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The Mercenary: The Fortress

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This book is the third volume in the series of graphic novels 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" & "The formula" (Link:Cult of the Sacred Fired and the Formula)
2) "The Trials" and "The sacrifice" (Link: The Trials and the Sacrifice (The Mercenary, Vol 2))
3) This book, "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."

In this third volume in the series, the mercenary's old enemy Claust has taken control of a large section of "The Valley of Eternal Clouds" by a coup d'etat and built a huge fortress to consolidate his power. This novel tells the story of a daring raid on that fortress ...