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Star Wars: The Mandalorian Junior Novel
A junior novel retelling of the first season of the smash-hit, instantly iconic Disney+ series, The Mandalorian.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 5, 2021
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Joe Schreiber
25 books319 followersJoe Schreiber was born in Michigan but spent his formative years in Alaska, Wyoming and northern California. Until recently, he has never lived in the same address for longer than a year. Before settling in Hershey he lived in New York, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), and Philadelphia. Becoming a parent forced him to consider a career with more reliable income, and he got a job as an MRI tech at Hershey Medical Center. Joe is married and has two children. He is the author of Chasing The Dead, Eat The Dark, and his newest tale of terror; No Doors, No Windows, which went on sale the same day as STAR WARS: DEATH TROOPERS. You can find him on the web at his blog ScaryParent.Blogspot.Com and on Suvudu.Com, where he is an occasional horror columnist.
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December 28, 2020
Written by Joe Schreiber for readers from ages 9 to 12, The Mandalorian junior novel covers the highlights of the entire first season of the series. While the book is designed for young readers, it would be perfect for adults looking for new content to fill The Mandalorian lull until the third season.
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The junior novel sticks closely to the plot from each episode, but it gives a little extra insight into the characters as it progresses. In a series where there are so few strong female characters presented, I appreciated that this young reader book didn’t gloss over the involvement of characters like Omera and Fennec and I appreciated that it added a little bit more to their episodes from the first season.
This book makes for a great addition to your bookshelf if you’re a fan of The Mandalorian or someone looking to find a new book for a young reader in your life. It’s easy to read, well-written, and a great dive into the first season of the series.
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The junior novel sticks closely to the plot from each episode, but it gives a little extra insight into the characters as it progresses. In a series where there are so few strong female characters presented, I appreciated that this young reader book didn’t gloss over the involvement of characters like Omera and Fennec and I appreciated that it added a little bit more to their episodes from the first season.
This book makes for a great addition to your bookshelf if you’re a fan of The Mandalorian or someone looking to find a new book for a young reader in your life. It’s easy to read, well-written, and a great dive into the first season of the series.
April 28, 2021
I honestly don't know how to rate this one. On the one hand, it's The Mandalorian, which deserves all the stars. On the other hand, I've read fanfiction that does a much better job of handling the content. I realize this is a junior novelization and I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, but just because it's written for younger readers doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable for adults, and this adaptation just wasn't hitting the mark for me.
November 11, 2022
A Mandalorian bounty hunter finds that his latest target is unlike any other in his successful career. His target is a child with strange, supernatural powers and the Mandalorian must fight the system to protect the child at all costs.
Schreiber's novelisation of 'The Mandalorian' season one covers all the main points of the season, but by trying to compress the season down to fit between the covers, the narrative feels disjointed and unclear in places. More useful as a reminder of what has been seen than as a way to catch up without watching.
Schreiber's novelisation of 'The Mandalorian' season one covers all the main points of the season, but by trying to compress the season down to fit between the covers, the narrative feels disjointed and unclear in places. More useful as a reminder of what has been seen than as a way to catch up without watching.
June 26, 2025
3/5 ⭐️
It was just okay - nothing special, not bad, not great. Simply a decent novelization of the series.
Unfortunately, it lacked additional information, deeper insights, or anything beyond what was already shown in the series. But since it's a junior novel, I can forgive that.
It was just okay - nothing special, not bad, not great. Simply a decent novelization of the series.
Unfortunately, it lacked additional information, deeper insights, or anything beyond what was already shown in the series. But since it's a junior novel, I can forgive that.
July 18, 2025
Un problema menor, para mí, que tenía la serie era que no seguía de forma lineal una trama; habían capítulos claramente de relleno pero resultaba visualmente espectacular. Al leerlo (escucharlo en mi caso) no hay espectacularidad ninguna y la trama queda cortada continuamente. Meh.
March 26, 2021
The book Star Wars: The Mandalorian Junior Novel by Joe Schreiber is a adaptation of the first season of The Mandalorian. This book is filled with the adventures that The Mandalorian goes through while trying to deliver his bounty to get his reward.
He starts his journey by speaking to Greef Karga to get a bounty. With little information he sets of to get the bounty. Little did he know the bounty would be a little green alien known as "The Child". in searching for his bounty he finds IG-11 who is also looking for the same thing. They decide to split the profit and look for it together. They find the bounty but the IG is programmed to terminate it and with that The Mandalorian takes it out and takes the bounty. This is the first of many encounters he would face to protect the child and get him back safely and collect his reward.
I would recommend reading The Mandalorian for any young reader who enjoys the Star Wars saga. its a light easy read filled with action and adventure.
He starts his journey by speaking to Greef Karga to get a bounty. With little information he sets of to get the bounty. Little did he know the bounty would be a little green alien known as "The Child". in searching for his bounty he finds IG-11 who is also looking for the same thing. They decide to split the profit and look for it together. They find the bounty but the IG is programmed to terminate it and with that The Mandalorian takes it out and takes the bounty. This is the first of many encounters he would face to protect the child and get him back safely and collect his reward.
I would recommend reading The Mandalorian for any young reader who enjoys the Star Wars saga. its a light easy read filled with action and adventure.
May 30, 2022
This book succinctly demonstrates the events of the first season of ‘The Mandalorian’; whilst the book is short, it doesn’t lose any detail from the series and allows readers to reminisce over a wonderful show. Although this is a junior novel, I believe readers of all ages can enjoy this book as it provides plenty of detail and information about the TV series. If you’re looking for an elaborate read that adds further information to the series this will be a disappointment, but if you’re simply wanting to read a recap of the show then this is the book for you.
September 21, 2022
This is a junior novelization of The Mandalorian season 1. I wasn’t sure how novelizing a bunch of episodes together would go, but I actually quite enjoyed this book and felt like it tied all the episodes together in a really smooth way. If I didn’t already know where the episodes started and stopped, there wouldn’t be any indicators in this book itself that it’s anything other than one continuous story. (And bonus, it makes the prison ship episode less annoying.) Definitely recommend this for Mandalorian fans; it’s an easy way to recap all of season 1 in only about 200 pages.
March 10, 2022
Pretty fun and easy read. It’s simple since it’s a junior novel but I enjoyed reading about a simple version of season 1 of the show.
March 7, 2023
Słowa nie opiszą tego jaki to jest crap szkoda że wydanie Polskie nie ma napisanego tego ze jest to powieść dla Kidów to może bym do tego inaczej podszedł 🦧
January 27, 2023
Loved this fun book~! It was just like watching the show.
August 31, 2021
So this was a junior novel, I know, I know. bUT STILL.
I did miss little details, like I would like to know MORE. More descriptions, more explanations. Sometimes the narrative was so simple, that I was like: meh.
It was a good refreshener of the serial, that's true. And thought I loved to read it, I can't help to feel that it was lacking more depth.
P.S: I freaking love Grogu so much I'm askjdhfsjk
I did miss little details, like I would like to know MORE. More descriptions, more explanations. Sometimes the narrative was so simple, that I was like: meh.
It was a good refreshener of the serial, that's true. And thought I loved to read it, I can't help to feel that it was lacking more depth.
P.S: I freaking love Grogu so much I'm askjdhfsjk
December 31, 2020
Really nice adaption of the first season of The Mandalorian.
May 1, 2022
Literally a written depiction of The Mandalorian Season one series. Not a bad thing for a fan to have, but there are no real earth shattering extra details to get excited about. Still, I'm glad to have it. I read it in about an hour. Just under 200 pages.
April 2, 2025
This might be labeled as a junior novel, but the fact is it is a novelization of the first season of the Mandalorian, and a very good one at that. So if you want to relive it, but not watch it, this one's for you!
February 4, 2021
Although it adds nothing new to season 1, this is a great retelling of the story and is a nice light read. Makes you want to rewatch The Mandalorian.
February 7, 2021
Loved it!!!
November 18, 2022
Książka napisana poprawnie, natomiast gdyby ktoś nie oglądał serialu, raczej miałby problem ze zrozumieniem fabuły i bohaterów . Plus należy się za umieszczenie kadrów z serialu.
December 8, 2022
Serialu nie oglądałem. Tyle na wstępie. W rozwinięciu natomiast napiszę, że tytuł ten jest próbą wepchnięcia słonia do karafki. Dziewięć odcinków (jeżeli nie okłamuje mnie znany portal o filmach i serialach) upchnięto tu na mocno naciąganych 200 stronach rozmiarowo przeciętnego czytadła.
Ogólnie lektury nie polecam, jeżeli nie widziało się wcześniej serialu lub nie jest się fanatykiem całego uniwersum (w każdej innej sytuacji też nie polecam). Bez wynikającej z tego wiedzy równie dobrze można sobie poczytać skład środków chemicznych trzymanych pod zlewem - zrozumie się tyle samo (oczywiście jeżeli nie studiowało się chemii). Wszystkiemu winny jest ogromny niedobór opisów wszelakich (postaci, przedmiotów, miejsc) oraz niesamowity wręcz minimalizm tych kilku istniejących. W zasadzie całość składa się z naprzemiennych przedstawień akcji (krótkich, jakby autorowi brakowało słów do przedstawienia czegokolwiek) i niedługich beznamiętnych dialogów.
Można uznać, że się czepiam. Przecież to tylko książka dla młodzieży, a te muszą mieć odpowiednio dynamiczną historię, aby młody umysł się nie znudził. No dobrze, ale młodzież to nie ameby (choć różne media i niektóre systemy nauczania właśnie to próbują z nich zrobić). Ponadto dla której grupy wiekowej dokładnie ta książka jest kierowana? Nie wiem tego ja i chyba nikt inny. Dosyć prosty, momentami łopatologiczny język wskazuje na niemalże dzieci, jako grupę docelową. Ale przecież historia opowiada o najemnych zabójcach oraz pozostałościach złego imperium, które już nie jest tak symboliczne jak w filmach Lucasa. A i trup ścieli się gęsto. To już nie jest coś, co poleciłbym osobom bardzo młodym.
Jeszcze kilka słów o polskim wydaniu od strony typograficznej. JEST DO CZTERECH LITER!! KTO POZWOLIŁ TO WYDAĆ?! AAAA!!!!! Ale po kolei:
- główny krój pisma to font szeryfowy o dosyć wyraźnych szeryfach i korzeniach sięgających czcionek ze starych maszyn do pisania; jest przy tym dosyć kanciasty, delikatnie pogrubiony względem ogólnie przyjętych norm i męczy oczy przy dłuższym posiedzeniu;
- zastosowano bardzo dużą interlinię (na oko chyba regulaminowe 150% z prac dyplomowych), co w połączeniu z tekstem sprawia, że zamiast estetycznego bloku tekstu dostajemy więziennego pasiaka czy inną zebrę ( wystarczyło dać inny, czytelniejszy krój pisma, delikatnie go zwiększyć i zmniejszyć interlinię);
- każdy rozdział zaczyna się od czegoś, czego nawet nie umiem nazwać; nie jest to standardowy inicjał; jest to abominacja - kolejne fragmenty przygody rozpoczynają się od kilku wyrazów (2-5) zapisanych fontem bezszeryfowym, dwa razy większym i w ogóle nie pasującym do głównego kroju; czasem zajmuje pół linii tekstu, czasem 5/6; oczy od tego krwawią.
Ogólnie lektury nie polecam, jeżeli nie widziało się wcześniej serialu lub nie jest się fanatykiem całego uniwersum (w każdej innej sytuacji też nie polecam). Bez wynikającej z tego wiedzy równie dobrze można sobie poczytać skład środków chemicznych trzymanych pod zlewem - zrozumie się tyle samo (oczywiście jeżeli nie studiowało się chemii). Wszystkiemu winny jest ogromny niedobór opisów wszelakich (postaci, przedmiotów, miejsc) oraz niesamowity wręcz minimalizm tych kilku istniejących. W zasadzie całość składa się z naprzemiennych przedstawień akcji (krótkich, jakby autorowi brakowało słów do przedstawienia czegokolwiek) i niedługich beznamiętnych dialogów.
Można uznać, że się czepiam. Przecież to tylko książka dla młodzieży, a te muszą mieć odpowiednio dynamiczną historię, aby młody umysł się nie znudził. No dobrze, ale młodzież to nie ameby (choć różne media i niektóre systemy nauczania właśnie to próbują z nich zrobić). Ponadto dla której grupy wiekowej dokładnie ta książka jest kierowana? Nie wiem tego ja i chyba nikt inny. Dosyć prosty, momentami łopatologiczny język wskazuje na niemalże dzieci, jako grupę docelową. Ale przecież historia opowiada o najemnych zabójcach oraz pozostałościach złego imperium, które już nie jest tak symboliczne jak w filmach Lucasa. A i trup ścieli się gęsto. To już nie jest coś, co poleciłbym osobom bardzo młodym.
Jeszcze kilka słów o polskim wydaniu od strony typograficznej. JEST DO CZTERECH LITER!! KTO POZWOLIŁ TO WYDAĆ?! AAAA!!!!! Ale po kolei:
- główny krój pisma to font szeryfowy o dosyć wyraźnych szeryfach i korzeniach sięgających czcionek ze starych maszyn do pisania; jest przy tym dosyć kanciasty, delikatnie pogrubiony względem ogólnie przyjętych norm i męczy oczy przy dłuższym posiedzeniu;
- zastosowano bardzo dużą interlinię (na oko chyba regulaminowe 150% z prac dyplomowych), co w połączeniu z tekstem sprawia, że zamiast estetycznego bloku tekstu dostajemy więziennego pasiaka czy inną zebrę ( wystarczyło dać inny, czytelniejszy krój pisma, delikatnie go zwiększyć i zmniejszyć interlinię);
- każdy rozdział zaczyna się od czegoś, czego nawet nie umiem nazwać; nie jest to standardowy inicjał; jest to abominacja - kolejne fragmenty przygody rozpoczynają się od kilku wyrazów (2-5) zapisanych fontem bezszeryfowym, dwa razy większym i w ogóle nie pasującym do głównego kroju; czasem zajmuje pół linii tekstu, czasem 5/6; oczy od tego krwawią.
July 20, 2021
Star Wars: The Mandalorian by Joe Schreiber is a Novelization based off the show “The Mandalorian”. The Mandalorian – Junior Novel takes the entire first season of the smash hit Disney+ live-action Star Wars show and condenses it down to a short 200 pages of pretty straightforward prose, set a few years after the events Return Of the Jedi following the mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young Force-sensitive ward the Child on their adventures planet-hopping around outer reaches of the galaxy. As they are chased by bounty hunters, and remnants of the Empire led by the mysterious Moff Gideon
There isn’t a lot of what I would call “new” in The Mandalorian – Junior Novel, but as it stands it might be a terrific introduction for kids of a certain age to get into the idea of reading Star Wars books instead of limited themselves to consuming the enduring space-opera franchise via more visual media like movies, TV or Video Games. For me as an adult reader. I enjoyed plowing through another recap of season one chapter-by-chapter, episode-by-episode as Mando and the Child visit Nevarro, Sorgan, Tatooine, and more recognizable locales right out of the series’ initial batch of eight episodes. I did learn a couple new character names and details here and there , but otherwise this story trods extremely familiar territory to anyone even casually familiar with the show.
It is a little odd to present such a deliberately episodic narrative in this novelized format, especially with such a limited page count to play with: readers may find themselves experiencing whiplash as one adventure somewhat jarringly butts up against another as author Joe Schreiber faithfully adapts the often unrelated events of the first season in a straight sequence. I almost wonder if it would have benefitted the book to cut out some of the middle chapters and expand upon what we see in the more mythology-heavy episodes at the beginning and end of the season, as I did quite enjoy getting to experience what was going on inside some of the supporting characters’ heads from time to time. But it’s pretty rare that Schreiber even remotely deviates from what we see on screen or hear in the actors’ dialogue.
Overall, As novelizations go, this is a fairly uncomplicated one, but at the same time it’s nice to have a new way to live these stories again that doesn’t involve pressing play.
There isn’t a lot of what I would call “new” in The Mandalorian – Junior Novel, but as it stands it might be a terrific introduction for kids of a certain age to get into the idea of reading Star Wars books instead of limited themselves to consuming the enduring space-opera franchise via more visual media like movies, TV or Video Games. For me as an adult reader. I enjoyed plowing through another recap of season one chapter-by-chapter, episode-by-episode as Mando and the Child visit Nevarro, Sorgan, Tatooine, and more recognizable locales right out of the series’ initial batch of eight episodes. I did learn a couple new character names and details here and there , but otherwise this story trods extremely familiar territory to anyone even casually familiar with the show.
It is a little odd to present such a deliberately episodic narrative in this novelized format, especially with such a limited page count to play with: readers may find themselves experiencing whiplash as one adventure somewhat jarringly butts up against another as author Joe Schreiber faithfully adapts the often unrelated events of the first season in a straight sequence. I almost wonder if it would have benefitted the book to cut out some of the middle chapters and expand upon what we see in the more mythology-heavy episodes at the beginning and end of the season, as I did quite enjoy getting to experience what was going on inside some of the supporting characters’ heads from time to time. But it’s pretty rare that Schreiber even remotely deviates from what we see on screen or hear in the actors’ dialogue.
Overall, As novelizations go, this is a fairly uncomplicated one, but at the same time it’s nice to have a new way to live these stories again that doesn’t involve pressing play.
January 12, 2025
No final desse livro tem oito páginas com imagens da série e legendas de cada cena. "O Mandaloriano é um dos maiores caçadores de recompensa da galáxia." "A nave do Mandaloriano é chamada Razor Crest." "A Criança observa calmamente enquanto o Mandaloriano e Cara Dune lutam." "A Criança adora comer sapos!" Pra mim tanto a série quanto o livro são isso. O livro é muito mal escrito, é só uma descrição asséptica das cenas, com frases curtas e verbos de ação. De vez em quando aparecia uma frase em itálico que é pensamento de alguém que é só uma frase de efeito meio qualquer coisa. Eu entendo que esse livro é uma novelização juvenil, mas podia dar uma atenção maiorzinha pra ele. Já pra história, eu não gosto dos personagens, não gosto dos eventos, não gosto de nada. Os personagens são só suas funções, alguns deles até têm passado mas nada importa nada. O passado do próprio Din Djarin só tem de consequência ele não ter morrido e ser um mandaloriano hoje em dia. Ele não tem um trauma na vida? (Faz tempo que eu assisti à primeira temporada, então não lembro direito, mas de vez em quando tinha aquele flashback dele criança e a cidade sendo atacada.... que também grande coisa.) É só um acontecimento atrás do outro, tudo se resolve muito fácil apesar de acontecer muita coisa pra resolver. Eu acho que essa história foi escrita por alguém que pegou uma lista de coisas de Star Wars e foi colocando na śerie, intercalada com umas idiotices de frase de efeito pra todo mundo ficar repetindo e estampando tudo desde caderno, caneca, camiseta. Gosto muito que esse seriado nos deu Grogu (que na primeira temporada ainda não tem nome), mas ele podia ter aparecido de outra forma.
March 13, 2024
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If you love The Mandalorian series as much as I do than you will love this book as well. This book is the novelisations of the first season of the series.
This book is very quick to read, it’s interesting, its enjoyable and so much more. This book is as well a very easy read because this book is meant for kids between the ages of 9 and 12 if I remember correctly. But the age doesn’t matter as long as you are a star wars fan as I am.
The plot here is the same as in season one of The Mandalorian. Some moments from the series aren’t in the book, but the plot itself is there in this book. Because of some moments from the show aren’t here in the book it makes this book a little less fun than the show but still it is worth the time and money.
The characters here are the same as in The Mandalorian series. But to be honest the characters are better done in the show than in this book but I still loved the characters and their development during the book.
However there are couple of moments here and there where this book gives us a little extra insight into the characters as it goes on. There aren’t a lots of these moments but they are there.
The writing style in this book is very easy and simple as I’ve mentioned above. Because it was meant for the younger readers of the franchise. But it is good if you want to turn of your brain and do something fun while relaxing after a difficult day.
https://thebookcornerchronicles.com/2...
If you love The Mandalorian series as much as I do than you will love this book as well. This book is the novelisations of the first season of the series.
This book is very quick to read, it’s interesting, its enjoyable and so much more. This book is as well a very easy read because this book is meant for kids between the ages of 9 and 12 if I remember correctly. But the age doesn’t matter as long as you are a star wars fan as I am.
The plot here is the same as in season one of The Mandalorian. Some moments from the series aren’t in the book, but the plot itself is there in this book. Because of some moments from the show aren’t here in the book it makes this book a little less fun than the show but still it is worth the time and money.
The characters here are the same as in The Mandalorian series. But to be honest the characters are better done in the show than in this book but I still loved the characters and their development during the book.
However there are couple of moments here and there where this book gives us a little extra insight into the characters as it goes on. There aren’t a lots of these moments but they are there.
The writing style in this book is very easy and simple as I’ve mentioned above. Because it was meant for the younger readers of the franchise. But it is good if you want to turn of your brain and do something fun while relaxing after a difficult day.
October 21, 2021
Today, Thursday, October 21st, 2021, is what would have been Carrie Fisher's 65th Birthday. Although this book had nothing to do with her character, Princess Leia, I always love it when I start, finish or are in the middle of reading a Star Wars book on Star Wars cast or crew member's birthday. That's why I'm bringing this up.
The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars TV series, and an early breakout hit for the Disney+ streaming platform, is one of the coolest Star Wars projects of recent years. It was surely no easy task to adapt and condense the 8 episode of The Mandalorian's 1st season (Chapter 1: The Mandalorian; Chapter 2: The Child; Chapter 3: The Sin; Chapter 4: Sanctuary; Chapter 5: The Gunslinger; Chapter 6: The Prisoner; Chapter 7: The Reckoning and Chapter 8: Redemption.) into novel form. And to add to that, this book is specifically a junior novel, meaning it's geared towards kids. (I would personally recommend it for kids ages 7 and up, and feel it's great introduction to the show for kids whose parents might think they are too young to actually watch it.) Well, I'm 31, have watched every episode of Season 1 multiple times, and I absolutely loved everything about this novelization. I knew exactly what was gonna happen, but I was hooked from the 1st page. Joe Schreiber did an awesome job! I look forward to reading the junior novel adaptation of The Mandalorian Season 2 when it comes out next year.
The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars TV series, and an early breakout hit for the Disney+ streaming platform, is one of the coolest Star Wars projects of recent years. It was surely no easy task to adapt and condense the 8 episode of The Mandalorian's 1st season (Chapter 1: The Mandalorian; Chapter 2: The Child; Chapter 3: The Sin; Chapter 4: Sanctuary; Chapter 5: The Gunslinger; Chapter 6: The Prisoner; Chapter 7: The Reckoning and Chapter 8: Redemption.) into novel form. And to add to that, this book is specifically a junior novel, meaning it's geared towards kids. (I would personally recommend it for kids ages 7 and up, and feel it's great introduction to the show for kids whose parents might think they are too young to actually watch it.) Well, I'm 31, have watched every episode of Season 1 multiple times, and I absolutely loved everything about this novelization. I knew exactly what was gonna happen, but I was hooked from the 1st page. Joe Schreiber did an awesome job! I look forward to reading the junior novel adaptation of The Mandalorian Season 2 when it comes out next year.
January 8, 2021
It's not a secret that I'm not a fan of adaptations, but wow. I'm just not sure this one was worth it at all - and not just because of the execution.
I really hate ragging on authors. I do! I promise. So I'll give Schreiber credit. It was probably really hard adapting four hours, give or take, of a season into a 200 page kids book. But that came at the expense of some of the material from the show, and it didn't add any new context. It was also really hard to follow at times, and my knowledge of the show had to fill in quite a few gaps. Episodes would start and end with almost no warning - maybe even an "episode X" note at the beginning of new episodes would've helped a bit.
That being said: maybe this material wasn't made to be adapted. If you want your kids to enjoy Star Wars with you, there's plenty of age appropriate material. but Mando is violent and darker. Even toning it down doesn't bring it all the way down to an age appropriate level at times. (And maybe asking Schreiber, author of the astoundingly violent Maul: Lockdown, didn't help?)
I really hate ragging on authors. I do! I promise. So I'll give Schreiber credit. It was probably really hard adapting four hours, give or take, of a season into a 200 page kids book. But that came at the expense of some of the material from the show, and it didn't add any new context. It was also really hard to follow at times, and my knowledge of the show had to fill in quite a few gaps. Episodes would start and end with almost no warning - maybe even an "episode X" note at the beginning of new episodes would've helped a bit.
That being said: maybe this material wasn't made to be adapted. If you want your kids to enjoy Star Wars with you, there's plenty of age appropriate material. but Mando is violent and darker. Even toning it down doesn't bring it all the way down to an age appropriate level at times. (And maybe asking Schreiber, author of the astoundingly violent Maul: Lockdown, didn't help?)
April 26, 2023
This book has good and bad points, which is understandable since it tries to fit one season into almost 200 pages.
One of the things it fails on is the descriptions, especially since it seems to take for granted that the people reading it have already seen the show; some of the descriptions are glossed over and, if we are lucky, revisited by giving hints here and there (ex: suddenly saying the bearded men, or bald head but no more than that). If you have seen the show before, then you have a general idea of how the characters look or the sequence of some scenes that don't have an opening; for example, the arrival upon a place is skipped, and the Mandalorian is suddenly there (which maybe I am picky about, so if it doesn't matter to you then it is perfect). Since the different types of aliens are named but aren't described, I wouldn't recommend the book as an introduction to Star Wars without seeing the tv-show.
Apart from those points, the novel is an entertaining and quick retelling of the season. Good, as a light reading and to be entertained while waiting for an appointment.
One of the things it fails on is the descriptions, especially since it seems to take for granted that the people reading it have already seen the show; some of the descriptions are glossed over and, if we are lucky, revisited by giving hints here and there (ex: suddenly saying the bearded men, or bald head but no more than that). If you have seen the show before, then you have a general idea of how the characters look or the sequence of some scenes that don't have an opening; for example, the arrival upon a place is skipped, and the Mandalorian is suddenly there (which maybe I am picky about, so if it doesn't matter to you then it is perfect). Since the different types of aliens are named but aren't described, I wouldn't recommend the book as an introduction to Star Wars without seeing the tv-show.
Apart from those points, the novel is an entertaining and quick retelling of the season. Good, as a light reading and to be entertained while waiting for an appointment.
July 12, 2022
Language: PG (1 swear, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG13
Mando, the Mandalorian, takes another client because it’s his job as a bounty hunter, and he needs the money. Routine takes Mando to his gunship to start the trip to the target’s coordinates, a process that will lead him back to where he started for another job. But this time, with this client and this target, something feels different.
Reading the book is almost exactly like watching the show’s episodes – reading it just gets through them faster. There are sudden time and scene jumps from mini cliffhangers, and, of course, the end is the cliffhanger from the end of Season 1. The action sequences are fun to read, which is good because they make up the majority of the book.
In typical Star Wars fashion, there are several races and species of characters. Skin colors and races as we define them are not addressed and none of the characters can be implied as one race or another because of the variety, though there are images from the show included in the book which depict the human characters as White and Black. The violence rating is for gun, knife, blaster, and other weapon use as well as for battle scenes and killing.
Reviewed for https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/
Mando, the Mandalorian, takes another client because it’s his job as a bounty hunter, and he needs the money. Routine takes Mando to his gunship to start the trip to the target’s coordinates, a process that will lead him back to where he started for another job. But this time, with this client and this target, something feels different.
Reading the book is almost exactly like watching the show’s episodes – reading it just gets through them faster. There are sudden time and scene jumps from mini cliffhangers, and, of course, the end is the cliffhanger from the end of Season 1. The action sequences are fun to read, which is good because they make up the majority of the book.
In typical Star Wars fashion, there are several races and species of characters. Skin colors and races as we define them are not addressed and none of the characters can be implied as one race or another because of the variety, though there are images from the show included in the book which depict the human characters as White and Black. The violence rating is for gun, knife, blaster, and other weapon use as well as for battle scenes and killing.
Reviewed for https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/
September 23, 2025
Nie oglądałam (na razie) serialu. Czy w czymś to przeszkadzało? Możliwe, że paradoksalnie dlatego oceniam tę książkę całkiem wysoko.
Nawet bez znajomości oryginału nie miałam najmniejszych problemów połapać się kto, z kim i dlaczego. Choć od początku czuć, że to tylko streszczenie, tak mimo wszystko od razu się wciągnęłam. Może przez to, że świat Gwiezdnych Wojen trochę już znam i nie trzeba mi tłumaczyć każdej pojedynczej pierdoły, albo przez to, że to streszczenie obejmuje samo mięcho i konkret, nie traci szczególnie tempa.
Dlaczego najpierw książka, później serial? Z ciekawości, czy książkowy Mandalorian jest w stanie ustać na własnych nogach. Moim zdaniem jest, choć ze świadomością, że serial na pewno jest lepszy, a sama książka to tylko jego (całkiem dobre) streszczenie.
Nawet bez znajomości oryginału nie miałam najmniejszych problemów połapać się kto, z kim i dlaczego. Choć od początku czuć, że to tylko streszczenie, tak mimo wszystko od razu się wciągnęłam. Może przez to, że świat Gwiezdnych Wojen trochę już znam i nie trzeba mi tłumaczyć każdej pojedynczej pierdoły, albo przez to, że to streszczenie obejmuje samo mięcho i konkret, nie traci szczególnie tempa.
Dlaczego najpierw książka, później serial? Z ciekawości, czy książkowy Mandalorian jest w stanie ustać na własnych nogach. Moim zdaniem jest, choć ze świadomością, że serial na pewno jest lepszy, a sama książka to tylko jego (całkiem dobre) streszczenie.
March 15, 2021
As someone who's not a big fan of the show, this novelization didn't improve my opinion. Novelizations usually add additional scenes or character insights by allowing us to get in their head, but this did none of the first and very little of the second. It also felt strange that the POV would sometimes jump to another character's head for just a few paragraphs. It felt like it would have better served the story to have everything be from the Mandalorian's POV save the obvious required scenes were he wasn't present, particularly in the finale.
April 6, 2022
Lehetett volna sokkal jobb, de sokkal rosszabb is.
Éreztem rajta ezt az ifjúsági vonalat, bár nem látom be, hogy miért kellett ettől olyan dolgokra fokuszálni, amik nem voltak annyira fontosak és elsiklani a lényegesebbek mellett. Meg ez a közeli E/3 se tett túl jót egyetlen Mandónknak, de olvastam már pocsékabbat is.
Ha szeretnél valami konkrét The Mandalorian érzést magaddal cipelni, arra jó, de amugy nem nyomnám senki kezébe, hogy hé, ezt mindenképen el kell olvasnod!
Összességében egy nem annyira tisztességes iparosmunka de nincs is komolyabb baja
Éreztem rajta ezt az ifjúsági vonalat, bár nem látom be, hogy miért kellett ettől olyan dolgokra fokuszálni, amik nem voltak annyira fontosak és elsiklani a lényegesebbek mellett. Meg ez a közeli E/3 se tett túl jót egyetlen Mandónknak, de olvastam már pocsékabbat is.
Ha szeretnél valami konkrét The Mandalorian érzést magaddal cipelni, arra jó, de amugy nem nyomnám senki kezébe, hogy hé, ezt mindenképen el kell olvasnod!
Összességében egy nem annyira tisztességes iparosmunka de nincs is komolyabb baja
January 3, 2024
I rated this highly both because I enjoyed the story in the tv series and because I thought this was a good adaptation of the show. I thought the Mandalorian along with Rogue One was the only good content that Star Wars has come out with since Disney took over. I thought the story was simple and compelling.
The adaptation was good because it added some depth to some parts of the story that didn't have dialogue, was true to the story and kept in all the important details and glossed over stuff that didn't need to be dragged out.
The adaptation was good because it added some depth to some parts of the story that didn't have dialogue, was true to the story and kept in all the important details and glossed over stuff that didn't need to be dragged out.
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