Illustrated by Sophie Li and written by Beth Revis, 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. [x]
There’s a scene in The Princess and the Scoundrel where Leia, bedecked in her gorgeous gown and clutching wildflowers, steps into the tree temple, but no one’s noticed yet. No one but Han. While every single person is watching him, at the front of the crowd, he’s only got eyes for her.
Of course, in the novel, I had to expand the ceremony. Where are Chewie, Luke, Mon Mothma? What are they doing and seeing? What threat is happening in the background that will propel the story, and how might they face it?
But in this book, I was able to pull it back in. Yes, there are woklings running around, causing chaos. But it’s so clear—Han and Leia have eyes only for each other. In every image, no matter what’s happening, their love is at the center. We are back in that private moment, that personal time, where there’s nothing more important than their love.
“My father was good,’ Leia thought, but in her mind she pictured Bail Organa, not Darth Vader. Thinking of Bail made her think of Breha, her mother. Of her home. Of everything she lost.”