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The Mercenary: The Cult of the Sacred Fire & The Formula

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Segrelles magic and beautifully painted pictures takes you into a whole new world of mysteries to be solved by The Mercenary and his friend, Nan-Tay. In "The Cult of the Sacred Fire", the Mercenary must save a princess held prisoned in a flying village. The situation doesn't look to good when the Mercenary receives help from one of his enemies. But things doesn't always turn out the way we expect... "The Formula" is a history of betrial, greed and dangerous weapons in the wrong hand. Nan-Tay and the Mercenary have to use unusual methods to stop their enemy, Claust, from becoming to powerfull.

This book, containing two graphic novels, is the first in the series of stories created by Vincent Segrelles featuring "The Mercenary."

These are beautifully illustrated adventure novels set about a thousand years ago, which are a mix of "sword and dragon" fantasy and science fiction. The books in the series include

1) "The Cult of the Sacred Fire" and "The formula"
2) "The Trials" and "The sacrifice" (Link: The Trials and the Sacrifice (The Mercenary, Vol 2))
3) "The Fortress" (Link: The Mercenary: The Fortress)
4) "The Black Globe" (Link:The Black Globe (Mercenary Series))
5) "The Voyage" (Link:The Voyage: The Mercenary)
6) "Year 1000: The end of the world" (Link:The Mercenary: Year 1000 : The End of the World)
7) "Lost Civilisation" (Link:The Lost Civilization (The Mercenary))
8) "Giants" (Link:The Mercenary: Giants)


The first story in this volume introduces the character of The Mercenary, and sets the scene for his world in the following words:

"A great valley lost in the upper reaches of the mountains had remained isolated from the evolution of the planet. This rough, steep and arid area had evolved its own fauna. The great reptiles had not disappeared - natural selection had them evolve into great winged creatures. As for man, an unrelenting barrange of clouds had isolated him from the lower regions. A whole different civilisation had thus developed."

On this great valley, the mercenary is hired to rescue the kidnapped wife of a local ruler. Despite showing great heroism he is soon betrayed but, fleeing, falls down through the clouds into the world below. And from that world he finds himself dealing with another group of people who live above the clouds ...

The second novel in this volume, "The formula" sees the mercenary hired by a famous alchemist called Claust to take him to a hidden monastery, where he finds himself working with a great warrior called Nan-Tay ...