Catherine Saunders is an author and editor who focuses mainly on juvenile literature and movie tie-in books. Apart from writing several DK Reader Essential Guides, Saunders wrote and edited the notable young readers book Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader and is also credited as writing its 2015 reissue. She also wrote Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight, which was released in 2012. Other non-Star Wars related works include Spider-Man: The Amazing Story, High School Musical: The Essential Guide and WALL-E: The Intergalactic Guide.