Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell, subtitled A Story from The Star Wars Saga, is an audio drama taking place just before Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The script was written by Brian Daley, the author of the Star Wars radio plays; it was released by Buena Vista Records with the producer and cast from the Read-Along Adventures. The drama was released in 1983 on both record album and cassette tape. The running time is approximately thirty minutes.[2]
The story concerns a mission to Ord Mantell, where Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and their companions have a run-in with a bounty hunter.
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The back cover
A STORY FROM THE STAR WARS SAGA
REBEL MISSION TO ORD MANTELL
The Rebel Alliance has just destroyed the dreaded Death Star—but their fight against the evil Galactic Empire is far from over.
Forced to set up a new base on the inhospitable ice world of Hoth, the Rebels must divert the Empire's attention from the move. Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are sent out as decoys against what they think is a lone Imperial Star Destroyer. Unfortunately, the Rebel attack analysts haven't given our heroes all the facts!
And without money, the Rebellion cannot continue its fight for freedom. Princess Leia and her Rebel team attempt a daring heist of Imperial funds—unaware of the treachery that awaits them.
It is a time for daring, clever droids and a lightning fast trigger finger. Join Han, Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO on their REBEL MISSION TO ORD MANTELL!
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- "I thought you decided to stay."
"Well, the bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind." - ―Leia Organa and Han Solo
Near the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo mentions an encounter with a bounty hunter on Ord Mantell. The rebel mission in this audio drama, in which Solo and Organa are nearly captured by the bounty hunter Cypher Bos, is meant to fill in the details of that incident. Other Legends stories have Solo running into different bounty hunters on Ord Mantell during the same time period. "The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell," by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, had already been published in 1981 as a newspaper comic and featured the bounty hunter Skorr. In Scoundrel's Luck, a solo adventure by West End Games published in 1990, Han encounters Alfreda Goot instead. Ord Mantell's entry in the Databank later explained that Han Solo has a history of such encounters.[3]
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Sources[]
"Novel Approach" — Star Wars Insider 66- "Wasaka Berries and Monster Ships: Star Wars Storybook 101" — Star Wars Insider 74
- 5 Awesome Star Wars Media Collectibles on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- "Adventures in the Audiosphere" — Star Wars Insider 201
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Rebel Mission To Ord Mantell - LP on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8
Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell on Discogs (backup link archived on May 30, 2021)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Ord Mantell in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
External links[]
- Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell MP3 on TheForce.net (backup link archived on January 24, 2021)
- Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell on Discogs (backup link archived on May 30, 2021)