Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
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Summary
From Anakin to Yoda， Count Dooku to Darth Maul， this exciting middle grade anthology will recount different explosive events from The Clone Wars from the points of view everyone's favorite characters--with each character written by a different popular author。
A great overview for kids new to the series and a treat for fans！
Contributors: Lou Anders， Tom Angleberger， Preeti Chhibber， Zoraida Córdova， Sarah Beth Durst， Jason Fry， Yoon Ha Lee， Rebecca Roanhorse， Anne Ursu， Greg van Eekhout
A great overview for kids new to the series and a treat for fans！
Contributors: Lou Anders， Tom Angleberger， Preeti Chhibber， Zoraida Córdova， Sarah Beth Durst， Jason Fry， Yoon Ha Lee， Rebecca Roanhorse， Anne Ursu， Greg van Eekhout
Reviews
Anja
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A good reminder that pre-Season 7， the greatest works in the Clone Wars （and Star Wars en general！） were Katie Lucas’ episodes and the Umbara arc。
Joie
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reread this for Bug
Emma
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this is a fun companion to the clone wars episodes but the obi-wan story was EVIL ……。 i did Not need to relive mandalore from his pov
Leah
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def worth the 20 minute search in barnes and noble <3
McKenzie Dean
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While some of the stories in this anthology did fall a little flat for me， the whole thing is getting 5 stars simply because of the masterpiece that is the final short story， "Bug。" I would like to request a sequel to that story， immediately。 While some of the stories in this anthology did fall a little flat for me， the whole thing is getting 5 stars simply because of the masterpiece that is the final short story， "Bug。" I would like to request a sequel to that story， immediately。 。。。more
Danny Chavez
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This could have been a 5 star rating from me but because of the Captain Rex story， I was going to deduct 1 star regardless of how the rest of the book was。 If you'd like to know why， scroll down to my review for Rex's story。That being said， this book was fantastic。 It expands upon episodes in the Clone Wars show。 You get 11 stories that follow a single characters point of view and read their thoughts and how that affected their decisions and actions in the episodes。 You get real in depth look at This could have been a 5 star rating from me but because of the Captain Rex story， I was going to deduct 1 star regardless of how the rest of the book was。 If you'd like to know why， scroll down to my review for Rex's story。That being said， this book was fantastic。 It expands upon episodes in the Clone Wars show。 You get 11 stories that follow a single characters point of view and read their thoughts and how that affected their decisions and actions in the episodes。 You get real in depth look at the way these characters view themselves and others。Yoda - Sharing The Same Face by Jason FryStarting off with Season 1 episode Ambush。 What I liked about this is that even though we knew what happened， from watching the episode and seeing Yoda and the troopers working to get through the droid army， this only followed Yoda's POV。 We truly had to trust in the force and that the troopers would come through when needed the most。 Getting to know what Yoda was sensing from each Clone as he was enlightening them of their own individuality was a great moment。 The show did a great job of showing the Jedi weren't cold to the men who were bred for war。 And this story showed a little more of how much more Yoda thought of them and their futures。Count Dooku - Dooku Captured by Lou AndersThis story was fantastic and hands down my favorite of the bunch。 I was not expecting this and completely blindsided by it。 Dooku is a great character but not one of my personal favorites。 That being said。 This follows Count Dooku during his time captured by Hondo。 These were already a great series of episodes with back and forth between Dooku， Obi-Wan， Anakin and Hondo。 But believe me when I say you needed to know the Count's inner thoughts as everything was going down。 It was interesting to find out how Dooku views himself。 Not a spoiler but he thinks he's great in all ways。 But the level of done he is with everyone is what kept me reading and chuckling from time to time。 There's no way I'll be able to watch these episodes again without hearing Dooku's thoughts and how he wanted to respond to certain things。 Lou Anders truly understood the assignment。Anakin - Hostage Crisis by Preeti ChhiberAnakin is obsessed with Padme， end of story。 No there's more to this。 This follows the story of Anakin saving Padme。 No not that one。 Not that one either。 The one with Cad Bane！ This was actually very enjoyable。 Getting to read Anakin's thoughts while he was without a lightsaber while having to get passed multiple bounty hunters in order to rescue Padme and several members of the senate。 This opens your eyes to how dangerous a Jedi is even without their lightsaber and that they're not to be taken lightly just because they're without their signature weapon。Padme - Pursuit of Peace by Anne UrsuThis story shows another side of Padme that we are not used to seeing as a Senator。 Self doubt。 Her thoughts about Anakin's views。 But also expands on the qualities we have come to love about her thanks to the show。 Her compassion and for those even on the side of the Separatists。 The understanding that both sides have lost so much in this conflict。 Also the understanding that both sides ultimately want peace but unfortunately achieving is what they cannot come to agree on。 It's always easy to forget that Padme was always in an impossible situation with having relations on both sides。Captain Rex - The Shadow of Umbara by Yoon Ha LeeI was beyond excited when I found out there would be a chapter in here dedicated to Captain Rex's perspective during the Carnage of Krell story arc。 In the show we had moments from character like Yoda and Plo Koon who expressed that the clones are not just identical fighting machines but each have their own personalities and uniqueness。 Here I was excited to finally get a look into the individuality of a clone trooper。 I could not believe how disappointed I was from beginning to end of this "original story。" Completely opposite of what the 4 previous stories did， this story did not expand upon the 4 episode story arc in the slightest。 I am not exaggerating when I say， this was just an abridged version of the Carnage of Krell script with only the Rex parts。 It was as if the writer who was tasked to tell this story did not want it so they simply copied and pasted。 The writer told us nothing we didn't know already。 You just made us read the episode。 It's disappointing that this was even allowed to happen。 The fact that the editor did not recognize this is embarrassing and a huge slap in the face to Star Wars fans。 Cad Bane - Bane's Story by Tom AnglebergerThis really had the vibe of someone telling old war stories。 With the occasional back step "did I mention。。。" to make it more authentic。 We all know how great Cad Bane is and what he probably thinks of himself and others。 But we also needed those thoughts written out。 Especially when he unknowingly worked with Obi-Wan as he was undercover has a bounty hunter。 The way he describes people and events was great。 I almost missed that he was talking about Ahsoka with the way he hilariously but lazily described her。 His suspicious attitude towards the undercover Obi-Wan completely rationalized showed how intelligent of a character he is and why he's been able to survive in the galaxy as long as he has in his profession。 This really showcased his wit in all aspects。 I now have a new level of respect for the character after this story。Asajj Ventress - The Lost Nightsister by Zoraida CordovaThis story shows Asajj in a way we're not used to seeing。 Following the events of the massacre of the Nightsisters， we read the thoughts and feelings Asajj is battling against after living through such a trauma。 It follows her time joining Boba， Bossk and Dengar on their job to transport the Kage girl to Otua Blank。 It's an eye opening story of self worth。 And the inner battle Asajj always keeps within herself and that the brief Jedi teachings and meaning of family still mean something。Darth Maul - Dark Vengeance by Rebecca RoanhorseThis one is hard to review with spoiling how good it is so I will keep it brief。 I was not ready to jump into Darth Maul's head。 Especially when he was at his maddest on Lotho Minor。 He had all but lost himself but the one thing that stayed no matter how far his mind was lost was Kenobi。 This follows Maul as Savage finds him。 The thoughts of this character are inexplainable。 This was amazingly written as he rediscovers himself and learns of events that have gone on without him。 The true evil thoughts put into words are just plain terrifying。Katooni - Almost A Jedi by Sarah Beth DurstI thought this story was beautifully written。 I was thrown off a bit because I thought it was going to be Ahsoka's POV because of the Ahsoka illustration at the beginning of the chapter。 But it actually follows the young Katooni。 A youngling we meet in season 5 and this takes place during the events of the younglings rescuing Ahsoka from Hondo and his gang of merry pirates。 It started off as a youngling fangirling over Ahsoka but quickly turned into the inner thoughts of struggles of Katooni which we briefly saw when she was the only youngling to not successfully build her lightsaber。 You truly get to experience the inexperience that is being a youngling and the desire to want to be a Jedi and prove not only to others but yourself that you are worthy of the Jedi title。 We all have our opinions of Hondo but this story had one moment that really stood out and made who he is as a character stand out。 And without spoiling anything， makes the events of Episode III hurt that much more。 I applaud Sarah Beth Durst for this story。 It's one I didn't know I needed to be expanded。Obi-Wan Kenobi - Kenobi's Shadow by Greg van EekhoutWow。 I will keep this spoiler free。 Meaning this will be a short review。 But wow。 Following Obi-Wan on Mandalore。 This story proves why Obi-Wan is one of the greatest Jedi of all time。 The fact that this man never turned to the dark side is beyond comprehension。 This does not mean he was truly removed from his feelings and this story slaps you in the face and immediately punches you in the gut with every emotion and thought he had to fight through。 If you are familiar with these season 5 episodes then you know what I'm referring to。 Nothing can prepare you for this story。Sidi - Bug by E。 Anne ConveryThis is the only original story in the book and it threw me off。 I was not prepared for it so it didn't really fit。 I didn't fully comprehend anything that was going on so I don't find it fair for me to write a review for it。 I will need to read this again。 。。。more
Hannah M
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This is an enjoyable companion to the Clone Wars animated series， though it doesn't really add much （often nothing， if I'm being honest） to the stories it retells。 It's obviously geared towards a younger audience but older fans will probably enjoy it， too， though I'd say for older fans that the re-readability is low。 It's already a very basic retelling of the TCW stories， and I think the show tells the stories better。 On the other side， it's an absolutely beautiful book and I love having it on m This is an enjoyable companion to the Clone Wars animated series， though it doesn't really add much （often nothing， if I'm being honest） to the stories it retells。 It's obviously geared towards a younger audience but older fans will probably enjoy it， too， though I'd say for older fans that the re-readability is low。 It's already a very basic retelling of the TCW stories， and I think the show tells the stories better。 On the other side， it's an absolutely beautiful book and I love having it on my shelf。 If you like Star Wars and having pretty books， this is a good pick。 If you don't care about the aesthetic， I'd recommend getting it from a library。 。。。more
Alex
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Mostly， I love this book because I can throw money at it and give Disney an economic demonstration of my undying love for Clone Wars Era media。。。Honestly， I would've liked it if we actually got NEW material instead of just novelized rehashings of some Clone Wars episodes， but still， the deep dives into non-main povs was lovely。 （Though， even there， I'd've preferred it if we got to see more from the Clones' povs directly）。Regardless， it's a great addition to any library， particularly because of h Mostly， I love this book because I can throw money at it and give Disney an economic demonstration of my undying love for Clone Wars Era media。。。Honestly， I would've liked it if we actually got NEW material instead of just novelized rehashings of some Clone Wars episodes， but still， the deep dives into non-main povs was lovely。 （Though， even there， I'd've preferred it if we got to see more from the Clones' povs directly）。Regardless， it's a great addition to any library， particularly because of how truly educational and enlightening Clone Wars has the potential to be when discussed properly with kids。 。。。more
sonja
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3。5。 Anthologies tend to be hit or miss， and this one was more misses than hits for me。 Listen to the audiobook - at least then there are the TCW VAs。
Mac Love
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Came for Rebecca Roanhorse， was not disappointed。
Nicole
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I think I just wanted this to be more than it was。 I wanted new stories， bot the rehash of the old ones， but I did enjoy that the audiobook used some of the same voice actors， and I like the audio better than the written。
Dellina Strelow
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Listened to the audio book。 Loved the stories especially Dark Vengeance， Maul's story read by Sam Witwer who voiced Maul in the Clone Wars animated series。 Listened to the audio book。 Loved the stories especially Dark Vengeance， Maul's story read by Sam Witwer who voiced Maul in the Clone Wars animated series。 。。。more
Cayleigh Sorella
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That Obi-wan Kenobi chapter at the end saved the entire book for me。It was obviously a book meant for middle schoolers - both the way the text was written and large font that was used。 It was a good tie-in to the Clone Wars television show。 In some cases it opened up characters， while for others it kind of fell flat。 I usually love Maul， however he was written weirdly and it honestly discouraged me for a while。 I gained greater insight into Ventress and Obi-wan from this book。I still cannot get That Obi-wan Kenobi chapter at the end saved the entire book for me。It was obviously a book meant for middle schoolers - both the way the text was written and large font that was used。 It was a good tie-in to the Clone Wars television show。 In some cases it opened up characters， while for others it kind of fell flat。 I usually love Maul， however he was written weirdly and it honestly discouraged me for a while。 I gained greater insight into Ventress and Obi-wan from this book。I still cannot get over the Kenobi chapter。 It puts into perspective his isolation on Tatooine， and how he has lost equally to Anakin， therefore showing us the other path that could be taken。 。。。more
Ana
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I've never seen The Clone Wars so these stories were completely new to me。 The Padmé-centric "Pursuit of Peace"， the Maul-Kenobi conflicts in "Dark Vengeance" and "Kenobi's Shadow" and the very interesting "Bug" were my favourites。 "The Shadow of Umbara" on the other hand felt very much like a script， with no added depth， and while Asajj Ventress is now one of my favourite SW characters， her story "The Lost Nightsister" was badly written with some inconsistencies。All in all， though， it was a fun I've never seen The Clone Wars so these stories were completely new to me。 The Padmé-centric "Pursuit of Peace"， the Maul-Kenobi conflicts in "Dark Vengeance" and "Kenobi's Shadow" and the very interesting "Bug" were my favourites。 "The Shadow of Umbara" on the other hand felt very much like a script， with no added depth， and while Asajj Ventress is now one of my favourite SW characters， her story "The Lost Nightsister" was badly written with some inconsistencies。All in all， though， it was a fun read and I enjoyed the differing points of view， events and characters。 。。。more
Eoui
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As someone who has watched the episodes dozens of times the book was a little meh， I mostly liked the new bits。 I sorta assumed it would be stories filling in gaps， rather than episode recaps with a few extra parts。 The last three stories were my favorite。 Bug was really interesting and I sorta hope for more from that as well as getting a different look at Dathomir。
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Jessica Hollo
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"And just because something good has darkness in it doesn't mean you abandon it。 Just because there is darkness in something does not mean you do not love it。 You show it love， you show it light， and you not it chooses the light" - Padmè， Pg 123-124 "And just because something good has darkness in it doesn't mean you abandon it。 Just because there is darkness in something does not mean you do not love it。 You show it love， you show it light， and you not it chooses the light" - Padmè， Pg 123-124 。。。more
Adam Brzezinski
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SynopsisAn epic clash between the forces of light and dark， between the Galactic Republic and the Separatists， between brave heroes and brilliant villains…the fate of the galaxy is at stake in the Emmy Award–winning animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars。 In this exciting anthology， eleven authors who are also fans of the series bring stories from their favorite show to life。 Relive memorable moments and stunning adventures， from attempted assassinations to stolen bounties， from lessons learn SynopsisAn epic clash between the forces of light and dark， between the Galactic Republic and the Separatists， between brave heroes and brilliant villains…the fate of the galaxy is at stake in the Emmy Award–winning animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars。 In this exciting anthology， eleven authors who are also fans of the series bring stories from their favorite show to life。 Relive memorable moments and stunning adventures， from attempted assassinations to stolen bounties， from lessons learned to loves lost。 All your favorite characters from The Clone Wars are here: Anakin Skywalker， Yoda， Obi-Wan Kenobi， Ahsoka Tano， Captain Rex， Darth Maul， Count Dooku， and more！Overall Thoughts While I enjoyed reading this book， I must admit that it did not meet my expectations。 Besides the final story， the majority of the book was retellings of Clone Wars episodes that are already widely known。 Even the last story， which was brand， was a bit confusing for me to understand。 The retellings were enjoyable， and it was interesting to experience the story through a different format， but I came in believing that the book would offer more details or insight about the specific stories beyond a cool thought here or there。RetellingsMy major disappointment with this book was that each story didn’t offer more details that were never seen in the episode。 It was great to experience the story through a book and audiobook， especially the Umbara arc， but reflecting back on it I feel like I could’ve gotten the same level of enjoyment from rewatching the episodes。 Part of this likely has to do with my expectations coming in though， and I think if I ever reread the book I’ll appreciate it more for what it offers than what it doesn’t。Point of ViewOne of the few positive aspects of this book was that each story was told， for the most part， from a single character’s perspective， allowing the reader to get inside their head and know what they were thinking， something that can’t be seen in an episode。 While this perspective only added details in a few of the stories， Yoda’s retelling of the episode Ambush stood out to me because of his unique way of looking at the universe。AudibleFor the most part I enjoyed this Audible production。 The themes for different characters enhanced the experience， although there were a few times that the music used was distracting and not suitable for the specific scene。 The voice actors narrating their own story was a nice touch and made it feel like the character was telling a story。 RecommendationUnless you’re a diehard Clone Wars fan or prefer books over television， this is a book that you can skip without missing much。 Other than a deeper look into the minds of familiar characters like Yoda or Ahsoka， and one brand new tale about the Dathomir witches， there isn’t much new lore that you’ll gain from this book。Final Grade 5。5/10Stories of Light and Dark retells some of our favorite Clone Wars episodes， but adds little to the story beyond perspective 。。。more
Alfred
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Good but same exact stories as the TV show。
Audrey
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If you have watched The Clone Wars， you will adore this little anthology。Structured like a kids' bedtime story book with the same story intensity of the show， Stories of Light and Dark offer 10 stories that relate to arcs in the show。 As someone who prefers to read Star Wars than watch it， this was perfect。 It covered stories that I believe are some of the best， with the Umbara arc in particular。 The final， eleventh story， "Bug"， is an all original story that expands the understanding of The Clo If you have watched The Clone Wars， you will adore this little anthology。Structured like a kids' bedtime story book with the same story intensity of the show， Stories of Light and Dark offer 10 stories that relate to arcs in the show。 As someone who prefers to read Star Wars than watch it， this was perfect。 It covered stories that I believe are some of the best， with the Umbara arc in particular。 The final， eleventh story， "Bug"， is an all original story that expands the understanding of The Clone Wars and thus expanded my enjoyment of the era， show， and book itself。One of course can not ignore the cover of this book。 It is absolutely gorgeous， along with the images that come before each of the stories。 Although intended for middle grade and below， I still enjoyed this lovely anthology and will keep it for my future kids。 。。。more
Feli
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A collection of short stories I finished over a month ago but never had the time to properly review。 So， here's what you have to know （in short， because it's too long ago now 😂）。- if you have seen TCW， those stories won't be new to you。 It's a bunch of retellings of some of the story arcs from there。- most retellings are interesting because they add something new to the story or are from another pov than in the show- there's one original story in this anthology。 It's also the story I liked the m A collection of short stories I finished over a month ago but never had the time to properly review。 So， here's what you have to know （in short， because it's too long ago now 😂）。- if you have seen TCW， those stories won't be new to you。 It's a bunch of retellings of some of the story arcs from there。- most retellings are interesting because they add something new to the story or are from another pov than in the show- there's one original story in this anthology。 It's also the story I liked the most。- stunning artwork！！- personally， I liked the villain stories more than the hero ones。- a bunch of well know （YA） writers come together for this anthology。 It's considered middle grade but doesn't feel like it。 You can definitely read this as an adult- canon like this doesn't really add anything interesting so if you don't feel like it - skip it 。。。more
Tim
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A solid book but it does not add a whole lot to the original episodes of the series。
Griffin Marks
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I think this book was very entertaining to read。 It has a couple of small stories in this one book which I find very cool。 The stories take place during the clone wartime period。 This was one of my favorite time periods of the star wars universe。 This book was very action-packed and gave details about battles and things that happened during the clone wars。 The stories of light and dark are probably my new favorite book。
Tyler
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Great voice cast for the audiobook version。 Some of the chapters are almost an exact retelling of the Clone Wars episode（s） that it is based on。
Sarina ❀
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Are you that kind of person that wants to know more about a story， specifically the character and their thoughts？ I am witch is one of the reason why I pre-ordered this book， the other is because I love The Clone Wars - who doesn’t？Stories of Light and Dark give 11 stories we have all seen in animation， but from a characters point of view where he read their thoughts on what is taking place。The characters included are: Yoda， Dooku， Anakin， Padmé， Rex， Cad Bane， Ventress， Maul， Katooni， Obi-Wan a Are you that kind of person that wants to know more about a story， specifically the character and their thoughts？ I am witch is one of the reason why I pre-ordered this book， the other is because I love The Clone Wars - who doesn’t？Stories of Light and Dark give 11 stories we have all seen in animation， but from a characters point of view where he read their thoughts on what is taking place。The characters included are: Yoda， Dooku， Anakin， Padmé， Rex， Cad Bane， Ventress， Maul， Katooni， Obi-Wan and Mother Talzin。 All were fun to read， but my favourite one is Maul’s， I love to know what he is thinking and his thoughts on things。Overall I give this book 10/10。 Stories fun to read with a surprising one from Mother Talzin。 。。。more
Jeffrey Nichols
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Good details on some good storiesI picked this book up on sale and read it prior to the Bad Batch Disney+ show。 The book retells stories from The Clone Wars TV show but from a person's perspective。 I liked reading about some good stories from a slightly different point of view。 I recommend this to any Star Wars fan。 Good details on some good storiesI picked this book up on sale and read it prior to the Bad Batch Disney+ show。 The book retells stories from The Clone Wars TV show but from a person's perspective。 I liked reading about some good stories from a slightly different point of view。 I recommend this to any Star Wars fan。 。。。more
Kezra Bridger
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This book was meh at best。 It had some great moments that took you behind the scene of some of the best star wars clone wars episodes （satine and obi wan with maul for example） but other than that it was an over glorified kids book。 Im also verrrry fucking angry and baffled at the fact everyone had their own stories and you got to see inside their thoughts during that time。。。。 but for Ahsokas story it was told by a child。。。。 wtf What was the point Made me drop the book from a 3 to a 2 starJustic This book was meh at best。 It had some great moments that took you behind the scene of some of the best star wars clone wars episodes （satine and obi wan with maul for example） but other than that it was an over glorified kids book。 Im also verrrry fucking angry and baffled at the fact everyone had their own stories and you got to see inside their thoughts during that time。。。。 but for Ahsokas story it was told by a child。。。。 wtf What was the point Made me drop the book from a 3 to a 2 starJustice for my girl Ahsoka who is constantly bloody overlooked despite being one of the best characters Not happy 。。。more
Kyanna
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Clone Wars is my favorite show of all time。 That being said， this book was amazing！ There are 11 different stories from different authors in this book。 All of my favorite characters from the show are presented， and it gives even more detail into some of the greatest arcs in the show。 This allows fans to see these characters and their stores in a new light！I recommend this book for any Clone Wars fan！ Not only is it a great chance to read about the characters of the series， but it also gives a gr Clone Wars is my favorite show of all time。 That being said， this book was amazing！ There are 11 different stories from different authors in this book。 All of my favorite characters from the show are presented， and it gives even more detail into some of the greatest arcs in the show。 This allows fans to see these characters and their stores in a new light！I recommend this book for any Clone Wars fan！ Not only is it a great chance to read about the characters of the series， but it also gives a great chance to sample several different authors！ Absolutely loved this book！ 。。。more
Robin
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2。5 Stars ⭐️ As is the case with any SW short story anthology， it’s always a bit of a hit or miss situation。 With this Clone Wars anthology it even more so depends on which characters you’re drawn to etc。The biggest let-down is the fact that most of the stories merely happen to retell what happens in a specific episode of the series， rather than adding anything to it。 That being said， I did enjoy a few of the stories （mostly the ones I expected to enjoy） and I do think that with the lovely illus 2。5 Stars ⭐️ As is the case with any SW short story anthology， it’s always a bit of a hit or miss situation。 With this Clone Wars anthology it even more so depends on which characters you’re drawn to etc。The biggest let-down is the fact that most of the stories merely happen to retell what happens in a specific episode of the series， rather than adding anything to it。 That being said， I did enjoy a few of the stories （mostly the ones I expected to enjoy） and I do think that with the lovely illustrations and the cohesive， clear writing of the stories it’s a wonderful book for young readers/young fans of the show。 。。。more
Arezou
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