Space Boy is the most thoughtful, character-driven
comic I have ever read! Perfect for both children and adults, this story
intimately reflects the everyday pains, joys, and friendships of life all
through a futuristic Sci-Fi setting.
This book, along with the rest of the
series, has truly become one of my all-time favorites! So relatable and healing
for anyone who has been through traumas such as moving, loss, and PTSD. And all
done in an extremely sensitive and deft manner. The best thing is, it is
available as a free webcomic as well as in print—although I absolutely adore
the physical copies!
Stephen McCraine’s Space Boy volumes 1-3 in one book!
To Amy, everyone has a flavor. When her dad loses his job on their remote deep space mining colony, Amy and her family are forced to start a new life back on Earth.
Emerging from a cryotube after a 30 year voyage, Amy awakes to find herself in a strange land of heavy gravity, weird people, and an endless blue sky. High school seems difficult at first, but Amy is soon able to settle into a comfortable group of friends that help make the transition easier. But one of Amy’s classmates…
Translated
from the French children’s novel by Timothée de Fombelle, this sequel to Toby Alone is miles deeper in
emotion and pathos than most books for children today.
Set in a civilization of
minuscule people living in and around a tree, Toby and the Secrets of the Tree is an exploration of human nature
at its best and worst, encapsulating what the essence and beauty of life truly
is. This heartfelt little epic hit me at just the right time in my life, and
the message of hope through intense trials is an uplifting one for anyone who
has faced adversity.
If you love character-driven books, this one is for you!
The second and final part of the thrilling adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world.
Toby's world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss and lichen invade the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby's best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, capturing all who stand in his way, inflicting a life of poverty and fear. But returning after several years among the Grass People, Toby will fight back.…
For
all the writers out there, this picture book is an exploration of the “unspeakable
horror of the literary life.”
Edward Gorey, in his signature macabre manner,
conveys the unconveyable as he takes us through this deceptively insightful
story of an author’s journey from the first page, revisions, and finally
publication…leaving us to wonder what exactly it is that draws us authors to
the lonely aching, hallucinations, and general ennui of the writing life…but
loving it all the way!
This was Edward Gorey’s first published book and has his
signature pen and ink illustrations in all of their listless glory. A hilarious
and relatable read!
On November 18th of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel.' Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to which The Unstrung Harp might apply, but his mind will keep reverting to the last biscuit on the plate." So begins what the Times Literary Supplement called "a small masterpiece." TUH is a look at the literary life and its "attendant woes: isolation, writer's block, professional jealousy, and plain boredom."…
It’s been over a year since the Dargzán brothers, Rowtu and Ikwultu, left Earth after the close of the battle in San Francisco, and a new chapter of their life is beginning. While together on a routine trade run to the planet Ekar, Ikwultu’s troubled past unexpectedly reaches out to haunt him, and everything goes disastrously wrong…
As their lives spin out of control, the brothers begin to discover the menace that has been lurking in the shadows of their galaxy…and beyond.
An exploration of an intriguing new sci-fi world, fraught with enemies, agents, friendships, and battles, set against the backdrop of space.
