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Free Country: A Tale of The Children's Crusade

By Neil Gaiman
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Free Country: A Tale of The Children's Crusade by Neil Gaiman is a captivating graphic novel that dives into a mysterious adventure where a group of children embarks on a crusade to find a magical land called Free Country. Along this journey, they confront dark secrets, supernatural encounters, and philosophical questions about innocence and freedom. The story intertwines elements of fantasy and reality, taking readers on a thought-provoking exploration of childhood and its undercurrents.
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This graphic novel may appeal to you if you enjoy a blend of fantasy and mythology with a hauntingly dark twist. Neil Gaiman's imaginative storytelling, combined with arresting illustrations, offers a unique and compelling experience that explores themes of adventure, power, and innocence lost. Ideal for those who appreciate stories with richly developed characters and an epic quest narrative.

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In this never-before-collected Vertigo event, children are mysteriously disappearing all over England. It's up to a group of young heroes to find out how they ended up in the mystical land called The Free Country - and to figure out how to bring them home again.

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In this never-before-collected Vertigo event, children are mysteriously disappearing all over England. It's up to a group of young heroes to find out how they ended up in the mystical land called The Free Country—and to figure out how to bring them home again.

This epic adventure features bookend chapters written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, and stars the young heroes from Vertigo titles, including Timothy Hunter (The Books of Magic), The Dead Boy Detectives (The Sandman), Maxine Baker (Animal Man), Tefe (Swamp Thing) and Dorothy Spinner (Doom Patrol).

Collects The Children's Crusade #1-2, Animal Man Annual #1, Black Orchid Annual #1, Swamp Thing Annual #7, Arcana Annual #1 and Doom Patrol Annual #2.

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ISBN: 9781401242411

Publisher: DC Comics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: DC Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 266.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning The Graveyard Book and Coraline, the basis for the hit movie. His other books include Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods and Stardust (winner of the American Library Association's Alex Award as one of 2000's top novels for young adults) and the short story collections M Is for Magic and Smoke and Mirrors. He is also the author of The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Traded My Dad for Two Goldfish, both written for children. Among his many awards are the Eisner, the Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy and the Bram Stoker. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

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