summary[]
During or after 34 ABY,[2] the Resistance returns to Echo Base on[1] the planet[4] Hoth.[1] The protocol droid[4] C-3PO is unhappy over the move, while[1] the astromech droid[4] R2-D2 feels nostalgic.[1] The astromech droid[4] BB-8 plays in the snow before encountering a wampa.[1]
Development[]
BB-8 and the Snow Monster was first revealed in official online listings by Disney–Lucasfilm Press in 2020. Confirmed to be the third book in the Droid Tales series, the title would have been written by author Caitlin Kennedy with illustrations by artist Brian Kesinger. The book was originally slated with a release date of January 4, 2022[1] before subsequently being rescheduled for release on January 3, 2023[5] and February 6, 2024 before being officially canceled in January 2023.[6] Had it been published, BB-8 and the Snow Monster would have been printed in a 64-page hardcover paper-over-board format with an initial release of 35,000 copies.[1]
Media[]
Editions[]
- ISBN 9781368051880 and ISBN 136805188X; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; 64-page US hardcover[1]
Appearances[]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43
Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2022 release date)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that R2-D2 went into lower power mode five years before the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. After being awakened, R2-D2 immediately joined Rey and Chewbacca on their journey to Ahch-To, as seen in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Therefore, the events of BB-8 and the Snow Monster must have occurred after the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which also occurred in 34 ABY since the film's events take place immediately after The Force Awakens.
- ↑
Star Wars R2-D2 is LOST! (A Droid Tales Book) on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2023 release date)
- ↑ Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2024 release date)
External links[]
- Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2022 release date)
- Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2023 release date)
- Star Wars BB-8 and the Snow Monster on the official Edelweiss website (backup link) (2024 release date)