March 5, is the big day for the upcoming novel Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow. The new novel written by E.K. Johnston, will hit stores along with the audiobook version read by Catherine Taber. If the name Catherine Taber rings a bell, it should as she provided the voice of Padme Amidala in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series.
With the release so close, Penguin Random House audio has decided to give us a tease of what to expect from the young adult audiobook.
Check out a teaser from the audiobook below.
You can currently purchase the young adult novel at Amazon.com.
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About Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow
Written by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars Ahsoka!
When Padmé Naberrie, “Queen Amidala” of Naboo, steps down from her position, she is asked by the newly-elected queen to become Naboo’s representative in the Galactic Senate. Padmé is unsure about taking on the new role, but cannot turn down the request to serve her people. Together with her most loyal handmaidens, Padmé must figure out how to navigate the treacherous waters of politics and forge a new identity beyond the queen’s shadow.
About E.K. Johnston:
E. K. Johnston is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including the L.A. Time Book Prize finalist The Story of Owen and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Her novel A Thousand Nights was shortlisted for The Governor General’s Award. The New York Times called The Story of Owen “a clever first step in the career of a novelist who, like her troubadour heroine, has many more songs to sing” and in its review of Exit, Pursued by a Bear, The Globe & Mail called Johnston “the Meryl Streep of YA,” with “limitless range.”E. K. Johnston lives in Stratford, Ontario. Follow her on Twitter at @ek_johnston.