Meridian is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale. The beloved only child of the Minister of Meridian, she grows up with an entire floating city as her playground. Then her father dies, and she inherits a sigil imbued with the power to create. So does her wicked Uncle Ilahn, except that his powers are bent on destruction and domination. Suddenly Sephie finds herself at the center of a power struggle, and quickly she learns that there is more than love in the world. Thrust into the role of Minister by her father’s untimely death, using the powers she was granted by the mysterious sigil she bears, Sephie is out to wrest control of her world from her cruel Uncle Ilahn. In this volume, she takes to piracy to disrupt the trade routes Ilahn controls, but discovers that his own power extends beyond energy into the politics of contracts and influence. In a fight between two people given godlike powers, who wins? Meridian offers a young adventure hero for girls without leaving out the boys. All the alien wonder of a sci-fi fantasy world and the familiar trials of being sixteen years old are brought to life in a series that does for fantasy what "Harry Potter" does for magic.
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From Publishers Weekly
Loyal readers and those new to Kesel's monthly magazine-this volume collects issues 15 through 20-will enjoy this story set in a world where enormous islands float through the sky. The visual style lies somewhere between anime and art deco, incorporating both exuberant action and static decoration, and it works beautifully. The characters are fascinating too, although they can seem generic at first. Sephie, the young heroine, leads a band of youthful rebels against her evil uncle Ilahn, who's murdered her father and usurped Sephie's role as Minister of Meridian, one of the major sky-islands. Both Sephie and Ilahn bear versions of the CrossGen Sigil, making them part of the power struggle/game spin-off behind the CrossGen multi-universe saga. Sephie tries to deploy her superhuman powers without hurting anyone and wants to defeat Ilahn without fighting on his terms. This gives the action more moral weight than usual in a mass market comic, and the complexity of the issues may turn out to justify CrossGen's extended (some would say interminable) story lines. There are real decisions to make here, and Sephie and her friends are trying to win new allies and to outmaneuver Ilahn-who doesn't do much more than basic comic book villainy, albeit with real gusto. Beautiful art and strong scripting make Meridian a superior value.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
From its beginning in 2000, this fantasy has been the best of CrossGen's four initial series. Writer Kesel, artists Steve McNiven and Tom Simmons, and colorist Morry Hollowell have maintained its quality here. Peace-loving teenage Sephie is minister of Meridian, one of the cities floating in the sky above the world of Demetria. The mistress of a mysterious power, she is engaged in a struggle against her Uncle Ilahn, who plans to use his own power to take over Demetria. In this volume, Sephie and her allies become pirates, intercepting Ilahn's flying trading ships to break his control of trade routes. Ilahn's response, a shocking atrocity, makes Sephie yearn for vengeance. Demetria is the most fully realized of all of CrossGen's invented worlds, and Sephie herself is the publisher's most endearing character. Teens will identify with her, and adult comics fans will enjoy the story as well. Libraries should get the whole series.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Bought this for my daughter (I know NOTHING about the subject), but she found it to be a great book.So, I HIGHLY recommend it!
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The third volume speeds through Sephie's journey!,
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This review is from: Meridian v. 3: Taking the Skies (Paperback)
I really enjoyed the first two trades of Meridian and after reading the third I really wished the creators had taken a breath and slowed down. In the first two we are slowly with great detail introduced to the planet of Demetria and all of its colorful characters. Here we go so fast through different scenes it just doesn't fit with what came before. On its own, it probably doesn't matter. Also, the interconnectivity with the rest of the Crossgen universe hampers this title. The art, now by Steve McNiven, is really good and you can see why this guy goes on to become a star. Overall, the first two were much better but there is still a good read here.
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This review is from: Meridian v. 3: Taking the Skies (Paperback)
This is a GREAT!! book. I normally don't read comic books, but this one made me want to keep going. I couldn't put them down until I finished all of them. The story is about a girl who recieves special powers. She can heal and create. Her evil uncle Ilahn receives special powers also, the power to destroy. Sephie tries to stop her uncle with the help of her friends. And her special friend Jad. (Wink- Wink!) :)
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