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William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Imperial Boxed Set: Includes Verily, A New Hope; The Empire Striketh Back; The Jedi Doth Return; and an 8-by-34-inch full-color poster Hardcover – Illustrated, Oct. 28 2014

by Ian Doescher (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 750 ratings
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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 Darth Vader to R2D2.

This Royal Imperial Boxed Set includes all three New York Times best-selling volumes in the original trilogy: Verily, A New Hope; The Empire Striketh Back; and The Jedi Doth Return. Also included is an 8-by-34-inch full-color poster illustrating the complete cast and company of this glorious production.

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.
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  1. Print length
    520 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Quirk Books
  4. Publication date
    Oct. 28 2014
  5. Dimensions
    14.68 x 6.48 x 21.79 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1594747911
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1594747915
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Q & A with Ian Doescher

What inspired you to combine Star Wars with iambic pentameter?

In 2012, I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, watched the Star Wars trilogy for the millionth time, and attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Within the span of a few months, I had mash-ups, Star Wars, and Shakespeare on my mind.

Was it intimidating to take characters and plotlines that are so familiar and create something new?

I’ve been a fan of Star Wars for so long I feel some ownership in the characters—as I imagine most Star Wars fans do—so treating them as characters of my own feels natural. There’s always pressure, because other Star Wars fans may not interpret these characters the way I do, and may let me know, but the fun and challenge of it is well worth the risk.

Copyright 2020 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM.

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Praise for the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars® Series:

“Reverent, clever and a novel way for fans to re-immerse themselves in their beloved franchise.”—New York Times, on the series

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

“A great gift for every geek you know, no matter what their passion.”—Huffington Post, on William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

“Enormous fun.”—A.V. Club, on William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back

“The writing’s quite good; elaborate Elizabethan woodcuts. . .are just icing on the cake.”—The Wall Street Journal, on William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge

“At last, the mother of all mashups is upon us.”—CNET.com, on William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

“With movie Easter eggs aplenty, Bard babes and Star Wars lovers will be equally enthused.”—Brit + Co, on William Shakespeare’s The Force Doth Awaken

“Each page proves that the English language is a playground, and Ian Doescher uses every opportunity to the fullest.”—Sweety High, on William Shakespeare’s Jedi the Last

“The book is so brilliant you’ll wonder why someone didn’t think of it sooner.”—Paste Magazine, on William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

“As Shakespeare would say, you might think, this be madness, yet there is a method in ’t.”—Newsday, on William Shakespeare’s Star Wars

About the Author

Ian Doescher is the New York Times best-selling author of the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars® series, the Pop Shakespeare series, and MacTrump. He has written for Marvel Comics and is a contributing author to the story collection Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family. Visit him at IanDoescher.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quirk Books; Illustrated edition (Oct. 28 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 520 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594747911
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594747915
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 907 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.68 x 6.48 x 21.79 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 750 ratings

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Ian Doescher is the author of the William Shakespeare Star Wars series and the Pop Shakespeare series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his spouse and two sons. Visit Ian online at www.iandoescher.com.

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Brittany
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 👌
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2024
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Got it used and was in excellent condition. Beautiful box set with nice images, have yet to read it but am very impressed so far and would recommend for any collector. Great price also. Read the overwhelming positive reviews and they are accurate.
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely admirable
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2018
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It feels nice to read something that doesn’t come from Shakespeare at all but that’s still close from home... to an impressive level. I’m no huge Star Wars fan (hell, I’ve only watched part 7), but this makes me want to get into the series. The author of this is an absolute mad man... I love it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for any Star Wars/Shakespeare fan!
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2016
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Bought this as a present for my girlfriend, and she adored it!

Her thoughts:

- Writing was a lot better than expected, definitely not a gimmick book!
- Found the author super talented to not only have it in a Shakespearean style, but to bring wit and humour over as well.
- Poster it comes with is pretty cool
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marsrover
5.0 out of 5 stars A great parody!
Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2015
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This is so much fun to read. The author, Ian Doescher, has a wonderful understanding and appreciation for the Star Wars movies and the work of the Bard. A true and proper parody, and a delightful new way to relive favourite Star Wars lines and scenes.
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Clarisse K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2018
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Nice boxed set. Will be a gift for my husband! Thanks!!
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anon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 3, 2016
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Great books, very interesting. Just as described by seller.
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Jenn
4.0 out of 5 stars Really ncly packaged and the books are amazing.
Reviewed in Canada on December 13, 2016
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It'll hurt your sides from laughing. Really ncly packaged and the books are amazing.
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Katherine Streit
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2015
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Excellent price, excellent set of books! Can't wait to do a group reading.
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bushpig
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2024
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Why did I only find these now?
Enjoyable reading & true to the original
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Mir
5.0 out of 5 stars Semplicemente fantastico!
Reviewed in Italy on March 7, 2019
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Un must have per chi è appassionato sia di letteratura che di Star Wars! Disegni bellissimi!
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Dimitri K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Für Literatur-Geeks und SciFi-Nerds genau die richtige Kombi!
Reviewed in Germany on July 12, 2017
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Ich habe diese Trilogie in vollen Zügen genossen. Geschrieben mit einer Menge genialem Humor, im viktorianischem Englisch und dem von Shakespeares Werken bekannten jambischen Pentameter. Die Illustrationen sind sehr schön gestaltet und erinnern an die dramatischen Zeichnungen in Shakespeare-Lektüren aus der Schulzeit. Die Bücher sind sehr schick gestaltet - unter den hübsch illustrierten Schutzumschlägen verbergen sich Einbände, welche wie Jahrzehnte alte und von hunderten Leserhänden abgegriffene Ledereinbände gestaltet sind. Zusätzlich verbirgt sich in der (ebenfalls sehr schön gestalteten) Box ein knapp ein Meter breites und 20cm "hohes" Poster - beide zeigen dieselbe schön und witzig gestaltete Illustration der Charaktere auf einer Theaterbühne - toll!
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Cachfigus
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy recomendable
Reviewed in Mexico on August 17, 2016
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Muy recomendable! Y si son fans de star wars, es un plus. La coleccion esta increíble.Star wars contado al estilo de el mejor escritor de la historia, que mas puedes pedir?!
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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
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Full disclosure: I haven't read these all. I have sampled, but this was a gift. So the majority of the 5*s belongs to the physical product. This is a beautiful box set of 3 well produced, hardcover books. The books have great covers and pictures. The set comes with a nice poster. The idea of the book is great and what I read was fun and interesting. I gave it to my 11 year old and he loves it. This made a great gift.
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