The reason I read Star Wars novels is for escapism. This escape is supposed to place me in a familiar universe but the familiarity is less about the contents of that universe than its feel. It is supposed to be a little cheesy perhaps but always fast, exciting and fun.

This Star Wars novel looks into how the change from a Republic into an Empire took place from the perspective of members of the army (yes, clones).

At the start and towards the end of the book the Star Wars feel is there, however, the middle of the book is almost mired in a reality that such a situation would really cause. I cannot see how it could not have done so. I was left feeling that whilst the subject matter was dealt with well, perhaps too well, maybe it just wasn't Star Wars.

For the Star Wars fan, the only perspective reader I would recommend this book to, there are plenty of "answers". The quotation marks are to highlight that, yes, this is a piece of fiction about a fictional universe and should not be taken seriously.