Boba Fett Books

Do the books continue into episode VI when he getts turned into a snack for the all mighty scarlacc or dose it stop at the end of episode III? Otherwise its a ver great siries!

This is a must read for Boba Fett fans and regular Jedi freaks alike. It is the best of all the Star Wars books for young readers. The only bad thing about it is there wasn't much Slave 1 action. Boba sure shows Aurra Sing in this one

I really like the Boba Fett series because:
#1 - It gives you the whole story from Boba's point of view
#2 - It teaches you about the planets in Star Wars
#3 - You learn about bounty hunters

I recommend this book, and ALL the books in the series!

Although I still think I liked The Fight To Survive the most out of all the books this one is almost as good. This one rounds out the three Boba Fett books (I shouldn't say that, Elizabeth Hand is making a book 4) and it tells about Boba and Auraa Sing. (the bounty hunter) If you liked the other two books I'd buy this book.

This is the third book in the Boba Fett series. Young Fett teams up with fellow bounty hunter Aurra Sing to get money from his father's bank acount. In the book, most of Fett's money is stolen and he runs into Jabba the Hutt's nephew. Later, after being chased by Sing, Fett gets his ship back and flies off the planet with very little money. (...)

The Boba Fett series comes to a thrilling conclusion with Boba, now a warrior and bounty hunter in his own right, seeking revenge on Mace Windu, the jedi who murdered his father at the start of the Clone Wars.
There is a twist ending I won't give away, but I will say Chancellor Palpatine makes a sudden appearance and there IS an actual confrontation between jedi and bounty hunter.

Readers might experience sympathy with the Boba character as he is basically a boy who grows up to be a cold warrior because of what happened to his father.

Having said that, while this series was primarily for younger readers, adults will get something out of it as well. I know I did.

Once upon a time there was a boy named Boba Fett. His father's name was Jengo Fett. One day Anakin came and fought both of them. Then Anakin put his light saber back on his belt. Anakin saw two Jedi knights named Mace Windu and Kit Misto. They fought a bad guy named Darth Maul. Then they put their light sabers back into their belt.

My thoughts: The book was good because it was full of action. I like their names. The story was sad and good.

I was astounded by the cover's CGI redition of Asaji Ventress. I just picked it up and bought it. Some of the major points in the book:
-Anakin( a couple months away from becoming Vader) and Boba encounter each other and become friends( which actually shows why Darth didn't strangle Boba when he objected to his orders in ESB- because they are friends.).
- Boba goes to the Jedi Temple and encounters Mace Windu (killed Jango Fett) by just a glimpse.
- Boba gets his weapons back and breaks into the emporer's throne room and fights Mace, with Mace about to win when Palpatine interrupts, and Boba tells the soon- to- be emporer about dooku. (I still think Boba should have killed Mace in ROTS instead of Anakin.)

this book was AWESOME! i really enjoyed it!first of all, it begins where BOBA FETT 5: A NEW THREAT left off. after rescuing himself from being burned alive, Boba is attacked by Asajj Ventress... to be saved by Anakin Skywalker. Anakin brings Boba to Coruscant, where Mace Windu lives...

Although adult readers will completely blow through this series in a few hours, it is well worth reading. Definately took me back to my "dumb kid" days seeing Boba make all of the mistakes he did as a youth. Driven off hatred and vengence...this definately sets a good back story for the best Bounty Hunter in the galaxy. Must read for all ages!

Once again Crispin delivers a fast paced, fun and informative look at the early years of everyone's favorite Star Wars scoundrel, Han Solo.

This one picks up several years after The Paradise Snare. Lots has happened to Han between the first book and this one, and lots happens during this book as well!

Without getting into many spoilers (at lest nothing that's not on the back of the jacket of the book) we see how Han meets Jabba, Chewbacca, Lando, his first flight with a very special ship, how he becomes the reluctant hero YET AGAIN..all great stuff.

In addition, there's appearances from some 'old' faces, both from the original Trilogy of movies as well as the previous book.

Great action, characterization and nods to the Star Wars Universe are all over the place in this book.

Highly recommended to any star wars fan!

I have been re-reading this trilogy for the first time in ten years. Again, the books have held up great and are just as good as they were the first time I read them.

The Hutt Gambit expands the scope of the this trilogy and begins to introduce favorite characters from the original film trilogy. While the book skips over Han Solo's days in the Imperial Navy, it picks up with explaining how and why he was drummed out of the service and introduces Chewbacca and the start of his and Han's friendship. From there we learn about Han's first exploits in smuggling and his first shot at the Kessel Run, his first meeting with Jabba the Hutt, and how he develops into the famous smuggler that will appear in A New Hope.

Ann Crispin continues to write Han Solo in a way that feels genuine and faithful to Harrison Ford's performance. The story is bigger than that of The Paradise Snare, and the cast of characters includes old favorites, some additional characters from the Expanded Universe (like some of the smugglers on Nar Shaddaa) while introducing some original characters that I thought fit in nicely, even if they were only in the book briefly, like Xaverri.

For Star Wars fans it is a must read, and for everyone else it is definitely worth the time as a fun space opera book that is easy to read but still contains genuine emotion and heart.

This book, though midly entertaining, is not for the old school Star Wars fans that grew up on the original Trilogy. The Han Solo Trilogy lacks the stories of a scoundrel that I expected. This trilogy also has glaring contradictions and plot holes when taken with the movies and other Star Wars books. This book is for the younger Star Wars fan, the generation that believes Greedo shot first.

In this second book of the Han Solo trilogy, Ms Crispin takes us on Han's journey from his days as a cadet at the Imperial Space Academy through a number of adventures working as a pilot for the Hutts and ending up fending off an attack by Imperial forces. At the Academy, Cadet Solo spends four years preparing for a career in the Imperial Navy and developing his skills as a pilot. He graduates and spends four years as an officer before his career is cut short when he rescues a Wookie slave from ill treatment at the hands of a superior officer. The result is a dishonorable discharge. However, the Wookie, who turns out to be our old friend Chewbacca, swears a life debt to Han and promises to follow him everywhere. Obviously the entire Star Wars experience is much richer because of this incident.

Han and Chewie then move on to Nar Shaddaa, the Smugglers' Moon, where they smuggle shipments of spice to designated locations and make various runs for the Hutts, including Jabba. It is also during this period that the High Priest on Ylesia realizes that Han Solo was in fact the individual who caused them so much trouble several years earlier. He contracts with the galaxy's best bounty hunter, who else but Boba Fett, to capture Solo and return him to Ylesia to be killed. Fett's efforts to capture Han are stymied by a new character, a charming rogue named Lando Calrissian. Such introductions are the most fascinating part of learning Han Solo's backstory. Han, Chewie, Lando, Boba, Jabba - they're all here.

The Empire begins to move against the Hutts' lawless territory by authorizing Moff Sarn Shild to blockade Nal Hutta and turn the Smugglers' moon into molten slag. Through a combination of bribes, devious machinations by the Empire, and heroic deeds by Han and his fellow smugglers, the Empire's forces are thwarted. At the end of the story, Han is trying to figure out how to make money and go on with the rest of his life. His plans include coming up with enough money to go to Bespin and participate in an extremely high-stakes sabacc game. I suspect there in the third book we will run in to Lando again and learn of the acquisition of the Millennium Falcon. All of this is simply great fun as we continue to understand the forces in Han Solo's life that got him to the character he was when we first met him in A New Hope. On to the third book of the trilogy.

Ann Crispin's "Han Solo Trilogy" fills out some interesting details of the Star Wars universe. However, it lacks the edge and grittiness of some of the better Star Wars novels (particularly those by Timothy Zahn). Although Han is supposed to be a "scoundrel," you'd never know it from these books; Crispin goes out of her way to portray him as a nice, sweet guy who might enjoy an afternoon feeding ducks in the park.

"The Hutt Gambit" feels almost like a young-adult novel; the dialogue is bright and cheerful and the characters never seem to be in any serious jeopardy. If you thought Greedo shooting first was an improvement, you'll probably enjoy this.

The Star Wars phenomenon is one that has many potential branches to the story, few of which can be explored on film. Therefore, the primary avenue of exploration is via books, and this one fleshes out the story of the young bounty hunter Boba Fett. The character was "first" introduced as an adult in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" where Darth Vader has summoned a collection of bounty hunters to the bridge of his command ship. However, strictly speaking, the first appearance of Boba Fett is in the second movie of the series, "Attack of the Clones" where his father Jango Fett provides the genetic material for the clone army being raised on the planet Kamino
That is where this story begins and it follows through Boba's life beyond the point where his father is killed battling the Jedi on Geonosis. The last scene where Boba appears in "Attack of the Clones" is when Boba picks up the helmet of his father's battle armor after Jango has been killed. That event occurs on page 88 of this book.
The story then moves through the next events in Boba's life as he tries to survive as a ten-year old boy with no relatives and no friends. Fortunately, he knows how to fly his father's ship, so he retraces many of his steps over the last few days. Bereft of his father's protection, he quickly realizes that no one really has sympathy for him, some appear to befriend him but all are looking out to take advantage of him. Finally, he manages to land on a garbage planet and is welcomed by Count Dooku, who is more of the same but the last chance Boba has to survive.
Written for the young reader, this book develops one of the many potential plotlines that are generated in the Star Wars movies. I enjoyed in immensely, while there is a bit of implausibility inserted in the plot to satisfy the juvenile mindset, there was so little that adult fans of the genre can also enjoy it

My eight year old son is a huge Star Wars fan. He LOVES these books. No problem getting him to read 20 minutes each night for school - he reads for much longer on his own. Great idea!

After the battle on Geonosis, what happened to Boba? This series is all about the answer. Boba goes on amazing adventures with another bounty hunter. He even meets Count Dooku! But after he is caught by a bounty hunter for Dooku, and he runs away, will he live as a cloned outcast? The author is trying to show you Star Wars from Boba's perspective. I think Boba Fett books are the greatest! I can't wait to read The Crossfire!

If you like action you'll like this book. The title of the book is Fight to Survive and author is Terry Bisson. The main characters are Boba Fett, and Jango Fett, and the setting is in the future. The proplem is Boba Fett became an orphan.

In the beginning of the story Boba Fett and his father, Jango, started the journey to Gionoses for a battle. Next they go to the battle field to watch the battle.

The theme is you can overcome a bad situation. This book reminded me of my favorite Star Wars movie. Kids in grades 3-5th grade who like action will enjoy this book.

T.E Annapolis

This book was way better and more interesting to read than the other books about Boba Fett. It has more depth than the Boba Fett Dark Horse Comics. If you have not read this book, let me tell you that you are missing out on a lot!

The story speaks of relationships and the circle of life. You can relate to Boba Fett as you read about his relationship with his father, Jango Fett. It reminds you of young Anakin Skywalker who has a mother but no father. You get the opposite where Boba has a father and wished he had a mother. But it draws more from that. Witness Boba grow from an innocent wishful boy into the fearsome bounty hunter he becomes. It was very saddening to read about how Boba took the death of Zam Wesell, the sea-mice, and eventually his own father. Even the scene with Boba's only friend, Whrr touched me.

Boba is not the brutal killer as you think he is. This is a man who goes through many life experiences and valuable lessons. This is what made him stand out among the bounty hunters. Read this book!

One thing that totally flawed this book: that it hardly had fighting combat. Anyway, what do you expect? Boba Fett is not a Jedi and is a wanna-be Bounty Hunter (10 yrs of age). This book describes Boba's adventures after the death of his father, and, after Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, especially how he is surviving. Crossfire does contribute to the story evolving in the Prequel Era and ties in well with the movies, other books and the Dark horse comics. For those people who read Boba Fett, you should really pick up the Jedi Quest series, it is much better than these Boba Fett books.

By John


If you have seen Star Wars movies you are going to like this
Series. Boba Fett is a funny trickster who is the son of Jango Fett who is the richest and most feared Bounty Hunter who ever lived.
Follow Boba and his adventure to many planets where he learns how to be a Bounty Hunter.

I especially like this series because of the things he does to become a Bounty Hunter. Boba is very sarcastic he does not know what to do and he makes funny mistakes.

Boba seeks help from his father's friends while being chased by his worst enemies. One time Boba attacked a General named Grievous and he gets thrown into a garbage chute!

If you like Fictional or Adventure books this is the right series for you.

This is the 2nd book of a trilogy about the 10 year old Boba Fett set 1 month after the battle of Geonosis. On the current timeline as of April 2003 this is also the 3rd of 11 existing or planned stories about the Clone Wars that start with Episode 2. Crossfire does contribute to the story evolving in the Prequel Era and ties in well with the movies, other books and the Dark horse comics.

Aurra sing has brought Boba to Count Dooku on Raxus Prime. Boba discovers that they are drilling for a force device. They Jedi lead troops arrive leading to the title of the book CROSSFIRE. Completist like me wish to read this book because it does offer some substance.

These books are said to be written for 9 to 12 years, but the same is said of the Jedi Quest series. The Jedi Quest books are much better. But if one want to know about young Boba Fett, this is where it can be found. I see most reviews award 4 or 5 stars. Others are free to say that this should be ranked among the very best books ever written. For me, I award 4 stars for books that are above average and 5 stars rarely. I find it difficult to give this modest yet entertaining book anything except a grade of FAIR or 2 stars. Seems that 5 stars are for Moby Dick or Wraith Squadron or Courtship of Princess Leia.

Darkhorse is also doing Clone Wars comics. They are well done and worth a look. The entire prequel era was well thought out and I am enjoying the books and comics, and now the cartoon shows.

This was the second in a series about the future bounty hunter, Boba Fett. With his father dead, Boba finds Count Dooku (an employer of Boba's father, Jango) on a garbage planet. He sneeks around and figures out that Dooku is trying to find the Ultimate Force (I don't know the exact name that they gave it.) Later, Clone Troopers attack the planet and rescue Boba as an orphan. Boba then lives on a huge ship in outer space. He decides to now search for his ship, Slave I which was captured by another Bounty Hunter, Aurra Sing. Sing is actually following the space ship to hunt for jedi. When both ships land on a moon, Aurra Sing and Boba Fett team up to get off of the planet. Sing agrees to help Fett get his father's money as long as she gets half. The book ends as the two leave into deep space. You'll want to read the next book in the series, Deceptions, after finishing this one.

This is the second book in the Boba Fett series. I highly recommend this book, and I recommend the other books in this series, too:
-The Fight to Survive (#1)
-Maze of Deception (#3)
-Hunted (#4)
-A New Threat (#5)
-Pursuit (#6)

My 9-year-old can't get enough of this series. These books are well-written and even enjoyable for me when I read aloud to my son.

This was a great novel. I just wish it was longer. This series gave Boba Fett a very nice historical background into his childhood.

This book is about Boba and his adventures with Jabba the Hutt!
If you want to read it, I suggest that you read #1 (The Fight to Survive), #2 (Crossfire), and #3 (Maze of Deception) first!
I recommend the whole series!

These stories are written for 8 to 12 year olds, and 50 somethings who are star wars nuts like me. The 3 star is for the genre, as it seems to be of average quality to the other young persons books I have read and enjoyed.

I thought the review from the young man from arlington heights hit all the key points of the story. I worked in palatine for 18 years, keep reading and writing, MTFBWY.

I thought it was a great book. Sets up perfectly for the next book. Boba fights Durge and gets a Jetpack, and meets Jabba the Hutt for the first time.

This graphic novel's main story, the four comic issue series "Enemy of the Empire" was decent at best. Boba Fett himself was very good, well-drawn, intelligent (as he should be viewed), and strong (unlike in Underworld). The rest of the characters and the storyline ruined everything. The story also seemed like it'd never happen in the Star Wars universe. Why would Vader enlist a group of weak assassins to do something when his stormtroopers could easily do it? It's not possible that there's no one in the entire Empire to complete Vader's task (which also seemed comical). Vader wanted to retrieve a box that contained the living head of a person. Sound weird yet? It gets better.

The head-thingy can predict the future. It was once the queen of a tribe on some planet. And her hair was made of gold. Definitely strange.

The short story at the end saved this. It is the Wizard comic issue called "Salvage". Though short, it was much better than the Enemy of the Empire series. Much better story and dialogue. Without "Salvage" , this graphic novel would have been a 1 or 2. Buy this only for the short.

This is a review of Star Wars - Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire TPB, a collection of 4 issues ½ of a wizard magazine comic - Salvage published Oct 1999 as ISBN 156971407x, Printed in Canada.

This is one of the finest comic Dark horse has ever produced. It is beautifully produced with above average artwork, excellent inking and superior binding. I have sat and read through this comic many times and it has never fallen apart in my hands. The story is action packed, featuring a duel between Vader and Fett. Ken kellys cover art is a 5, the story is a 4, the inking is a 4. The artwork is generally a 2 and a 3 often resembling the comic strip style rather than the rich art we now see in later comics. There were 3 different illustrators with unequal results. But for 1999 this was awesome.

I loved this book, it was very intresting. There were turns in the book plots and even a death. I can't wait to see more of these books. I love Boba Fett.

The world of 'Star Wars' comics has been able to achieve heights of drama in expeceptional works such as 'In the Empire's Service', 'Outlander', and 'Mandatory Retirement.' This is not anywhere near that list. Then again, its not supposed to be.
It's for entertainment value, plain and simple. The art and writing are somewhat silly while still having an elemnt of drama and reality to them. John Nadeau of the XWRS fame has a very different art style here, one far less dramatic and far more silly.
Then end is good, especially regarding the fight between Fett and Vader and the fate of the Pessimists. (I love irony.) Overall, while its by no means the best SW comics out there, its a fun, quick read and reccomended as such.

While working one's way through the arts of bartering for souls, a person has to be careful who they choose to align themselves with. This holds true for anyone wanting to make their way out of a deal alive, from the lowliest of traders to the mightiest of bounty hunters. In Enemy of the Empire, Boba Fett learns just that, finding out that perhaps Darth Vader isn't an individual to be bartered with and that something worthy of his attention has to be profitable as well as dangerous in order for him to thrive. He is sent to find a certain someone that has an item in their possession, one that can tell the future in ways that some species would find disturbing, and that can even bring a player like Vader himself hunting for your head.

The storyline that is presented in this TPB is really a good one, brimming with some odd species, a bit of intrigue, and the art of bounty hunting that makes people seek out Boba Fett. It touches on a little of the methods on how to track someone, how your armor can sometimes get an array of ugly reminders of why you should or shouldn't be wary of dealing with anyone, what to do if you are attacked by one of the most dangerous forces in the universe, and how truly messed up some people's abilities can be. The problem in the book is that its art doesn't hold a candle to the interesting worlds involved in the storyline and that, despite the attempts to seem somewhat humorous at times, it fails to evoke laughter from myself. Instead, it seems to take away from some of the faces involved, especially when you are dealing with Vader and his boss, not to mention the rank and file that happen to make up the universe's shady characters. It took me a long time to get past this little portion of the book and, were it not for the fact that Fett was involved, I would have perhaps skipped past it completely.

This isn't to say that the read is worthy, because it is. You simply have to be ready for something of a disappoint in the art department - which I was a little prepared for but not to the extent that it laid out here. Also included in this is "Boba Fett's Salvage (or Boba Fett 1/2), which isn't that bad of a story and that is not the most fun piece to find by itself, making it a better by and something that friends of the hunting class might want to look into. Just remember to bring an open mind to the table because, well, mixed results sometimes anger the viewing mind.

I encountered this book and the two that follow it while embarking on a mission to read all the currently published Star Wars books from the beginning in chronological order. This is the first book of a 3 book series. The story might have been good if it had been condensed into a single book. Unfortunately, you have to wade through endless pages of meaningless dialog between meaningless characters. The way the story is told is also very annoying. You are constantly bounced back and forth between events that took place years in the past and the present. This technique manages to further confuse a very confusing story. Of the 20-30 Star Wars books that I have read up to this point, these 3 were by far the worst. You can skip them and miss nothing.

This book isn't very well written. Extended examinations of characters' state of mind take place very often, even mid-conversation and mid-sentence. There's a noticeable amount of repetition as well. This book has a way of droning on for paragraphs and pages about stuff that is interesting enough as a topic, but unnecessary to explain at such length. I usually only break my reading at chapter marks, but there were at least two instances in this book where I had to stop reading mid-chapter because a particular scene was going on too long for me to even make it to the end.

The strength of this book is that it is actually an interesting story. There are enough interesting characters, and each one is well developed. The theme of scheming is prevalent and intriguing. Almost everyone in the book has some self-interested scheme, and thinks they're smarter than everyone else. Witnessing Boba Fett, and seeing first hand how he's simply in a completely different league than everyone else on the field, is a real pleasure of this book. If you're a big Fett Fan, though, it might be a double edged sword, as this book has him as talkative, open, and cooperative as you'll ever see him. His willingness to work with others and give them information is just barely within acceptable range for his character.

Overall, this book is a worthwhile read if you're at all into bounty hunters, but I wouldn't recommend it on its merits as a novel.

I get the impression that a lot of the people who read this were expecting something different. While I haven't read any of Jeter's other work, I was clued in to his intentions due to the fact that he'd previously written a novel called Noir. Put simply, this is hard-boiled crime fiction set in the Star Wars universe. (I get the impression that Jeter was looking to authors like Richard Stark for his inspiration.) While it may not work 100% of the time, I feel there is definitely enough to recommend to those who enjoy those two elements. I was also impressed by the fact that Jeter managed to make Xizor an interesting character. True, he doesn't have much more than a cameo here, but he made more of an impact in those few pages than he did in the entirety of Shadows of the Empire. As a first entry, it has me interested in checking out the rest.

The Manadalorian Armor by K. W. Jeter is the first book of a trilogy about the Bounty Hunter Wars, i.e., a three-part series about the indestructibility of Boba Fett. Now, I have no problem reading stories about Fett. He is a wonderful character, wears great armor, has the appropriate weapon to suit any occasion, and has Slave I - one of my favorite ships in the entire Star Wars saga. He apparently can get out of any kind of difficulty, and he has the best reflexes of any non-Jedi we know about (except possibly for Han Solo). Having said all of that, I still have difficulty understanding how Boba ever managed to fall into the Great Pit of Carkoon. However, he does manage to escape the clutches of the Sarlacc and is then rescued in the beginning of this book by fellow bounty hunter Dengar and Neelah, one of Jabba's dancing girls. From that point in the book the story ranges back and forth between Now and Then with Now being at the time of Return of the Jedi and Then being just after A New Hope.

The Now sections of the book are fairly straightforward with events taking place on Tatooine as Boba gets out of the pit, regains his strength with the help of two very opinionated medical droids, and fights his way off the planet only to run into the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bosck who is cruising around looking for revenge. The Then sections of the book are not straightforward, and one can only hope that things will become clearer as we move through the next two books. The action here involves an extremely convoluted plot set up by Prince Xizor with the blessing of Emperor Palpatine despite the misgivings of Darth Vader. Boba Fett accepts a job from the assembler Kud'ar Mub'at that requires that he join the Bounty Hunters Guild. From that point on, events are fairly chaotic.

Mr. Jeter tries too hard to write something other than just a pure action story about bounty hunters. Too much time is spent trying to explain the thought processes for many of the characters. I found that I lost interest. One particular scene with Xizor, Vader, and Palpatine just talking is interminable as it goes on for page after page with nothing really happening. I kept waiting for him to get on with the story. He does introduce some interesting new characters such as the Shell Hutts who are encased in cylindrical armor and float around on repulsorlifts. Imagine Jabba the Hutt floating around in a giant can that can be closed up in the event of an emergency. We also have D'harhan, a huge bounty hunter with an immense cannon that is basically a part of his body. His weapon is always handy. Then we have Kud'ar Mub'at - oops, sorry. I mean the assembler Kud'ar Mub'at. Mr. Jeter seems to think that we have to be told that Mub'at is the assembler any time he appears in the book. Mub'at is an arachnid that has spun an immense web in space and can keep track of events all over the galaxy.

Maybe the next two books will be better, but I am not really very optimistic.

K.W. Jeter's The Mandalorian Armor kicks off The Bounty Hunter Wars, a trilogy set during the events of Return of the Jedi. However, in an unusual tactic for a Star Wars EU novel, the chapters are split between present tense events and prolonged flashbacks set immediately after A New Hope. Jeter does not rely heavily on the main film characters to spin his tale: Vader and the Emperor show up, and Boba Fett and his five bounty hunter compatriots from the Executor scene in Empire are main characters, but otherwise he stays away from the tried-and-true set of heroes and villains. Prince Xizor of Shadows of the Empire fame is important to the story line, a coldly powerful industrialist named Kuat of Kuat appears regularly, and a new character named Neelah, an escapee from Jabba's palace, rounds out the main cast.

In the Expanded Universe, Boba Fett survives immersion in the Sarlacc and in fact has a great many more years of adventures. We get an extensive look at the process by which he was healed of his grievous injuries with the assistance of Dengar, Neelah, and two drolly amusing medical droids. Soon enough, Fett is back on his feet and ready for action. Jeter's version of Fett is an incredibly talky character: rather than issuing a few terse statements and swinging into action, Fett tends to speak in long monologues, explaining many things at great length.

This brings us to a real issue throughout the book. Not just Fett, but all the characters tend to speak with the exact same tone and every single one is ready to break out into a long monologue at any given moment. These bounty hunters could capture their quarry by boring them into surrender! There is a phenomenal amount of time spent with the characters detailing their every thought and move aloud. Actual action sequences are few and far between. Now, I'm all for getting into character motivations, but so many of these conversations simply recap things we've already read. Additionally, Jeter tends to continually restate things we already know in his descriptions. For instance, every time we meet the arachnoid assembler Kud'ar Mub'at, we are reminded that he is an assembler, that he has the characteristics of a spider, and that his full name is Kud'ar Mub'at.

Speaking of assemblers, the race is a neat concept. The arachnoid assembler Kud'ar Mub'at has spun a living web in space essentially consisting of extruded sub-assemblies from himself and rounded out with his collection of objects such as spacecraft. Jeter does a good job in introducing an intriguing new alien race with Kud'ar Mub'at, something that's not always easy in the crowded Star Wars universe.

There's a prolonged flashback sequence involving a bounty hunt on the Shell Hutts' world of Circumtore. Fett once crossed one of the Hutts named Gheeta, and Gheeta is enthusiastic for revenge, to put it mildly. Kudos to Jeter for putting a unique spin on a common Star Wars race: these Hutts wear armor suits and float around thanks to powerful repulsorlifts. We also meet D'harhan, essentially a bounty hunter with a gigantic cannon for a head. In general, imagining new concepts is a strength of Jeter's, helping to counterbalance the talkiness and repetitiveness of the novel.

I suspect that this trilogy should have been condensed into one book, something I will confirm as I read the other two. There's too much time spent in lengthy conversations and repeating descriptions, too little spent advancing the story.

The first book started out so well, but when you get to the very end here, everything is wrapped up too perfectly. Don't even get me started about Dengar's happy ending even suspending disbelief about as far as I was able it was too hard to swollow. There are just too many coincidences, everybody's fates all just happen to go to the same place. Lazy.

That being said, it's not horrible. It's worth a good read if you like Boba Fett. I'd suggest just getting the first book and this one, you won't miss out on anything skipping the second.

I had enjoyed the previous two books in the series, but was disapointed in this. The whole back story of the split of the guilds was worthless to the overall plot. The story moved slowly. This series could would have been better and shorter if the back story was not included. Boba Fett was just a little two big of a genius to be believable.

I was once again impressed with this book as I was in book 1. The reviews for book 1 were mostly negative. Many said that they were hungry for Boba Fett---here's an idea, buy a poster. If not, you could bake a cake in the shape of Boba's helmet. If not just read the book-relax, and everything will be alright.

Hard Merchandise by K. W. Jeter is the last book of a trilogy about the Bounty Hunter Wars, i.e., a three-part series about the indestructibility of Boba Fett. As I explained in my reviews of the previous two books, I have no problem reading stories about Fett. I think he is an extremely interesting character. His skills are amazing, and he always seems to know just what to do. I just wish another author had written the stories and had condensed them to one book. There is not nearly enough material here to warrant three books. As a result, the books are crammed with analyses of everything the characters are thinking. We just don't need explanations of what the characters are thinking before they perform some amazing feat. The story itself, although way too complicated, could work if it were left to stand on its own without all of the filler.

In this last book of the trilogy, Boba Fett stumbles across evidence that appears to implicate Prince Xizor in the murder of Luke Skywalker's aunt and uncle. Fett realizes that the evidence is a deception, and he sets out to find out who was behind it. The trail eventually leads him to the Kuat Drive Yards, the giant spaceship yard that builds all types of new vessels for anyone with sufficient credits. Neelah and Dengar are still trailing along with Neelah playing a major role once things get cleared up. The plot is extremely convoluted but eventually plods along to an acceptable conclusion.

I cannot recommend The Bounty Hunter Wars highly. The plot is interesting at times. Boba Fett is fun to watch, and you will know more about all of the bounty hunters when you're done. That's about it.

Hard Merchandise is the conclusion of K. W. Jeter's The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy. Boba Fett is back in action, although lacking his beloved ship Slave I, and he wants to know who tried to bomb him on Tatooine and why. Adding to the mystery is a cryptic recording of the slaughter of Owen and Beru Lars by Imperial Stormtroopers that we saw the aftermath of in A New Hope. The specialized smell sensors used add to the recording a sign indicating Prince Xizor might have been involved in this tragic event. None of the characters really believe that's true, but Fett smells credits at the end of the trail and wants to find out where the recording originated and why someone would want to implicate Xizor.

I haven't mentioned much in my other two reviews of this trilogy about Neelah, the escaped slave from Jabba's Palace. This is partially because her story unfolds painfully slowly, and it's only in this volume that she gets any answers about her mysterious amnesia. When she does get them, they're not particularly revelatory. We also find out the extent of Kuat of Kuat's plotting and why he is so keen on having Fett eliminated.

The theme of Boba Fett as super-human bounty hunter continues even more strongly in this book. By the end, he's piloting a Star Destroyer by himself! His gaining the upper-hand in almost every scene becomes boringly predictable, and even when it appears he might have been bested by Black Sun at the climax, it's almost certain that he'll win when he takes on the entire organization, based on his characterization here. It's lucky for Dengar that he plans to retire, based on the competency level Jeter grants him.

I simply felt worn out at the end of this trilogy from the endless repetition of names, descriptions, dialogue, and character motivations. There are some entertaining sections and the kernels of a good single book lurking in here, but the trilogy is too drawn out for me to recommend.

It was hard to follow, and didn't really have much to do with the past book. This author also made one of my favorite charecters, Boba Fett look really bad. It was the only book in the series that I didn't really enjoy. You will probably have to read it if you want to know what is going on in the series, but it won't be the most enjoyable time of your life. I got very bored of this book really fast.

I enjoyed this book even though I really don't like Jacen turing to the dark side. I still remember him as he was in the young jedi series. Now he is the apprentice of Lumiya, a sith and an old enemy of his father's. Boba Fett is dying and trying to find a kaminoan scientist to help him. It makes him a little more human.He is also trying to find his daughter who he hasn't seen in 50 years. He finally finds his daughter but he finds out she has died by the hands of Jacen. If you want see how Jacen falls deeper to the dark side then read this book.

I love Karen's books. She is great, but not even she could make up for this silly story. On the one hand you have all the goofy behavior of the characters. Jacen Solo--it makes me laugh. He's playing the martyr roll to the silly extreme. "Oh woe is me, I know everyone will hate me if I do these things, but it is the right thing and has to be done, so I'll do it." Even when he tortures someone to death, it doesn't quite dawn on him that he's probably not one of the good guys anymore. Its just another rehashing of the old Anakin plot. There HAS to be order in the galaxy, and of course the ONLY person who can do that is Jacen? Give me a break.

What's even more silly is that suddenly the GA are the bad guys, yet nobody ever says why. Not to mention that Luke--has allowed the Jedi to get roped back into "protecting" the government, which is exactly what lead to their downfall the first time. It is as if all those decades of experience amounted to nothing. Continuing the sillyness is their 13 year old son that they simply let run around and do whatever he wants. Jedi or not, the kid is still a kid, and although I sympathize with him to some extent, I get tired of hearing about his whining inner dialogue about being viewed as just a kid, or just luke's kid. The little family problems just got so ridiculous that they detracted from the story completely.

The saving grace of the book is the Fett storyline, which is masterfully done. It is nice seeing the world from his perspective for once. Yes its cool viewing him as this mysterious bad-guy, but that's just not enough after this many years. Karen does a fabulous job of showing his humanity, or what little he can possess given his background.

I'm really enjoying this series within the series. I hated the New Order series about the Vong. I thought it was pointless. Yes, there were some good books but overall I didn't like the series. However, I'm really getting into the changing of Jacen Solo. I've always been interested in Jacen and Jaina. I know a lot of people are saying it's a repeat of Anakin Skywalker's turn. Maybe it is, but I think it's more. Jacen is older and more mature. He knows what he is doing and getting into. He is wanting to become a Sith Lord. I really got into this second book of the series. I felt that Karen Traviss wrote the thoughts and feelings very well. She explored issues with Ben Skywalker being brought into this and being in the middle. I didn't really care for the Bobo Fett sections of the book. I didn't understand why he was in even in the book other than the author loves Mandolores. I hope that this series doesn't become an action only series. I've only read the first two and am looking forward to picking up the rest. I know what a Sith Lord can do the universe. I saw Darth Vader. I want to see what they go through on the journey. What they think and feel. I highly recommend this series and this book to all Star Wars fans.

Sadly, I found skipping over all chapters of the troubles of the Skywalker & Solo families left a really great Karen Traviss story about our favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett. It was almost like it was two different authors writing the intersecting story lines. Boba Fett's story was excellent and I can't wait for the author's next installment of stories of renegade clones/Mando warriors to be added to the Star Wars cannon.