Actor Joseph Quinn played standout character Eddie Munson in the latest season of Stranger Things. Now his character’s origin will be told in the upcoming prequel book Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus.
As shared via EW, the new book takes place before the events of the show’s fourth season. Specifically, it will take place in 1984, two years before the season takes place. This should make for an interesting time period to explore Eddie’s history. Especially with it being set so far before we see him in the show.
They reveal that the plot revolves around “Eddie as he meets a record producer named Paige, who gives the Hellfire Club leader the chance to achieve his musical dreams with his band Corroded Coffin. He just needs money, which gets him entangled in his dad’s latest shady scheme.”
Here’s the full synopsis for the book:
“Hawkins, Indiana — for most, it’s simply another idyllic, manicured all-American town. But for Eddie Munson it’s like living in a perpetual Tomb of Horrors. Luckily, he only has a few more months to survive at Hawkins High. And what is senior year, really, but just killing time between Dungeons & Dragons sessions with the Hellfire Club and gigs with his band?
It’s at the worst dive bar in town that Eddie meets Paige, someone who has pulled off a freaking miracle. She escaped Hawkins and built a wickedly cool life for herself working for a record producer out in Los Angeles. Not only is she the definition of a badass — with a killer taste in music — she might be the only person that actually appreciates him as the bard he is instead of the devil incarnate. But the best thing? She’s offering a chance for him to make something of himself, and all he needs is to get her a demo tape of Corroded Coffin’s best songs.
Just one problem: Recording costs money. Money Eddie doesn’t have. But he’s willing to do whatever it takes: even if that means relying on his old man, Al Munson. His dad just stumbled back into his life, with another dubious scheme up his sleeve, and yet Eddie knows this is his only option to make enough dough in enough time. It’s a risk, but if it pays off he will finally have a one-way ticket out of Hawkins.
Eddie can feel it: 1984 is going to be his year.”
Eddie Munson was definitely a highlight of the show’s fourth season. In fact, many fans are disappointed that the character’s fate seems to be quite permanent. Nevertheless, it should be a joy to read about his origins, and fans can look forward to the book as soon as this year.
Fans will be able to read Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus on October 31, 2023. Of course, it’s far from the only Stranger Things project on the way.
Stranger Things Season 5, the fifth and final season of the series, is still in development. There’s also a live-action spin-off series and an animated spin-off series in development. As such, we should have plenty of other Stranger Things works to look forward to, especially with books like Flight of Icarus in the mix.