William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth (William Shakespeare's Star Wars) - Hardcover

Doescher, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594747156 ISBN 13: 9781594747151

Publisher: Quirk Books, 2014

Synopsis

Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Yoda to a hungry wampa.

Many a fortnight have passed since the destruction of the Death Star. Young Luke Skywalker and his friends have taken refuge on the ice planet of Hoth, where the evil Darth Vader has hatched a cold-blooded plan to capture them. Only with the help of a little green Jedi Master—and a swaggering rascal named Lando Calrissian—can our heroes escape the Empire's wrath. And only then will Lord Vader learn how sharper than a tauntaun's tooth it is to have a Jedi child.

Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy.What light through Yoda's window breaks? Methinks you'll find out in the pages of The Empire Striketh Back!

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Doescher is the New York Times best-selling author of William Shakespeare's Star Wars® and the Pop Shakespeare series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family. Visit him at IanDoescher.com.

Review:

“Enormous fun.”—AVClub.com       

“Good luck getting to the end without rolling off your chairs. This book is a hoot.”—McClatchy Tribune

“So what are you waiting for? Get thee once more to a galaxy far, far away.”—Paste Magazine

“An inspired illustrated mashup that retells the space adventure in artful iambic pentameter and answers the question: What light through Yoda's window breaks?”—Tampa Bay Tribune

“Classic literature blended with fun is the best way to describe William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back.”—San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“Illustrated with beautiful black-and-white Elizabethan-style artwork, [William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back] offer[s] essential reading for all ages.”—East Bay Express

“‘Tis a delight.”—Palm Beach Post

“Masterful.”—Deseret News

“This is a must for any fan of ‘Star Wars’.”—The Citizen

Praise for William Shakespeare’s Star Wars
“A quirky addition to the genre-busting canon.”—Entertainment Weekly

“A great gift for every geek you know, no matter what their passion.”—Huffington Post

“The book is so brilliant you’ll wonder why someone didn’t think of it sooner.”—Paste Magazine

“At last, the mother of all mashups is upon us."—CNET.com

“William Shakespeare’s Star Wars is Exactly What You Need For Your Next Geeky Houseparty.”—Tor.com

“Nicolas Delort's woodcut-style illustrations are a fabulous mixture of old and new.”—Boing Boing

“The ultimate fan fic.”—ABC News Radio

“As Shakespeare would say, you might think, this be madness, yet there is a method in 't.”—Newsday

About this edition

• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1594747156
• ISBN 13: 9781594747151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176