Star Wars: The
Mandalorian Armor, by K.W. Jeter
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| Source: Amazon.com |
From the book’s cover:
He's the most feared
and successful bounty hunter in the galaxy. He is Boba Fett, and even the most
hardened criminals tremble at his name. Now he faces the deadliest challenge of
his infamous career--an all-out war against his most dangerous enemies.
As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other. Only the strongest and most ruthless will survive, and they can be used against the Rebellion. It's a job for the fiercely independent Boba Fett, who jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals. But Fett soon realizes the game is rigged, as he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire's dark heart. Boba Fett has always finished first. And in this game, anything less is death.
As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other. Only the strongest and most ruthless will survive, and they can be used against the Rebellion. It's a job for the fiercely independent Boba Fett, who jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals. But Fett soon realizes the game is rigged, as he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire's dark heart. Boba Fett has always finished first. And in this game, anything less is death.
The review:
Star Wars: The
Mandalorian Armor. This will be a
pretty short review, when compared to some of my other fairly recent reviews
for Star Wars novels.
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| The author, K. W. Jeter. / Source: Wikipedia.org |
Well, first off, the character of Dengar never seemed like a
heroic protagonist to me, prior to his being shoe-horned into the role in this
book. And yes, the fact that I can pick
Dengar out of a lineup of Star Wars
bounty hunters says something about me.
I'm not sure if it is a good thing either. But there it is, just the same.
I thought the overall premise of Mandalorian Armor was a good one.
And I found it more satisfying, in its way, then much of what I have
read just lately. Though I'd say that is
a sad thing, to be honest. And it was a
quick read (the audiobook was an abridged copy, which probably did the
narrative tons of favors).
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| Mandalorian Armor... uhmm, question? How good a bounty hunter can the guy be, anyway? Just how much can you see out of that darn visor? / Source: thedentedhelmet.com |
What else to say? Something
that annoyed me was that I found the character Bosk, and his father as well, a
bit tiresome. Bosk especially. That particular Trandoshan seems better
served, in my opinion, when he has less to say.
The slight gurgling and bit of lizard-speak the character makes in his
one and only canonical scene in Empire
Strikes Back is more foreboding than anything he ever says in this novel.
Of course, it is hard to do wrong when your book deals with
Boba Fett. Though Fett is not quite as
monumental a character in this novel than you'd think he'd be. Maybe I just suffer from Fett envy, but the
guy always seems so... composed. The
Mandalorian Armor doesn't seem to write him right, in my eyes.
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| Bossk's moment on the screen in Empire Strikes Back beats the entire experience we get with him in Mandalorian Armor, in my opinion. / Source: thebts.co.uk |
In conclusion, The
Mandalorian Armor was a decent start to a series I have not, as of the
writing of these notes, continued to read.
But it isn't so bad a book that I would swear off delving into the
further adventures that are sure to come from "The Bounty Hunter Wars." After all, we have a cliff-hanger ending here. Gotta find out what happens, one of these
days.
The parting comment:
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| Source: reddit.com |
Isn't there a height requirement to become a Mandalorian warrior?
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