![]() The first three volumes of Fence (and, I assume, future volumes) follow the fencing team at King’s Row Academy as they try to take the state championship from the more highly ranked Exton. Pacat and Johanna the Mad, which on paper isn’t something that would normally catch my fancy. I love this little universe created by C.S. When readers are used to visual cues, to having descriptions emphasized with action and dialogue with facial expressions, to having a story presented with integrated art, it’s almost impossible to flesh out anything else in the universe without that art.ĭespite that, Sarah Rees Brennan does it with Fence: Striking Distance. ![]() In fairness, it’s much easier to add visuals to a story than it is to make up for their absence with more words. We don’t typically see a comicsverse that benefits from having canon material added in novel form. ![]() However, the reverse isn’t nearly as common. Claudia Gray’s Lost Stars got an extended ending in its manga adaptation. ![]() ![]() Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London has… other Rivers of London but with pictures. Schwab’s Shades of Magic has The Steel Prince. Thankfully, for those of us who like to read across genres and formats, a lot of really excellent novels have found their stories continued or supplemented or prequeled (I’m a writer, I’m allowed to make up words) by comics. ![]()
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