Rating:  Summary: Avoid this trilogy like the Deathseed Plague Review: Before I get down to the review, I want to issue a disclaimer. I respect Jeter's work in every other story of his I've read; he writes VERY well. If that were not the case, Lucasfilm Ltd. wouldn't have let him write this trilogy in the first place. Now for the review itself."The Bounty Hunter Wars" trilogy is, unfortunately, execrable. It's a blot on Jeter's otherwise exceptional career. I mean, forget that Boba Fett has already been set as an interstellar Clint Eastwood-type who rarely speaks and thinks he's upholding the law. Forget that Zuckuss is one of the most sucessful and respected bounty hunters -- who also uses Gand speech patterns and refers to himself in the third person. Forget that Bossk also ranks high in the profession and is about 54 years old, hardly a neophyte. Forget that there is more than one bounty hunter Guild; House Benelex Guild, House Tresario Guild, etc. etc. outlined in several volumes of source material which have come before. No, let's make Fett a loquacious, evil sonnuvagun, Zuckuss a whiny greenhorn who speaks like everyone else, Bossk a young idiot, and have only one guild of bounty hunters. Let's just ignore everything which has been written before. This series, which had SO much potential, was ruined by the apparent lack of research into already-published source material. I hate to cut down someone's work, especially when so much time has been put into it, but this trilogy is just plain disappointing. If you're not really a "Star Wars" fan just looking for a good read filled with duplicity and back-stabbing, then you'll probably like this book. If you're a die-hard "Star Wars" fan, however, you'd probably best save your money. Buy something ELSE Jeter has written. I can almost guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Rating:  Summary: Great premise....not such a great book Review: I normally avoid any sci-fi books like the plague. I am an avid Star Wars fan though. So, the premise of Boba Fett surviving the Sarlacc's digestion was intriguing. Then I found myself wound up in the author's world where the bounty hunter's are at war with one another. Like most Star Wars novels, the writing is dull and witless.
Rating:  Summary: Who is the real Boba Fett? We'll never know Review: Well I generally like Jeter and his style of writing so what happened here? Hated the way the storyline jumped back and forth in time, and I was more interested in Dengar and the slave Neelah (who ended up hardly being in the book at all) than the basic one-dimensional members of the Bounty Hunters Guild. Where HAVEN'T we read characters like that before - in every darn book that's where! Use stereotypes much? Well background and some personal histories would have been compelling, but too bad for us. This book was not what I had hoped it would be. And how many times do you have to use the word "barve" and the adjectives "obsequious" and "coruscating" before you're all used up? Geez.
Rating:  Summary: Boba Fett is a lot better than Luke Skywalker Review: A friend of mine read The Mandalorian Armor, I guess that's why I read it. After reading other Star Wars books about Luke Skywalker it's good to read one that's actually about the better characters (Boba Fett). The best part was the battle at the Shell hutts' planet. I'm going to agree with the last person that 'Barve' was WAY overused. If you're a Boba Fett fan read this book.
Rating:  Summary: bait and switch Review: At last the story of Bobba Fett, well not quite! I was looking forward to reading a great SW story about the most enigmatic character from the movies and what did I get? A warmed over plot about Tertiary characters, and the main character is unconscieous for half the book! My biggest gripe is that we are not even treated to the slightest history about the famed armor. Come on, it's the title of the book. I am sorry Jeter decided to phone this one in. And finally, I hate stories that jump back and forth in time every chapter, a plot mechanism best reserved for 3 out of every 4 star trek books.
Rating:  Summary: BOSSK AND ZUCKUSS WERE TOGETHER THANK YOU VERY MUCH Review: As my title should have indicated to everyone, I am well aware that Bossk and Zuckuss were partners in this book. Next step, get over it. 4-LOM wasn't in the book. Maybe that is why Bossk and Zuckuss were working together. Granted Dengar didn't act like the superman we thought we knew, but oh well, he is in love (regardless of what we think about this, it did happen. Like he says in Tales of the Bounty Hunters now he has something to lose.) Barve was a little over used. Maybe a lot. Okay, I'll be happy if I never hear the word again. Now I'm going to get over it. I agree that Xixor should not have appeared in this book. He is perhaps the only villian that I really hated. I was so stinking when that barve was blown to atoms at the end of Shadows of the Emprire by Steve Perry, nicknamed the b-word. (Barve)
Rating:  Summary: Slow at first, but makes sense later... Review: I liked this book fairly because it was creative and did an alright job of representing the Star Wars universe. It contained many Star Wars characters such as Boba Fett, Bossk, Zuckuss, Cradossk, and Kuat of Kuat. It also helped me develop my vocabulary skills and sharpen my reading skills. I also liked the author and look forward in reading other books that he has written, including the Star Wars books. I also look forward in reading the rest of the Bounty Hunters Wars trilogy (this was book 1 of 3). The book was about Boba Fett escaping the Sarlacc Pit in which he was swallowed om Return of the Jedi. Dengar then finds Boba Fett in the Dune Sea and revived Fett from death. Along the way Dengar teams up with Fett and a slave named Neelah. Word gets out the Boba Fett is dead and could be in serious danger. At the same time, this book takes a look at Boba Fett's past. Alien Bounty Hunters Bossk and Zuckuss are trying to collect a bounty, only to find Boba Fett taking the bounty first. Again they battle in their space ships in outer space with Boba Fett taking another win. Later on Boba Fett is forced to join the Bounty Hunters Guild and team up with Bossk and Zuckuss as well as a new bounty hunter. The ending goes directly into the next book in the Bounty Hunters Wars, Slave Ship, which I am currently reading.
Rating:  Summary: a well written book that covers the hidden side of the SWU. Review: Wonderfully written. The auther totaly understand politics and adds in enough suspence to get you through the really descriptive parts. I couldn't put it down. He totally describes the life of a crimal trying to make an "honest living". Very similar to "Shadows of the Empire" without the romance and the including of the main charactors.
Rating:  Summary: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnn! Review: Well, let me begin by saying if you are looking for a great book to send you off to dreamland this is it! I have read many of the Star Wars novels and this series takes the cake for the slowest reading, most confusing, and biggest waste of money. I was looking forward to a book that gave me a background possibly on how exactly Boba Fett came to be, and who he is. Guess what? That didnt happen in this series. I was thoughly bored. I have read many novels and have found myself on a few where I couldn't put it down because I was enthrawled with the story. This series I couldn't wait to put it down. I strongly suggest if they are going to take a character that didn't play a large part of a movie and glorify him, they give a better background and up the tempo. Well, off to bed....aww too bad I can't sleep. Guess I'll have to take my nytol (AKA reread the first chapter of this series.)
Rating:  Summary: Entertaining and full of action... Review: I read the novel versions of the three Star Wars movies but I've never read any of the dozens of Star Wars-related novels that have been written by other authors over the years. So, if these aren't as good as others that are out there, I wouldn't know. The primary draw for me was that the story revolved around my favorite SW character, the enigmatic Boba Fett. And I wasn't disappointed in the read. I enjoyed the entire trilogy, though I could've done without the sappy ending in the final book.
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