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Book

Kairos

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL MALA (CEN)

Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York : First Second Book, an imprint of Roaring Books Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2020.

Physical Description

188 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

In Kairos, French graphic novelist Ulysse Malassagne turns the typical damsel-in-distress narrative on its head. With stunning art, epic battle scenes, and unexpected plot twists, Kairos forces you to question where to draw the line between hero and antihero. Nills and Anaelle are looking forward to their first night in their rustic cabin in the woods. But the couple's idyllic vacation is suddenly thrown into turmoil when a strange flash of light bursts from the fireplace. A portal appears, and out of it spill dragon-like creatures that are armed to the teeth. They grab Anaelle and flee back through the portal, leaving a distraught Nills with a sudden decision: stay behind, or leap through after her? He leaps. And that's when things get really weird.

Notes

Originally published in French as Kairos-intégrale in 2015.

"Through the door of destiny."--Cover.

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