Le Chevalier d'Eon 1 (Chevalier D'Eon Graphic Novels) [Paperback]

Kiriko Yumeji (Author), Tou Ubukata (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2007 | Series: Chevalier D'Eon Graphic Novels (Book 1)

THE KING’S KNIGHT

A mysterious cult is sacrificing beautiful young women to a demonic force that has promised them the kingdom of France in return for the blood of their victims. Only one man can save Paris from chaos and terror–the Chevalier d’Eon!

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From Publishers Weekly

A gruesome cult of villains and the murder of dozens of beautiful young women spread fear through the streets of 18th-century Paris. This intricate gothic fantasy manga is adapted from a popular anime, which in turn was loosely based on the real life Chevalier d'Eon, a spy who lived the second half of his life as a woman. In this tale, a group of possessed poets hunt beautiful young virgins to write their dark poetry in fresh blood on the palms of their victims. Only D'Eon de Beaumont can hunt these vicious murderers. A bumbling yet discreet police officer by day, he is secretly a member of his majesty's private police by night, and with the help of his sister Lia de Beaumont, D'Eon fights the Palms. Lia, also known as the Sphinx, is one of the killer's victims, but her soul enters her brother's body to extract vengeance and help bring salvation to Paris. The popular and award-winning SF writer Ubukata creates fantasy within reality. The deeply involved world of the manga is both gruesome in its content and beautiful in its art, and should draw fans into a seedy historical underworld. (June)
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (June 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345496221
• ISBN-13: 978-0345496225
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.7 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,537,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars rofl, July 9, 2009

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This review is from: Le Chevalier d'Eon 1 (Chevalier D'Eon Graphic Novels) (Paperback)

blood, gore, religous nuts, sexual, misdirection, dark humor, violence. I was highly amused by it. I'm sure it's a serious drama but I don't see it. I would pick up the others to read when browsing but I'm not going to go out of my way. I'd probably won't like the anime becuase the manga is always better unless an american edited out the cultural differnces and taboos. But I'm curious enough to go look.