Boba Fett: Pursuit
Boba Fett: Pursuit is a children’s book by Elizabeth Hand set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe a few months before the movie Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. This 2004 book was published by Scholastic Press on 1 October 2004.
Summary
After barely escaping General Grievous with his life, Boba Fett runs across another foe – Anakin Skywalker. Anakin helps Boba repair Slave I, but he’s determined to take him in for questioning. It’s then that Boba decides to play his information card. He offers the Republic information about Count Dooku in exchange for his freedom.
Anakin escorts Boba Fett to the Jedi Temple for a meeting with Palpatine. However, it’s there that Boba Fett sees his chance to exact revenge on Mace Windu for the [...] of his father, Jango. Boba attempts to kill Mace with several weapons but fails. As Mace Windu is about to kill him, Palpatine intervenes and orders them to stop. Boba is spared and eventually escorted off planet.
Goofs
-On the cover of the book, it shows that Anakin has his left hand amputated, when it was his right hand.
Dramatis personae
- Anakin Skywalker
- Boba Fett
- Elan Sleazebaggano
- Glynn-Beti
- Hat Lo
- Luminara Unduli
- Mace Windu
- Palpatine
- Veda
- Wilhuff Tarkin