Talk:Tales from Jabba's Palace

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

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Summary?

Shouldn't there be a small summary for each short story?

there is hardly any info on this page at all... (LJSSGP (talk) 16:20, 17 June 2008 (UTC))

Notability

Proposed for deletion on pl wiki. Nothing here suggests this is notable; ISFDb lists no reviews. The best I see is a theforce.net review, but it doesn't look sufficien to save this IMHO. @Cunard - anything you can find? TIA as usual. PS. Wrong ISFDb link above, I think - to edition? This has a single Vector review, so there's hope. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:44, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi Piotrus (talk · contribs). Here are some sources about the book Tales from Jabba's Palace:

1. Chaddock, Don J. (1996-02-05). "'Star Wars' anthology takes deeper look into film's plotline". Merced Sun-Star. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.

   The review notes: ""Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace" connects several separate stories into a coherent novel that casts a spotlight on the seedy underworld the Bloated One, as Jabba is often referred to in the book, inhabits. Political intrigue, unique characters and solid editing keep the book from bogging down in the stories which don't focus on the standard Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia or Han Solo as the main characters. All the stories, in fact, are told from the point of view of any one of the ruffians shown in the palace scenes from the third "Star Wars" film "Return of the Jedi." ... While some of the stories tend to get a little outlandish, Anderson did manage to keep them consistent not only with events from the third film, but the underlying plot carried throughout the novel by the various authors. "Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace" gets a B+."

2. McMurray, Pat (March 1996). Brown, Tanya (ed.). "Vector review" (PDF). Vector (187): 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

   The review notes: "Superficially, this appears to be just another Shared World Anthology, with the shared world that of Star Wars. Actually this is a little bit cleverer than that. ... The stories that form this braided anthology are all pretty much the same standard - enjoyable but not brilliant, apart from William F Wu's 'And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale' which is very funny and Kenneth C Flint's 'Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale' which is execrable. Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace has very much the same relationship to Return of the Jedi as Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead has to Hamlet. This is not an intellectually challenging collection of tales, but for those of us of a certain age (old enough to have seen Star Wars in the cinema, young enough to have been seriously impressed) it's great fun."

3. Asher-Perrin, Emmet (2013-06-13). "Bring Me the Head of Jabba the Hutt—Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

   The article notes: "There is an arc running through Tales From Jabba’s Palace is actually pretty hard to keep track of, so let's see if I can’t break it down: Tessek, Jabba's accountant, wants the crime lord offed and enlists the help of several others: Barada (a Klatoonian—yeah, that's for serious right there, just like Admiral Ackbar is a Mon Calamari), Ree-Yees the three-eyed Gran, and some Weequay guards. Ree-Yees' part of the plan involves having pieces of a bomb delivered to the palace one at a time, which he knows about because he's ordering them from a panel he had Imperial surgeons place in Jabba's frog-dog, Bubo."

4. Y., R. (1996-01-12). "Fans will love it! Star Wars — Tales from Jabba's Palace, edited Kevin J Anderson (Bantam, £4.99)". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.

   The review notes: "This collection of short stories is drawn from their experiences. Meet Malakili, the professional monster trainer who was transferred from the circus to train Jabba's pet. Then there is Boba Fett, famous as the galaxy's fiercest bounty hunter, who learned first hand what happens to those who cross Jabba. The 19 stories have been written by some of today's leading science fiction writers, from Kevin J Anderson, who edited the collection to A C Crispin and Timothy Zahn. Fans will love it."

5. Smith, Andrew (1996-01-14). "Few things are so low as to elude Captain's eye". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.

   The review notes: "Tales From Jabba’s Palace is an extraordinary editing act, with 19 stories by 19 high-caliber Sci-Fi writers covering the final days of Jabba the Hutt from 19 different perspectives. (Jabba you will recall met his timely demise at the beginning of the movie Return of the Jedi.) The Captain was fascinated act, not only by the editor's juggling act, but by the richness of imagination brought to characters barely glimpsed in 15 minutes or so of celluloid. Highly recommended."

6. Caracappa, Matt (2004-05-29). "Star Wars Books". The News Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.

   The review notes: ""Tales From Jabba's Palace" is a personal favorite of mine; a collection of short stories from various authors that shed better light on the many alien creatures seen in Jappa's abode during "Return of the Jedi." Basically, each author tackles a specific alient (describing them well so movie watchers will be able to put a face to each character), affording them with an origin, a story and more often dian not, some semblance of a soul. Part of the charm of "Star Wars" has always been taking such little thing's and weaving enormous stories from them, and "Tales From Jabba's Palace" perfectly exemplifies that. For what amounted to a bunch of scary costumes sitting in a prop warehouse, the authors created some wonderful tales."

7. Bircher, Robert; Coulthurst, Rachel (1997). The Unofficial Book of Star Wars Trivia. Chichester: Summersdale Publishers. pp. 172–173. ISBN 1-84024-024-5. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Internet Archive.

   The book notes: "Another one with too many stories to summarise. Underlying the collection, however, is a murder mystery - who is behind the larger than usual number of murders in the corridors and dark cells of Jabba's Palace? S'not an easy crime to solve. A general quiz, again."

8. Barron, Neil; Barton, Wayne; Ramsdell, Kristin; Stilwell, Steven A., eds. (1997). What Do I Read Next 1997?: A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction. Detroit: Gale. p. 384. ISBN 0-7876-0058-X. ISSN 1052-2212. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Internet Archive.

   The book notes: "Summary: Contains a two-page introduction, seven pages of authors' biographies, a five-page epilog, and 19 original stories featuring the shady characters from Jabba's Palace in The Return of the Jedi. Authors include Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, John Gregory Betancourt, A.C. Crispin, George Alec Effinger, Kenneth C. Flint, Esther M. Friesner, Barbara Hamby, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Deborah Wheeler, Dave Wolverton, William Wu, and Timothy Zahn."

9. Mitting, Paul; Whitt, Adam (May–June 1996). Leaning, Nick (ed.). "Book Reviews". Australian Realms. No. 28. p. 39. ISSN 1031-5241. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Internet Archive.

   The article notes: "Tales From From Jabba's Palace (Transworld, $10.95) is a collection of short stories centred on the characters that appeared in Jabba's Palace in those memorable scenes from the Star Wars movies. This is a very good collection. The tone and themes of the stories are varied enough to please most tastes and all share an enthusiasm for Lucas' creations. There are some fine standout moments, including M. Shayne Bell's Of The Day's Annoyances a tale with a very macabre ending for Bib Fortuna. Another favourite is A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9 by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens telling us why this droid enjoys dismembering other robots; another good story with a wicked twist in its tail. Good gear."

10. "Spinoffery". Interzone. No. 105. March 1996. p. 65. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Internet Archive.

    The article notes: "Anderson, Kevin J., ed. Tales from Jabba's Palace. "Star Wars." Bantam, ISBN 0-553- 50413-4, xiv+427pp, A-format paperback, £4.99. (Sf movie-spinoff shared-world anthology, first published in the USA, 1995; it contains original stories, all taking their inspiration from George Lucas's films, by A. C. Crispin, George Alec Effinger, Esther M. Friesner, Barbara Hambly, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Dave Wolverton, Timothy Zahn and others.) 4th January 1996."

Cunard (talk) 09:10, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

@Cunard Thank you. I have changed notability templates to sources exist. Time and will permitting, I'll try to add a reception section based on your finds one day. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:00, 31 December 2023 (UTC)