Written by: R.A. Salvatore

R.A. Salvatore has long been a fantasy favorite, so it was interesting to see him at the helm of a space adventure. Of course Star Wars has always been more fantasy than science fiction. And he succeeds. He takes almost of all the weaknesses in Lucas’ script and is able to flesh them out to give them the depth that the film never quite achieves.

Written by Terry Bisson

There are books aimed at younger readers and then there are just young reader books. Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest for example were both written to include younger readers but you never felt as if they were excluding an older audience. Not so much with these stories.

Written by: Terry Bisson

After getting over the stumbling block of defining everything and reaching out to the younger readers, the series takes a bit of a better spin.

Perhaps it helps to have gotten the exposition of a younger viewed version of Episode II out of the way, but watching the newly orphaned Boba Fett muddle around on his own is certainly interesting. Far from the perfect bounty hunter we originally met in Empire Strikes Back, Boba is young, somewhat naive, and certainly not up to task.

Written by: Elizabeth Hand

One thing I will say is that the difference between Hand and Bisson is so minute that you don’t notice that an author change has taken place. The writing styles are that similar. But that’s not a bad thing. Bisson got the series over the hump before turning over the reins to the capable hands of Hand.