Tales from the New Republic
by Peter Schweighofer (Editor), Craig Carey (Editor)
Star Wars Tales (5), Star Wars Novels (0-18 ABY), Star Wars Legends/EU (0-18 ABY), Star Wars Universe (0-12 ABY)
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Written by some of today’s leading science fiction writers, these tales sweep us into a world where the only laws are cunning, force, and power—and only the bravest, craziest, and deadliest dare to tread. Here mercs and smugglers, gangsters and warriors fight toe to toe, side by side, and behind each other’s backs in the backwaters of a universe ripped apart by war. On Zelos II a man and a woman are held prisoner in a dark cell, each fighting in their own way for survival at the hands show more of Imperial captors—and a chance for escape that could cost one of them their life. On the tortured landscape of Ryloth, Fenig Nabon awaits a ship of women warriors to complete a dangerous deal: the smuggling of a troupe of dancers to the homeworld of the Hutts—only to get more than she bargained for. And in a stunning novella written especially for this collection by Hugo Award–winning, New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, believed dead at the hands of an Imperial assassin, teams up with Hal Horn in a duel against the Empire’s most dangerous agent. At stake are the plans for a terrifying new weapon called the Death Star—and the fate of both the Empire and the New Republic. Including these stories of intergalactic derring-do: “Interlude at Darkknell” by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole “Jade Solitaire” by Timothy Zahn “Gathering Shadows” by Kathy Burdette “Hutt and Seek” by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl “The Longest Fall” by Patricia A. Jackson “Conflict of Interest” by Laurie Burns “No Disintegrations, Please” by Paul Danner “Day of the Sepulchral Night” by Jean Rabe “Uhl Eharl Khoehng” by Patricia A. Jackson “The Last Hand” by Paul Danner “Simple Tricks” by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl. show lessTags
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I didn't love this, at all. I rarely drop a 2-star anymore but this just wasn't an engaging read. I really liked the Certain Point of View offerings and thought this might have been inspiration (It was released pre-Disney, transitions to Legends). It wasn't. The stories just weren't interesting. We didn't get tangential characters we knew about, we got stories about characters we don't know, places we don't know, with very little stakes.
Maybe I just left this in the TBR pile too long (20 years, good grief) but I found most of the stories unreadable. I liked a couple, but barely skimmed the rest.
A compilation of short stories set, mostly, in the post Battle of Endor period. Most of the stories do not have much to do with the main characters in the original movies. As with most short story compilations, there are some I enjoy and some I don't.
The last (and close to being the least but for Bounty Hunters) of the Tales series. Not bad, really, but pretty forgettable.
My favorite stories in this collection were:
Interlude at Darkknell - Timothy Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole
Jade Solitaire - Timothy Zahn
No Disintegrations, Please - Paul Danner
Simple Tricks - Chris Cassidy & Tish Pahl
Interlude at Darkknell - Timothy Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole
Jade Solitaire - Timothy Zahn
No Disintegrations, Please - Paul Danner
Simple Tricks - Chris Cassidy & Tish Pahl
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- Canonical title
- Tales from the New Republic
- Original publication date
- 1999-12-01
- First words
- In recent months, the scope of the Star Wars universe has expanded beyond our wildest dreams.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nothing simple at all.
- Disambiguation notice
- All the stories in 'Tales from the New Republic' are non-canon and occur in the [[[Star Wars Legends/ EU]]] series timeline.
Classifications
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 813.0876208 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Science fiction Collections and anthologies Anthologies
- LCC
- PS648 .S3 .T34 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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- 822
- Popularity
- 33,563
- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.22)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
