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Graveyard Wars Vol 1

A J Lieberman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Ablaze, LLC

Published:15th Dec '20

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Graveyard Wars Vol 1 cover

There are those among us, all of whomhave had near death experiences, who now have an ability called a Soul-Skillwhich allows them access to the skill-sets of the dead; fighter, mechanic,sniper. Anything. This ability connects them in this realm to the soul, and itsskill, in the next. Pilot. Hacker. Assassin. Anything. While not everyone whotouches death is able to retain this ability those who do have formed twowarring guilds: Caretakers and Dark Hearts. The Caretaker's mission? To use thepower of the dead to protect the living. Welcome to GraveyardWars.

All his life EthanNoble felt he was different; unstable, crazy. How else to explain his ability tomaster so many different skills only to have them vanish time after time. Allher life Carter Noble has tried in vain to help her brother. Raise him, shieldhim, understand him. An impossible task, even for a twin, because no matter howhard Ethan tried to explain his behavior Carter was never able to understand andany attempt to enlist help from Sebastian, their father, was met with an icystare and stony silence.

Whatall three Nobles will soon learn is that in a world where the secrets someonetakes to their grave are no longer safe you need family more than ever. Theproblem? When Ethan and Carter uncover aweb of lies that led to theirmother's death they're lead straight to theirfather.

Brought to you by AJLieberman, writer of Image Comics (COWBOY NINJA VIKING, TERM LIFE), DC(Gotham Knights, Harley Quinn, War Games) and Scholastic (THE SILVERSIX). Illustrated by Andrew Sebastian Kwan and DarrenRawlings.

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL -- Gr 9 Up-Lieberman (Cowboy Ninja Viking; Batman: Gotham Knights) and Kwan (NEO: Blossoms) build a complex fantasy world existing within our own. Two white college-aged twins, Carter and Ethan, discover their magical legacy; near-death experiences give them the ability to tap into and use the “soul skills” of dead people. The twins find themselves caught between two battling groups of magic users, Caretakers and Dark Hearts, with different opinions of how this magical power should be used. Carter and Ethan must learn to master their skills and choose a side in a magical war amid betrayals in their own family. Even more so than with Mark Millar's The Magic Order, readers are rarely given direct answers and often must deduce explanations for the magic system. Some mechanics of the plot, such as “safe soil,” are never fully explained, which may frustrate some readers. The cold blue and black palette is broken only by the occasional yellow sound effect or ghost, but every character is instantly recognizable (not an easy feat without full color). Because the magical powers are triggered by a near-death experience, there are several scenes of someone deliberately attempting to hurt themselves by hanging themselves and or being shot, making the book appropriate for older readers only. VERDICT Mature readers who do not mind being kept in the dark will find this a fun action story.

ISBN: 9781950912131

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 25mm

Weight: 553g

232 pages