One of the most prominent new characters in the Star Wars universe is the self-proclaimed "rogue archeologist" Doctor Aphra. First appearing in Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader, Aphra quickly became a fan-favorite character. And now she is being brought to life via an audiobook.
The official Star Wars website has released an exclusive excerpt from Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original. Emily Woo Zeller stars as Aphra, who has a run-in with Maz Kanata and her pirate crew.
From the excerpt, Zeller nails Aphra's larger-than-life personality and ability to wriggle her way out of tight situations. The excerpt also serves as a perfect example of how Aphra manages to get into a life-and-death-situation, and how she proceeds to make it worse.
Written by Sarah Khun (Heroine Complex), Doctor Aphra is an expanded adaptation of Aphra's first appearance in the Marvel comics. Hired by Darth Vader to complete a job, Aphra is accompanied by her droids Triple-Zero, a sadistic torture machine, and BT-1, who packs a veritable arsenal of weaponry in his small frame. The adaptation also stars Jonathan Davis as Boba Fett, Sean Patrick Hopkins as Luke Skywalker, Sean Kenin as Triple-Zero, Nicole Lewis as Sana Starros, Carol Monda as Maz Kanata, Euan Morton as Emperor Palpatine, Catherine Taber as Leia Organa, and Marc Thompson as Darth Vader.
The Doctor Aphra audiobook will be released on July 21 and is currently available for preorder.