Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers

by Marc Sumerak, Alberto Buscicchio (artist)

Learn the secrets of the clone troopers in this interactive, fully illustrated guide for readers of all ages.

Join the ranks of the Galactic Republic in Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers. Young fans will uncover thrilling secrets from the history of beloved clone troopers—from Captain Rex to the Bad Batch—all accompanied by incredible artwork and interactive features, including pop-ups, booklets, and lift-the-flap inserts.

LEARN THE LORE: In this in-universe book, discover the secrets behind the galaxy’s clone army, from their origins on the planet Kamino to the horrors of Order 66. You’ll delve into the clone troopers’ battles on behalf of the Galactic Republic, the inner workings of the 501st Legion, the adventures of Clone Force 99, and more.

FAVORITE CHARACTERS: Spanning films, television shows, books, comics, and video games, Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers highlights the galaxy’s iconic clone troopers—including Captain Rex, Commander Cody, Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, Crosshair, Omega, and more.

INTERACTIVE FEATURES: Pop-ups, booklets, and lift-the-flap inserts will thrill young fans, making for an engaging experience while introducing stories about the galaxy’s clone troopers.

ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS: Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers contains beautiful illustrations that will enthrall child and adult readers alike. Complete with a frameable 11 x 17 poster of the cover art, this book is the ideal gift for any Star Wars fan.

GROW YOUR STAR WARS LIBRARY: Thrilling and comprehensive, Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers is a must-have addition to Insight Editions’ line of Star Wars titles, including: Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 8, 2024

About the author

About Marc Steven Sumerak

Reviews

[Dee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Watered down and even inaccurate and borderline offensive characterization of characters (namely Tech and Crosshair). Reads as if the author is not familiar with the lore or characters. Exceptionally disappointing. No mention at all of Delta Squad or Emery Karr but Batcher the hound gets a blurb.

Disney should be disappointed in themselves for allowing this to be published.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

The artwork and lay-out are nice. The in-universe text is well written, but there just isn't that much to read and the book rarely scratches underneath the surface. Kids will enjoy this because of hidden pages (so did I).

[A · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was very disappointed to see that the LGBTQ alphabet retrofitting of everything has even made its way into the clone army. The very premise of Clone Wars is that the clones are brothers, and I highly doubt that in a war, warriors would be extremely concerned about gender identity. There is certainly very little to no precedent for that.

Other than that this book was great, with great summaries and a good amount of new information.

[Mike S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Secrets of the Clone Troopers, published in 2024, is a Star Wars canon book written by Marc Sumerak and illustrated by Alberto Buscicchio. It is more of a "coffee table" book than a novel. It is primarily a picture book (similar to Secrets of the Jedi, Secrets of the Sith, and the Han Solo Icons book). The text details the history of the clone troopers from Captain Rex's point of view, sometime after the Battle of Endor and the Rebels' victory over the Empire. It highlights events from the troopers' creation (mainly focusing on events occurring during the Clone Wars animated series) to their eventual decommissioning after the Empire was formed. The illustrations depict the various characters as live-action versions of themselves (Temura Morrison as the clones, Hayden Christiansen as Anakin, Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine, and Ariana Greenbatt as young Ahsoka), rather than the animated versions from the Clone Wars series.

The hardcover version of the book is short, just about 30 pages long. It has many pictures, so it is a very quick read. If you have watched the Clone Wars and Bad Batch animated series, you know most everything in the book. Ultimately, it is the kind of book that most people, especially casual Star Wars fans, will flip through rather than read it cover to cover. It is not one of the must-read books, but if you enjoyed the Clone Wars and, to some extent, the Bad Batch animated series, it is worth checking out.

[BlueSnakeReaper · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a horrible book, a good way of gutting someone's franchise.
Why tf is there a trans-clone trooper? And why does it need Captain Rex permission?
This is labeled as a child book between ages of 6-9 y.o.
If this was the actual SW Rex (who's a high ranking commanding clone captain) would have said something like this: "You're a soldier in the Grand army of the Republic. Enough with this nonsense and get back in line trooper! If I can't rely on you here, then I cannot rely on you in battle".

Most of the stuff is also taken straight out of the wiki and is a very blank and boring. It's better to watch the tv-shows or the movies to get a better interpretations rather than this woke garbage.

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent summary / reference book of everything about the Clone Troopers from Attack of the Clones through Return of the Jedi, and all the shows in between. The narrator is Rex, and I am pleased as punch that him being on Endor in RotJ is now canon! :-D

[riley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

served as a little treat for me to just read about clones even if what is shown here is very often surface level. having it be in-universe with rex writing it is a nice touch and the artwork is good!

[Emily Thouless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent artwork and a wonderful overview of the history of the clone troopers of a little too concise at times

[Lauren Clements · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful art work and a good story. I love all the clones and I wish we had more Star Wars stuff about them!