The Deerslayer The Deerslayer The Deerslayer, or The First War-path (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel's setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of "The Pioneers", the first of the "Leatherstocking Tales" to be published (1823). "The Deerslayer" is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in
Tales of the Bounty Hunters Tales of the Bounty Hunters Tales of the Bounty Hunters (1996) is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional "Star Wars" universe. It presents the background stories about each bounty hunter that was seen aboard Darth Vader's Star Destroyer in the film "The Empire Strikes Back". It contains the tale of IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM, and Boba Fett. The book was edited by Kevin J. Anderson, who conceived the "Tales" book series, and wrote one of the stories as well. Written by the editor, Kevin J. Anderson, the story of assassin android IG-88 and his three