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The Nameless City
The Nameless City
by Faith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire
Price: $21.99 (Hardcover)
Published: April 05, 2016
Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast)
From the Publisher: Every nation that invades the City gives it a new
name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands
once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the
unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those whotry to name it are forever outsiders. Kaidu is one such outsider. He's aDao born and bred--a member of the latest occupying nation. Rat is a
native of the Nameless City. At first, she hates Kai for everything he
stands for, but his love of his new home may be the one thing that canbring these two unlikely friends together. Let's hope so, because the fateof the Nameless City rests in their hands.
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The Nameless City is blessed and cursed by being at a crossroads: in this graphic novel set in an imaginary but very real
locale, the Nameless City controls the only passage from a major river to the ocean on the other side of a mountain range.Three great nations battle for control of it, each one holding power for a few decades, re-naming the city and inevitably
losing ground to someone else...who then renames the city, holds onto power for a while, then loses power and so on. The
people who actually live in the city never bother to name it themselves, choosing instead to simply endure while othernations battle over and around them. Into the middle of this vivid world plops Kaidu, the son of a general. Kaidu feelsShare This Book
About The Author
Faith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire
MoreFaith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Her graphicnovels include Zombies Calling, The War atEllsmere, Brain Camp (with Susan Kim and
Laurence Klavan), Friends with Boys,Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with
Prudence Shen), the Bigfoot Boy series …
Release Info
List Price: $21.99 (Hardcover)
Published: April 05, 2016
Publisher: First Second
Pages: 240
ISBN 10: 1626721572
ISBN 13: 9781626721579
drawn to the Nameless City, leaving behind his mother (the leader of their tribe). He's not a great warrior (really, he
prefers a good book), but he's open to the charm of this daunting metropolis and refuses to see the locals as trash, the way
most of the other young warriors do. Kaidu soon befriends a street urchin named Rat, learns to race across the rooftops like
her, appreciates the complexity of this city he's chosen as a home and then discovers a plot to bring it all crashing down.Creator Faith Erin Hicks has done a marvelous job in drawing on classic narratives but making her characters just human anddown-to-earth enough to be believable. (Though Rat sure can leap across some mighty chasms.) Hicks employs awonderfully grounded palette that makes the Nameless City vividly real -- this is no fantasy, though there is no particular
real world equivalent at play. Kaidu is appealing, but not a stock hero in waiting; Rat is resourceful, but not so plucky you
can't imagine her getting hurt and the other characters follow suit. And the vistas Hicks offers up are truly eye-catching. Anexcellent launch to a new series. -- Michael Giltz
What Others Say
"Faith Erin Hicks breathes life into her characters with gale-force winds. The Nameless City makes you feel
everything its heroes are experiencing inside and out, from adolescent angst to the scrape of terra cotta tiles
under a leaping boot." âBryan Konietzko, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender
"Faith Erin Hicks is one of the best creators working in graphic novels today and The Nameless City is a fantastic
introduction to an exciting new series. Looking forward to reading more!" âKazu Kibuishi, author of the Amulet
series
"This tale of unexpected alliances has everything: winning characters, a sumptuous setting, and sharpobservations about power and history. Hidden depths abound in The Nameless City ." âScott Westerfeld, author of
Uglies andZeroes
"The beauty and construction of the Nameless City will leave you breathless. Faith has created a world sodetailed and believable, it makes me want to explore the back alleys to see what is there." âJeff Smith, author
of the Bone series
"Hicksâs sequential artwork is polished, and though males hold nearly all the political power, the female
characters are mighty warriors…
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Top Picks: All Books
The Nameless City
The Nameless City
by Faith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire
Price: $21.99 (Hardcover)
Published: April 05, 2016
Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast)
From the Publisher: Every nation that invades the City gives it a new
name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands
once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the
unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those whotry to name it are forever outsiders. Kaidu is one such outsider. He's aDao born and bred--a member of the latest occupying nation. Rat is a
native of the Nameless City. At first, she hates Kai for everything he
stands for, but his love of his new home may be the one thing that canbring these two unlikely friends together. Let's hope so, because the fateof the Nameless City rests in their hands.
Rate This Book
Add To Wishlist
|Rate/Review Add To Bookshelf
Get This Book
Personalize / Add More ChoicesGo to your preferred retailer, click to choose a format and you' ll be taken directly to their site where
you can get this book.
What We Say
The Nameless City is blessed and cursed by being at a crossroads: in this graphic novel set in an imaginary but very real
locale, the Nameless City controls the only passage from a major river to the ocean on the other side of a mountain range.Three great nations battle for control of it, each one holding power for a few decades, re-naming the city and inevitably
losing ground to someone else...who then renames the city, holds onto power for a while, then loses power and so on. The
people who actually live in the city never bother to name it themselves, choosing instead to simply endure while othernations battle over and around them. Into the middle of this vivid world plops Kaidu, the son of a general. Kaidu feelsShare This Book
About The Author
Faith Erin Hicks, Jordie Bellaire
MoreFaith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Her graphicnovels include Zombies Calling, The War atEllsmere, Brain Camp (with Susan Kim and
Laurence Klavan), Friends with Boys,Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with
Prudence Shen), the Bigfoot Boy series …
Release Info
List Price: $21.99 (Hardcover)
Published: April 05, 2016
Publisher: First Second
Pages: 240
ISBN 10: 1626721572
ISBN 13: 9781626721579
drawn to the Nameless City, leaving behind his mother (the leader of their tribe). He's not a great warrior (really, he
prefers a good book), but he's open to the charm of this daunting metropolis and refuses to see the locals as trash, the way
most of the other young warriors do. Kaidu soon befriends a street urchin named Rat, learns to race across the rooftops like
her, appreciates the complexity of this city he's chosen as a home and then discovers a plot to bring it all crashing down.Creator Faith Erin Hicks has done a marvelous job in drawing on classic narratives but making her characters just human anddown-to-earth enough to be believable. (Though Rat sure can leap across some mighty chasms.) Hicks employs awonderfully grounded palette that makes the Nameless City vividly real -- this is no fantasy, though there is no particular
real world equivalent at play. Kaidu is appealing, but not a stock hero in waiting; Rat is resourceful, but not so plucky you
can't imagine her getting hurt and the other characters follow suit. And the vistas Hicks offers up are truly eye-catching. Anexcellent launch to a new series. -- Michael Giltz
What Others Say
"Faith Erin Hicks breathes life into her characters with gale-force winds. The Nameless City makes you feel
everything its heroes are experiencing inside and out, from adolescent angst to the scrape of terra cotta tiles
under a leaping boot." âBryan Konietzko, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender
"Faith Erin Hicks is one of the best creators working in graphic novels today and The Nameless City is a fantastic
introduction to an exciting new series. Looking forward to reading more!" âKazu Kibuishi, author of the Amulet
series
"This tale of unexpected alliances has everything: winning characters, a sumptuous setting, and sharpobservations about power and history. Hidden depths abound in The Nameless City ." âScott Westerfeld, author of
Uglies andZeroes
"The beauty and construction of the Nameless City will leave you breathless. Faith has created a world sodetailed and believable, it makes me want to explore the back alleys to see what is there." âJeff Smith, author
of the Bone series
"Hicksâs sequential artwork is polished, and though males hold nearly all the political power, the female
characters are mighty warriors…
More
What You Say
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No Reviews Found .....
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