Boba Fett: Crossfire
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Boba Fett: Crossfire is a children's science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 book by Terry Bisson
Terry Bisson
Terry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories...

 set in the Star Wars
Star Wars
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galaxy
Star Wars Galaxy
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 at the beginning of the Clone Wars
Clone Wars (Star Wars)
The Clone Wars are a series of fictional intragalactic battles in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. The conflict is first mentioned in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , but no details are given , and the wars themselves are not featured until the series' fifth and sixth...

. This 2003 sequel to Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive is a science fiction book by Terry Bisson set in the Star Wars galaxy at the beginning of the Clone Wars. It was published in 2003 by Scholastic Press...

was published by Scholastic Press
Scholastic Press
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. The book takes place one month after the Battle of Geonosis in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
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, and 22 years before the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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In August 2008, the first three books in this series were repackaged as a Borders exclusive hardcover edition. The book is listed as "Part I" and it is expected that the second three books will receive similar treatment.

Summary

Young Boba Fett
Boba Fett
Boba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....

 is brought to Count Dooku
Count Dooku
Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Dooku is one of the main antagonists of both Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the events of the Clone Wars and is a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku plays a substantial role...

's lair on the planet of Raxus Prime by Aurra Sing. Boba Fett snoops around finding out what the Separatists are there for: the Force Harvester.

Clone Trooper
Clone trooper
The clone troopers of the Army of the Republic are soldiers in the fictional Star Wars universe, cloned from Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter. They first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and returned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith where they were played...

s attack the planet's Separatist forces, rescue Boba Fett as an orphan taking him to a large ship in outer space. On board the Casanderri, Boba Fett hides himself under the name"Teff" and meets another orphan who he develops a friendship with. This bond is broken when Boba flees the ship when it lands on Bespin. Boba Fett escapes to search for his ship Slave 1 which was taken by Aurra Sing. Both meet upon a moon and agree to get Boba Fett his father's money, in exchange for half. The two leave for Count Dooku.

Meanwhile, on Excarga, the Separatists seized control over the planet. The Galactic Republic manages to launch a strike force and take back the planet. Several prison camps were liberated, but some prisoners were not found.

Boba Fett: Part I: Survival

Boba Fett: Part I: Survival collects the first three books in the Boba Fett series of young readers novels from Scholastic: Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive is a science fiction book by Terry Bisson set in the Star Wars galaxy at the beginning of the Clone Wars. It was published in 2003 by Scholastic Press...

, Boba Fett: Crossfire, and Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
Boba Fett: Maze Of Deception
Boba Fett: Maze of Deception is a 2003 children's science fiction book by Elizabeth Hand set in the Star Wars galaxy at the beginning of the Clone Wars. This 2003 sequel to Boba Fett: Hunted was published by Scholastic Press...

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