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Fence: Challengers

By C.S. Pacat
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The Kings Row team is heading into the State Championships as underdog champions, but now have to contend with the best of the best in fencing—including facing their toughest rival of all. En garde! The beloved sports romance returns from acclaimed writer C.S. Pacat and iconic... Read More
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The Kings Row team is heading into the State Championships as underdog champions, but now have to contend with the best of the best in fencing–including facing their toughest rival of all.

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The Kings Row team is heading into the State Championships as underdog champions, but now have to contend with the best of the best in fencing—including facing their toughest rival of all.

En garde!

The beloved sports romance returns from acclaimed writer C.S. Pacat and iconic artist Johanna the Mad, pushing the saga to new competitive heights!

Kings Row are heading into the State Championships as underdog champions, and now have to contend with the best of the best in fencing—including potentially facing Exton themselves. Before they can get there though, they'll have to get through some of the other top teams, including some old rivals...

Collects Fence Challengers: Long Shot and Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798892153775

Publisher: Boom! Studios

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: BOOM! Box

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Johanna the Mad

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 304g

Pages: 112

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C.S. Pacat Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Graphic Novels Young Adult Young Adult Romance

About the Author

C.S. Pacat is the New York Times and USA-Today best-selling author of Dark Rise, the Captive Prince trilogy, and the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence, and has also written for DC Comics. C.S. Pacat has lived in a number of cities, including Tokyo and Perugia, and currently resides and writes in Melbourne.

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