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STAR WARS TALES

1. MOS EISLEY CANTINA
    *** Sep/96
2. THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
    *** Jan/99
3. JABBA'S PALACE
    **+ Sep/96
ALL TIMELINES


CLASSIC ERA


BEFORE STAR WARS
-17 YEARS

CORUSCANT NIGHTS
1.  JEDI TWILIGHT
2.  STREET OF SHADOWS
3.  PATTERNS OF FORCE

-10 YEARS
BRIDGE NOVEL
 DEATH STAR
HAN SOLO TRILOGY
 1. THE PARADISE SNARE
 2. THE HUTT GAMBIT
LANDO CALRISSIAN ADVENTURES
 1. MINDHARP OF SHARU
 2. FLAMEWIND OF OSEON
 3. STARCAVE OF THONBOKA

-5 YEARS
HAN SOLO TRILOGY
 3. REBEL DAWN
HAN SOLO ADVENTURES
 1. AT STARS END
 2. HAN SOLO'S REVENGE
 3. THE LOST LEGACY
DROIDS ADVENTURES
 1. KALARBA ADVENTURES
 2. REBELLION

-1 YEAR
PLAGUE
 1. DEATH TROOPERS

-0 YEARS
BOBA FETT
 SALVAGE
 ENEMY OF THE EMPIRE
DARK FORCES
 1. SOLDIER FOR THE EMPIRE
UNDERWORLD
 THE YAVIN VASSILIKA
X-WING: ROGUE SQUADRON
 0. ROGUE SQUADRON PREQUEL
EMPIRE
 1. BETRAYAL
 2. DARKLIGHTER
 3. THE IMPERIAL PERSPECTIVE
 4. HEART OF THE REBELLION
BRIDGE NOVEL
 THE FORCE UNLEASHED
 THE FORCE UNLEASHED II

----YEAR ZERO----
EPISODE IV
 A NEW HOPE

AFTER STAR WARS
+0 YEARS

STAR WARS TALES
 1. MOS EISLEY CANTINA
GALAXY OF FEAR
 1. EATEN ALIVE
 2. CITY OF THE DEAD
 3. PLANET PLAGUE
 4. NIGHTMARE MACHINE
 5. GHOST OF THE JEDI
 6. ARMY OF TERROR
CLASSIC COMICS
 VADER'S QUEST
JABBA THE HUTT
 THE ART OF THE DEAL
EMPIRE
 5. ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES
 6. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THEIR FATHERS

+1 YEAR
NEWSPAPER STRIPS
 1. THE EARLY ADVENTURES
 2. IN DEADLY PURSUIT
 3. THE REBEL STORM
 4. ESCAPE TO HOTH
GALAXY OF FEAR
 7. BRAIN SPIDERS
 8. THE SWARM
 9. SPORE

+2 YEARS
EPISODE IV BRIDGE
 SPLINTER OF THE MIND'S EYE
GALAXIES
 THE RUINS OF DANTOOINE
GALAXY OF FEAR
 10. THE DOOMSDAY SHIP
 11. CLONES
 12. THE HUNGER
EPISODE IV BRIDGE
 ALLEGIANCE
 CHOICES OF ONE
 WINNER LOSE ALL

+3 YEARS
EPISODE V
 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
STAR WARS TALES
 2. THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
EPISODE V BRIDGE
 SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE
BOUNTY HUNTERS
 SCOUNDREL'S WAGES

+4 YEARS
EPISODE VI
 RETURN OF THE JEDI
STAR WARS TALES
 3. JABBA'S PALACE
BOUNTY HUNTER WARS
 1. THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR
 2. SLAVE SHIP
 3. HARD MERCHANDISE
MARA JADE
 BY THE EMPEROR'S HAND
ALL TIMELINES

TALES FROM THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA

A short story collection edited by Kevin J. Anderson (1995, Bantam)
Book 1 of the Star Wars Tales
During the events of Star Wars: A New Hope

Short stories about the aliens seen in the cantina during Star Wars.

 

 

3 stars

Read September 19th to 26th, 1996  
    I enjoyed these stories, even though I'm not a fan of short stories.  The authors each took responsibility for one character that we see in the Cantina in Star Wars and develop a story around them.  Some of the stories were known already, through the Role Playing Sourcebooks.  When I had read the Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, I had been intrigued, but some of the stories seemed far fetched.  Now these authors elaborated on those stories.  Others were brand new, as far as I know. 

  Some were good stories, others were not-so-good.  Some illuminated characters, others seemed to clash with my set ideas.  I loved the way almost every story referenced at least a couple of other stories in the anthology.  I don't know whose idea that was, but it was a pretty good one. 

  One thing I didn't think worked all that well was the number of "innocent" characters there appear to be in the cantina.  Most are non-lethal, just there because they're down on their luck, or for a drink.  But Ben Kenobi said we'll never see a more dangerous place.  Some, like Jerrick (the pipe smoker at the bar) are very dangerous.  Others, like Muftak and Kabe, are thiefs.  Even the Tonnika sisters were not the real Tonnika sisters!  I thought their story must be more interesting than the one about the imposters.  Ah, well...

 
   

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