Tales from Jabba ' s Palace Tales from Jabba ' s Palace is the second anthology of short stories in the thematic " Tales " series . As with the first and third installments to the series , " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " gives background stories of some of the minor characters glimpsed in the original trilogy . This specific anthology covers stories of the characters that were within Jabba ' s Palace during the events of " Star Wars " . " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " contains nineteen original short stories edited by Kevin J . Anderson and written by twenty - one different authors with cover art by Stephen Youll . The stories take place beginning around 0 BBY . However , all the short stories within the anthology , at some point , narrate certain events that came to pass during 4 ABY . Jabba Desilijic Tiure , or more commonly , Jabba the Hutt , was a Hutt crime lord who abode in an ancient palace on the edge of the northern Dune Sea on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine . Many individuals were drawn to Jabba ' s palace due to his great wealth and power . Some of those characters came to indulge in Jabba ' s might and fortune , others to steal it . Still others , whether by good intention or not , were swept up in the whirlwind of plots and dealings that surrounded the Bloated One . The stories of all such characters are recorded within " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . Publisher ' s summary . Front cover tag line . " Enter the lair of the galaxy ' s most notorious criminal — in nineteen stories from today ' s masters of science fiction " Back - cover blurb . " In the dusty heat of twin - sunned Tatooine lives the wealthiest gangster in a hundred worlds , master of a vast crime empire and keeper of a vicious , flesh - eating monster for entertainment ( and disposal of his enemies ) . 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 . … " Plot Summary . " 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 Tatoonie to be the keeper of the 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 devoures 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 " . 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 " . 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 . " A Time to Mourn , a Time to Dance : Oola ' s Tale " . Oola came to Tatooine with Sienn ' rha . They were told that they would be dancers in Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s court . Oola had been told that Jabba was the most powerful criminal on Tatoonie who lived in a towering palace . Although it was true , Oola got the wrong image in her mind . She was expecting to live in luxury while in the presence of the handsome and powerful Jabba . Oola is disappointed when she meets Jabba and now hates herself for being so foolish . " Let Us Prey : The Whiphid ' s Tale " . J ' Quille is an assassin and spy within Jabba ' s Palace . His slow plot to kill Jabba is proceeding exactly as he planned . He is bribing Phlegmin the kitchen boy to poison Jabba ' s food . All is good until J ' Quille begins to get blackmailed . Someone knows about his plan and J ' Quille has already paid 10 , 000 credits to keep them silent . Now he must speed up his plan while trying to find the blackmailer . J ' Quille ' s plot completely crumbles when Phlegmin is murdered . J ' Quille is left with only one last chance to eliminate Jabba . " Sleight of Hand : The Tale of Mara Jade " . Mara Jade has infiltrated Jabba ' s Palace on a mission for Emperor Palpatine . The Emperor is worried that Luke Skywalker will join forces with Lord Vader to overthrow the Emperor . Therefore , Mara Jade plans either to kill Skywalker , or to guarantee that Jabba will . However , both Jade ' s and Jabba ' s attempts are blocked by the young Jedi . " And Then There Were Some : The Gamorrean Guard ' s Tale " . Gartogg is a Gamorrean guard in Jabba ' s Palace . He is disappointed because he is always assigned to patrol the dark , back hallways . Gartogg is continuously looking for something important that will promote his status among the other guards . Now he has his chance . Gartogg has happened upon three separate murders and sets out to find the killers . The method to which he draws his final conclusion is somewhat erroneous , but nonetheless it is accurate . " Old Friends : Ephant Mon ' s Tale " . Ephant Mon owes a life debt to Jabba the Hutt . To pay back the debt , Mon has formed an allegiance with Jabba by ratting out any plots against Jabba . Mon also gathers information and advises Jabba on certain matters . Such is the case when Mon gets an quirking feeling about the Rebel Alliance members Jabba is holding prisoner . Mon warns Jabba not to execute the prisoners , but Jabba refuses . Knowing that Jabba is making a fatal mistake , Ephant Mon declares his debt paid and breaks his allegiance with Jabba . " Goatgrass : The Tale of Ree - Yees " . Ree - Yees plans to kill Jabba the Hutt by destroying Jabba ' s sail barge . Ree - Yees has worked with the Galactic Empire to plan the attack . The Empire has provided Ree - Yees with the bomb and detonation link . However , his only was of communicating with the Empire has been through Ree - Yees new accomplice . This supposed ally ends up being more than Ree - Yees bargained for . " And the Band Played On : The Band ' s Tale " . Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz - Wailers came to Tatooine expecting to perform in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina . However , on their way to the cantina , they are attacked by Figrin D ' an and the Modal Nodes . Orbus is killed in the fight allowing Max Rebo to take over the band . After the cantina job busted , the new Max Rebo Band is desperate for a job . Rebo soon accepts a lifetime contract to play in Jabba ' s Palace . To the dismay of fellow band member , Sy Snootles , the only payment for the job is simply unlimited food . " Of the Day ' s Annoyances : Bib Fortuna ' s Tale " . The fact that Jabba Desilijic Tiure still lives is an annoyance to Bib Fortuna . To solve this problem , Bib Fortuna is somehow involved in every plot against Jabba . As Jabba ' s majordomo , Fortuna has everything set for him to take over Jabba ' s Empire , no matter who kills the hutt . However , because the transition of power will be rougher if another plot succeeds , Fortuna tries to keep his plot one step ahead . In order to gain this advantage , Bib Fortuna has allied himself with the B ' omarr monks . Unknown to Fortuna , the monks have their own plan and Jabba is not the only target . " The Great God Quay : The Tale of Barada and the Weequays " . When their leader , Ak - Buz is killed , the remaining five Weequays in Jabba ' s Palace attempt to find the killer . They consult their god , Quay , to discover the killer . The Quay does not reveal the killer but informs the Weequays that a bomb has been planted on the sail barge . With the barge departing for the Great Pit of Carkoon , the Weequays only have a few hours to find the bomb and disable it . " A Bad Feeling : The Tale of EV - 9D9 " . EV - 9D9 the droid foreman in Jabba the Hutt ' s Palace . With this position she is able to perform " experiments " on service droids without drawing unwanted attention . The ultimate goal of her experiments is to discover the state between the operational and nonoperational status : between " on " and " off . " However , EV - 9D9 will soon learn that there are somethings that droids are not meant to know . " A Free Quarren in the Palace : Tessek ' s Tale " . Tessek has plans to take over Tatooine . He has bribed two Imperial officers to kill both Jabba the Hutt and Imperial Prefect Eugene Talmont during a raid on one of Jabba ' s warehouses . Afterwards , Tessek will install one of the officers as the new Prefect , giving Tessek the strings controlling the Galactic Empire on Tatoonie . Meanwhile , Tessek would sell the criminal aspects of Jabba ' s Empire to his rival , Lady Valarian . Unfortunately for Tessek , his vast plan utterly collapsed at the last possible moment . " Tongue - tied : Bubo ' s Tale " . Buboicullaar , like several others , is enlightened by the B ' omarr monks after Jabba ' s death . Soon after his enlightenment , Buboicullaar recounts the story of how he got his revenge on Rees - Yees to his long time mentor , Evilo Nailati . " Out of the Closet : The Assassin ' s Tale " . Dannik Jerriko is behind the mysterious deaths of Ak - Buz and Phlegmin . But these deaths are just to abide his vampire hunger until he is able to gorge on Han Solo ' s " soup . " But Jerriko misses out on his opportunity when Jabba take Solo to the Great Pit of Carkoon . Neither returned to the palace from the trip . " Shaara and the Sarlacc : The Skiff Guard ' s Tale " . Shaara is the sister of a skiff guard . While on a trip to the sarlaac , this guard recounts a story to Boba Fett about how Shaara once was being chased by a group of Imperials when she fell into the Great Pit of Carkoon . However , his sister survives when she is thrown out of the Pit . The skiff guard is not sure why the Sarlaac trew her back , but he thinks it might be that the Sarlaac will not eat anyone who does not deserve it . After more thought the skiff guard realizes that if this it the case then everyone should be Sarlaac food . " A Barve Like That : The Tale of Boba Fett " . Boba Fett is being eaten by the Sarlaac . During the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon , Boba Fett fell victim to the Sarlaac and is now being slowly digested . Susejo a previous victim of the Sarlaac talks to Fett in his head , telling him stories of a Jedi that the Sarlaac had once eaten . But Fett is not interested . Boba Fett focuses on surviving . He focuses on becoming the first individual to ever escape from the belly of a Sarlaac . " Skin Deep : The Fat Dancer ' s Tale " . Yarna d ' al ' Gargan is a dancer in Jabba ' s Palace during the Galactic Civil War . When Tessek returns to the Palace after Jabba ' s death , he informs Yarna and Sergeant Doallyn of the news . Yarna see this as an opportunity to travel to Mos Eisley and free her cubs from slavery . Yarna is also petrified to remain in the Palace any longer because she knows that she is likely to be the next victim of Dannik Jerriko . Sergeant Doallyn pledges to protect Yarna as she prepares for the journey and to travel with her to Mos Eisley to free her cubs . While only fifty kilometers from Mos Eisley , a krayt dragon attacks their landpeeder . Doallyn manages to kill the legendary beast but is injured in the fight . Since their landspeeder is also destroyed , Yarna is forced to carry Doallyn the remaining fifty kilometers of desert to Mos Eisley . Main Characters . 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 . 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 . 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 . Bib Fortuna . Bib Fortuna is Jabba ' s new majordomo , but no one has nurtured more plots to overthrow Jabba than the Twi - lek male . Besides his own plans , Fortuna knows of and guides others ' plans against Jabba . Although he prefers his own to be the one that is ultimately successful , it does not matter to him if another scheme succeeds first , as long as the timing is right . Fortuna ' s plans are complex and involve many individuals . However , perhaps he has underestimated some of those accomplices working with him to overthrow Jabba the Hutt . EV - 9D9 . EV - 9D9 is an EV - series supervisor droid with feminine programing who has the ability to see into a higher dimension than all other droids due to a manufacturing defect . Since 9D9 is in charge of all the droids in Jabba the Hutt ' s palace , she is able to perform experiments on service droids uninterrupted . The ultimate goal of her experiments is to discover the state between the operational and nonoperational status : between " on " and " off . " However , EV - 9D9 will soon learn that there are some things that droids are not meant to know . Salacious B . Crumb . Salacious Crumb is a Kowakian monkey - lizard whose job it is to make Jabba the Hutt laugh at least once every day . Crumb must be careful not to tell Jabba the same joke twice , for such an act is not considered wise . To accomplish the tedious task , Crumb often goes to great lengths to create an original joke . Oola . Oola is the daughter of a clan chieftain on Ryloth . But she leaves Ryloth and her family when she is tricked by Bib Fortuna to become a dancer in the court of the most powerful criminal on Tatooine . She is disappointed to find this criminal to be the slug - like Jabba the Hutt . Oola is forced to be a slave girl and to dance for Jabba and his court . Defiled , starved , and beaten , Oola chooses to defy Jabba by refusing to dance for him . Unfortunately for Oola , she carries out this rebellion atop a certain trapdoor that led to the Rancor pit . J ' Quille . J ' Quille , a Whipid male , is in the employment of the Lady Valarian as a spy and assassin in Jabba ' s palace . As an assassin , J ' Quille is bribing Phlegmin to slowly poison Jabba . As a spy , J ' Quille gathers information for Valarian , Jabba ' s chief rival . J ' Quille is also good friends with Malakili and frequently exchanges information him . After Jabba ' s death , J ' Quille joins the B ' omarr monks by becoming enlightened . Tessek . Tessek is an accountant for Jabba the Hutt , but Tessek , like many others , has plans to kill Jabba and take over his criminal empire . However , Tessek wants to turn it into a " clean " operation by throwing out all of the illegal aspects . Tessek ' s plans fare well up to the day of the planned assassination of Jabba . When the plans crumble , Tessek begins plotting furiously , trying to figure out what to do . Meanwhile , he is forced to accompany Jabba to the Great Pit of Carkoon to witness some executions . After the executions take a turn for the worse , Tessek narrowly escapes the destruction of Jabba ' s sail barge . Tessek returns to the palace only to find the unexpected . Ree - Yees . Always under the influence of alcohol , Ree - Yees purposely acts as a drunken fool so as to not draw any unwanted suspicion upon himself , because deep down he has just as much ill will against Jabba as others who hate the Hutt . However , Ree - Yees also has an assassination plot , but his plans are wiped out by his unlikely and supposed accomplice . Trying to discern his next move , Ree - Yees boards Jabba ' s sail barge on a seemingly normal trip to the Great Pit of Carkoon . Ephant Mon . Ephant Mon , a Chevin male , is perhaps the only individual in Jabba ' s palace without a vendetta against Jabba . In fact , he owes a life debt to Jabba . To pay for this debt , Ephant Mon rats out all the plots against Jabba that he can uncover . However , when he tries to warn Jabba to not execute some Rebel prisoners , Jabba refuses to listen . Ephant Mon refuses to go with Jabba to the Great Pit of Carkoon ( for he knows it will be the last trip by Jabba ) and announces to Jabba that his debt is settled . Ephant Mon then returns to his homeworld of Vinsoth . Sy Snootles . Sy Snootles , a Pa ' lowick female , was the lead singer for the Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz - Wailers band . Following the death of Evar Orbus , Sy Snootles used fellow band member Max Rebo by allowing him to be the figurehead of the new Max Rebo Band while she truly runs the operation . But Sy gives Rebo too much power and accidentally allows him to agree to a lifetime contract to play for Jabba the Hutt . Unfortunately , their only pay was a life ' s worth of free food . Sy Snootles quickly learns , though , that there are other ways to make money in the palace . Dannik Jerriko . Dannik Jerriko is an Anzat assassin and spy within Jabba ' s palace . Jerriko spies for both of Jabba ' s chief rivals , Eugene Talmont and the Lady Valarian . However , as an Anzati assassin , Dannik Jerriko has plans of drinking Han Solo ' s " soup . " Since Han Solo is Jabba ' s most prized prisoner of Jabba and encased in carbonite , Jerriko must wait for the opportune moment to strike . In the meantime , he feeds his vampire hunger by killing other minions in the palace such as Phlegmin and Ak - Buz . Yarna d ' al ' Gargan . Yarna d ' al ' Gargan is an Askajian dancer for Jabba the Hutt . After Jabba is killed , Yarna plans to travel to Mos Eisley and free her cubs from slavery . She teams up with Sergeant Doallyn , who vows to protect her from Dannik Jerriko . On their way to Mos Eisley , Doallyn and Yarna encounter a krayt dragon . Doallyn kills the dragon but is injured to the point that Yarna must carry him through the remaining fifty kilometers of desert to the spaceport . Development . 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 . Lucy Wilson of Lucasfilm Ltd . agreed to the idea and commissioned Bill Smith to create the back stories for what would become " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . " And Then There Were Some : The Gamorrean Guard ' s Tale " is play on the title of Agatha Christie ' s best - selling 1939 mystery novel , " " . Similarly , the title of the short story " A Time to Mourn , a Time to Dance : Oola ' s Tale " is a reference to 3 : 4 . 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 Ltd . , 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 approved of and was " thrilled " with Moran ' s original draft , but even as the editor of " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " , Anderson couldn ' t overrule Lucasfilm ' s final say . Authors . Kevin J . Anderson . Kevin J . Anderson has written numerous " Star Wars " novels , graphic novels , and short stories . Along with editing " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " , Anderson also wrote the tale " " . M . Shayne Bell . M . Shayne Bell has contributed to " Star Wars " canon by authoring a short story for each of the first three anthologies in the " Tales " series . " " is his work within " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . John Gregory Betancourt . John Gregory Betancourt is an author of science fiction , fantasy , and mystery novels . His only " Star Wars " work was " " . Mark Budz and Marina Fitch . Husband and wife Mark Budz and Marina Fitch wrote " " ; more specifically , the tale of J ' Quille . A . C . Crispin . Ann C . Crispin was a science - fiction author who was most famous within the " Star Wars " universe for " The Han Solo Trilogy " . " " was her short story that appeared in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . Dan ' l Danehy - Oakes . Dan ' l Danehy - Oakes is a science - fiction writer who entered the " Star Wars " universe with his short story " " . George Alec Effinger . George Alec Effinger was an American writer who won both the and awards for his novelette " " ( 1988 ) . His only " Star Wars " work was " " . Kenneth C . Flint . Kenneth C . Flint is a " Star Wars " writer who wrote two short stories for the " Tales " series . He is also the author of the canceled " The Heart of the Jedi " novel . " " is his work in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . Esther M . Friesner . Esther M . Friesner is a science - fiction author who wrote " " . Barbara Hambly . Barbara Hambly is a " Star Wars " author who wrote two of the three novels in the unofficially titled Callista trilogy . She is also the author of several short stories including " " for " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . Daryl F . Mallett . Daryl F . Mallett is the author of " " , a short story appearing in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " that gives a look into the mind of Buboicullaar , Jabba ' s Frog - dog . Daniel Keys Moran . Under the pseudonym of J . D . Montgomery , Daniel Keys Moran wrote " " . Unhappy with changes made by editors , Moran decided not to have his name attached to the final version . However , Moran is credited for his other two works , " " and " " . Garfield and Judith Reeves - Stevens . Judith and Garfield Reeves - Stevens co - authored " " for " Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina " and " " for " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " . Jennifer Roberson . Jennifer Roberson wrote two short stories about the Anzat character named Dannik Jerriko . The one which appeared in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " was " " . Kathy Tyers . Kathy Tyers is the author of two " Star Wars " novels and many short stories . " " was the second of three such short stories written for the " Tales " series . Deborah Wheeler . " " is the only " Star Wars " work authored by Deborah Wheeler . Dave Wolverton . Dave Wolverton is a prolific " Star Wars " author whose works include " The Courtship of Princess Leia " and many of the " Star Wars Missions " . He also wrote a story for each of the first three anthologies in the " Tales " series , including " " . William F . Wu . William F . Wu is a Chinese - American science - fiction author who wrote " " . Timothy Zahn . Timothy Zahn has written many " Star Wars " novels , short stories , and graphic novels . He is most well known for the , which revitalized the " Star Wars " franchise . Some of his short stories include " Mist Encounter " , " Side Trip " , " " , and , for " Tales of Jabba ' s Palace " , " " . Continuity . " " states that Doallyn rescues Yarna d ' al ' Gargan from Dannik Jerriko ; however , in " " , Ortugg is named the rescuer and there is no mention that Doallyn and Yarna had previously met . There is no official statement on which of the stories is accurate . Likewise , since " " was written before the Special Edition release of , the story does not include the nine added band members . The canon icity of " And the Band Played On : The Band ' s Tale " is therefore unknown . The remaining short stories in " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " are official " Star Wars " Legends .