William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back

By: Ian Doescher

Narrated by: Various

Hot on the heels of the New York Times bestseller William Shakespeare’s Star Wars comes the next installment of the original trilogy: William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back. 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.

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

As with the movies, even better than the 1st

As with the movies, this play is even better than the first. The added hilarity that Marc Thompson, who reads most of the good Star Wars audiobooks anyway, is cast here is just icing on a cake of perfection.
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If You Loved the First One

Would you consider the audio edition of William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back to be better than the print version?

Yes, I would because it is written as a play and therefore, is better when performed (either on stage or in audio form).

What did you like best about this story?

Yoda.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

The things that were singing in Cloud City. I don't know what they were called but it was great.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was totally taken by surprised by the singing and had to stifle my laughter because we were listening to this while I waited for my daughters to go to sleep.

Just as good as the first!

These are so fun to listen to. They follow the movie almost line for line and I find myself waiting to hear the popular quote. With what cleverness and wit these are writ. Love them!

Brilliant!

I loved the introduction of back stories for Lando and Boba Fett. I hope we see something like this for the Force Wakens and the newer Star Wars movies.

sheer delight!

You can hear how much everyone loves this play from the joy in their performances.

These Shakespearean adaptations are superior to the films in many ways.