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Summary: Drawback for Boba Fett fans
Review: First of all Bounty Hunters are "our kind of scum." Mainly because they're anti-heroes without scruples and moral. The only thing that compute is hard merchandise and credits. There is a certain charm about such mannerisms when done properly. We therefore had great expectations about such things as "The last one standing : the tale of Boba Fett." This was the weak spot in the book. The story was kind of diffusing and inconsequential and lacked a good ending. The following is a short review of the rest of the "tales" in the book:"Therefore I Am : The Tale of IG-88." We always thought that there were only one IG-88, but in fact there was suddenly four IG units. Boba Fett makes a cameo appearance in this tale that will delight fans of this most populare cult figure in the whole Star Wars universe. We found IG-88 intentions to be most dubious and unrealistic. As the story proceeds IG-88 become more and more megalomaniac and ends his days as the main computer in the Deathstar, which is destoyed at the battle of Endor. "Payback : The Tale of Dengar." We can already now tell you that this is by far the best tale in the whole book. Dengar is a Class A Imperial assassin bred to kill. But we discovered a human side of him that was most appealing and we find Dengar's motives in this story believable. This should put Dengar right up there with cult figures like Boba Fett amongst others. "The Prize Pelt : The Tale of Bossk." Bossk is a dislikable creature at the best of times, and Kathy Tyers didn't put in any effort to make him otherwise...but didn't she go a bit out of her way to make this notorious Bounty Hunter especially replusive? We certainly felt so, and Bossk's character suffered from it. This was the second best tale in the book after "The Tale of Dengar." "Of Possible Futures : The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM." These two remarkable fellows team up for an unlikely partnership and of all possible futures joins the rebellion! Make of it as you wish, we certainly did. "Last One Standing : The Tale of Boba Fett" This story was a huge disappointment, and the definite drawback of the book. All in all the book's a good buy and worth the attention of all Star Wars fans wich we know are mulitude world over.
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Summary: FETT! 1!1!11!1! w00t!! OMGLOL! BOBA FETT OWNZ j00z!! ;)
Review: Okay, so it's more like 4.5, but I decided to round it up because this book is just so darn good. Tales of the Bounty Hunters is an anthology containing five short stories about the six bounty hunters (Zuckuss and 4-LOM, being partners, share a story) Darth Vader hires to capture the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back. I shall now tell you my opinion of each story, in order from worst to best (all in my humble opinion, of course). Sit back and be amazed. Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk
Zzzz... This one's definitely the worst of the bunch. It was so boring I can scarcely remember what happened. Very little character building for everyone's favorite Trandoshan. Just about everything that happened to him was undone before the end of Return of the Jedi. Payback: The Tale of Dengar
A pretty good story, especially the ending. I found the writing to be a bit childish at times, but it was an entertaining read overall. Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM They're getting better. I like this story more than the IG-88 one, but, in terms of overall story quality, I just had to give props to "Therefore I Am." I think this one's better, though. Just so you're not confused by the Rebels' rendezvous, as I was, the Rebels did NOT leave the galaxy. They rose above the galactic plane, but they did not at any point breach the hypothetical hyperspace barrier surrounding the galaxy. Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
This is, without a doubt, the best of Kevin J. Anderson's Star Wars works that I have read. Many people don't like the idea of IG-88 being the second Death Star. I don't know why. Okay, so maybe it was a little silly, but what's the harm in that? IG-88 was a megalomaniacal assassin droid, so it makes sense he'd want to control the largest and most powerful mobile weapon ever created. I wouldn't worry at all about Palpatine's apparent impotence. Remember, that part's told from IG-88's point of view, and he hates biological creatures. Once he revealed himself and tried to take control of the Death Star, I'm sure Palpatine would've put an end to his delusions of grandeur very quickly. The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett
Awesome. Simply awesome. This short story, the Return of the Jedi novelization, and "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett" in Tales from Jabba's Palace are my favorite stories in all of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It's THAT GOOD. I always said that this should be the last appearance of Boba Fett in Star Wars, but, alas, he shows up in Young Jedi Knights. Too bad. This story's ending is fantastic, just like the rest of it. Just so you know, that is indeed Boba Fett in prison in the beginning of this story. Many people say that Attack of the Clones contradicted the story presented here and rendered it invalid. Nothing could be further from the truth. This should explain everything to you: Jango Fett lived with his family. His father was a Journeyman Protector, who had taken the job after the former protector, Jaster Mereel, had killed his superior officer. Jaster Mereel had joined the Mandalorian mercenaries. This group of mercenaries had splintered into two factions, the Death Watch, commanded by a man named Vizsla, which wanted to conquer the galaxy, and the main force of Mandalorians, which remained true to their millennia old tradition of soldiers-for-hire, and was commanded by Jaster Mereel. The two groups fought on Concord Dawn, and ended up killing Jango Fett's family. After the Death Watch was (apparently) defeated, Jaster took Jango under his wing, and became his mentor. Unfortunately, the Death Watch still remained active. Vizsla and his forces fought the Mandalorians years later on Korda Six, where a Mandalorian named Montross turned traitor battle, and Vizsla killed Jaster Mereel. The two groups met in battle again on Galidraan. This time, the Jedi, led by Master Dooku, were called in, and every Mandalorian perished--except for Jango. Jango spent time as a slave to the governor of Galidraan, but was eventually freed two year later when a transport he was serving on was attacked by pirates. He returned to Galidraan, recovered a set of Mandalorian armour, and set out to kill Vizsla. He succeeded at last, and later became a bounty hunter, one of the best in the galaxy. Many years later, Jango was recruited by Lord Tyranus on one of the moons of Bogden. He was one of several bounty hunters hired by the Sith Lord to defeat the leader of the Bando Gora cult. The one to eliminate this leader would be used as the source for the Clone Army planned by his master, Lord Sidious. Another bounty hunter in Mandalorian armour joined the competition--Montross, wearing the armour of Jaster Mereel. Fett, of course, came out the winner. He also killed Montross, and took Mereel's armour from him. Jango received a considerable sum for his contributions to the clone army. He also received, upon request, an unaltered clone that he would train as Jaster Mereel's legacy. One who would be called Boba Fett. As the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back states, the last of the Mandalorian warriors were defeated by the Jedi during the Clone Wars, when Mace Windu slew Jango Fett at the Battle of Geonosis. But Boba survived. He returned to the Slave I, where he would find a last gift from his father: the green/gray armour of Jaster Mereel. Boba Fett would have many adventures during the Clone Wars, on Bogden, Bespin, Aargau, and many other worlds. During the last days of the Clone Wars, he served with a group of Supercommandos from the planet Mandalore. They were brought into the Wars on Palpatine's side, against the Jedi. Only three Mandalorians survived, Boba Fett, Tobi Dala, and Fenn Shysa. Not long after, Boba visited his father's homeworld of Concord Dawn, and joined the ranks of the Journeyman Protectors under the name of Jaster Mereel. He was exiled from that planet after he killed a fellow Protector. Following this incident, he enrolled at--or infiltrated--the Imperial Academy on Carida. He became a stormtrooper, but deserted after he killed his commanding officer. Finally, Fett went back to bounty hunting, and he quickly became known as the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. In conclusion, this is a very good book with mostly very good stories. If you're a bounty hunters fan, this one's definitely worth checking out.
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Summary: Star Wars anthology examines the fearsome bounty hunters....
Review: Every heroic saga, whether it is Tolkien's Lord of the Rings or George Lucas' Star Wars series, succeeds or fails on the cunning and sheer "stage presence" of the antagonists faced by the heroes of the story. Let's face it, Lord Darth Vader is more imposing, and more interesting, than Luke Skywalker, the farmboy-turned-Jedi Knight who, by the way, is also Vader's offspring. The fact that Vader was so obviously evil and menacing in the first two Episodes of the Classic Trilogy had already made him one of the most popular movie villains; the revelation that the Dark Lord had once been Anakin Skywalker made him even more interesting, and by extension, Luke also became more complex and heroic. Star Wars also has a secondary set of villains that dwells in the shadowy corners under the metal and plastic surfaces of the Galactic Empire: the bounty hunters. Every Star Wars film, including Episode I: The Phantom Menace, has a scene with at least one of these amoral, relentless, and resourceful villains, but their role as foils to the Heroes of the Rebellion came to the fore in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. In this perennial fan favorite, both Lord Vader and crime boss Jabba the Hutt hire a diverse group of bounty hunters in an all-hands effort to capture the Millennium Falcon, her captain Han Solo, and all his companions, including Luke Skywalker. Although the film only showed this band of ruffians only in one scene that takes place aboard Vader's flagship, Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters fleshes out this particular part of the saga with five short stories compiled and edited by Kevin J. Anderson (The Jedi Academy Trilogy). Readers of Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina will recognize all five contributors, including Anderson, whose "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" adds depth and menace to an assassin droid seen only for a flash in the Vader's flagship scene in Episode V. Think of this story as "The Terminator Meets Star Wars," with a frighteningly self-aware droid that "comes alive," overwhelms its puny human creators, and begins to devise a plan to conquer the galaxy itself. (Readers will notice that parts of this story will not only be echoed in Kathy Tyers' "The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk," but also in Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of Shadows of the Empire.") Of course, "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett," by Daniel Keys Moran, features the Star Wars galaxy's most famous -- or infamous -- bounty hunter. Although its status as an "origins of" story is now rather questionable, since readers now know the genesis of Boba Fett, the story is well-written and captures the nuances of its protagonist. Of the five stories in the anthology, this one covers nearly three decades of Fett's "career," including the bounty hunter's long-standing and relentless pursuit of smuggler-turned-Rebel-Hero Han Solo, not only for Vader and Jabba, but for other crime lords as well. (Star Wars artists working on 2002's Episode II: Attack of the Clones may have had this and other Boba Fett "origin myth" stories when they decided on the design for the clone troopers; Fett supposedly had been a stormtrooper before switching over to bounty hunting; the design of the clone trooper armor was an homage to this notion.) This anthology, like the others in the Tales series, is entertaining, especially for fans of the original film trilogy who want to know more about those hissable and fearsome villains...the bounty hunters.
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Summary: Fascinating little known tales of the Bounty Hunters
Review: "Tales of the Bounty Hunters" is one of the best anthology books in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. In the course of 5 separate stories, it unearths anecdotes from the adventures of 6 of the most notorious bounty hunters (Zuckuss and 4-Lom are partners). Aside from Boba Fett, the rest of these bounty hunters are only peripherally known from the brief scene aboard Darth Vader's Star Destroyer in "Empire Strikes Back" where Vader commissioned the bounty hunters to hunt down the Millennium Falcon (no disintegrations!) Each of the 5 tales adds to the richness of the Star Wars Universe.
The two best tales, in my estimation, are the ones dealing with IG-88, the droid assassin, and Zuckuss and 4-Lom, bounty hunter partners. IG-88's story goes back to his origins and reveals the creation of his brutal killer ways. The viciousness of this bounty hunter and the terror he imbues into his targets is palpable. He's as formidable an assassin and bounty hunter as one is likely to find. His story is quite compelling. Zuckuss and 4-Lom could almost seem like an Abbott and Costello bounty hunter team. Zuckuss is a Gand and 4-Lom is a droid. Their adventures and bickering during and after the Battle of Hoth end up leading to an unexpected destination and destiny.
Not all 'Tales' books are created equal. Some are decidedly lackluster. Fortunately, where "Tales of the Bounty Hunters" is concerned, there is no such problem like that here.
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Summary: Bounty Hunters: The Weak Link in the "Tales of" Series
Review: This book was quite disappointing. Anderson's first two forays as editor of the "Tales of" series of anthologies were complete triumphs. This third installment is the weakest link. The stories were average quality. The writers didn't seem to adhere to the same sort of quality control evident in the first two books.
Of the five stories, only two were completely satisfying. Typically a fan of Anderson's _Star Wars_ fare, I was heavily disappointed by his tale of IG-88. Where some of the other stories in the other volumes have nicely woven their tales into the fabric of the films, this one seemed determined to dominate all three movies. Dengar's tale was quite interesting. The ending was not at all what I would have expected, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Bossk's tale was quite good, but the human-Wookiee pair seemed to be a bit of a Han-Chewie replacement, since they were off saving Leia from the Empire. Zuckuss and 4-LOM had a wonderful tale. The final story, that of Boba Fett, was well told, but the ending left an enormous quantity of unfinished story-telling.
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Summary: Star Wars anthology examines the fearsome bounty hunters....
Review: Every heroic saga, whether it is Tolkien's Lord of the Rings or George Lucas' Star Wars series, succeeds or fails on the cunning and sheer "stage presence" of the antagonists faced by the heroes of the story. Let's face it, Lord Darth Vader is more imposing, and more interesting, than Luke Skywalker, the farmboy-turned-Jedi Knight who, by the way, is also Vader's offspring. The fact that Vader was so obviously evil and menacing in the first two Episodes of the Classic Trilogy had already made him one of the most popular movie villains; the revelation that the Dark Lord had once been Anakin Skywalker made him even more interesting, and by extension, Luke also became more complex and heroic. Star Wars also has a secondary set of villains that dwells in the shadowy corners under the metal and plastic surfaces of the Galactic Empire: the bounty hunters. Every Star Wars film, including Episode I: The Phantom Menace, has a scene with at least one of these amoral, relentless, and resourceful villains, but their role as foils to the Heroes of the Rebellion came to the fore in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. In this perennial fan favorite, both Lord Vader and crime boss Jabba the Hutt hire a diverse group of bounty hunters in an all-hands effort to capture the Millennium Falcon, her captain Han Solo, and all his companions, including Luke Skywalker. Although the film only showed this band of ruffians only in one scene that takes place aboard Vader's flagship, Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters fleshes out this particular part of the saga with five short stories compiled and edited by Kevin J. Anderson (The Jedi Academy Trilogy). Readers of Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina will recognize all five contributors, including Anderson, whose "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" adds depth and menace to an assassin droid seen only for a flash in the Vader's flagship scene in Episode V. Think of this story as "The Terminator Meets Star Wars," with a frighteningly self-aware droid that "comes alive," overwhelms its puny human creators, and begins to devise a plan to conquer the galaxy itself. (Readers will notice that parts of this story will not only be echoed in Kathy Tyers' "The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk," but also in Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of Shadows of the Empire.") Of course, "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett," by Daniel Keys Moran, features the Star Wars galaxy's most famous -- or infamous -- bounty hunter. Although its status as an "origins of" story is now rather questionable, since readers now know the genesis of Boba Fett, the story is well-written and captures the nuances of its protagonist. Of the five stories in the anthology, this one covers nearly three decades of Fett's "career," including the bounty hunter's long-standing and relentless pursuit of smuggler-turned-Rebel-Hero Han Solo, not only for Vader and Jabba, but for other crime lords as well. (Star Wars artists working on 2002's Episode II: Attack of the Clones may have had this and other Boba Fett "origin myth" stories when they decided on the design for the clone troopers; Fett supposedly had been a stormtrooper before switching over to bounty hunting; the design of the clone trooper armor was an homage to this notion.) This anthology, like the others in the Tales series, is entertaining, especially for fans of the original film trilogy who want to know more about those hissable and fearsome villains...the bounty hunters.
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Summary: A good set of SW short stories
Review: (...) I will tell you what I think was the best and worst of the collection. IG-88 Definately the jewel of this book. Kevin J. Anderson weaves a fun tale that perfectly meshes with episode IV without interfering with it. If you read one story out of these tales, this is it. Bossk-(yawn) I had a hard time finishing this tale. It is flat and boring. Just sitting here I can't even really remember what it was about. And then let me add in the Boba Fett story. This is a solid piece that takes the reader through time at hyperdrive speeds. It is a must for you hardcore Fett/Solo fans.
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Summary: Zuckuss is the sound I make when I sit down ;-)
Review: This is a collection of five (5) stories of, well, I think it's obvious, Bounty Hunters. These bounty hunters are included: (they were all on screen in The Empire Strikes Back, when Vader had them come aboard Executor and breif them as to how the Millenium Falcon was to be captured, not destroyed.) Boba Fett, IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, and the team of 4-LOM and Zuckuss. IG-88's Tale is good, Dengar's tale is quite thick, almost painfull, Bossk's Tale is Okay, Boba Fett's Tale is interesting (it's all about him being in the Sarlacc) and Zuckuss and 4-LOM's tale is quite good. Overall its a good use of time but, some are noticably superior to others. Read it and you'll know what I mean.
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Summary: Star Wars
Review: This is a collection of short stories about the Star Wars bounty hunters. Main movie characters are not a big part of this book. Although this does help fill in some of the overall Star Wars story.
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Summary: Ahh
Review: A good collection of short stories but they all end right as they get good very frustrating but still a good book
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