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"I wrote a bunch of those [stories] for Marvel and Star Wars books like that. They were so much fun to write when my kids were reading books at that level!"
―Andy Schmidt[3]

Andy Schmidt (born August 3 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States), also known as Peter Andrewes Schmidt, is an American author and editor. For the Star Wars franchise, he authored children's short stories in anthologies such as The Original Trilogy Stories and The Prequel Trilogy Stories.

Biography[]

Andy Schmidt, also known as Peter Andrewes Schmidt,[2] was born on August 3[1] in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. In adulthood, he became an author and editor.[2] For the Star Wars franchise, he authored short stories collected in children's books. He enjoyed being able to write the stories when his children were the proper age to read them.[3] Schmidt's first stories were "A Bad Feeling About This"[4] and "AT-AT Attack!," adapting events from[5] the 1977 film[6] Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and[4] the 1980 film[7] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back respectively.[5] Both stories were published in The Original Trilogy Stories[8] on September 1, 2015.[9] On December 18 of the same year,[10] Schmidt's third story, "A Jedi, You Must Become," also adapting events from The Empire Strikes Back, was published in the anthology 5-Minute Star Wars Stories.[11]

On September 26, 2017, The Prequel Trilogy Stories, a follow-up to The Original Trilogy Stories, was published.[12] In the anthology, three stories by Schmidt are featured.[13] The first story, "Short Negotiations," adapts events from the opening of[14] the 1999 film[15] Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[14] The second story, "Ambushed!," adapts a sequence from[16] the 2002 film[17] Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[16] Schmidt's final story, "Empire Ascendant," retells scenes from the third act of[18] the 2005 film[19] Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[18]

Bibliography[]

Year Title Format
2015 "A Bad Feeling About This" — The Original Trilogy Stories Children's short story[4]
"AT-AT Attack!" — The Original Trilogy Stories Children's short story[5]
"A Jedi, You Must Become" — 5-Minute Star Wars Stories Children's short story[11]
2017 "Short Negotiations" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[14]
"Ambushed!" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[16]
"Empire Ascendant" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories Children's short story[18]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 TwitterLogo Andy Schmidt (@39aandy) on Twitter (July 31, 2021): "It's weird that Crime Syndicate #6 comes out on my birthday." (backup link) states that Schmidt was born on the same day as the release of the comic Crime Syndicate 6. According to Amazon-Favicon Crime Syndicate (2021-) #6 on Amazon.com (backup link), the comic was released on August 3. Therefore, that date is Schmidt's birthday.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Q+A with Andy Schmidt: Do something you love. by Michael, Mona M. on Impact Books (February 9, 2009) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on March 7, 2016)
  3. 3.0 3.1 TwitterLogo Andy Schmidt (@39aAndy) on Twitter (January 29, 2022): "I wrote a bunch of those [stories] for Marvel and Star Wars books like that. They were so much fun to write when my kids were reading books at that level!" (backup link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "A Bad Feeling About This" — The Original Trilogy Stories
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "AT-AT Attack!" — The Original Trilogy Stories
  6. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  7. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  8. The Original Trilogy Stories
  9. Disney Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Stories on Disney.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  10. Disney Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories on Disney.com (backup link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "A Jedi, You Must Become" — 5-Minute Star Wars Stories
  12. Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Stories (Storybook Library) on Amazon.com (backup link)
  13. The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Short Negotiations" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  15. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Ambushed!" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  17. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Empire Ascendant" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
  19. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

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