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Grandville parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Grandville is a steampunk noir mystery with sophisticated worldbuilding and a determined protagonist pursuing justice. The graphic novel contains moderate violence consistent with detective noir (gunfights, murders), some mild language, and occasional adult content, making it better suited for older teens than younger readers. The intricate alternate history and complex plot reward careful reading, though the visual style and genre conventions may appeal to mature middle-grade readers with parental guidance.
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Two hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small, unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steampowered dirigible, and mutual... Two hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small, unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steampowered dirigible, and mutual suspicion to France. When a British diplomat's murder is made to look like suicide, ferocious DetectiveInspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard stalks a ruthless murder squad through the heart of a Belle Epoque Paris, the center of the greatest empire in a world of steamdriven hansom cabs, automatons, and flying machines. LeBrock's relentless quest can lead only to death, truth... or war. * Following on the heels of his internationally acclaimed graphic novels The Tale of One Bad Rat and Alice in Sunderland, Grandville is a fantastical and audacious rollercoaster ride, visually stunning and rich in memorable detail.
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ISBN 9781621152279 · Dark Horse Comics