Tales of the Bounty Hunters by Kevin J. Anderson

Author:Kevin J. Anderson [Anderson, Kevin J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, SciFi, Star Wars, Imperial Era
ISBN: 0553568167
Publisher: Del-Rey

Bossk flicked his tongue: Success! They were both unconscious. “Hound,” he called, “disarm all cabin locks.”

“Confirmed,” answered the Hound’s baritone.

He stalked up the corridor and touched out a code on his own cabin’s hatch, disarming several more security circuits. When he’d modified the Hound for Wookiee hunting, he’d installed features to protect him in case of onboard escapes by enraged Wookiees, including the ability to fly the Hound from inside his starboard cabin.

Still, he preferred the broad sweep of space visible on the bridge monitors. They included near and far infrared.

Next he checked on his passengers. Inside the port cabin, the Wookiee lay on the deck, breathing shallowly. The human did not react when he shook her shoulder.

Pharmaceuticals made excellent equalizers.

He drained the charges from their blasters and then rummaged through their cargo compartments. He hesitated over Chen’s bowcaster, wanting to keep it, settling for removing its loading spring, then left the pair as they lay. “Record any activity in the passages,” he instructed the Hound’s Tooth.

“Confirmed,” it answered.

According to the Hound, they were headed for the outskirts of the Aida system. It seemed a logical place for a Wookiee waypost. Aida was solidly Imperial but sparsely settled.

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