
From Under Mountains
Image Comics (Publisher)
Published on 4. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-63215-944-1 (ISBN)
Description
Old Blood feuds rise up from the past to haunt the
ruling family of Karsgate Keep.
Young Lady Elena
must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing
forces
that threaten Akhara from outside its
borders, and worse yet, from within.
Collects
FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1-6
ruling family of Karsgate Keep.
Young Lady Elena
must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing
forces
that threaten Akhara from outside its
borders, and worse yet, from within.
Collects
FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1-6
Reviews / Votes
LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) -- When a political envoyarrives in Karsgate Keep, Lady Elena, daughter of the Keep's guardian Lord
Crowe, sees an opportunity for adventure. Before long her actions threaten the
peace between her home nation of Akhara and a race of magical goblins called the
Mausgol, as well as earning the enmity of both human and mystical adversaries.
Rife with magic, ritual, and schemes, this fantasy features a strong female
protagonist, a large cast of humans, sorcerers, gods, and ghosts, and a setting
that combines classic courtly genre tropes with a more Middle Eastern flavor.
Leong's (Chief Five Heads) illustration is evocative without overwhelming the
rather cinematic script by Churchland (Beast) and debuter Gibson, which favors
nicely crafted dialog and moody, silent stretches. VERDICT While this first
volume, collecting Issues 1-6, in the series focuses heavily on establishing a
tone and multiple mysteries, and is therefore a little slow to get going, the
ending indicates that future installments should garner rabid fans among the
sword-and-sorcery crowd, especially those seeking something slightly different
in this typically male-dominated field, or those preferring loads of backstory
and detail to sift through.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Fullerton
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 13 to 16 years
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63215-944-1 (9781632159441)
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