May the Farce be with You!: The Novel

by Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore

Follows the adventures of Princess Liar Origami, Puke Moonwalker, and their friends as they battle motorcycle-riding villain Dark Visor in a parody of the "Star Wars" films.

Genres: Humor, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novels, Star Wars

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) was born in Britain. He studied at Warwick University and Nottingham University, and worked at various times as a teacher, actor, stage manager and puppeteer. Then he went to teach in Botswana. On his return to the UK he met Steve Skidmore, collectively known as The Two Steves—are British collaborative writers who mostly work in the field of children's literature. They have written over 70 books together.

Reviews

[Tony Calder · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book consists of two separate books - the first is a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, the second (and much longer) is a parody of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Unfortunately, neither of them is particularly funny. In the whole 400+ pages, there were only two bits that made me laugh out loud, and in the first of them the joke was subsequently carried on so long that it ceased to be funny.

Overall, there is a level of amusement to it, and some of the puns are witty, but it was generally disappointing. Perhaps the issue was that it is hard to write a parody of a set of films in which the visuals are so important.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and weird parody of a much loved sci fi series. This is an enjoyable read for people after a quick laugh and some sci-fi action. Although, die hard fans of the movies may find it difficult.