Eddie Munson’s origin story told in a book

Eddie Munson’s origin story will be told in a prequel book that ties into the events of Stranger Things.

fans of Stranger Things crazy about the character of Eddie Munsonwhich debuted in the fourth season, will be able to discover more about his past thanks to a prequel book dedicated to his origin story.

Written by Caitlin Schneiderhan, Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus will be set in 1984, two years before the events of the fourth season of Stranger Things.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the plot of the book will revolve around Eddie and his meeting with a music producer named Paige. In desperate need of money to make his dreams come true, Eddie gets involved in his father’s shady dealings.

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Schneiderhan, who is part of the writing team working on the fifth and final season of the Netflix series, confessed to Entertainment Weekly his excitement to share a new part of Eddie’s journey with fans of the show:

“I’m so excited for fans to join him on his journey to become a hero, to experience the messy and uncomfortable decisions that led him to become the brave geek we all know and love. Eddie is always unfailingly himself, that makes us irresistible. Plus he encourages people around him to do like him. Who doesn’t want to be friends with him?”

Published by Penguin Random House, Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus will hit the shelves of American bookstores on October 31st.