| Title | : | The Firelight Isle, Vol. 1: Heavenly Blue |
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| ISBN | : | 1916414605 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781916414600 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 2018 |
Anlil and Sen both carry a star of their own. They are childhood friends, their heavenly journeys woven together as Sen takes his first step down the path of priesthood, and Anlil weaves a sacred offering that could save her household.
But all paths branch, all threads unwind, and all flames fie. For ever the nameless dark waits at the shores of the Firelight Isle.
The Firelight Isle, Vol. 1: Heavenly Blue Reviews
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I sponsored the printing of this webcomic in hardback via Kickstarter so it was interesting to finally read the whole of this volume. "Wormworld saga" was the first Kickstarter I did and is a comic that is told in 'top to bottom' infinite scrolling fashion online just like this. But Daniel Leske decided to adapt the style to a normal portrait style hardcover where Paul Duffield, here, has decided to keep the single scroll effect in a book. Perhaps there is a very strong narrative reason (beyond our heroine being a weaver) but that's not obvious in the book.
The story is of two youths who don't know they can't live without each other. Their paths diverge and the story tells of what this means. But the story finished too soon for my liking but I can't complain as it can be viewed online. The art is gorgeous with muted colouring and the whole image of the borders on the webpage and in the book works to show off a very professional job.
I look forward to seeing what happens next. -
Well, 2,5 stars rounded up.
It took me a while to really get into the story. I'd never read the webcomic and I backed this on Kickstarted because I like the art. I mean, it's not bad... It's just because it took me one hundred pages to start understanding what was going on and the book was over.
Anlil and Sen are childhood friends in a world were darkness is feared. They both chose a path: she's going to be a weaver, while he's going to be a priest. The color blue seems to play an important role in the story.
The book is beautiful but it's kind of weird to read it since it's upside down, if I can say that. But the blue is fantastic.
I'll back the second one for sure. -
Beautiful art and book design. The story and world-building is interesting. We are first introduced to the main characters during an argument, so that felt kind of fast, especially before we have developed a connection for feelings for the characters. But we get to know them a bit through flashbacks. The end is a cliff-hanger and I’m not really sure what it means, so I’m interested to see the continuation.
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Recent Reads: Heavenly Blue. The first collection of Paul Duffield's Firelight Isle web comic is a tale of ritual, under a spiral of stars. Reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin's Always Coming Home and Carla Speed McNeil's Finder, this is a superb cultural fantasy. Recommended.
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Story: 4
Art: 5
Book design: 5
This is the beginning of an interesting fantasy world but the real amazing thing here is the design of the book, flowing vertically, read the same way. I only wish I could have afforded one of the scroll printings when I backed it on Kickstarter. -
The pacing, the art, the story, the well-thought out and beautiful layout of each panel... it's all amazing. Absolutely captivating. The perfect graphic novel.
Should be on everyone's to-read list. -
Captivating artwork and a gripping story.
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Beautiful art, intreaguing storyline, creative book layout.
Well worth the read
