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Tales of the Bounty Hunters
In a wild and battle-scarred galaxy, assassins, pirates, smugglers, and cutthroats of every description roam at will, fearing only the professional bounty hunters-amoral adventurers who track down the scumof the universe...for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart of the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six ofthe most...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
November 1st 1996
by Spectra
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Tales of the Bounty Hunters is a collection of five stories by different authors concerning bounty hunters who captured our attention in Star Wars - IG-88, Dengar, Bossk. Zuckuss and 4-LOM, and, last but certainly not least, Boba Fett. The stories are well written and generally very entertaining. The common ground for the tales is that all of the bounty hunters have been given the opportunity by Lord Vader to find Han Solo and bring him in. Their approaches vary widely. Of course, we know alread...more
I have to say... one of the best Star Wars books I've stumbled upon.
The different stories are so magical I loved each and every one of them.
Boba Fett's story is very entertaining and catches you from the first pages, although George Lucas decided to take the character in a totally different direction, which I have to say thought was soooo lame, because the Boba Fett of "Last Man Standing" is so awesome there are no words to describe it.
Dengar's story is also very interesting, as he is a characte...more
The different stories are so magical I loved each and every one of them.
Boba Fett's story is very entertaining and catches you from the first pages, although George Lucas decided to take the character in a totally different direction, which I have to say thought was soooo lame, because the Boba Fett of "Last Man Standing" is so awesome there are no words to describe it.
Dengar's story is also very interesting, as he is a characte...more
Apr 22, 2010
Greg Pettit
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Younger Star Wars Fanatics
Shelves:
science-fiction,
stopped-reading
I first saw Star Wars when I was nine years old. I think that is quite possibly the perfect age at which to watch it. It was fantastic and glorious! Two years later, I had matured (a little) and Empire had too (a little). Two years after that came Return of the Jedi, and suddenly I felt too old, even then. As much as I wanted to love it the way I had the original, I just couldn't do it.
Of course, that was a long time ago, in a childhood far, far away. I picked up this book on a nostalgic whim. M...more
Of course, that was a long time ago, in a childhood far, far away. I picked up this book on a nostalgic whim. M...more
Each of the five stories centers around one of the bounty hunters seen in the famous scene in Empire Strikes Back. There is a surprising amount of story with well fleshed out characters given that they are short stories (each about 70 pages long). Despite being 'evil' bounty hunters most of them are likeable and some are actually quite good and moral, making you want them to succeed in what they do. Most of the stories have the same format, give some background information, have the scene from E...more
Tales of the Bounty Hunters takes 6 characters that we see on screen extremely briefly - and all save Boba Fett have no lines - and expands their stories. In the 5 short stories, we are given more detail about who they are and how they came to be on the Executor, taking up the bounty on Han Solo. In the case of the tale of Boba Fett we find out what happens to him later on, after the fall of the Empire.
The stories themselves are brilliant. I enjoyed the tales of IG-88 and of Dengar the most of...more
The stories themselves are brilliant. I enjoyed the tales of IG-88 and of Dengar the most of...more
In The Empire Strikes Back, Piett says, "Bounty hunters. We don't need their scum." There are a number of different-looking characters other than Boba Fett, who is, of course, the most famous of them all. The short stories in this volume tell a bit about all of the other ones in addition to Fett himself. The Fett origin story was one I remember liking the most out of the EU, and this added to the disconnect when the prequel trilogy came along and pissed all over it.
There are some weird ones in h...more
There are some weird ones in h...more
Most "expanded universe" tie-in books are pretty blah, no matter the genre or established setting, but the "Tales" books for Star Wars are actually rather entertaining. Each includes a smattering of short stories focusing on peripheral characters actually glimpsed in the original trilogy, even if only fleetingly so. This one, which focuses on the bounty hunters called to track Han Solo, was the standout during my middle school years. Backstory for 4-LOM & Zuckuss, Bossk and best of all: IG-8...more
An excellent book, Tales of the Bounty Hunters does one of the few seen things that i love in writing. Goes behind the scenes.
Sure, we all know how star wars turns out, but this book looks into the thoughts of the characters whom we know next to nothing about. We get to know beyond what happened in the movies, and it is written in such a way, i can't help but love each ending.
The uses of dramatic irony are often, if you have seen the movies, but even if you haven't, you will still understand wha...more
Sure, we all know how star wars turns out, but this book looks into the thoughts of the characters whom we know next to nothing about. We get to know beyond what happened in the movies, and it is written in such a way, i can't help but love each ending.
The uses of dramatic irony are often, if you have seen the movies, but even if you haven't, you will still understand wha...more
I am not a dork simply just grew up on this stuff. What you did not have luke or an x wing ? I dare contest your gender in this case,....anyway brilliant book. OK who the hell does not want to see the empire win ? good prevails over evil ? whens the last time you walked out your door ? The only thing that could possibly elevate this work would be to have a follow up where in "DOG" is hunted down along with that double wide family of his. Now we could sit back and have a discussion over society s...more
my all time favorite science fiction book. this book makes you laugh every time you watch episode 5 and hear "bounty hunters we don't need that scum". it just goes to show that star wars books are all about showing the stuff that you never knew happened in the movie. how are you supposed to know that the guy with the turban is really a sinister version of the 6 million dollar man? well if you read the book you will find out. its great because its a bunch of small different stories from different...more
This is a collection of stories about five bounty hunters who were sent after Han Solo. Most of the stories have a partial overlap with events that we see in the Star Wars movies and also discuss the past history of their own characters. One thing I found interesting is that even though the hunters were sent by Darth Vader to disrupt the rebels, I was still kind of rooting for them to succeed, even though I knew that wouldn't happen (spoiler... 30 years later spoiler?). Anyway, some of the stori...more
60/100: The IG-88 and Boba Fett stories were good.
In the IG-88 one, IG-88 has a grand plan to eliminate all living creatures. However, the story takes a turn for the worst when the IG-88 droids try to capture the death star. I would've preferred to read about a small scale war between droids and humans, than one about taking over the death star.
The Boba Fett story is great - Boba Fett survives the sarlaac! He goes on to hunt down Han Solo, and the end is dramatic, in a good way.
The other stori...more
In the IG-88 one, IG-88 has a grand plan to eliminate all living creatures. However, the story takes a turn for the worst when the IG-88 droids try to capture the death star. I would've preferred to read about a small scale war between droids and humans, than one about taking over the death star.
The Boba Fett story is great - Boba Fett survives the sarlaac! He goes on to hunt down Han Solo, and the end is dramatic, in a good way.
The other stori...more
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This was a fun read for the most part. I've been playing a bounty hunter in Star Wars: The Old Republic and really wanted to learn more of the Mandalorean lore. Hilariously, the Boba Fett story was my LEAST favorite in this book. I found the back stories to the other hunters much more compelling. Plus, it felt like the Boba Fett story was just emphasizing how old he was when the story was taking place. My major complaint was that the last 30% of the book was just previews for other books in the...more
I kinda waffled about how I should rate this book. Most of the stories are only about average, and one or two are even less so, but the Boba Fett entry (even though it doesn't really jibe entirely with the new information presented by George Lucas in his prequel trilogy) turns this potential pig's ear into a silk purse. Hopefully someone will do a new collection of short stories, novellas or even a novel (dare we hope) centering on Cad Bane, Duros bounty hunter with a Sergio Leone flair from the...more
This is a collection of five short stories about six bounty hunters (most notoriously, the enigmatic Boba Fett) set in the Star Wars universe. Each story is a tale about one or more of the bounty hunters sent after Han Solo and the Millennium falcon during the film "The Empire Strikes Back."
Basically, one short scene in that movie is the jumping off point for all of these stories.
Since there are so many Star Wars books, many of them conflict with each other. Many of the details for these six bou...more
Basically, one short scene in that movie is the jumping off point for all of these stories.
Since there are so many Star Wars books, many of them conflict with each other. Many of the details for these six bou...more
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I love the Star Wars anthologies for the glimpse it gives fans into the stories behind the colorful characters we've seen lurking in the background, and there's no more appealing group to build upon than that of the bounty hunters. Introduced in one short scene in The Empire Strikes Back, these bounty hunters may have only been on screen for no more than a minute but these five authors have given them their own moment in the spotlight.
Therefore I Am: I loved this story starting off the book beca...more
Therefore I Am: I loved this story starting off the book beca...more
This book tells the behind-the-scenes going ons of all those bounty hunters you saw standing on the deck of the Star Destroyer in The Empire Strikes back. Most of the stories take you through the Events of the Fifth movie and some of them through Return of the Jedi. This is probably one of my favorite Star Wars books because none of the main characters were Jedi or rebels or "good guys" so that created a lot of freedom for the writers to be creative with character history and motivation. I quite...more
This book was good because it demonstrated clearly about how each of the characters think and react to certain actions. In this book there is one tale for each bounty hunter telling you how the got into alliance with Darth Vader and what they do. Some of the bounty hunters in this book are IG88, Boba Fett, and Dengar. In IG88's story you see how he was created so you can see his situation and how he feels about killing people and alliances. You see how he works and thinks.
I loved this look at the different iconic bounty hunters from Star Wars. That one brief scene in Empire Strikes Back where Vader addresses the bounty hunters raised so many questions -- who are they? Do they work together? What's up with the robot? I particularly enjoyed the chapters devoted to Dengar and IG-88. Reads at a good clip, and entertaining enough to be worth the time investment.
I enjoyed this book a little less than I enjoyed the other anthologies that preceded it. The events in this book didn't tie together as well as previous books. I was also severely disappointed with Boba Fett's story. It just didn't ring true to me at all. The end situation seemed forced like the author was ignoring Han Solo's character progression from previous novels just so he could have this big dramatic scene in his short story. Despite that, I would recommend this book to Star Wars fans.
Unfortunately, these sets of stories are no longer canon, thanks to episodes 1-3 and the stupid Clone Wars tv series.
However, on their own, these stories were just as good, if not a touch better than the previous Tales book [[book:Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina|353479]].
The first story, about IG-88, was the best in my opinion. Robots are always cool and killer robots are wicked cool.
However, on their own, these stories were just as good, if not a touch better than the previous Tales book [[book:Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina|353479]].
The first story, about IG-88, was the best in my opinion. Robots are always cool and killer robots are wicked cool.
I read this book just as an in between to other books and I thought it was very good. it shows the perspectives that are usually neglected. that of medium/minor characters that the story must be told. it showed me something that I never knew: that stories of these minor characters is very entertaining and interesting.
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Pseudonyms: Gabriel Mesta, K.J. Anderson
He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in coll...more
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He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in coll...more
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