fusrofabulous's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was an entertaining collection of short stories and novellas, telling stories about the bounty hunters present on the Executor in Empire Strikes Back.
The IG-88 story was fine, a serviceable "killer AI" story with a (maybe unintentionally) funny ending. IG-88 gets owned hard. Can't think of a more owned Droid.
The Dengar story was a lot of fun, with a tight narrative and a cliched but entertaining love story.
The Bossk story was a lot of fun, featuring Bossk as the unredeemable slaving shit head who gets owned very hard by a Wookiee and his bounty hunting partner.
The Zuckuss and 4-LOM story was similarly fun, with an inspiring ending that the Legends continuity inevitably rolled back in favor of something less interesting.
And the Boba Fett story was weird. Beginning as a boring look through of Fett's time working for the Empire and Jabba, the story ends up addressing themes of aging, and features a proto-Force Awakens Old Han Solo, who in trying to recapture the excitement of his youth ends up in a dangerous situation. Also Boba is canonically a weirdo incel fascist? Legends was wild.
The IG-88 story was fine, a serviceable "killer AI" story with a (maybe unintentionally) funny ending. IG-88 gets owned hard. Can't think of a more owned Droid.
The Dengar story was a lot of fun, with a tight narrative and a cliched but entertaining love story.
The Bossk story was a lot of fun, featuring Bossk as the unredeemable slaving shit head who gets owned very hard by a Wookiee and his bounty hunting partner.
The Zuckuss and 4-LOM story was similarly fun, with an inspiring ending that the Legends continuity inevitably rolled back in favor of something less interesting.
And the Boba Fett story was weird. Beginning as a boring look through of Fett's time working for the Empire and Jabba, the story ends up addressing themes of aging, and features a proto-Force Awakens Old Han Solo, who in trying to recapture the excitement of his youth ends up in a dangerous situation. Also Boba is canonically a weirdo incel fascist? Legends was wild.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
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