by Ian Doescher
First published 2020
The Resistance flees across the galaxy as the First Order closes in with relentless fury. Rey continues her Jedi training while grappling with her mysterious connection to Kylo Ren, who wavers between darkness and light. Poe, Finn, Rose, BB-8, and Chewbacca fight alongside their allies against overwhelming odds. The fate of the Skywalker lineage hangs in the balance as ancient secrets emerge and final confrontations loom. Doescher transforms the climactic Star Wars film into authentic Shakespearean drama, complete with iambic pentameter, stage directions, and Elizabethan dialogue. Every character and scene from the movie appears in verse form, accompanied by twenty woodcut illustrations that reimagine the Star Wars universe as an Elizabethan theatrical production. The book contains hidden references that will delight both Shakespeare enthusiasts and Star Wars devotees.
Genres: adaptations, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Galaxy
Period: Skywalker Lineage
169 pages · Hardcover · Quirk Books