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Jun 2, 2023 · 'Tales from Jabba's Palace' is a Star Wars Legends anthology edited by Kevin J. Anderson featuring TWENTY Short Stories set in and around Jabba's Palace. It ...
Bloated and sinister, Jabba the Hutt might have made a good joke — if he weren't so dangerous. A cast of soldiers, spies, assassins, scoundrels, bounty hunters, and pleasure seekers have come to his palace, and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story. Some of them may even live to tell it. . . .
This second anthology concentrates on various personalities from Jabba’s Palace, including the rancor keeper, the professional dancers, and some of the guards and also some of Jabba’s other servants.
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"If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short-circuit!"
―C-3PO, to R2-D2, quoted in the introduction of Tales from Jabba's Palace
"A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale"
Main article: A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale In 0 BBY a large freighter starship crashes into the surface of the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine. The planet's native scavengers, Jawas, happen upon the wreckage immediately following the crash. When the leader of the Jawa clan discovers that the sole survivor of the crash is a carnivorous beast known as a rancor, he begins to make arrangements to sell the find to the only individual in all the Dune Sea who could find entertainment with such a creature, the Hutt crime lord, Jabba Desilijic Tiure. A Human Corellian named Malakili is brought to Tatooine to be the keeper of Jabba's rancor. Malakili's unparalleled record as a beast handler makes him the prime choice for the job. Over the next few years Malakili watches with pride as the rancor devours many of the enemies of Jabba whom are sent by the Hutt to the rancor's pit.
"Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef"
Main article: Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef Porcellus is the head chef in Jabba's Palace. Wisely, he avoids displeasing Jabba with food. He attempts maintain a low profile and humble kitchen. But he becomes distracted when he discovers two murders, including that of his assistant Phlegmin. Less focused on cooking, Porcellus makes a mistake that leads to his imprisonment.
"That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb"
Main article: That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb When Melvosh Bloor came to Jabba's Palace, he was expecting to write study of the thoughts and ideas that caused Jabba Desilijic Tiure to establish his criminal empire. Little did Bloor know that he was actually involved in a extensive joke created by Salacious Crumb. It was already too late when Bloor realized that his role would be fatal.
Jabba Desilijic Tiure
Main article: Jabba Desilijic Tiure Jabba Desilijic Tiure, more commonly known as Jabba the Hutt, lives in a towering palace on the northern edge of the Dune Sea. Lord of a vast galactic criminal empire, the Hutt crime lord is the symbol of wealth and power on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine.
Malakili
Main article: Malakili Malakili, a Human male Corellian, was the keeper of vicious creatures for the Circus Horrificus. However, when a rancor was to be presented as a birthday present to Jabba the Hutt by his lieutenants, Bib Fortuna and Bidlo Kwerve, Malakili is transferred to Tatooine. Malakili immediately becomes fond and proud of the rancor. However, when he learns that Jabba is planning to pit the rancor in a duel to the death, Malakili knows he will have to take matters into his own hands to save the rancor from Jabba's gladiator-style entertainment.
Porcellus
Main article: Porcellus Porcellus is a human male and the head chef of Jabba the Hutt's kitchen. Porcellus lives in constant fear that Jabba will grow tired of Porcellus' cooking and, as a result, feed him to the rancor. Porcellus' fears diminish when the rancor is killed, but he soon finds himself imprisoned by Jabba to await a certain death.
After Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Kevin J. Anderson developed the idea to create another anthology, this time focusing on characters seen within Jabba's Palace in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Lucy Wilson of Lucasfilm agreed to the idea and commissioned Bill Smith to create the back stories for what would become Tales from Jabba's Palace.
J.D. Montgomery was a pseudonym used by Daniel Keys Moran for "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett." In Moran's original plan, Boba Fett remains in the Great Pit of Carkoon for years while sharing memories with the sentient Sarlacc before escaping. This outline was approved by Lucasfilm, but Moran was forced to change the time frame of the story to just a few days. At this point, Moran refused to put his name on the story, and the final draft was published under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery, with even more changes that further divorced the publication from Moran's original. Kevin J. Anderson had approved of and was "thrilled" by Moran's original draft.
"Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale" states that Doallyn rescues Yarna d'al' Gargan from Dannik Jerriko; however, in "Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale," Ortugg is named the rescuer and there is no mention that Doallyn and Yarna had previously met.
Editions
•ISBN 9780553568158; December 1995; Bantam Spectra; US paperback •ISBN 9780307796257; June 28, 2011; Del Rey; US eBook
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Jun 28, 2011 · Bloated and sinister, Jabba the Hutt might have made a good joke — if he weren't so dangerous. A cast of soldiers, spies, assassins, scoundrels, bounty hunters, and pleasure seekers have come to his palace, and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story.
