Tales From Jabba's Palace
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Tales from Jabba's Palace is an anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

 of short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

 set in the fictional Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

universe. The book was edited by Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...

 and was released on December 1, 1995.

Contents

  • Introduction
  1. "A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale" by Kevin J. Anderson
    Kevin J. Anderson
    Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...

  2. "Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef" by Barbara Hambly
    Barbara Hambly
    Barbara Hambly is an award-winning and prolific American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction...

  3. "That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb" by Esther M. Friesner
  4. "A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale" by Kathy Tyers
    Kathy Tyers
    Kathy Tyers is an American author and musician currently living in Bozeman, Montana.-Biography:Kathy Tyers was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She obtained a degree in microbiology from Montana State University, where she met her future husband Mark Tyers...

  5. "Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale" by Marina Fitch and Mark Budz
    Mark Budz
    Mark Budz is an American science fiction writer. Budz was born on November 1, 1960 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey into a family that traveled prodigiously. In the late 1980s, Mark moved to Oregon to become a full-time writer...

  6. "Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade
    Mara Jade
    Mara Jade Skywalker is a fictional character in Star Wars Expanded Universe books, comic books, and computer games. She is also wife to Luke Skywalker, and mother to Ben Skywalker. In the different video games, she is voiced by Heidi Shannon and Kath Soucie.-Concept and development:Mara Jade was...

    " by Timothy Zahn
    Timothy Zahn
    Timothy Zahn is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is the author of nine Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, Outbound...

  7. "And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale" by William F. Wu
    William F. Wu
    William F. Wu is a Chinese-American science fiction author. He published his first story in 1977. Since then, Wu has written thirteen published novels, one scholarly work, and a collection of short stories...

  8. "Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale" by Kenneth C. Flint
    Kenneth C. Flint
    Kenneth C. Flint, who has also written under the pseudonym Casey Flynn, is an American fantasy novelist. A resident of Omaha, Nebraska, Flint taught literature and writing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha for six years before becoming English department head for Plattsmouth High School. In...

  9. "Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees" by Deborah Wheeler
  10. "And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale" by John Gregory Betancourt
    John Gregory Betancourt
    John Gregory Betancourt is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels as well as short stories. He has worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P...

  11. "Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale" by M. Shayne Bell
    M. Shayne Bell
    M. Shayne Bell is an American science fiction writer.He debuted with the story "Jacob's Ladder" in 1986 in the Writers of the Future book and contest, in which it won first prize for the second quarter of 1986. He has written only one novel, Nicoji, in 1991, but has remained active at shorter...

  12. "The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays" by George Alec Effinger
    George Alec Effinger
    George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.-Writing career:...

  13. "A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9" by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
    Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
    Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens are a prolific husband and wife writing team, known mainly for their involvement with the Star Trek franchise. They have written several books both within and outside of Star Trek, and acted as executive story editors and co-producers on the fourth season of the...

  14. "A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale" by Dave Wolverton
    Dave Wolverton
    Dave Wolverton is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St. George, Utah with his wife and five children.-Career:...

  15. "Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale" by Daryl F. Mallett
    Daryl F. Mallett
    Daryl Furumi Mallett, , is a freelance writer, editor and publisher; as well as an actor, director, producer and screenwriter.-Writing:...

  16. "Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" by Jennifer Roberson
    Jennifer Roberson
    Jennifer Mitchell Roberson is an author of fantasy and historical literature.Roberson has lived in Arizona since 1957. She grew up in Phoenix, but in 1999 relocated to Flagstaff. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Northern Arizona University in 1982 as an adult student...

  17. "Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale" by Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
  18. "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett
    Boba Fett
    Boba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....

    " by Daniel Keys Moran
    Daniel Keys Moran
    Daniel Keys Moran , also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and a science fiction writer.-Biography:Moran was born to Richard Joseph Moran and Marilynn Joyce Moran...

     (under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery)
  19. "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale" by A. C. Crispin
    • Epilogue: Whatever Became Of...?

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