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Star Wars Disney Canon Junior Novel
The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel
Relive the excitement of the hit series Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett !
Former bounty hunter Boba Fett has survived the Sarlacc pit, nursed back to health and taken in by a tribe of Tuskens on Tatooine. When the tribe is slaughtered, Boba seeks revenge, and sets himself up in Jabba the Hutt’s old palace along with his new right hand, assassin Fennec Shand. But the fight for power on Tatooine goes deeper than expected, and Boba will need help from new and old allies in order to secure his position and avenge his tribe.
It's just business. Or is it?
Former bounty hunter Boba Fett has survived the Sarlacc pit, nursed back to health and taken in by a tribe of Tuskens on Tatooine. When the tribe is slaughtered, Boba seeks revenge, and sets himself up in Jabba the Hutt’s old palace along with his new right hand, assassin Fennec Shand. But the fight for power on Tatooine goes deeper than expected, and Boba will need help from new and old allies in order to secure his position and avenge his tribe.
It's just business. Or is it?
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 3, 2023
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February 28, 2023
This book is aimed at young readers, and is a scene-for-scene retelling of the live action Star Wars series. Unfortunately, it lacks a deeper exploration of character that I would have liked. That said, it's a quick read, and I did enjoy it for what it was, and I liked the photos at the end.
November 26, 2025
It's the novelization for the show, just what I was hoping for - and I liked the show, so I liked the book!
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11/26/25 - now have the audiobook! :)
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11/26/25 - now have the audiobook! :)
January 19, 2023
Star Wars: The Book Of Boba Fett - The Junior Novel by Joe Schreiber is a Novelization based off the Star Wars spin off show “The Book Of Boba Fett”. This novelization takes the entire first season of the Disney+ live action Star Wars spin-off show and condenses it down to a short 240 pages of pretty straightforward prose.
Set a few years after Return Of the Jedi, The famous bounty hunter Boba Fett has abandoned his ways as a bounty hunter, and taken over the criminal underworld on the planet of Tatooine. When his new position is threatened by a rival criminal syndicate Boba Fett will have to team up with new and old allies to defend Tatooine from this criminal threat.
I have NEVER read something as faithfully adaptable as this book. It basically was a word-for-word complete clone of its live-action adaptation. Joe Schrieber almost copied everything word for word in the book, and it almost begs the question. Did it offer anything new? Well… Not really. One of the most exciting things about novelizations of TV and movies is the chance to learn details that are only shown but not described in the show.
The novelization speaks from the point of view of the characters. And we usually get to hear their inner voices and perspectives. Unfortunately, this book really doesn’t do that and I basically re-watched the BOBF, but just in my mind.
I was hoping we’d get a name for the horrifying monster that assaulted Boba and the Tusken kid at the beginning of the series. I was also hoping to get a little more insight into Boba’s transformation from a cold-blooded killer into a “compassionate” crime boss. These wishes were not granted and I read the book feeling slightly cheated that I didn’t gain any new insights or got a behind-the-scenes experience. Very disappointing to say the least. This was a young reader, and although it didn’t enhance the show, it does provide a fast read that allows you to basically get the full story in roughly a few hours. (Depending on how fast a reader you are.)
As someone who is obsessed with the lore of Star Wars, I dug at any scraps they would give me. I walked away with the name of the cool scanner Mando uses on that ring station to find his kin. Big deal. I really wanted more. Yet, this novelization did what it set out to do. Adapt a TV-show word for word for younger readers to enjoy. I’m not going to complain as I am hopeful for The Book of Boba Fett Season 2. You can certainly skip this book and look forward to the set-in-stone Mandalorian Season 3. Perhaps Boba will live on in that incarnation.
Overall, While it does faithfully adapt the TV show. It’s doesn’t really add much to the over all Star Wars galaxy. As novelizations go, this is a fairly uncomplicated one, but at the same time it’s nice to have a way to relive this story again that doesn’t involve pressing play.
Set a few years after Return Of the Jedi, The famous bounty hunter Boba Fett has abandoned his ways as a bounty hunter, and taken over the criminal underworld on the planet of Tatooine. When his new position is threatened by a rival criminal syndicate Boba Fett will have to team up with new and old allies to defend Tatooine from this criminal threat.
I have NEVER read something as faithfully adaptable as this book. It basically was a word-for-word complete clone of its live-action adaptation. Joe Schrieber almost copied everything word for word in the book, and it almost begs the question. Did it offer anything new? Well… Not really. One of the most exciting things about novelizations of TV and movies is the chance to learn details that are only shown but not described in the show.
The novelization speaks from the point of view of the characters. And we usually get to hear their inner voices and perspectives. Unfortunately, this book really doesn’t do that and I basically re-watched the BOBF, but just in my mind.
I was hoping we’d get a name for the horrifying monster that assaulted Boba and the Tusken kid at the beginning of the series. I was also hoping to get a little more insight into Boba’s transformation from a cold-blooded killer into a “compassionate” crime boss. These wishes were not granted and I read the book feeling slightly cheated that I didn’t gain any new insights or got a behind-the-scenes experience. Very disappointing to say the least. This was a young reader, and although it didn’t enhance the show, it does provide a fast read that allows you to basically get the full story in roughly a few hours. (Depending on how fast a reader you are.)
As someone who is obsessed with the lore of Star Wars, I dug at any scraps they would give me. I walked away with the name of the cool scanner Mando uses on that ring station to find his kin. Big deal. I really wanted more. Yet, this novelization did what it set out to do. Adapt a TV-show word for word for younger readers to enjoy. I’m not going to complain as I am hopeful for The Book of Boba Fett Season 2. You can certainly skip this book and look forward to the set-in-stone Mandalorian Season 3. Perhaps Boba will live on in that incarnation.
Overall, While it does faithfully adapt the TV show. It’s doesn’t really add much to the over all Star Wars galaxy. As novelizations go, this is a fairly uncomplicated one, but at the same time it’s nice to have a way to relive this story again that doesn’t involve pressing play.
September 23, 2025
Much like with the show 'The Book of Boba Fett' this novel suffers from an identity crisis. It's inevitable here, with the novel being a straight adaptation of the show, but it still so strange. You are following Boba Fett and his interesting crew and then bam, suddenly the whole plot shifts to become an epilogue for 'The Mandalorian Season Two'.
Joe Schrieber does an excellent job painting each scene with words, it has been almost a year since I watched 'TBoBF' but with his descriptions I was able to recall every moment vividly. He writes all of the characters well and I enjoyed the novel as a whole. Once Mando and Grogu become the focus, it just feels so weird. I couldn't help but imagine a younger reader picking this up having not watched the shows, and suddenly being completely baffled and lost. It relies heavily on you having prior knowledge of a completely different tv show than the one that the book you are reading is based on.
'Star Wars' is known for its interconnectivity, it is what I personally love about it and why I'm spending so much time on it, but the way it was done with 'The Book of Boba Fett' breaks all storytelling conventions and I'll never get over it. Out of everything that Disney has done with the brand, this is definitely the most confusing. Again, not the author of this book's fault at all - he did his best with what he was given. You can read my other 'Star Wars' book reviews here.
Joe Schrieber does an excellent job painting each scene with words, it has been almost a year since I watched 'TBoBF' but with his descriptions I was able to recall every moment vividly. He writes all of the characters well and I enjoyed the novel as a whole. Once Mando and Grogu become the focus, it just feels so weird. I couldn't help but imagine a younger reader picking this up having not watched the shows, and suddenly being completely baffled and lost. It relies heavily on you having prior knowledge of a completely different tv show than the one that the book you are reading is based on.
'Star Wars' is known for its interconnectivity, it is what I personally love about it and why I'm spending so much time on it, but the way it was done with 'The Book of Boba Fett' breaks all storytelling conventions and I'll never get over it. Out of everything that Disney has done with the brand, this is definitely the most confusing. Again, not the author of this book's fault at all - he did his best with what he was given. You can read my other 'Star Wars' book reviews here.
December 9, 2023
Sajnos nem kapunk többet a regényben, mint a sorozat átiratát... Pedig születtek már nagyszerű ifjúsági regények a Star Wars világában, gondoljunk csak a Jedi növendék vagy Jedi Quest sorozatra, de akár "A hercegnő, a kalandor és a párafarmer" c. regényre ami az Új remény film ifjúsági változatban, de szuperül megoldva.
De ez a mostani könyv, ahogy a hasonló Mandalóri is, csupán szószerinti leírása a filmsorozatoknak, mindennemű körítés nélkül.
De ez a mostani könyv, ahogy a hasonló Mandalóri is, csupán szószerinti leírása a filmsorozatoknak, mindennemű körítés nélkül.
January 15, 2023
This is the first of the Star Wars TV series junior novelizations I've read where I haven't seen the show prior, so I did not know what specifically would happen (aside from some spoilers I'd been unable to avoid online), nor could I determine if any "extra" scenes or dialogue were added. I can see why some viewers didn't like it as much as both seasons of The Mandalorian or Obi-Wan Kenobi, with quite a bit thrown into the storylines. But I enjoyed it, even if Fett seems to talk more than his pre-Disney persona made him out to be.
July 10, 2023
Excellent!
Rich storyline, characters, etc. Read right through this after downloading it. This particular installment definitely gets five *****'s! Can't wait to read more in this ongoing series!
Rich storyline, characters, etc. Read right through this after downloading it. This particular installment definitely gets five *****'s! Can't wait to read more in this ongoing series!
February 23, 2024
For some reason this junior novel didn't do anything for me. It doesn't necessarily add to or detract from the tv series itself, like most of the junior novelizations. Maybe it was just my disappointment in the show shining through.
January 16, 2023
This is not a knock against Joe's work or those of the directors from which it is adapted. Rather, it just didn't translate well into print form.
January 19, 2023
Loved it!
May 9, 2023
Love these SW novels! Always so well done. It's like watching those wonderful shows again.
February 10, 2024
It's the same as the series from TV
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