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Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark Hardcover – August 25, 2020

by Lou Anders (Author)

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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.

An 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. Gathered here are memorable moments and stunning adventures, from attempted assassinations to stolen bounties, from lessons learned to loves lost. All of 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!

Contributors: Lou Anders, Tom Angleberger, Preeti Chhibber, E. Anne Convery, Zoraida Córdova, Sarah Beth Durst, Jason Fry, Yoon Ha Lee, Rebecca Roanhorse, Anne Ursu, Greg van Eekhout

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Lou Anders is the author of the Thrones & Bones trilogy of fantasy adventure novels and Star Wars: Pirate’s Price. Tom Angleberger is the author of the Origami Yoda series, Beware the Power of the Dark Side! and The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! Preeti Chhibber wrote Peter & Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal for Marvel Press. Star Wars: A Jedi You Will Be, releases in October. E. Anne Convery is a Californian and has lived up and down the state. Star Wars changed her life. Zoraida Córdova is the author of nine novels, including the Brooklyn Brujas series, Incendiary, Star Wars: A Crash of Fate, and The Way to Rio Luna. Sarah Beth Durst is the author of over twenty books including The Girl Who Could Not Dream, Drink Slay Love, and The Queens of Renthia series. Jason Fry is the author of more than 40 Star Wars books and short stories, including The Weapon of a Jedi and the novelization of The Last Jedi. Yoon Ha Lee's debut novel Ninefox Gambit was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards. Dragon Pearl was a New York Times bestseller. Rebecca Roanhorse has won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards and is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, Trail of Lightning, Storm of Locusts, and Race to the Sun (Rick Riordan Presents). Anne Ursu is the author of several fantasies for young readers, including Breadcrumbs, The Lost Girl, and National Book Award Nominee The Real Boy. Greg van Eekhout writes science fiction and fantasy, including Norse Code, Voyage of the Dogs, and COG.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disney Lucasfilm Press; Media tie-in edition (August 25, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1368057292
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1368057295
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.67 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 1 x 9.3 inches

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Sarah Beth Durst
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Sarah Beth Durst is the award-winning author of over twenty books for adults, teens, and kids, including THE BONE MAKER, DRINK SLAY LOVE, and SPARK. She won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for SFWA's Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. She is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat. For more information, visit her at sarahbethdurst.com.
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Lou Anders
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Lou Anders is the author of the novels Frostborn, Nightborn, and Skyborn, the three books of the Thrones & Bones series of middle grade fantasy adventure novels, as well as Star Wars: Pirate's Price. Anders is the recipient of a Hugo Award for editing and a Chesley Award for art direction. A prolific speaker, Anders regularly attends writing conventions around the country. He and his family reside in Birmingham, Alabama. You can visit Anders online at louanders.com and ThronesandBones.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter at @LouAnders.
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Jason Fry
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I'm the author of The Jupiter Pirates series, in which we meet Tycho, Yana and Carlo Hashoone. They're part of the crew of the Shadow Comet, and simultaneously siblings and competitors. Each wants to be the next captain of their family's starship -- but only one of them will be chosen.
The Jupiter Pirates is part high-seas adventure and part space-age epic -- I've had a blast writing the first three books and am currently plotting out the second half of the saga. Officially the Jupiter Pirates books are for kids 8-12, but readers far older than that will enjoy them too.
As for me, I'm a writer, editor, and digital-content guy based in Brooklyn, N.Y. I've written more than 50 Star Wars books and short stories, as well as novels set in the Minecraft and Transformers universes. In a previous life I spent more than 12 years at The Wall Street Journal Online, where I wrote the Real Time column about technology and co-wrote The Daily Fix, a daily roundup of great sportswriting. Since 2005 I've co-written Faith and Fear in Flushing (faithandfearinflushing.com), a blog about the New York Mets, with my friend Greg Prince.
If that seems like an odd mix, well, I think so too. But one way or another, I've written or worked with writers nearly all my life. It's all I ever wanted to do, and I'm profoundly grateful that I've been able to do it.
Whether you're writing about a far-off galaxy or a nearby baseball team, the path to becoming a successful writer is the same: Write every day, learn from other writers and from good editors, push your writing to make sure it's as clear and engaging as possible, and value every form of writing you get to do. And be nice -- it takes a team to get a book from idea to bookstore shelves, and everyone else involved deserves your help, respect and gratitude.
For more on the Jupiter Pirates, drop by jupiterpirates.com. For more about me, see my personal page at www.jasonfry.net or visit my Substack at jasonfry.substack.com/. Thanks!
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Mario A. Escamilla

Fantastic novelizations and I loved the all-new story!

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2020

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This book is comprised of 11 short stories, each one a novelization of an episode or arc from The Clone Wars (except one, more details later).

The authors are a mix of returning writers (Jason Fry, Zoraida Cordova, Rebecca Roanhorse and others), with newcomers to the galaxy such as Preeti Chhibber, Yoon Ha Lee and others, including Dave Filoni's wife, E. Anne Convery.

Picking 11 arcs out of the entire series must have been nearly impossible, but the choices were made to highlight specific characters, Yoda, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Asajj Ventress, Maul, Dooku, etc. and they work well in general.

As novelizations themselves, they add another point of view, sometimes new information but in general all were very good.

The exception to the rule is "Bug", Convery's tale about a small outcast girl who befriends a Dathomir witch on the run after the coven's destruction, which I found fascinating.

In short, this is a very good collection of stories, if you're a fan of the characters or the TV series you definitely will not be disappointed.

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SpeedReader

An alternate take on episodes of the Clone Wars animated series

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022

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The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark is a collection of short stories from several authors who have written Star Wars novels over the years. Each story retells at least a portion of one of the Clone Wars animated series episodes from a point of view of one of the characters (not necessarily one of the main characters) in the episode. Sometimes that is from a "good guy's" point of view and sometimes from one of the "bad guy's" point of view. So, if you have not seen the Clone Wars animated series, and plan on watching it, do not read this first as it will spoil some of the episodes, including major plot lines or events that occurred in the series.

The book is one of the novels that fall into the young adult category, but it is written well enough that adults can easily enjoy it. It does a good job fleshing out some of the story arcs and the characters and continues to bolster the quality of the Clone Wars era of canon material, which, in my opinion, made the prequels better when seen through the lens of the Clone Wars stories. It is fairly short, about 265 pages, and is a quick read. It can easily be read in a day if you have time to devote to it, or over the course of a few days. Depending, of course, on how quickly you read. It is a must for hard-core fans of the animated series, and something that is nice to read for everyone else.

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UPOP

Nice cover

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2023

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Arrived in good shape. I have not had time to read it yet, but I really like the cover art.

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M. Moseley

One new story, many retellings

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020

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The last story in the book, "Bug," was apparently not included in the advance copies, which is a shame since it is the only original story, and it's a good one. This Clone Wars anthology, intended for middle grade children, consists mostly of retellings of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes.

That doesn't mean there's little new here to enjoy. Most of the stories offer a new take or some new insight. In "Dark Vengeance," for example, we are treated to Maul monologuing about his favorite subject, Obi-Wan Kenobi. "Kenobi's Shadow," a retelling of "The Lawless," gives us a real glimpse at the anger - teetering toward the Dark side - Obi-Wan feels at the climactic event of that episode. It's a perfect thematic accompaniment to Maul's chapter. Other stories give readers a look at Yoda's musings on the clones, Padme's struggle to voice the war's toll on the Republic, and Ventress' search for direction after Dooku's betrayal, just to name three.

As I mentioned previously, the last story in the book, called "Bug," is original, and it's probably my favorite of the bunch. It concerns the events of the episode "Massacre," but the story is very much its own tale. If you're a fan of the Nightsisters and Dathomir, you won't want to miss it!

The audio version of this title is a great listen, as many actors from The Clone Wars series voice their respective characters' chapters.

All in all, this is a nice collection of stories for younger readers, and would be a nice introduction to the prequel era or The Clone Wars series. However, there are things to make longtime fans smile, too.

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WolfieHD

Pretty good book

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023

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It has stories from the clone war and I don't want to spoil it. But it is a good book.

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Alden

Quick delivery, more details and fun to read.

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2020

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I must say that this book is unbelievably amazing. It’s not like what I expected, it’s more interesting and has more details than I thought it would have. That’s what I have experienced after finishing the book. I also want to say that the delivery was quick as well. I ordered it and got it the next day, no prime. I would say you should go for it and read it, you will definitely not regret it.

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Sam

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2021

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Its a beautiful book and came exactly as pictured I love it a lot and keep coming back to read it.

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022

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Awesome book. Good quality and it's a plus because my daughter loves star wars.

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doogywan

intriguing

Reviewed in Canada on April 1, 2023

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Backstory or background drama- it always gets you imagining more about the universe in which you assume your favourite series are set. Really enjoyed it.

noe ivan acosta

Buen libro

Reviewed in Mexico on December 7, 2022

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El libro llegó bien cuidado, es de buena calidad.

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