Written by Bill Slavicsek. Updated again in 2000 under the same title/author.

From the publisher (2000 version):

How did Exar Kun nearly destroy Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy? When did Han Solo first meet Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian? Where was Mara Jade when the Emperor died? What are the secrets of the terrible super weapons—the Death Stars, the Sun Crusher, and the World Devastators? What are the Qom Qae? How powerful is the Black Sun criminal organization?

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• "Boba Fett is an infamous bounty hunter whose exploits are known throughout the galaxy. He wears Mandalorian battle armor -- the same used by a group of evil warriors who were defeated by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars -- but his connection to the Mandalore warriors remains a mystery."

• "Boba Fett ... an unscrupulous bounty hunter from the Mandalore system, his feats are renowned throughout the Empire. Fett was commissioned by Darth Vader to stalk the Millennium Falcon and her crew after the Empire's clash with the Rebels on the planet Hoth. Boba Fett's work dress was a weapon-covered, armored spacesuit of the kind favored by a group of evil warriors defeated by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars. His spacesuit's accoutrements included wrist lasers, flying backpack, rocket darts, grappling lanyard, and a miniature flame projector. Boba Fett 'retired' near the Great Pit of Carkoon."