Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian: A Graphic Novel
Tim Probert, Tim Probert
Subjects
- Comics and Manga - from Asterix to Zelda
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
Average rating
New York Times bestselling author Kazu Kibuishi says of Lightfall: “Beautifully drawn. Tim Probert has created a world readers will want to visit.”
For fans of Amulet and middle grade readers who love sweeping worlds like Star Wars, the first book of the Lightfall series introduces Bea and Cad, two unlikely friends who get swept up in an epic quest to save their world from falling into eternal darkness.
Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig’s House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of the wise Pig Wizard and his adopted granddaughter, Bea. As keepers of the Endless Flame, they live a quiet and peaceful life, crafting medicines and potions for the people of their once-prosperous world.
All that changes one day when, while walking through the woods, Bea meets Cad, a member of the Galdurians, an ancient race thought to be long-extinct. Cad believes that if anyone can help him find his missing people, it’s the Pig Wizard.
But when the two arrive home, the Pig Wizard is nowhere to be found—all that’s left is the Jar of Endless Flame and a mysterious note. Fearing for the Pig Wizard’s safety, Bea and Cad set out across Irpa to find him, while danger fights its way out of the shadows and into the light.
Will these two unexpected friends find the beloved Pig Wizard and prevent eternal darkness from blanketing their world? Or has Irpa truly seen its last sunrise?
Praise for Lightfall
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
Fall 2020 Indie Next List
Junior Library Guild Selection
2021 Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection
Nominated for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award
Reviews
Beatrice met cad and they were trying to find Beatrice's gramp there is a book 2 Coming aswel.
Prince Raccoon Sherbet 11.08.2022
It’s weird, but very good, because a little girl and an animal are working together to defeat a bird.
Count Peanuts Hedgehog 10.08.2022
It was good I really liked it and so action packed
Sir Flash Rubber-duck 06.08.2022
I’ve spent the last few years reading novels for KS2 but not many graphic novels so this is hopefully the first of many others. The Lightfall world is as intriguing as it is dangerous and the characters of Cal and Bea are beautifully constructed, vulnerable and courageous in different ways. Created using sketch-based apps and photoshop, the illustrations are simply mind-blowing. Read it all in one sitting over about 2 hours and immediately ready for the next instalment!
Anonymous 27.07.2022
