Clone Wars > The Fight to Survive

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[This story occurs during the Rise of the Empire era]

Events that occur between 22 years and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin.

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The Fight to Survive

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Terry Bisson

Scholastic Books

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Hardback Book (2002)
Paperback Youth Novel (2003)

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Synopsis:
THE SEARCH FOR COUNT DOOKU
Before he became a feared and deadly bounty hunter, Boba Fett had to weather a childhood in one of the most tumultuous eras of the galaxy. He carries the skills of his father, Jango, and a solitude born of his friendless childhood on his stark homeworld of Kamino. He must rely on his strength, intelligence, and the hard lessons learned from his father to survive.
Boba Fett is not like other boys. His father, Jango Fett, is a bounty hunter. His planet, Kamino, is home to an army of clones. He has no friends, no school. The one thing he does have is a future as a bounty hunter. This future comes quickly.
Suddenly Boba Fett is all alone in a dangerous galaxy. He must struggle for safety and vengeance using his strength, his intelligence and his father's hard lessons.
Boba Fett will grow up to be one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy.
But first he must survive his childhood.

Chronology:
This story occurs just prior, during and immediately after the Battle of Geonosis, approximately 22 years before the Battle of Yavin.

Related Stories (in chronological order):

Attack of the Clones by R. A. Salvatore
The Fight to Survive
Crossfire by Terry Bisson
Maze of Deception by Elizabeth Hand
Hunted by Elizabeth Hand
A New Threat by Elizabeth Hand
Pursuit by Elizabeth Hand
Revenge of the Sith
Enemy of the Empire by John Wagner et al.
Blood Ties by Tom Taylor et al.
The Force Unleashed II by Haden Blackman et al.
A New Hope
Sacrifice by John Wagner et al.
Wreckage by Ron Marz et al.
Overkill by Thomas Andrews et al.
Salvage by John Wagner et al.
The Mandalorian Armour by K. W. Jeter
Slave Ship by K. W. Jeter
Hard Merchandise by K. W. Jeter
No Disintegrations, Please by Paul Danner
Boba Fett and the Ship of Fear by Jeremy Barlow et al.
Tales of the Bounty Hunters edited by Kevin J. Anderson
The Empire Strikes Back by Donal F. Glut
Return of the Jedi by James Kahn
Twin Engines of Destruction by Andy Mangels et al.
Death, Lies and Treachery by John Wagner et al.
Agent Of Doom by John Ostrander et al.
A Practical Man by Karen Traviss

Reviews:

Review by Bones, UK, 2010:

"Terry Bisson begins the Boba Fett series of children's books with the painful experience of losing a parent and rendering poor Boba alone in the galaxy. The book is told from Boba's point of view, describing first his relationship with his father, Jango, and then detailing his thoughts, feelings and actions in the aftermath of the battle of Geonosis.
"This book can be roughly split into two sections: before Jango's death and after Jango's death. The first section runs alongside Attack of the Clones, with Jango and Boba touching the main storyline where appropriate (the opening assassination, the encounter with Obi-Wan, the start of the Clone Wars) and for the most part describes well the paternal relationship. The second half diverges from the film's storyline and charts its own course. This is where the book slips slightly. Obviously, as a young reader's book, it is bound to be more simplistic in terms of the language and the intricacy of the plot etc. but there are some elements to the second part of the story that seem a little out of place, for example, Boba outsmarting a Jedi starfighter, or tricks that Jango had taught Boba in the past springing up in a quasi-deus-ex-machina style. It is only a minor gripe (as I said, it is only a young reader's book) but there were just one or two moments where I wasn't entirely convinced by the way events resolved themselves.
"Nevertheless, this is an interesting start to the series. The essence of Boba is captured very well, with child-like naïveté accompanied by the inevitable sorrow, as well as the intense desire to make his father proud and this characterisation is the best feature of the book. Hopefully this will continue in the subsequent books."

Rating: 3 / 5

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