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The Aria (Distant Soil, Book 3)

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I love this book. I LOVE this book. Did I tell you I love this book? Aside from the fact that the art gets more gorgeous every issue, the men are sexy, the women are believable as well as beautiful, the costumes and sets are amazing, the story blows me away as well! In A DISTANT SOIL: THE ARIA, the secret of the rebel leader Rieken is revealed to his companions and though they are very understandably displeased to have been deceived, they have no choice but to continue to follow him. The confrontation with the Hierarchy had a COMPLETELEY UNEXPECTED ending, and the quiet drama of the last few pages of this book is chilling. Best characterization I have ever seen drawn by a comic artist. Ever. Watch the scene with the bonzai tree at the end. It will freeze your blood. Can't WAIT for the next book!

I am just absolutely captivated by the A Distant Soil series. I own the original 1987 book and 1989's Knights of the Angel. Not only does Colleen feed your mind with the story, but your eyes with the illustrations!! For those who don't already own it, I highly suggest trying to find it. I already have Amazone.com searching for 1997's The Gathering.

The book was in great condition, just came almost a week after the end time. I needed it for a gift and I had to give it late. I was really upset even sent a notice to the seller, my friend loved it, she had the original series at one time and is just now looking into getting them again. I was happy with the condition just not the service.

Colleen Doran, A Distant Soil III: The Aria (Image, 2001)

A Distant Soil gets better as it gets older. The focus which was notably absent from the first book has gradually appeared, and the characters are getting more complex as time goes on. If you managed to forgive the first volume its errors of judgment, continuing on with the story of Jason and Liana is warranted.

In this episode, Jason, who's been brainwashed by the resistance, is about to kill Seren, the avatar, as we open-- except that Seren is also Rieken, the head of the resistance, and... oh, why bother? It's like trying to describe the plot of a soap opera. (In fact, it IS describing the plot of a soap opera.) Read the first two, you'll get up to speed. This one's a decent continuation of what came before. At this rate, Book Four, when it finally comes out, will be the best graphic novel of the year. ***

I remember these comics/graphic novels, from when I was a kid. But the ones I had were in color. So, when I saw that Amazon had some for sale, I rushed to get them. I didn't realize that the newer versions would be in B/W. I know that it's cheaper to produce graphic novels in B/W, but it's disappointing to me. Just like most people don't like B/W movies, I feel that the whole point of a graphic novel is to see the story in color. Reading a B/W graphic novel is like watching Ben Hur or 10 Commandments in B/W. Great stories, but not very visually pleasing.