Tales from Jabba's Palace

"If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short-circuit!"
―C-3PO, to R2-D2, quoted in the introduction of Tales from Jabba's Palace[3]

Tales from Jabba's Palace is a Star Wars Legends anthology book edited by Kevin J. Anderson that features twenty short stories set in and around Jabba's Palace. It is the second volume of the Tales series, and it was first published by Bantam Spectra in December 1995. The book was followed by Tales of the Bounty Hunters (1996) and was reprinted in Star Wars: Tales omnibus (1997).

Publisher's summary

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 sinister, 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

Title Author(s) Character(s)
"A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale" Kevin J. Anderson Jabba's rancor and Malakili
"Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef" Barbara Hambly Porcellus
"That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb" Esther M. Friesner Salacious B. Crumb and Melvosh Bloor
"A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale" Kathy Tyers Oola
"Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale" Marina Fitch and Mark Budz J'Quille
"Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade" Timothy Zahn Mara Jade Skywalker
"And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale" William F. Wu Gartogg
"Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale" Kenneth C. Flint Ephant Mon
"Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees" Deborah J. Ross (as Deborah Wheeler) Ree-Yes
"And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale" John Gregory Betancourt Max Rebo Band
"Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale" M. Shayne Bell Bib Fortuna
"The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays" George Alec Effinger Barada
"A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9" Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens EV-9D9
"A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale" Dave Wolverton Tessek
"Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale" Daryl F. Mallett Buboicullaar
"Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" Jennifer Roberson Dannik Jerriko
"Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale" Dan'l Danehy-Oakes Shaara and the Great Pit of Carkoon
"A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett" Daniel Keys Moran (as J. D. Montgomery) Boba Fett
"Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale" A. C. Crispin Yarna d'al' Gargan
"Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?" Kevin J. Anderson Characters from each short story.

Development

After Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Kevin J. Anderson developed the idea to create another anthology, this time focusing on characters seen within Jabba's Palace in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Lucy Wilson of Lucasfilm agreed to the idea and commissioned Bill Smith to create the back stories for what would become Tales from Jabba's Palace.[4]

J.D. Montgomery was a pseudonym used by Daniel Keys Moran for "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett." In Moran's original plan, Boba Fett remains in the Great Pit of Carkoon for years while sharing memories with the sentient Sarlacc before escaping. This outline was approved by Lucasfilm, but Moran was forced to change the time frame of the story to just a few days. At this point, Moran refused to put his name on the story, and the final draft was published under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery, with even more changes that further divorced the publication from Moran's original.[5] Kevin J. Anderson had approved of and was "thrilled" by Moran's original draft.[6]

Continuity

"Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" states that Doallyn rescues Yarna d'al' Gargan from Dannik Jerriko;[7] however, in "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale," Ortugg is named the rescuer and there is no mention that Doallyn and Yarna had previously met.[8]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 PenguinRandomHouse-Logo Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Paperback)
  2. ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  4. ↑ Tales from Jabba's Palace acknowledgements
  5. ↑ Blogger-Logo Daniel Keys Moran — Protect the Innocent -- Star Wars -- Lawrence -- Lonesome Dove -- Knightriders on Blogspot (backup link)
  6. ↑ Interview with Kevin J. Anderson; conducted by Greyman
  7. ↑ "Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" — Tales from Jabba's Palace
  8. ↑ "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale" — Tales from Jabba's Palace
  9. ↑ PenguinRandomHouse-Logo Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (eBook)

External links

Tales series
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina · Tales from Jabba's Palace
Tales of the Bounty Hunters · Tales from the Empire · Tales from the New Republic
Other
The Band's Tale audio drama · The Lovers' Tale audio drama · Star Wars: Tales (SFBC)
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