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Summary: Do read, but don't expect TOO much.
Review: Okay, I... thought this trilogy had the makings of a great read. If you don't expect too much, the three books are suitable for, say, reading in the bath tub. It has the mysterious Boba Fett in it - good - I do think Jeter could have said more about Fett's background, and who he is. On the downside, Jeter does ramble - at great lengths. I've read War and Peace...so if I found Jeter's lengthy explanations to be boring, they must be bad, eh?! I won't go into the monotonous repetition of the word 'barve', I think enough reviewers have taken care of that one. His characterisations were weak - one of the cardinal rules of writing an extension to an existing series (or in Star Wars' case, an existing universe!) is to make sure your characters' personalities match up with the ones previous authors have already given them! Boba Fett's long paragraphs were out of character...much like, say, giving Spock (in a Star Trek book) an excited, emotional personality. And as for the ending in this third book - are you sure it's a trilogy? It ended as a cliff-hanger - how will Fett handle this Black Sun conspiracy?! If there is a book to come, it's the perfect lead into it. If this was the last book, then Jeter has seriously botched it.... My mental jury is still out on the Neelah storyline - it didn't seem to be woven in to the main storyline properly, so it sits a bit oddly. Jeter is a good writer (do check out some of his original books), but I don't think he is right for the Star Wars universe. I'd like to see Zahn try his hand at something about Fett.
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Summary: Could have been much much better.
Review: I waited until I finished all three books before reviewing 'cos the earlier books just left a lot of frustrations. In the last book of the Trilogy, lo and behold, the other bounty hunters are finally acting more like; bounty hunters; instead of greenhorns and fumbling idiots. Disappointingly, the sinister plots that were hinted at in the first two books turned out to be rather shallow or practically non-existent. What is distracting is the author's using of metric units of measurements in the last book while using "Standard ... Unit" in the first two. Of course, the scratchings on the Slave I cargo hold etc were not explained satisfactorily, or why was an intact hard merchandise delivered in the first book described as dead in the last book. Makes me wonder who's really writing the book, or how many of them.
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Summary: Wish there was a 0
Review: You have 3 books and 1000 pages to write about the yet unexplored dark underbelly of the Star Wars universe and the bounty hunters. What do you do? Apparently you write 3 books so bad that the reader will be screaming for Boba Fett to come drop them into the Sarlacc rather than have to plod through this tripe. After finishing this, I still don't know what the whole trilogy was about. None of the characters made enough of a mark to remember their names and associate them with any almost non-existent consistent behavior patterns they displayed. I do not exaggerate when I say I felt confused to the point of feeling drunk reading these books. It isn't that the plots are intricate, I don't believe they are, it is that the author goes to such lengths to disguise there is no plot that the book plods and you forget what is happening and go back 4 pages to re-read the same 4 pages of non-happenings and remain mystified. If you want to read about the bounty hunters, stick to the very well done Tales of the Bounty Hunters and skip this. Honestly there is better web fan-fiction about the bounty hunters than there is in this book.
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Summary: boring and slow, but at least it's over!
Review: This book is better than the other two, mostly because it's the last one, and after this the trilogy is all over! Jeter just can't seem to drop the excessive words included in each book. Finally things start to make sense, but why did it take so long?! Characters are still written badly, too much time is spent on what they are thinking, and it's filled with big, unnecessary words. Dialouge takes forever to get through because we have to make sure we know what everybody thinks before moving on to the next sentence. Probably the only slightly interesting thing in the story is Neelah's outcome. Everything else is pointless and boring. The pace is slow, and the style is terrible. The events in these books are irrelevant to the struggle between the Alliance and the Empire, so they really don't hold much interest to fans. Unless you are a HUGE Boba Fett fan, skip this book. Serious fans, such as myself will get no enjoyment out of this series unless they like Fett (a lot!). If you just MUST read it, borrow it from the library or a friend, as it is not worth 6 bucks.
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Summary: An Exceptional Look at the Shadowy Bounty Hunters
Review: Although many people find this book to be lacking greatly, I thought that it was quite detailed. All of the important bounty hunters are closely examined, including, of course, everyone's favorite, Boba Fett. I started reading this book first--hey, I didn't know it was a series--so I do not know anything about the first two, but oh well. The plot was perplexing enough. The characters were pretty cool, actually, like the leader of the Rebel Scavenger squadron that is staking out KDY, and the giant space spider thing that Boba Fett crashes Slave I into. Some of the action is detailed, too, like when Slave I is being blasted to bits. You can accurately visualize the ship disintegrating. Plus, it has Star Destroyers in it that get stolen by the Rebels, which is cool scene. Even if you haven't read the first two books, you should read this one, because it is one of the best Star Wars books I have ever read.
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Summary: An excellent conclusion
Review: There was a lot of twists and turns in this trilogy's plot, and this book does a good job of tying down the loose ends. I had one problem this book, though, at the end, Boba Fett miraculously is able to fly a star destroyer all by himself. But, besides this, it's a good read.
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Summary: Star Wars -Hard Merchandise, book 3 of 3- (Seafire12)
Review: Finally an end to this series. Most of your question are answered, although maybe not to the fullest or with thought behind them. None the less they are answered. The entire plot for the Bounty Hunter Wars and the destruction of the Bounty Hunters Guild is ridiculous. Xizors plan had no purpose or meaning in anyway. Once you read the first book your going to have to read them all so beware! If you don't mind reading the three books then go ahead and pick up the first one. But I warn you once you begin, no matter how dumb the books are, you have to finish them to get the answer to the pointless puzzle.
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Summary: The book readers were waiting for
Review: While K. W. Jeter's series is not close to the quality we have expected from the Star Wars universe, his two previous books have managed to keep readers reading with plot twists, Prince Xizor, and the big question of what the heck is exactly going on. Who is Neelah? What does Kuat of Kuat have to do with anything? How will Dengar and Boba Fett's partnership end? Finally, all of these questions are resolved in Hard Merchandise. Undoubtly the best of of the book cycle, Jeter manages to neatly tie everything up, with an ending where I could actually hear John Williams' score in the background. However, the problem with the series is, why wait so long to make the series so good? Why is it that even when Boba Fett finally explains everything, the reader is plagued by paragraphs of pointless thought as the characters analyze every word spoken? Also, the characterization of Boba Fett has been altered to some point, and there are several noted incosistancies within the series. If you can sit through reading the first two novels, then you will definitely feel well rewarded when you finish this one. A great end to a more or less mediocre book cycle
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Summary: Well, I guess we all make mistakes from time to time...
Review: One word: horible! I only rated it more than one star because at least I wasn't bored ALL the time. When I made the mistake to buy this monstrosity I thought 'hey nice, a book with Boba Fett, looks nice'. The stupid fool I was. To begin with, the story is as boring as you can possibly get it. Some scenes are somewhat interresting but the rest is either so boring that the novel actually apears to be atrracting dust or completely laughable. Such as Boba Fett and Dengar looking an awfully lot like Dr. Frankenstein and his sidekick Igor by ressurrecting a giant spider from the dead in order to interrogate him (believe me, it actually happened!). Adittionally the story is filled with mistakes and inconsitencies,for example, if that much creatures new about the Imperial fleet gathering at Endor, those Bothan spies really aren't what they are cracked up to be. And last but not least: none of the characters in this story appear to be the people we usally assosiate with the names they use (I guess that Dengar, for instance, would be very upset if he new what a soft wishy-whashy used his name in this novel) Only people that really ,really love Fett and his vile plotting and sceming would somewhat appreciate this book. Unless they would like to avoid having to dust their bookshelves every day.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: Out of the three Bounty Hunter Wars books I think this one is the best. It's good that it actually wrapped up the story instead of leaving it at a 'to be continued' like the other two. It's weird that Zuckuss was only in it for ten pages. Boba Fett was still the best.
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