GRAPHIC NOVELS

Dawnrunner

Dark Horse. Dec. 2024. 168p. ISBN 9781506726359. $29.99. SF
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Celebrated author Ram V (Rare Flavours) and illustrator Cagle (Detective Comics) craft a gripping science-fiction thriller that delivers visceral action while also exploring the ways in which human civilization has changed, and what has driven these changes, over centuries. The story takes place in a far-future world in which a dimensional portal in the sky over Central America has unleashed colossal monsters known as the Tetza, which have pushed the human race to the brink of extinction. In the wake of this disaster, governments have been replaced by megacorporations, which control the production and deployment of gundam-style mechs called Iron Kings. After a century of conflict, the development of a devastatingly powerful next-generation mech named Dawnrunner suggests that victory over the invaders may at last be at hand. When Anita Marr, the Dawnrunner’s pilot, suffers an eerie out-of-body experience in the midst of battle, it causes her to question the status quo, and she is set on a course of discovery with potentially global consequences.
VERDICT A stirringly soulful action extravaganza, sure to enthrall fans of gundam or military anime and manga, as well as those interested in science fiction with complex characterization and probing questions about human nature.
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