Daniel José Older, who was born on January 18, 1980, penned the short story "Born in the Storm." This story is included in From a Certain Point of View, an anthology commemorating the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and it follows Sardis Ramsin, a stormtrooper riding a dewback. Older has been a dewback enthusiast since his youth, and he has voiced his affection for them numerous times.
Older is also the author of Last Shot, a novel connected to Solo: A Star Wars Story, which became available on April 17, 2018. He also lent his voice to a portion of the audiobook version of the novel.
Currently, he is collaborating with Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Charles Soule, and Justina Ireland on Star Wars: The High Republic.