Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher is the author of William Shakespeare's Star Wars®: Verily, A New Hope.

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July 3 2013 9:40 AMWilliam Shakespeare’s Star WarsThe attack on the Death Star, in blank verse.Ian Doescher

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Brow Beat

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Future Tense

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Moneybox

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Gentleman Scholar

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Doublex

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Video

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