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 hardcore fans of the animated series, and something that is nice to read for everyone else.
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