STAR WARS ANTHOLOGIES

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STAR WARS
TALES FROM THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson / PAPERBACK
Bantam Spectra Book / Aug-1995
ISBN 0-553-56468-4
[BOOK DESCRIPTION]
In a far corner of the universe, on the small desert planet of Tatooine, there is a dark, nic-i-tain-filled cantina where you can down your favorite intoxicant while listening to the best jizz riffs in the universe. But beware your fellow denizens of this pangalactic watering hole, for they are cutthroats and cutpurses, assassins and troopers, humans and aliens, gangsters and thieves...
 
[CONTENTS]
WE DON'T DO WEDDINGS: THE BAND'S TALE
by Kathy Tyers
A HUNTER'S FATE: GREEDO'S TALE
by Tom Veitch and Martha Veitch
HAMMERTONG: THE TALE OF THE "TONNIKA SISTERS"
by Timothy Zahn
PLAY IT AGAIN, FIGRIN D'AN: THE TALE OF MUFTAK and KABE
by A. C. Crispin
THE SAND TENDER: THE HAMMERHEAD'S TALE
by Dave Wolverton
BE STILL MY HEART: THE BARTENDER'S TALE
by David Bischoff
NIGHTLILY: THE LOVERS' TALE
by Barbara Hambly
Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale
by Daniel Keys Moran
Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale
by Kevin J. Anderson
When the dessert wind turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
by Doug Beason
Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale
by Jennifer Roberson
At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale
by Jerry Oltion
DOCTOR DEATH: THE TALE OF Dr. EVAZAN AND PONDE BABA
by Kenneth C. Flint
DRAWING THE MAPS OF PEACE: THE MOISTURE FARMER'S TALE
by M. Shayne Bell
ONE LAST NIGHT IN THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA:
THE TALE OF THE WOLFMAN AND THE LAMPROID
by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
 

 

 

STAR WARS
TALES OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson / PAPERBACK
Bantam Spectra Book / Dec-1996 / ISBN 0-553-56816-7
[BOOK DESCRIPTION]
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 adventures who track down the scum of the galaxy... for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart at the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millenium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successfull - and feared - hunters, including the merciless Boba Fett. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life...
 
[CONTENTS]
Therefore I am: The Tale of IG-88
by Kevin J. Anderson
Payback: The Tale of Dengar
by Dave Wolverton
The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk
by Kathy Tyers
Of Possibel Futures: The Tale Zuckuss and 4-LOM
by M. Shayne Bell
The Last one standing: The Tale of Boba Fett
by Daniel Keys Moran
 

 

 

STAR WARS
TALES FROM JABBA'S PALACE

Edited by Kevin J. Anderson / PAPERBACK
Bantam Books / Jan-1996 / ISBN 0-553-50413-4
[BOOK DESCRIPTION]
In the dusty heat of twin-sunned Tatooine lives the wealthiest gangster in a hundred worlds, master of a vast crime empire and keeper of a vicious, flesh-eating monster for entertainment (and disposal of his enemies). Bloated and sinster, Jabba the Hutt might have made a good joke - if he weren't so dangerous. A cast of soldiers, spies, assassins, scoundrels, bounty hunters, and pleasure seekers have come to his palace, and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story. Some of them may even live to tell it...
 
[CONTENTS]
A Boy and his Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale
by Kevin J. Anderson
Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef
by Barbara Hambly
That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb
by Esther M. Friesner
A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale
by Kathy Tyers
Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale
by Marina Fitch and Mark Budz
An then there were some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale
by William F. Wu
Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale
by Kenneth C. Flint
Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees
by Deborah Wheeler
And the Band Played on: The Band's Tale
by John Gregory Betancurt
Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale
by M. Shayne Bell
The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barady and the Weequays
by George Alec Effinger
A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9
by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale
by Dave Wolverton
Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale
by Darly F. Mallett
Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale
by Jennifer Roberson
Shaara snd the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale
by Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
A Barve like that: The Tale of Boba Fett
by J. D. Montgomery
Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale
by A. C. Crispin
 

 

 


STAR WARS
TALES FROM THE EMPIRE

Edited by Peter Schweighofer / PAPERBACK
Bantam Books / Dec-1997 / ISBN 0-553-50686-2
Edited by Peter Schweighofer / PAPERBACK
Bantam Books / Dec-1997 / ISBN 0-553-57876-6
[BOOK DESCRIPTION]
Culled from the pages of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, one of the most popular Star Wars magazines in the field today, comes this exciting new short-story collection. Here are stories from such award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors as Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, and Kathy Tyers as well as exciting newcomers, including Erin Endom, Laurie Burns, and Patricia A. Jackson. From the desperate flight of a civilian mail courier carrying vital Rebel intelligence through an Imperial blockade, to a suicidal commando raid on an impregnable Imperial prison, to a Corellian smuggler mysteriously hired by an actor turned Jedi Knight turned Imperial assassin for one final transformation, these tales capture all the high adventure, imaginative genius, and nonstop action that are the hallmarks of the Star Wars saga.
 
What's more, the centerpiece of this magnificent collection is the short novel Side Trip, the first-ever collaboration between Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, in which a freighter smuggling arms for the Rebels is commandeered by an Imperial Star Destroyer led by a mysterious helmeted figure who claims to be the notorious bounty hunter Jodo Kast. It is all part of a devious plan that includes Hal and Corran Horn, who are working undercover to nail the infamous Corellian warlord Zekka Thyne. But one slipup can get them all killed.
 
Collected for the first time, Star Wars: Tales from the Empire is one book no fan will want to be without.
 
[CONTENTS]
First Contact
by Timothy Zahn
Tinian on Trail
by Kathy Tyers
The Final Exit
by Patricia A. Jackson
Missed Chance
by Michael A. Stackpole
Retreat from Coruscant
by Laurie Burns
A Certain Point of View
by Charlene Newcomb
Blaze of Glory
by Tony Russo
Slaying Dragons
by Angela Phillips
Do No Harm
by Erin Endom
Side Trip Part One
by Timothy Zahn
Side Trip Part Two
by Michael A. Stackpole
Side Trip Part Three
by Michael A. Stackpole
Side Trip Part Four
by Timothy Zahn
 

 

 


STAR WARS
TALES FROM THE NEW REPUBLIC

EDITED by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey / PAPERBACK
Bantam Books / Dec-1999 / ISBN 0-553-50598-X
EDITED by Peter Schweighofer and Craig Carey / PAPERBACK
Bantam Books / Nov-1999 / ISBN 0-553-57882-0
[BOOK DESCRIPTION]
Written by some of today's leading science fiction writers, these tales sweep us into a world where the only laws are cunning, force, and power -- and only the bravest, craziest, and deadliest dare to tread. Here mercs and smugglers, gangsters and warriors fight toe to toe, side by side, and behind each other's backs in the backwaters of a universe ripped apart by war....
On Zelas II a man and a woman are held prisoner in a dark cell, each fighting in their own way for survival at the hands of Imperial captors -- and a chance for escape that could cost one of them their life. On the tortured landscape of Ryloth, Fenig Nabon awaits a ship of women warriors to complete a dangerous deal: the smuggling of a troupe of dancers to the homeworld of the Hutts -- only to get more than she bargained for.a And in a stunning new novella written especially for this collection by Hugo Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, believed dead at the hands of an Imperial assassin, teams up with Hal Horn in a duel against the Empire's most dangerous agent. At stake are the plans for a terrifying new weapon called the Death Star -- and the fate of both Empire and the New Republic.
 
[CONTENTS]
Interlude at Darkknell
Part One by Timothy Zahn
Part Two and Three by Michael A. Stackpole
Part Four by Timothy Zahn
Jade Solotaire
by Timothy Zahn
Gathering Shadows
by Kathy Burdette
Hutt and Seek
by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
The Longese Fall
by Patricia A. Jackson
Conflict of Interest
by Laurie Burns
No Disintegrations, Please
by Paul Danner
Day of the Sepulchral Night
by Jean Rabe
Uhl Eharl Khoehng
by Patricia A. Jackson
The Last Hand
by Paul Danner
Simple Tricks
by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl