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The Mandalorian Armor : Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars, Book I

The Mandalorian Armor : Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars, Book I

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: ok but whats up with fetts past?
Review: i thaught the book was a ok. but the book is supposed to be about boba fett right? so we know nothing of his past. all we know is that he was present when d'haren became a killing machine. and that he has earned the right to wear the mandalorian armor. but how did he become a bounter hunter? or meet d'harhan? or who were the others that were like d'harhan and how did fett know them? if jeter would have switched between one story and a explanation to some of fetts past the book would have been much more interesting. but since i am a SW freak i am very much looking forward to the next book in the series.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Uhh it's an okay book
Review: Well Jeter is a good writer but i dont think he should have been the one to write this. Anderson would have dont a better job.

One thing is seems like Jeter made a star wars version of something that should have been in Blade Runner, not just because of the line "More human than Human"

And its confusing when they said it takes place during Return of the Jedi when most of it doesnt.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Star Wars Book to Date (my opinion)
Review: IF you like books with action, thrill, and adventure then you will love thisbook. This is a must-read for any Boba Fett fan. It is kindof a "Reveal Boba Fett's nearpast book". It takes you from the Imperial Center(Coruscant) to Tatooine, and to the Bounty Hunters Guild. It is a stroy of deception, due to the Empire planing to wipe out the BHG. If you love Star Wars books, read this one.

~~William Halverson

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Book...
Review: This was in my opinion a great book but it was only the third book that I read. I liked the new characters of D'harhan and Bossk's father Cradossk. I am looking forward to the next Bounty Hunter Wars Books.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty Interesting Book.........
Review: I think this book was an average one for the Star Wars novels. The story was great but the characters weren't depicted enough to know what they really are. I am looking forward to see how this series turns out. I liked the new characters of Cradossk and D'harhan.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: If you know nothing about the SW galaxy, you *MIGHT* enjoy
Review: Jeter has accopmlished what I once thought none could do: outdone Vonda McIntyre in the boredom department. I saw the book on the shelf at the bookstore and was excited. A whole book devoted to the exploits of Boba Fett! My heart raced as I took it to the checkout line and paid an hour's worth of hard work for the novel. I am an avid reader and I usually devour SW novels in a day or less, and I tore into the book... only to put it down for the next week. When I did pick it up again, I had to force myself to keep reading. Stylisticly, Jeter displays a mastery of high school level metaphors. His constant attempts to incorporate common idioms in a SW style or with terms from the SW universe crashed and burned. Example, one character named Cradossk trying to tell Zuckuss to shut his mouth says, "keep your vocal apparatus muted..." Come on! Between being upset at the way Jeter ruins continuity of the SW timeline, having my intelligence insulted at moronic attempts of idiom-morphing, and being disappointed in the repetitious nature of the chapters and the difficult-to-follow shifting from THEN to NOW and back to THEN, I got a lot of good sleep. BTW, someone <please> edit the "reader from Arizona"'s review and spell "Boba" correctly! END

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An Excellent Addition To The Star Wars Universe
Review: I have been disappointed by many recent Star Wars novels that I have read, but the name of K.W. Jeter, and the promise of Boba Fett as a central character, led me to pick up the latest entry in the ever-growing series. I was glad that I had; it more than made up for some of the others.

The back-and-forth between two different timelines allows Jeter to more fully explore the characters he deals with, but can be a bit confusing at times. The high points of the novel, however, are the depiction of a pre-SOTE confrontation between Prince Xizor and Vader, and the portrayal of the coldly efficient, nearly-inhuman Boba Fett.

Some of the more fanatical Star Wars fans, those who accept all that has been written in previous novels (no matter how poorly done) as unchanging fact may not be happy, however. Jeter offers a different interpretation of certain characters...in most cases, I found Jeter's spin on matters preferable. I am also happy to see that new authors are not straitjacketed by others' efforts. If you like Boba Fett, or byzantine plots, then read this book.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Do not bother.
Review: Well, if you throw out all continuity with the rest of the Star Wars universe - at least that according to previously published material - this novel might be engaging.

Major problems:

1.) the character of Zuckuss is NOT the character met in _Tales of the Bounty Hunters_ SS "Of Possible Futures: the Story of Zuckuss and 4-LOM" by M. Shayne Bell.

2.) no mention of 4-LOM anywhere, instead Bossk is teamed with Zuckuss?

3.) One character Dharhan is introduced as a tease into Boba Fett's past and then summarily killed a hundred pages later.

4.) IG-88 is a different character than that presented in all previous material, especially "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" by Kevin J. Anderson.

And there are more.

If you prefer material that is consistent with the SW universe do not read, buy, or even acknowledge the existence of this book. How it got past the presses and published is beyond me.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: BEST STAR WARS BOOK EVER WRITTEN
Review: I absolutely Loved this book. It was probably the best of any book ever written that has anything to do with the STAR WARS saga. The characters were well done and they were more than just a bunch of one dimensional people. I especially liked the two new characters that were introduced: D'harhan and K'udar M'ubat. The plot and story line flowed well, and it kept me interested right up until the last page.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is one of the best books in the saga!!!
Review: I have always been intrigued and mezmerized by Boba Fett, and this book not only took my level of interest to an even higher level, but brought back much of the magic of the earlier anthologies (eg.-"Tales of the Bounty Hunters," "Tales from Jabba's Palace," etc) where back alley cut-throats, sub plots wound in sub plots, and highest level backstabbing are all par for the course in the Star Wars universe. This is just how the Star Wars universe SHOULD be depicted, dark and dangerous! I couldn't put this book down until I'd read it straight through!

I loved the new characters D'harhan and Kud'ar Mub'at, I would be very anxious to get to know them much better somewhere down the line---get ready for some new spin offs, these characters lend themselves very well to new plot lines and new intrigues!

One problem I noted in this story, though, is where Zuckuss falls into it. It seems there is a slight detraction from the time line here. If the setting is in the events of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, 4-LOM should play a much more significant role in Zuckuss' life than Bossk, especially where partners are concerned!

Overall, I was very refreshed with the darkness and sub-plotting, where every nod or turn of the head has meaning--it fits right in with my original and unwavering impression of the Star Wars Universe!

If the other 2 books in this series are anything like this one, the Bounty Hunter Wars series just *might* run parallel with Zahn's "Thrawn" Trilogy!


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