Star Wars: Boba Fett (novel series)

Following the Battle of Geonosis, Boba inters his father and then attempts to flee. His only inheritance from his father is his armor and a "book," given by Jango to serve as guidance in the event of his death. Fett's initial plan is to go back to Kamino, but he comes to the conclusion that he won't be safe there after Jango's demise. Aurra Sing then delivers Fett to Darth Tyranus, who compensates Sing with Slave I. He is then transported to Raxus Prime for a meeting with Tyranus, where the Sith Lord attempts to hold the boy captive. However, an attack by the Republic gives Fett the opportunity to escape.

Clone troopers capture Boba and send him to an orphanage located on Bespin. With the help of Sing, who was searching for the boy to gain access to Jango Fett's substantial bank account on Aargau, he manages to escape.

On Aargau, Fett is swindled out of 500,000 credits from his father's account by a Clawdite named Nuri, but he does manage to retain the remaining funds. While on Aargau, Boba manages to get away from Aurra Sing after she fails to pilfer Jango's credits, also managing to reclaim Slave I for himself. Jango's "book" directs Fett to visit Jabba the Hutt, but before that, Fett has a brush with the dangerous Separatist Commander Durge, who assaults him because of his deep-seated hatred for all Mandalorians.

After this close call, Fett goes into hiding, managing to complete a small bounty on an assassin before finding refuge on Tatooine. Once there, Boba is taken into the custody of Jabba the Hutt. Jabba's acceptance of Boba is partly due to Jango Fett's apparent assassination of Gardulla the Hutt a decade prior, a favor Jabba wished to repay. While employed by Jabba the Hutt, Boba becomes friends with Gab'borah Hise, one of Jabba's cooks, and his daughter, Ygabba, whom he had rescued upon his arrival on Tatooine. As a token of their gratitude, they have Jango Fett's armor altered to fit Boba's smaller frame. Gilramos Libkath becomes Boba's first bounty assignment from Jabba. However, Jabba had also assigned the same bounty to Durge. Boba is given an advantage over Durge because he already knows where to begin his search for Libkath, who had been the master of Ygabba and the underfed child thieves responsible for stealing his helmet just a day before. Upon receiving the assignment, Boba, realizing he had been left without any weapons, seeks out Gab'borah, who provides him with a jetpack and instructions on how to leave the Dune Sea. As Boba flies over the Dune Sea, he quickly understands that he won't reach Mos Espa with just a jetpack, so he quickly sneaks aboard one of Jabba's cargo barges heading in that direction. After he arrives in Mos Espa, he flees from Durge's pursuit. After some evasive maneuvers, only to find Durge waiting ahead of him, Boba makes his escape by using the reflection from Tatooine's twin suns on Durge's armor as a blind spot, where he dips low into the streets and alleys of Mos Espa. There he locates Gilramos's hideout and follows the voice of his prey to a central location of the crashed starship. Boba initiates the looming confrontation, striking Libkath in the back of the head with the toss of a brick. Suddenly, Durge arrives, ready to take both the bounty and Boba. The young bounty hunter, still unarmed, skillfully manages to escape using his jetpack, but not before stealing Libkath's hat, which represented prestige to the Neimoidian and proof to Jabba of the bounty. Durge fires at Boba, and one of his stray blaster bolts strikes a fuel cell, covering Fett's escape and killing Libkath in the process.

Boba's subsequent pursuit of Jhordvar is brief but intense, leading Boba to the Dune Sea. After the betrayer had refused his offer to accompany him back to Jabba's palace, Boba decides to kill the Noghri assassin, but is caught in a sandstorm, delaying his return to Jabba. He stays in Jhordvar's lair, leaving the body out to wither away in the sand, but takes his hands back to Jabba as proof of the contract. Jabba then gives Boba the ring of Jhordvar as part of his payment.

Jabba also gives Boba his first assignment off-world: hunting Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor at his base on Xagobah, a planet under assault by the Grand Army of the Republic. Fett successfully sneaks past both attack forces and manages to get inside the fortress, but the arrival of General Grievous foils his plans. Young Fett only survives the confrontation by faking his own death by using the xabar fungus, which causes temporary paralysis. He is taken by two battle droids to be incinerated, but he awakes in time and was able to escape the fortress, albeit with neither Tambor or Grievous in his custody.

Fett gives chase to the Separatist leaders in Slave I, but the ship sustains damage during a dogfight with Asajj Ventress. A Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker prevents Slave I from being destroyed, driving Ventress away. After forcing Slave I to land on a nearby moon, Skywalker encounters Fett for the first time. Realizing that Fett was clearly not a Separatist, Skywalker assists Boba in repairing his ship. It is during this time that Boba repaints his armor with a green color scheme, making it distinctly his own. Although Skywalker intends to apprehend Fett for violating airspace in a Republic-controlled military zone, Boba convinces him that he possesses information crucial to the Republic's survival, which he will only reveal to the Supreme Chancellor. He offers this information in exchange for an opportunity to get close to the Jedi who killed his father on Geonosis, Mace Windu.

After being escorted to Coruscant by Governor Tarkin, Boba finally gets a second chance at Mace Windu. Boba follows and waits for the Jedi in the Supreme Chancellor's chambers. Boba engages Mace Windu in combat but cannot kill the Jedi Master. The two stand, battered and wounded, each ready to deliver a final blow with their weapons. However, the fight is halted by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine before either one can make a move. Boba privately gives Palpatine his information—that Dooku is Darth Tyranus—but is surprised to learn that the Chancellor already knows. Palpatine had also known that Boba would hunt down Mace Windu once he had arrived on Coruscant. "I believe we share a common enemy," the Chancellor tells Fett, paying him for his information and telling him never to speak of their conversation again, an agreement that Boba wisely keeps before being sent on his way.

By the conclusion of the Clone Wars, Boba Fett had reached the age of thirteen—the age when Mandalorians are traditionally considered adults—and had become a fully qualified bounty hunter.

• Boba Fett: Part I: Survival (A collection of books 1-3)