Grandville L'Intégrale

Name: Grandville L'Intégrale
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SKU: 9781787333031
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The Complete Grandville Series, with an introduction by Ian Rankin

By Bryan Talbot

Series: Grandville Series

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Grandville L'Intégrale by Bryan Talbot is a thrilling steampunk graphic novel series set in an alternate reality where Britain is under the imperial rule of France. The story follows Detective Inspector LeBrock, a badger who is part of Scotland Yard’s anthropomorphic team, unraveling complex criminal mysteries. Set against a backdrop of political intrigue and social commentary, the narrative blends action, wit, and a rich visual style.
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You might enjoy this graphic novel if you appreciate intricate storytelling combined with stunning, detailed artwork. Set in an alternate steampunk universe, it offers a thrilling mix of mystery, adventure, and anthropomorphic characters. Fans of creative and visually rich narratives will likely find this work particularly engaging and imaginative.

Grandville L'Intégrale

It's a world you'll never tire of exploring' IAN RANKIN

Beware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology.

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The complete Grandville graphic novels series - the bestselling, award-winning steampunk thrillers, whose fans include Philip Pullman - is now available in a sumptuously designed package, with an introduction by Ian Rankin.

'I've never come across a fictional world as fully-realised as Bryan Talbot's Grandville... It's a world you'll never tire of exploring' - IAN RANKIN

Beware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology. Within this rich fantastical milieu, the relentless Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard pursues shadowy death squads, psychotic killers, dark political conspiracies, ruthless crime lords, and bloodthirsty cults through the streets of London and the centre of the greatest empire on earth, the Belle Epoque Paris known as Grandville.

Grandville L'Intégrale collects all five Grandville novels in one deluxe hardcover volume accompanied by voluminous author notes never before in print.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN

'I have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they're superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written - everything about them is terrific' - PHILIP PULLMAN

'These ingeniously plotted fantasies will make you bark with laughter' - METRO

'Utterly delightful' - THE TIMES

'Bryan Talbot is a genius' - OBSERVER

Series: Grandville Series

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Grandville L'Intégrale

By Bryan Talbot

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Grandville L'Intégrale is highly praised for its superb design and imaginative storytelling, with critics noting its beautifully conceived world. Esteemed authors like Philip Pullman and Ian Rankin commend its adventurous and fully-realised setting. The graphic novel is acclaimed for its engaging, humorous narratives that entertain and captivate readers with their visuals and plot twists.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787333031

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Jonathan Cape

Contributors:

Introduction by Ian Rankin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 50.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 2705g

Pages: 608

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Bryan Talbot Fiction General Fiction Graphic Novels Penguin Books Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Grandville Series

About the Author

Bryan Talbot (Author) Bryan Talbot was born in 1952. He has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as Judge Dredd and Batman- Legends of the Dark Knight. His books include Alice in Sunderland, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (with Mary Talbot), the first graphic novel to win the Costa biography award, and the Grandville series.