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Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina (Star Wars) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0876208
EAN: 9780553564686
ISBN: 0553564684
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 1995-07-01
Publisher: Spectra
Product Release Date: 1995-07-01
Studio: Spectra
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0876208
EAN: 9780553564686
ISBN: 0553564684
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 1995-07-01
Publisher: Spectra
Product Release Date: 1995-07-01
Studio: Spectra
Editorial Review of Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina (Star Wars)
Sixteen stories highlight the familiar characters from the Moss Eisley Cantina of Star Wars and feature the writings of such authors as David Bischoff, A. C. Crispin, Barbara Hambly, and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.
Customer Reviews of Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina (Star Wars)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Sorry about the mess
Review: Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (Full Screen)Ever wondered why the characters in the bar background were there? This book covers their stories. Very good writing, action and intrigue.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not Free SF Reader
Review: Everyone knows this is one of the coolest parts of Star Wars, as the Greedo shot first camps war for eternity. The backstory for all the freaky looking dudes, suicidal green guys included. This is a Star Wars book worth keeping as you even find out about the band, as well as the bounty hunters and all the other funny looking guys and gals in between.
This is well put together and tightly co-ordinated between authors, so a definite credit to Anderson's editing for this one.
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale - Kathy Tyers
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale - Tom and Martha Veitch
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Hammertong: The Tale of the Tonnika Sisters - Timothy Zahn
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Play It Again Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe - A. C. Crispin
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale - Dave Wolverton
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale - David Bischoff
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale - Barbara Hambly
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale - Daniel Keys Moran
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale - Kevin J. Anderson
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Trade Wins: The Ranat's Tale - Rebecca Moesta
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale - Doug Beason
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale - Jennifer Roberson
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale - Jerry Oltion
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba - Kenneth C. Flint
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale - M. Shayne Bell
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid - Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Band bails on gig to avoid blasters.
3.5 out of 5
Han shot first. It is here, in black and white.
3.5 out of 5
Shadow warriors ain't what they used to be.
3 out of 5
Thieving plans.
3 out of 5
Plant protection.
3.5 out of 5
Droid hater saves one with eye to alcohol.
3.5 out of 5
Water taxman trying to get one over on woman in arrears unaware of preying mantis quality of her species.
3 out of 5
Ex-soldier, spy, just wants a quiet drink and some nice music.
3 out of 5
Jawa's stormtrooper revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Not rat ripoff merchant.
3 out of 5
Stormtrooper boot camp sucks as much as all the others, and being assigned to Tatooine ain't a barrel of laughs. Solo action inspires spy career.
3.5 out of 5
Brainsucking hunter.
3.5 out of 5
Pilot on the run from preachers and police stumbles into Jedi mind trick.
4 out of 5
Armless situation leads Ponda to deal with the deviant medico.
3.5 out of 5
Dune man's stand.
3.5 out of 5
Force space battle flashback realisation.
3 out of 5
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cantina Characters
Review: Any fan of Star Wars is fond of the cantina in Mos Eisley on Tatooine. That is where we first got an idea of the huge variety of characters we might meet in the films and that is the basis for this book. Why not take each of the characters in the famous cantina scene and write a backstory for them? The idea is a good one, but I think the stories meet with mixed success. All of the tales are original, and they are all by different authors, so completely different styles of writing can be found.
The book begins with a tale about the band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes. That gets us off to a good start as it is fun to picture the band and the problems they run across. We are also treated to tales about Greedo, Dr, Evanzan, Ponda Baba, a Jawa, a stormtrooper, the Hammerhead, and the bartender - plus others. Each tale does give us new information about the residents of the wretched hive of scum and villainy, but I found that some of it I just did not care about. For example, the tale "Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale" about Dannik Jerriko was just strange and uninteresting. The tale of Dr. Evanzan and Ponda Baba was another that did not hold my interest.
Kevin Anderson's editing of all of the tales from the cantina is good. He manages to tie the tales back to the famous scene with Luke and Obi-Wan at the bar consistently, and we also read about Greedo's demise at the hands of Han Solo in a number of tales. I would look forward to additional collections of tales from other settings
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Background characters given interesting stories of their own
Review: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is the first of five short story collections when reading the Star Wars novels chronologically. Edited by Kevin J. Anderson, eighteen authors (including three husband-and-wife teams) contribute sixteen stories fleshing out backgrounds for some of the memorable but briefly featured aliens in the Mos Eisley cantina sequence in A New Hope. I grew up playing with action figures of some of these guys and it's great fun to explore their varied backgrounds.
The common linchpin to each story within this volume is Obi-Wan and Luke's escapades in the cantina. This scene drops into every story at some point (not necessarily in present tense), giving a point of reference for what are otherwise some remarkably far-ranging tales. Some barely take place in the cantina at all and spend more time on interesting new planets far away from Tatooine. Almost all receive high marks for retaining a Star Wars "feel" without relying on the main film characters or plotlines.
One aspect that I was impressed by was Anderson's editing work. Several scenes recur throughout many of the stories, such as a Jawa's doomed attempt to inspire his people or Jabba's Mos Eisley townhouse erupting into violence. The stories flow very well despite jumping around on the timeline, and often an element introduced in one story is expounded upon in several others. For instance, Anderson contributes a story centered around Het Nkik, a Jawa with delusions of grandeur. Het's tale cuts off rather abruptly, and in the next story, written by Anderson's wife Rebecca Moesta, we learn why. Het's fate is then mentioned in passing in several more stories, giving the whole affair more the feel of a long novel.
Standout stories include Timothy Zahn's "Hammertong: The Tale of the 'Tonnika Sisters'," Dave Wolverton's "The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale," Barbara Hambly's "Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale," M. Shayne Bell's "Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale," and the final story in the book, "One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid" by Star Trek veteran authors Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Zahn brings us his usual labyrinthine plotting and puts quite a bit of complexity into the story of the two women in the green jumpsuits lounging by the bar. Wolverton's story introduces us to the gentle plant-loving Ithorians, turning upside down my childhood visions of who Hammerhead was. Hambly brings us an entertaining story of lust and power with a wicked twist, and Bell's story of a moisture farmer determined to change Tatooine for the better shows outside-the-box thinking and a lot of heart. The final story by the Reeves-Stevens takes the one-second shot of the Wolfman and the Lamproid from Episode IV (note: the Wolfman, Lak Sivrak, was edited out of the Special Edition of the film!) and takes their relationship to entirely unexpected and genuinely affecting places.
The majority of the remaining stories are also quite good. A few don't hold up so well, notably Jennifer Roberson's "Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale" and Kenneth C. Flint's "Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba." Roberson's story introduces us to Dannik Jerriko, a vampiric Anzat assassin who thrives on drinking the "soup" of other beings. The word "soup" was used like a jackhammer throughout the story and nothing really happened in the tale besides introducing us to Dannik's twisted world. Flint's body-swapping story of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba was over-the-top and didn't feel connected to the rest of the book.
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is great fun to read. It manages to largely ignore the film characters while remaining firmly rooted in the galaxy far, far away. It seems that with the turnover of publishing rights to Del Rey, the notion of "Tales" collections has fallen out of favor, which is too bad. There are many fruitful areas that could be mined. For instance how about Tales of the Jedi Council, Tales of the New Jedi Order, Tales of Order 66, Tales of the Boonta Eve Podrace, or Tales of the Outlander Club? Since everything in Star Wars seems to get attention sooner or later, maybe these can happen at some point. Anyway, for now I'll definitely enjoy reading the ones published to date.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best of the tales of/from series I've read.
Review: I've read all but one of the tales of/from series. There were a couple of duds, but overall a good collections of stories. The most interesting one was the last one concerning the "wolfman." I found the one about the pipe smoker a little disturbing and didn't like it. I would recommend this book it is worth your time to read.
Review Summary: Sorry about the mess
Review: Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (Full Screen)Ever wondered why the characters in the bar background were there? This book covers their stories. Very good writing, action and intrigue.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not Free SF Reader
Review: Everyone knows this is one of the coolest parts of Star Wars, as the Greedo shot first camps war for eternity. The backstory for all the freaky looking dudes, suicidal green guys included. This is a Star Wars book worth keeping as you even find out about the band, as well as the bounty hunters and all the other funny looking guys and gals in between.
This is well put together and tightly co-ordinated between authors, so a definite credit to Anderson's editing for this one.
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale - Kathy Tyers
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale - Tom and Martha Veitch
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Hammertong: The Tale of the Tonnika Sisters - Timothy Zahn
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Play It Again Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe - A. C. Crispin
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale - Dave Wolverton
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale - David Bischoff
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale - Barbara Hambly
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale - Daniel Keys Moran
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale - Kevin J. Anderson
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Trade Wins: The Ranat's Tale - Rebecca Moesta
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale - Doug Beason
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale - Jennifer Roberson
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale - Jerry Oltion
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba - Kenneth C. Flint
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale - M. Shayne Bell
Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina : One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid - Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Band bails on gig to avoid blasters.
3.5 out of 5
Han shot first. It is here, in black and white.
3.5 out of 5
Shadow warriors ain't what they used to be.
3 out of 5
Thieving plans.
3 out of 5
Plant protection.
3.5 out of 5
Droid hater saves one with eye to alcohol.
3.5 out of 5
Water taxman trying to get one over on woman in arrears unaware of preying mantis quality of her species.
3 out of 5
Ex-soldier, spy, just wants a quiet drink and some nice music.
3 out of 5
Jawa's stormtrooper revenge.
3.5 out of 5
Not rat ripoff merchant.
3 out of 5
Stormtrooper boot camp sucks as much as all the others, and being assigned to Tatooine ain't a barrel of laughs. Solo action inspires spy career.
3.5 out of 5
Brainsucking hunter.
3.5 out of 5
Pilot on the run from preachers and police stumbles into Jedi mind trick.
4 out of 5
Armless situation leads Ponda to deal with the deviant medico.
3.5 out of 5
Dune man's stand.
3.5 out of 5
Force space battle flashback realisation.
3 out of 5
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Cantina Characters
Review: Any fan of Star Wars is fond of the cantina in Mos Eisley on Tatooine. That is where we first got an idea of the huge variety of characters we might meet in the films and that is the basis for this book. Why not take each of the characters in the famous cantina scene and write a backstory for them? The idea is a good one, but I think the stories meet with mixed success. All of the tales are original, and they are all by different authors, so completely different styles of writing can be found.
The book begins with a tale about the band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes. That gets us off to a good start as it is fun to picture the band and the problems they run across. We are also treated to tales about Greedo, Dr, Evanzan, Ponda Baba, a Jawa, a stormtrooper, the Hammerhead, and the bartender - plus others. Each tale does give us new information about the residents of the wretched hive of scum and villainy, but I found that some of it I just did not care about. For example, the tale "Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale" about Dannik Jerriko was just strange and uninteresting. The tale of Dr. Evanzan and Ponda Baba was another that did not hold my interest.
Kevin Anderson's editing of all of the tales from the cantina is good. He manages to tie the tales back to the famous scene with Luke and Obi-Wan at the bar consistently, and we also read about Greedo's demise at the hands of Han Solo in a number of tales. I would look forward to additional collections of tales from other settings
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Background characters given interesting stories of their own
Review: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is the first of five short story collections when reading the Star Wars novels chronologically. Edited by Kevin J. Anderson, eighteen authors (including three husband-and-wife teams) contribute sixteen stories fleshing out backgrounds for some of the memorable but briefly featured aliens in the Mos Eisley cantina sequence in A New Hope. I grew up playing with action figures of some of these guys and it's great fun to explore their varied backgrounds.
The common linchpin to each story within this volume is Obi-Wan and Luke's escapades in the cantina. This scene drops into every story at some point (not necessarily in present tense), giving a point of reference for what are otherwise some remarkably far-ranging tales. Some barely take place in the cantina at all and spend more time on interesting new planets far away from Tatooine. Almost all receive high marks for retaining a Star Wars "feel" without relying on the main film characters or plotlines.
One aspect that I was impressed by was Anderson's editing work. Several scenes recur throughout many of the stories, such as a Jawa's doomed attempt to inspire his people or Jabba's Mos Eisley townhouse erupting into violence. The stories flow very well despite jumping around on the timeline, and often an element introduced in one story is expounded upon in several others. For instance, Anderson contributes a story centered around Het Nkik, a Jawa with delusions of grandeur. Het's tale cuts off rather abruptly, and in the next story, written by Anderson's wife Rebecca Moesta, we learn why. Het's fate is then mentioned in passing in several more stories, giving the whole affair more the feel of a long novel.
Standout stories include Timothy Zahn's "Hammertong: The Tale of the 'Tonnika Sisters'," Dave Wolverton's "The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale," Barbara Hambly's "Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale," M. Shayne Bell's "Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale," and the final story in the book, "One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid" by Star Trek veteran authors Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Zahn brings us his usual labyrinthine plotting and puts quite a bit of complexity into the story of the two women in the green jumpsuits lounging by the bar. Wolverton's story introduces us to the gentle plant-loving Ithorians, turning upside down my childhood visions of who Hammerhead was. Hambly brings us an entertaining story of lust and power with a wicked twist, and Bell's story of a moisture farmer determined to change Tatooine for the better shows outside-the-box thinking and a lot of heart. The final story by the Reeves-Stevens takes the one-second shot of the Wolfman and the Lamproid from Episode IV (note: the Wolfman, Lak Sivrak, was edited out of the Special Edition of the film!) and takes their relationship to entirely unexpected and genuinely affecting places.
The majority of the remaining stories are also quite good. A few don't hold up so well, notably Jennifer Roberson's "Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale" and Kenneth C. Flint's "Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba." Roberson's story introduces us to Dannik Jerriko, a vampiric Anzat assassin who thrives on drinking the "soup" of other beings. The word "soup" was used like a jackhammer throughout the story and nothing really happened in the tale besides introducing us to Dannik's twisted world. Flint's body-swapping story of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba was over-the-top and didn't feel connected to the rest of the book.
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina is great fun to read. It manages to largely ignore the film characters while remaining firmly rooted in the galaxy far, far away. It seems that with the turnover of publishing rights to Del Rey, the notion of "Tales" collections has fallen out of favor, which is too bad. There are many fruitful areas that could be mined. For instance how about Tales of the Jedi Council, Tales of the New Jedi Order, Tales of Order 66, Tales of the Boonta Eve Podrace, or Tales of the Outlander Club? Since everything in Star Wars seems to get attention sooner or later, maybe these can happen at some point. Anyway, for now I'll definitely enjoy reading the ones published to date.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best of the tales of/from series I've read.
Review: I've read all but one of the tales of/from series. There were a couple of duds, but overall a good collections of stories. The most interesting one was the last one concerning the "wolfman." I found the one about the pipe smoker a little disturbing and didn't like it. I would recommend this book it is worth your time to read.