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jaredkwheeler's review against another edition
3.0
Star Wars Legends Project #103
Background: The Fight to Survive was written by [a:Terry Bisson|73422|Terry Bisson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1429917286p2/73422.jpg] and published in April 2002. Bisson wrote the first two books in the Boba Fett series, but has no other Star Wars credits. He is a successful science fiction writer who has won a number of prestigious awards, particularly for his short stories.
The Fight to Survive takes place mostly during the events of Attack of the Clones, 22 years before the battle of Yavin. The young Boba Fett is the main character, along with Jango and most of the major characters from Episode II, as well as Aurra Sing. The story takes place mostly on Kamino, Geonosis, and Coruscant.
Summary: 10-year old Boba Fett, the cloned "son" of notorious bounty hunter Jango Fett, is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger as the Clone Wars begin on Geonosis. After his father is killed, he finds himself very alone in a very big galaxy, a pawn in the schemes of powerful beings who have very little concern for his well-being. If he is going to survive to adulthood and assume his father's mantle, he will have to heed the lessons from his father and quickly learn some important new ones.
Review: I didn't expect fully half of this story to be a complete retread of the events of Attack of the Clones from Boba Fett's perspective. Now that I see the book was published a few weeks before the movie was released, that makes a bit more sense, and I'm not sure I can think of a better way to lead into the story of what happens to him after the movie, but I was plenty ready to move on by the time I got to that point. Bisson did a decent job of making Boba's perspective interesting and inventing a few solid new details (like the bit where we learn that Boba was the one who alerted the Geonosians to Obi-Wan's presence), I'm just pretty tired of that story.
Jango's book of posthumous advice is an intriguing device that keeps things moving, though it's a bit transparent. I also thought it was a bit odd to make Boba himself a big reader, which felt like pandering to a youthful Earth audience rather than a likely detail of his background. I enjoyed the librarian character and Boba's relationship with him/her, but it seemed odd that he needed to physically check out individual books. I get that this book was published before digital books really took off, but this detail feels out of place, particularly now. I would particularly expect an established sci-fi author like Bisson to be able to conceive of that particular detail.
Anyway, that's a really minor complaint, particularly since I appreciated how he wove the implications of that detail into the larger story. Maybe I'm just looking for something to talk about so I don't have to get into the second half of the story . . . The book has very few surprises for anyone who has seen Episode II, so I should probably try to preserve them. I'm definitely interested in seeing where the rest of this series goes. It's fairly mediocre so far, but there's some potential there.
C+
Background: The Fight to Survive was written by [a:Terry Bisson|73422|Terry Bisson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1429917286p2/73422.jpg] and published in April 2002. Bisson wrote the first two books in the Boba Fett series, but has no other Star Wars credits. He is a successful science fiction writer who has won a number of prestigious awards, particularly for his short stories.
The Fight to Survive takes place mostly during the events of Attack of the Clones, 22 years before the battle of Yavin. The young Boba Fett is the main character, along with Jango and most of the major characters from Episode II, as well as Aurra Sing. The story takes place mostly on Kamino, Geonosis, and Coruscant.
Summary: 10-year old Boba Fett, the cloned "son" of notorious bounty hunter Jango Fett, is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger as the Clone Wars begin on Geonosis. After his father is killed, he finds himself very alone in a very big galaxy, a pawn in the schemes of powerful beings who have very little concern for his well-being. If he is going to survive to adulthood and assume his father's mantle, he will have to heed the lessons from his father and quickly learn some important new ones.
Review: I didn't expect fully half of this story to be a complete retread of the events of Attack of the Clones from Boba Fett's perspective. Now that I see the book was published a few weeks before the movie was released, that makes a bit more sense, and I'm not sure I can think of a better way to lead into the story of what happens to him after the movie, but I was plenty ready to move on by the time I got to that point. Bisson did a decent job of making Boba's perspective interesting and inventing a few solid new details (like the bit where we learn that Boba was the one who alerted the Geonosians to Obi-Wan's presence), I'm just pretty tired of that story.
Jango's book of posthumous advice is an intriguing device that keeps things moving, though it's a bit transparent. I also thought it was a bit odd to make Boba himself a big reader, which felt like pandering to a youthful Earth audience rather than a likely detail of his background. I enjoyed the librarian character and Boba's relationship with him/her, but it seemed odd that he needed to physically check out individual books. I get that this book was published before digital books really took off, but this detail feels out of place, particularly now. I would particularly expect an established sci-fi author like Bisson to be able to conceive of that particular detail.
Anyway, that's a really minor complaint, particularly since I appreciated how he wove the implications of that detail into the larger story. Maybe I'm just looking for something to talk about so I don't have to get into the second half of the story . . . The book has very few surprises for anyone who has seen Episode II, so I should probably try to preserve them. I'm definitely interested in seeing where the rest of this series goes. It's fairly mediocre so far, but there's some potential there.
C+
divyareadssister's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
joshgauthier's review against another edition
3.0
Mostly a retelling of Episode 2 through the eyes of Boba Fett, The Fight to Survive is a relatively straightforward middle grade Star Wars novel. As it moves into the aftermath of the film's story and Boba's subsequent struggle to survive on his own, Bisson does deliver some compelling insights into familiar events from a fresh perspective.
kylepatino's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a great junior novel. I’ve been working on speed-reading and have been rereading easy books from childhood. This book started off my love for books in general, and made me fall in love with the Star Wars expanded universe. I think that it’s a terrific read for a child in elementary school, but so know that there is some violence and death in this book and series.
geraldine's review against another edition
5.0
this book is a) iconic b) eternal
jango fett's space eel. space angels. a furry snake with its face in the middle of its body. boba fett's library books.
rain.
some hate it.
some love it.
infinite stars
jango fett's space eel. space angels. a furry snake with its face in the middle of its body. boba fett's library books.
rain.
some hate it.
some love it.
infinite stars
robbie81's review
5.0
Not bad.
Pretty good for a young adult novel. Plus it's about Boba Fett. Fills you in on his adventures between episode 2 and 5.
Pretty good for a young adult novel. Plus it's about Boba Fett. Fills you in on his adventures between episode 2 and 5.