Quirk's Quest: Into the Outlands
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Setting out to explore the remote Outlands of Crutonia are the brave and multifarious crew of the H.M.S. Gwaniimander, under the command of Captain Quenterindy Quirk—a leader whose confidence exceeds his competence by several lengths of his own bushy tail.
Quirk’s voyage of discovery is quickly plunged into disaster and mystery, as the expedition encounters carnivorous giants, an unstable sorceress, and a valley of indestructible creatures. With the crew decimated, the ship destroyed, and a malign force plotting worse fortune, can Quirk and his compatriots hold together their royal mission?
Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Robert Christie and Deborah Lang's Into the Outlands is a tale of adventure in a fully-imagined fantasy world ripe for exploration. This first graphic novel of Quirk’s Quest includes an illustrated roster of the important characters, a guide to the intrepid Sxervian Frog Brigade, and mission map of the Outlands.
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The explorers in newcomers Christie and Lang's graphic novel are furry, Muppet-like creatures with googly eyes, who don't seem like they could get into much trouble; then things go terribly wrong. Charged with investigating the resources of the outer islands of Crutonia, the crew of experts is headed by Captain Quirk (a nod to Star Trek? This captain keeps a pompously worded logbook, too). Catastrophe strikes almost immediately as giants snack on their boat, stranding them on a remote island. The crew finds semi-safe haven in the cavern of the one-eyed sorceress Hukka, who takes a mysterious interest in their injured winged scout, Zaifer: "We mustn't leave poor Hukka like last time," she murmurs to Zaifer, after she drags him off to a corner of the cavern where the others can't find him. The pacing is snappy, engaging plot twists abound, and so do intriguing characters, like the cheerful little Yoons. Why aren't they scared of the marauding giants? "We Yoons is poisonous!" "No eat us!" Readers will hope for a sequel, and the cliffhanger ending promises one. Ages 8 12.
