About the Book:

May the verse be with you!

Experience George Lucas's enduring Star Wars saga rescripted as an Elizabethan drama penned by in the style of the immortal William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Bail Organa to Count Dooku.

The curtain rises once again on that star-crossed galaxy far, far away with this retelling of George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. Something is rotten in the state of Coruscant! The schemes of Emperor Palpatine come to fruition as Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and the other Jedi duel against the clone troopers of General Grievious and the nascent Empire.

Authentic meter, stage directions, rescripted movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge 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. The fall of the house of Skywalker? Methinks you'll find out in the pages of William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge.

What people say:

"Reverent, clever and a novel way for fans to re-immerse themselves in their beloved franchise." — New York Times

"The writing's quite good; elaborate Elizabethan woodcuts ... are just icing on the cake." — The Wall Street Journal

"Reverent, clever and a novel way for fans to re-immerse themselves in their beloved franchise." — New York Times

"Good luck getting to the end without rolling off your chairs. This book is a hoot. So what are you waiting for? Get thee once more to a galaxy far, far away." — McClatchy Tribune

About the Author:

Ian Doescher is an American fiction writer known for his William Shakespeare Star Wars series and the Pop Shakespeare series. He has loved Shakespeare since eighth grade and was born 45 days after Star Wars Episode IV was released. An ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), he has a B.A. in Music from Yale University, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in Ethics from Union Theological Seminary. He is currently a Senior Copywriter at CareOregon, a nonprofit health care provider in Portland.