A Balanced Anthology Discussing Jedi and Sith Alike

Spanning across various eras, Stories of Jedi and Sith is an anthology of 10 original short stories told by different authors - some are veteran Star Wars writers while others are making their debut to the scene. Although this collection is comparable to Stories of Light and Dark set during The Clone Wars, there is little to no retelling of major events and each story is enjoyable in its own respect.

Fans will also be pleased to know that the stories of Jedi and Sith told in this anthology is balanced, as all things should be (that is if you consider Barriss to have already started down the dark path), highlighting these characters as follows:

• Michael Kogge - Yoda

• Alex Segura - Qui-Gon Jinn

• Sarwat Chadda - Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

• Karen Strong - Barriss Offee

• Delilah S. Dawson - Asajj Ventress

• Michael Moreci - Maul

• Vera Strange - Darth Vader

• Sam Maggs - Luke Skywalker

• Tessa Gratton - Emperor Palpatine

• Roseanne A. Brown - Rey

Overall there are interesting stories included in this anthology, and while most do lead up to major events that fans will recognize, I did not find that it distracted from the story. Despite having a short amount of time to communicate a story, the authors did a great job with the pages allotted to them; although, I will say that there were some that could have continued - like Barriss' short - since it felt like the story was just picking up before abruptly ending.

I recommend anyone who is on the fence to go ahead and grab this book to give it a try, especially if you are a Clone Wars fan, not only because of Barriss but also because of a Maul story set in the years after Revenge of the Sith as well as the well-executed short about Ventress - not to mention the writing from all the authors is great.

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