Little is known of Jango Fett, the mysterious bounty hunter who fathered cruel Boba Fett and served as a template for countless armored clone soldiers during the last days of the Old Republic. This book, simply titled Jango Fett, attempts to fill in some blanks.

But for those of us who saw the movies, Jango doesn't tell us much we didn't already know. The bounty hunter is ruthless and efficient on the job; he's a caring father when he's home and in the company of young Boba (who's another clone, not an actual son, by the way).

In this story, an assassination goes awry when Jango runs afoul of competing bounty hunter Zam Wesell, whose own appearance in the movies was shortlived. Needing funds, Jango accepts another job to retrieve an object, and he shows no mercy in its capture. Of course, Zam has a tendency to show up at the most crucial moments in Jango's life.

The flirtation between the two hunters is awkward at best, although the few father-son moments between Jango and Boba are nicely handled. The story is fairly dull, however, and does little to endear me to the characters. The art, too, is pretty bad, making Jango Fett a must-have only for the staunchest of Star Wars completists.