{"id":4219,"date":"2014-07-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=4219"},"modified":"2014-06-28T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T17:41:45","slug":"the-jedi-doth-return-by-ian-doescher-book-review-shakespeare-and-the-force-dark-and-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=4219","title":{"rendered":"The Jedi Doth Return! by Ian Doescher (book review) &#8211; Shakespeare parses the Force, dark and light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=4224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return.jpg?fit=396%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"396,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return.jpg?fit=396%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"book cover of William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher published by Quirk Books\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jedi-Doth-Return.jpg?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Rescuer disguised, a comrade to free,<br \/>\nJabba of the Hutt wouldst kill them all!<br \/>\nLuke will not from his Force-dark&#8217;nd father flee,<br \/>\nbut seeks to free him from th&#8217;Emperor&#8217;s thrall.<\/p>\n<p>O, rebel band, stay strong and share the Force<br \/>\nwith Ewoks small, yet mighty in the fray!<br \/>\nA second Death Star bids to blast their world<br \/>\nand hidden base where freedom fighters stay.<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the natal day of this final tale in Shakespeare&#8217;s Star Wars saga &#8211; seek for it at thine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/libraries\" target=\"_blank\">local library<\/a> or a-favored <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/indie-store-finder\" target=\"_blank\">independent bookstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Certes, thou hast already perused <em>William Shakespeare&#8217;s Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope<\/em> (in discussion <a title=\"S is William Shakespeare\u2019s Star Wars, by Ian Doescher (book review) \u2013 yea, Verily a New Hope!\" href=\"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3298\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) and well as <em>The Empire Striketh Back<\/em> (more <a href=\"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=3307\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) &#8211; such classic stories from a galaxy far, far away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVp5XZEang4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**kmm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Jedi Doth Return (Star Wars Part the Sixth) \/ Ian Doescher; inspired by the work of George Lucas and William Shakespeare. Quirk Books, 2014.\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iandoescher.com\/william-shakespeares-star-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\">author site<\/a>]\u00a0 [<a href=\"http:\/\/quirkbooks.com\/jedidothreturn\" target=\"_blank\">publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DVp5XZEang4&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">book trailer<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My book talk<\/strong>: Amid daring rescues, new allies, and the dark Emperor himself targeting attacks on the Rebellion, the <em>Jedi Doth Return<\/em>\u00a0 to win Star Wars in the Bard&#8217;s own style or perish forever!<\/p>\n<p>Evil Jabba of the Hutt will soon regret his refusal to release carbonite-encased Han Solo to Luke Skywalker as this iambic pentametered tale begins on\u00a0 desert Tatooine.<\/p>\n<p>Luke, Han, and Leia&#8217;s stealth mission on Endor&#8217;s forest moon may gain the Ewoks as new allies, but may also imperil the Rebellion&#8217;s fight against the dark Empire, as Darth Vader uses the Force to sense his son&#8217;s whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>Will Luke be swayed to the dark side of the Force by Vader&#8217;s soliloquies?<br \/>\nShall Lando of Calrissian join the Rebels or stand aside?<br \/>\nAnd what of the past shared by Luke and Leia?<\/p>\n<p>Do read aloud the Ewoks&#8217; speeches and you&#8217;ll hear the almost-English of the middle 2 lines of their AABA-rhymed communications.<\/p>\n<p>The concluding volume of Doescher&#8217;s epically Shakespearean take on George Lucas&#8217; classic space opera can stand alone (especially for hardcore Star Wars devotees), but is even more enjoyable after reading<em> William Shakespeare&#8217;s Verily, a New Hope<\/em>\u00a0 (Star Wars Part the Fourth) and <em>The Empire Striketh Back<\/em>\u00a0 (Part the Fifth). May the verse be with you!\u00a0 (One of 6,000 books recommended on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abookandahug.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescuer disguised, a comrade to free, Jabba of the Hutt wouldst kill them all! Luke will not from his Force-dark&#8217;nd father flee, but seeks to free him from th&#8217;Emperor&#8217;s thrall. O, rebel band, stay strong and share the Force with Ewoks small, yet mighty in the fray! 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