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tovarischepitrovsky, I had no idea you are steveskates. I apologize.

 

Okay Traitor is not NC-17. There is no sex, there is no language, and the violence is par the course for the NJO.

 

Thanks for all your replies! Sounds like Young Jedi Knights and Junior Jedi knights might be a good safe place to start. I have a little trouble figuring out some of the acronyms are (NJO... for example). But, thanks for all the info. I appreciate it!

 

NJO = New Jedi Order, which takes place right after Young Jedi Knights and Junior Jedi Knights in the timeline, and features the same cast of Solo kids and their friends.

 

He might be ready for Brian Daley's Han Solo adventures. Those are light reads for an adult, perfectly fine as YA lit. And IMO, Daley captures the feeling of old school Solo and Chewie better than anybody else.

 

When you say the "young reader's series" are you talking about Young Jedi Knights and Junior Jedi Knights? I looked on Amazon and those seem appropriate. Young Jedi Knights had an age of 9+ so that seems totally appropriate. Thanks!

 

young jedi knights are the adventures of Jaina dn Jacen, the Solo twins who were born in the Thrawn trilogy, the book Heir to the Empire It's there time in the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. The Junior Jedi Knights talk about Anakin Solo, their brother, and his friend Tahiri Veila while they attend the Jedi Academy.

 

I know you don't want kids books but if your son saw Rogue One and liked the characters of Baze Malbus and Chirrut Imre I'm recommending Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka. Amazon UK gives the age range for the book as 9-12 years. I'm an adult and I was engrossed by the story. The events are a prequel to RO.
Also the young adult Boba Fett series mentioned earlier is quite good if your son likes Jango and Boba. It starts during the events of AOTC and ends around RoTS time.

 

I am glad to see someone who cares enough to caution another parent on material that is likely too mature for an eight year old. I know you were told to shut up by someone, but kudos to you for passionately caring enough to provide another parent with relevant information.

 

Traitor is not NC-17 and I'd say there is a difference between written violence and screen violence. Reading about decapitation is not the same thing as watching it happen.

Prospective parents should be aware of such factors.