William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher

Released: 2013
Publishers: Lucas Books (Lucasfilms Ltd.), Quirk Books
Format: Hardback
Pages: 169
My Rating: 5/5

Verily. A New Hope




May The Verse Be With You!
Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas's epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of ab beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valour and villainy of Shakespeare's greatest plays. 'Tis a tale told by fretful Droids, full of faithful Wookiees and fearsome Stormtroopers, signifying … pretty much everything.
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I picked this up with the intention to buy it for my Dad, a fellow Star Wars nerd, but ended up buying it for myself and reading it. Safe to say my Dad now wants to read it.
This is so awesomely nerdy! It is a perfect mix of Shakespeare and Star Wars, Doescher has clearly done his research on both areas. I loved reading it and it took no time at all to get it finished. The story is the very first film (A New Hope) also known as Episode 3 in the Star Wars series and safe to say that although things are condensed its still brilliant how the language is transformed into the Shakespearean language.

There isn't a lot to say. If you like Star Wars and find the language of Shakespeare interesting then give this a go. A fun light read on Star Wars. A perfect gift for anyone who likes Star Wars and wants to read a slightly different adaptation on it.

Safe to say I can not wait to purchase the next book!

Enjoy x

Author's Website:  Ian Doescher
GoodReads:  William Shakespeare's Star Wars 

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