Heathen, Vol. 1

How it reads

Heathen, Vol. 1 is fantasy (mythological fantasy graphic novel, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in an invented world, in no single period, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are identity, power and politics and redemption. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It opens a series. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. At 108 pages it's a single-sitting book. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.