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The Cloven: Book Two

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In The Cloven: Book Two, geneticist Dr Kenneth Langner, creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to journalist Jake Arthur, who is investigating Seattle's homeless encampment "the Jungle." When Langner is found dead, Arthur uncovers a sinister plot. Meanwhile, Tuck, a human/goat hybrid known as a Cloven, is taken to Halcyon Meadows, a secret retreat where society's elite worship goats and celebrate his existence. The story grows increasingly strange in this dynamic sci-fi graphic novel by Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric, moody science fiction and graphic novels combining dark, mature themes with striking artwork. Fans of psychological thrillers and edgy speculative fiction will find this series compelling.

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Bestselling author Garth Stein and acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in this action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest.

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In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as "the Jungle." When Langner turns up dead the next morning, Arthur realises he's into something far more sinister than he realised.

Meanwhile, in an effort to evade the para-military that have begun rounding up Cloven, Tuck is taken to Halcyon Meadows, a bizarre retreat of the true insidersβ€”Supreme court justices, ex-presidents, movie stars, rock musicians, health gurusβ€”those who are really in the know and who gather there every summer to worship goats. And to celebrate the existence of the first human/goat hybrid: The Cloven. And that's when things really start to get weird.

Moody and mysterious and atmospheric as a fever dream, The Cloven is a raucous, funny, and dynamic sci-fi graphic novel series about James "Tuck" Tucker, a genetically modified human organism known as a Cloven, written by Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain) and drawn by Matthew Southworth (co-creator of the graphic novel series Stumptown), two of today's bestselling and critically acclaimed storytellers.

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Praised as "riveting" from its first scene, The Cloven delivers a modern twist on Frankenstein with dark, stylish writing and vivid, striking art. Neal Bascomb calls it a masterful and unique world, while Foreword Reviews highlights its daring storytelling and the light it casts on a dark fictional world full of untold stories.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683967682

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 176 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Matthew Southworth

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 269.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Garth Stein is a New York Times-bestselling author, filmmaker and playwright based in Seattle. He is the winner of several literary awards, including two PNBA Awards. The author of several plays and four novels, his book, The Art of Racing in the Rain, has sold over six million copies worldwide, been produced as a stage play, children's book, and a film. Matthew Southworth is a comic artist and writer based in Seattle. He is the co-creator (along with Greg Rucka) of the comic book series Stumptown, as well as an Executive Producer of ABC's Stumptown TV series.

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