**The New York Times Best Seller
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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 Yoda to a
hungry wampa.
Many a fortnight have passed since the destruction of the Death Star.
Young Luke Skywalker and his friends have taken refuge on the ice planet
of Hoth, where the evil Darth Vader has hatched a cold-blooded plan to
capture them. Only with the help of a little green Jedi Master--and a
swaggering rascal named Lando Calrissian--can our heroes escape the
Empire's wrath. And only then will Lord Vader learn how sharper than a
tauntaun's tooth it is to have a Jedi child.
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.What light
through Yoda's window breaks? Methinks you'll find out in the pages of
The Empire Striketh Back!