Tales of the Bounty Hunters (Star Wars) (Book 3)

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Book Review: FETT! 1!1!11!1! w00t!! OMGLOL! BOBA FETT OWNZ j00z!! ;)
Summary: 5 Stars

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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