.com This story, book 1 of the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy, intercuts between the time just after Star Wars and events that take place during Return of the Jedi. It's an intricate tapestry of deceit and backstabbing villainy among those scum of the galaxy, the bounty hunters. Principal scum include: Prince Xizor, a Darth Vader wannabe and leader of the ultrasecret crime syndicate Black Sun; reptilian Cradossk, leader of the Bounty Hunters Guild; his son, Bossk, who makes Oedipus look like an underachiever; and finally Boba Fett--faceless, ruthless, and impossible to kill. Thought the Sarlacc consumed him in Return of the Jedi? Guess again. This first novel only kicks off the trilogy's story, so while there is some action, there's also much talking and scheming, and the overall plot is only beginning to become clear by the book's end. Curiously, since everyone is so wretchedly evil, there's really no hero to root for--a marked contrast to the usually quite romantic Star Wars tales. This explains, perhaps, why K.W. Jeter was chosen to author the trilogy. Jeter, once Philip K. Dick's protg, tends to avoid anything upbeat or uplifting. Tony Award nominee Anthony Heald doesn't just read the book, he performs it, using countless different voices. He's backed up by music and sound effects that make The Mandalorian Armor into a full-fledged audio drama. Fans of Star Wars fiction and Boba Fett in particular will be pleased with this further exploration of Lucas's rich universe. Newcomers, though, might want to start with something more traditional. --Brooks Peck A ruthless enemy threatens Boba Fett with a fate worse than death. . .From the Inside FlapHe's the most feared and successful bounty hunter in the galaxy. He is Boba Fett, and even the most hardened criminals tremble at his name. Now he faces the deadliest challenge of his infamous career--an all-out war against his most dangerous enemies. As the Rebellion gathers force, Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunters Guild by turning its members against each other. Only the strongest and most ruthless will survive, and they can be used against the Rebellion. It's a job for the fiercely independent Boba Fett, who jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals. But Fett soon realizes the game is rigged, as he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire's dark heart. Boba Fett has always finished first. And in this game, anything less is death. how do you read in one day The Mandalorian Armor (Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars, Book 1)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What about the Mandalorian ArmorBy Jayson OlsonThe title to this 1st book (I believe in a series of 3) lends nothing to the story itself. One would think by the title alone, we may delve back into the origin of Boba Fett. But that's not the case here.The story seems intriguing, and has a fresh concept for the Star Wars universe: basically a story NOT revolving around Luke, Leia, Han and Vader.To me the story was a bit long winded at times. Certain events just seemed to drag on with no clear ending in sight. I thought a few of the stars were out of character as well, including Fett. Fett has always been a man a few words, but there are a few times he seems just as verbose as C-3PO would be. Zuckess seemed out of character from the one portrayed in 'Tales of the Bounty Hunters'.There was also a lot of scheming. Though plausible knowing these characters, for the new reader one can get lost in all the double, and triple crossing. Keeping note of whose loyalty belonged to whom became difficult at times.The last thing I had a problem with was the time frame constantly shifted from chapter headers "NOW" and "THEN". Very tiresome too switch your mindset between events that happened years ago to the present then back again.I do plan on reading the next two installments, because the story did hook me, but I believe the same 387 page story could have been told well in under 300.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Too much filler.By AsherI found the book to contain too much boring internal monologue from the characters that added little to nothing to the story. There was such little story there that they had to run two completely separate stories together. While one was necessary for the background of the first it would have been nice if they had actually fleshed them out to be full stories of their own instead of uninspired and uninspiring tales that ended up skipping over major areas that would have been much more interesting. I could not recommend this book to anyone really. It was difficult to slog through.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good readBy CustomerPretty good book overall. Goes into good details about the characters so we can understand them better. You do not have to be Star wars buff to enjoy this novel. The dual timeline also works well. looking forward to continuing this series.