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This user gave Who You Know stars and wrote this review:

In "Who You Know", Boba Fett is hired by High Priest Jonk Dank of the Order of Nook Nadar. Travelling to the planet Lorahns, Fett discovers that Dank wants him to track down and capture the heretic, Nivek'Yppiks. The bounty is 500,000 credits so Fett agrees. Let the hunt begin.

If the outline to this story sounds familiar to you, it should. The character Nivek'Yppiks and the planet Lorahns were mentioned in Fett's story in TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE. Jesse Perry obviously thought it would be interesting to elaborate and tell the full story.

Perry gives a good attempt, but ultimately, "Who You Know" left me unsatisfied. Don't get me wrong, the story has it's good points. For the most part, Fett is in perfect character. And the supporting players are all well written. The Ithorian, Momaw Nadon even makes an appearance.

Hey, you're wondering. This story sounds good. What more could you want?

Well, in the end, the story is just put together badly. There are a lot of grammatical errors, and what I refer to as 'Shifting names'. When you read the story, you'll understand what I mean by that. One minute, Nivek'Yppiks is 'Nivik', then 'Nevik', before shifting back (for awhile) to Nivek. Momaw Nadon shifts to 'Nodan' and 'Nodon'. It makes you wonder if Perry knows what the term 'proof-reading' means.

But the major problem with the story is that it's all to simple. Nivek is captured by Sklar the bounty hunter, and doesn't put up any kind of resistance. Fett than confronts Sklar, who simply hands Nivek over and goes his merry way. Nivek goes quietly again, like a lamb to the slaughter. I found this all highly unlikely. It seems to me as if Perry simply got bored and wrote down the first thing to come to mind, instead of taking his time. It's a shame, because the story started off so well.

In the end, I would urge Jesse to try again, but take your time. The ability is there, and I would enjoy reading another Boba Fett story by this author.

As the saying goes, "If at first you don't succeed..."

This user gave Open Bounty stars and wrote this review:

"Open Bounty" begins with Han Solo and Chewbacca enroute to Ord Mantell to pick up Princess Leia. She needs a ride to the Rebels new base on Hoth. Meanwhile, Jabba has placed an open bounty (hence, the title) on Han's head, bringing bounty hunters out of the woodwork. Han is captured by Dahlaas Nouban. Boba Fett doesn't like this. Not one bit.

Let's just say one thing right off the bat: Boba Fett is not in this story very much. When he does make an appearance, his characterization just isn't right. As I read the story, I kept thinking Fett was acting to much like a bumbler in one part, then in the next, he's acting like a common bully. I mean, come on, Boba would never have to resort to harassing a shuttle's pilot to get him to fly faster. His just being on the shuttle would be motivation enough.

Besides that, though, the story is quite enjoyable. Chris over-describes things in a few places, but that's alright. Set in the time right before THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, "Open Bounty" tells what happens to Han on Ord Mantell. (All TRUE fans will remember that line from EMPIRE. Y'know, "That bounty hunter on Ord Mantell changed my mind." Yeah, that's the one.)

Chris also seems to really love the STAR WARS Universe, as he has terms sprinkled throughout the story that only a true fan would know. (Skipray Blastboat, cigarra, etc.) This, to me, made the story all the more enjoyable.

Not a great Boba Fett story, but still quite an excellent tale. Unfortunately, this is the only story by Chris I've seen anywhere on the Net. That's to bad, because I would really love to read another of his STAR WARS adventures.

This user gave Mouth of Darkness stars and wrote this review:

"Mouth of Darkness: Hunter in the Shadows" begins on a dark ledge, overlooking a city street. Boba Fett is on the ledge, preparing to assassinate an engineer. Dengar joins him, and reveals some startling news: The Mandalorians are killing all the bounty hunters, and Fett may be next on the list.

What an exciting set-up, but therein lies the story's major flaw! That's all it is, a set-up. When I finished reading "Mouth", I was confused. "How am I supposed to review this?" I asked myself. Was it intended to be the full story, or was it a prologue to a much bigger tale? I decided that it was indeed the full story (based on the fact that the Vault hasn't received any more of it from Brent), and judged it on those merits.

Brent has spun an interesting little character piece. The interaction between Fett and Dengar is dead-on, and the action is well written. The references to the Mandalorians, on the other hand, are slightly confusing. Brent never really explains properly WHY they are killing all the bounty hunters. Or for that matter, WHO is doing the killing.

Brent seems to know his stuff. I especially enjoyed the reference to Puggles Trodd, an obscure bounty-hunter from TATOOINE MANHUNT.

Check this story out! If enough people read "Mouth", and e-mail Brent, maybe he'll add a few more chapters. Because, in the end, that's what this story really needs.

To be followed up on!

This user gave Karlattzo (The Duel) stars and wrote this review:

Boba Fett is hired by the Devaronian, Yootz Wache to kill assassin Tylason Kayo. Fett leaves Kayo to die in the Dune Sea. Years later, the albino assassin returns and challenges Fett to karlatzzo; a duel. Hence the title of the story, "Karlatzzo (The Duel)".

Daniel Luc Sullivan weaves a pretty good tale. The problem is, he packs to much interesting ideas into to short a story. If he had stretched it out a few more pages, "Karlatzzo" would have been a far stronger offering.

On the other hand, Sullivan does a good job of keeping our favourite bounty hunter in character. And he mentions a lot of Fett's previous bounties, such as Nivek'Yppiks, Bar-Kooda, Feldrall Okor and Han Solo. This helps readers believe that the story is really happening in the STAR WARS Universe.

I did have trouble believing that Fett would just leave Kayo to die in the Dune Sea, without making sure he was really dead. It was the one time in this story that the bounty hunter slipped out of character. But hey, I guess everybody has a bad day once in awhile.

If you are looking for some light reading, this is the story for you. Sullivan doesn't spend a lot of time over-describing things, he just goes straight to the action. And he manages to pull it off.

Almost.

People will swing either way with this story; some will love it, while others will hate it.

In my opinion, it's a least worth a look.

So look, already.

This user gave Justice Protector: The Tale of Boba Fett stars and wrote this review:

"Boba Fett: Justice Protector" tells the story of why Jaster Mereel killed a fellow Journeyman, and eventually became Boba Fett.

When I first glanced at this story, and saw that Fett was married, and madly in love, my 'Out of Character" Alarm blared. Needless to say, when I started to read, my expectations were quite low.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I found myself enjoying Kelly's story. I mean, REALLY enjoying it.

Kelly has managed to spin an intriguing Boba Fett origin tale. Jaster Mereel starts off, happily married, with a promising career. Then, when that is all taken away from him, he becomes the cold, ruthless Boba Fett that we all know and love. Kelly has taken 'out of character' and made it plausible and intriguing. She makes it believable by downplaying the fact that Mereel is in love, and at the same time making the reader realize how tragic it would be to him if anything should happen to his family.

Kelly's writing style is fresh and interesting, and I hope she has a few more STAR WARS stories up her sleeve. I'd like to see her tackle one or two of the other bounty hunters. (Yes, Fett is the best, but the other guys are cool, too.)

So, in closing, if you were thinking of skipping this story, because you can't stand to see the word 'love' in a Boba Fett story, think again.

This one is worth your time.

This user gave Imperial Bounty stars and wrote this review:

"Imperial Bounty" is a Boba Fett 'in love' story. Everyone's favourite bounty hunter leaves his lover, Raian (Palpatine's daughter!) behind on Coruscant. Shortly after, he is contacted by Darth Vader. Raian has been hurt. A drunken speeder pilot has run her down, and the Emperor is mad. Fett is hired to track down the speeder pilot.

LA Freed definitely has writing ability, I'll give him or her that much. Freed describes things well, and can really make you care about the people in the story. But as a STAR WARS adventure, "Imperial Bounty" is way off the known hyperspace routes.

This story is just plain unbelievable. Firstly, I had major problems seeing Fett as someone's lover. Wasn't it established in one of the TALES books that he was celibate? And here he is, having done the deed, AND with the Emperor's daughter!?! I thought Fett was smarter than that.

Speaking of the Emperor's daughter, where on Earth did she come from? While an interesting character, I find Raian's very existence to be utterly unbelievable. Sure, Palpatine probably has a lot of kids spread around the Universe, but Raian is known to the general populace. Why wasn't she mentioned in the movies or novels? Because, generally, she's just a bad idea.

I won't even mention the fact that the Emperor and Darth Vader both seem to CARE about Raian, once she's been injured (Oops! Guess I just did.) Or the fact that the 'Don't Drink and Drive!' message is just a wee bit too obvious for my liking. It's a good message, but I see enough of those ads on television.

To sum up, "Imperial Bounty" is a good read, just NOT as a STAR WARS story, and definitely NOT as a Boba Fett story. So check it out, or don't. As always, the decision is yours.

I just give opinions.

This user gave The Trap stars and wrote this review:

"The Trap" begins on the planet Wyorl, with smuggler Korb Stavren running for his life from an unknown predator. Apparently, Stavren found seventy-two cases of spice belonging to crime-lord Orlugar Ghom, and decided to make a profit off of it. Ghom isn't to pleased with this (crime- lords are SO finicky) and sends Boba Fett to handle the matter.

After handling it (What? You thought Stavren would get away? For shame!), Fett receives a transmission from Lord Vader, who needs help capturing some pesky smuggler ship. What was its name again? Oh, yeah... The Millenium Falcon.

After reading this story, I quickly called up Episode Two of The Hunt: that's how good it was. C. T. Pierson captures the flavor of STAR WARS almost perfectly. His characterization of Boba Fett is off in a couple of places, but for the most part, he is dead on. As for the rest of the characters, they were perfect. I could almost hear James Earl Jones speaking Vader's lines.

While this story doesn't fit with the established continuity, as seen in TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS, it's still a darn good read. I encourage all Fans of Fett to check it out!

This user gave Game of Chance stars and wrote this review:

"Star Wars: Game of Chance" tells the story of Rogal Dorn, a young man in the Imperial service. Rogal angers his superior officer and helps a couple of Rebels escape captivity. His superior officer sends bounty hunter, Lawg Skrak after him.

First off, I'd like to point out that Josh is my little brother, so this won't be a real review. Since a lot of the characters in the story were created by me, (Lawg Skrak, Bagolo Staxis, Lasso Antilles) people might think I'm giving it a favorable review just because of that. But I'm not. The story is just plain good.

Secondly, you might notice that Boba Fett is not mentioned in the summary. That is because he only appears briefly in the story. But when he does appear, he is PURE Boba Fett.

Josh has a very good grasp on the STAR WARS universe and his writing style is inventive and engaging. His grasp on my characters is flawless. And Dorn's superior officer, Commander Klyf Clavin was a nice nod of the hat to John Ratzenberger, who played Major Derlin in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. It also gave me a chuckle.

If you are interested in reading more about the characters in this I urge you to head over to www.fanfix.com. I have a bunch of stories posted there in the Old Republic and Series sections (Plug, plug).

In the meantime, sit back and enjoy "Game of Chance". It's not much of a Boba Fett story, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.

This user gave The First Vader Job stars and wrote this review:

"The First Vader Job" begins with Tron Dreon, on the run from Boba Fett. Tron has gotten himself into some trouble with the Empire, and Fett has been hired by to bring him to Justice.

Bravo, Kate. This story was one of the most exciting Fett stories I've read yet. It was action-packed from beginning to end, with a few well written 'quiet' scenes thrown in to balance the story out. Kate has sucessfully told the tale of Fett's first job for Lord Vader, and I encourage everybody to check her story out.

The best part of the story takes place after Fett captures Tron. He is to meet Vader on the planet Yinchorr, which we've seen before in Dark Horse's CRIMSON EMPIRE mini-series. Once there, well...if you've read the comic series, I bet you know what happens. But I'm not gonna tell you. Let's just say, it's something a lot of Fett fans have wondered about, and it has to do with the Crimson Guards.

Kate also manages to keep established characters, Fett and Vader, totally in character. Since some fans seem to have problems doing that, it was nice to see that Kate does not. Her Vader, in particular, was dead-on. Bravo, once again, Kate.

So, everybody. Read this story. Now!!

Because, as Vader himself once said, it's, "Impressive. Most impressive."