William Shakespeare's Star Wars

Name: William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.11 (9 reviews)
Author: Ian Doescher
ISBN: 9780804191791

Author: Ian Doescher

Series: William Shakespeare's Star Wars #4

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 3 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 10/01/2013

Categories: Fiction, Media Tie-in, Science Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

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 a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor 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.

Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike. Zounds! This is the audiobook you’re looking for.

This audiobook is read by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, January LaVoy, Marc Thompson, and the author, Ian Doescher.

Includes an afterword read by the author.

About The Author

Ian Doescher has loved Shakespeare since eighth grade and was born 45 days after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released. 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. Ian lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two sons. This is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wee on May 01, 2024

Fantastic - I listened to the audio-book of this and it was brilliant, truly a brilliant blend of the formal speech of Shakespeare and the surreal imagery of Star Wars.......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on September 10, 2015

4.5/5 Stars I loved this so so much! I found the audiobook on Scribd and honestly, it was so much better than reading the physical book. I started the physical book a while back and hadn't finished it, and I thought I loved it, BUT THE AUDIOBOOK MAN. There are tracks from the soundtrack, sound effects......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on April 28, 2015

I was raised on Star Wars. This book is just what it sounds like. Am I the only one who is really pissed that droids are slaves? They are clearly sentient beings, and should not be sold at slave auctions and be subject to any master who buys them. :( And at the end, how come C-3PO and R2-D2 don't get......more

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on September 17, 2018

What an amusing and delightful book. You also might find it so, unless you believe that George Lucas came upon this manuscript (credited to the Bard of Avon) and, from it, created Episode IV of the saga we all love. Aside from the iambic meter of this version, it sticks quite close to the sounds and......more