Tales of the Bounty Hunters: Star Wars Legends

Kevin Anderson

Jun 2011 · Star Wars - Legends Series Book 45 · Sold by Random House Worlds

About this ebook

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 scum  of 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 of  the most successful-and feared-hunters, including the merciless Boba Fett. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life... Featuring original stories by Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, Daniel Keys Moran, Kathy Tyers and Dave Wolverton.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Ratings and reviews

I haven't seen this since my local library when I was 12. This book is fantastic! It tells the stories of seperate bounty hunters with nothing to lose. Multiple short stories about multiple hunters. FANTASTIC read. (Looks great on Nexus 7)

I have read Tales of the Bounty Hunters more than once, and I am pleased with it. Out of all the stories, Boba Fett's was the best. The author truly understood Boba Fett's character and his morals: Boba Fett does not commit acts of immoralities, especially those that are an "insult to the flesh." Although Bossk is not as cool as some of the bounty hunters like Boba Fett and IG-88, the story was not worthy of my time. It made Bossk look both pathetic and stupid. Furthermore, the author created a machine idiotically named Flirt. In conclusion, I would recommend this book to anyone, and I would also recommend eschewing Bossk's story, even though it is mostly non-canon.

If you want to know more about the bounty hunters featured in Empire Strikes Back and how they tie into the Star Wars Universe then read this! Very readable short stories.

About the author

Kevin J. Anderson has written many bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader’s Choice Award. He also holds the Guinness World Record for largest single-author signing.