Star Wars_ Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina - Kevin J. Anderson [0]
OF THE GALAXY’S HOTTEST SALOON …
Feltipern Trevagg, a ruthless Gotal who’s on a hunt for a beautiful alien he’d love to bed and a legendary Jedi Knight he’d gladly kill.
Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, Jabba’s full-time musicians who’ll dare to break their exclusive contract for one dazzling gig …
Muftak, a daring spy who plots the biggest heist of his life—the plunder of a hundred worlds—but risks a one-way trip to the Great Pit of Carkoon.
Wuher the Bartender, a surly human who dreams of pleasing Tatooine’s most evil crime lord by concocting the perfect brew …
Momaw Nadon, an exiled Ithorian priest who plots to destroy a vicious Imperial lieutenant—even if he must break his most sacred vows to do it.
Kardue’sai’Malloc, the flesh-shredding Devish who dares to trick none other than Jabba the Hutt … for the sake of a song.
Davin Felth, a raw recruit in the Emperor’s armed forces who is thrust into a situation never covered in basic training …
Dannik Jerriko, an assassin who takes pleasure in his job … one victim at a time.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR VICE AND SPICE AND
ENTERTAINMENT …
THEY’LL BE LUCKY TO GET OUT ALIVE
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
A Bantam Spectra Book / August 1995
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TO BILL SMITH
of West End Games
who has been a wealth of information and ideas,
providing the character backgrounds and starting points
for many of these stories.
Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
—OBI-WAN KENOBI
I’m ready for anything.
—LUKE SKYWALKER
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
We Don’t Do Weddings: The Band’s Tale
Kathy Tyers
A Hunter’s Fate: Greedo’s Tale
Tom Veitch and Martha Veitch
Hammertong: The Tale of the “Tonnika Sisters”
Timothy Zahn
Play It Again, Figrin D’an:
The Tale of Muftak and Kabe
A. C. Crispin
The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead’s Tale
Dave Wolverton
Be Still My Heart: The Bartender’s Tale
David Bischoff
Nightlily: The Lovers’ Tale
Barbara Hambly
Empire Blues: The Devaronian’s Tale
Daniel Keys Moran
Swap Meet: The Jawa’s Tale
Kevin J. Anderson
Trade Wins: The Ranat’s Tale
Rebecca Moesta
When the Desert Wind Turns:
The Stormtrooper’s Tale
Doug Beason
Soup’s On: The Pipe Smoker’s Tale
Jennifer Roberson
At the Crossroads: The Spacer’s Tale
Jerry Oltion
Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan
and Ponda Baba
Kenneth C. Flint
Drawing the Maps of Peace:
The Moisture Farmer’s Tale
M. Shayne Bell
One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina:
The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid
Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Contributor Biographies
About the Author
Also by this Author
Introduction to the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Excerpt from Star Wars: Death Star
Introduction to the Old Republic Era
Introduction to the Rise of the Empire Era
Introduction to the Rebellion Era
Introduction to the New Republic Era
Introduction to the New Jedi Order Era
Introduction to the Legacy Era
Star Wars Novels