Seventh Shrine TPB [Illustrated] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Anders Finer (Author)

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A grisly murder has taken place in the ruins of an ancient city on the peaceful world of Majipoor and the Pontifex Valentine has arrived to investigate the crime. But as Valentine and his companions delve deeper into the mystery, they discover that these ruins contain secrets much deeper than anyone ever knew. And that the indigenous Metamorphs are holding back information related to their own dark history. Can Valentine and his friends locate the murderer or did the violent act have something to do with a ritual sacrifice related to the fabled Seventh Shrine?

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics; illustrated edition edition (July 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785126600
• ISBN-13: 978-0785126607
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,408,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, workable art, September 15, 2008

By	wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

I've read some books from Silverberg's Majipoor cycle, and enjoyed them immensely (they're Silverberg, after all). So, I was positively disposed towards this novel with illustrations from the start.

Note that I say "novel with illustrations," not "graphic novel," in keeping with FDA rules about listing the majority ingredient first. This is a textual main course with a side order of imagery - not a bad thing, but set your expectations properly. Even though I last read a Majipoor book years ago, I vaguely remembered enough to orient me to Silverberg's multi-species planet. It's beginner-friendly, though. You can dive right in as a novice and still get just about all of the meaning and undertone.

Illustrations are painterly and craftsmanlike, but not memorable. Rendering meets respectable standards and doesn't descend to gimickry. Poses tend toward the static, though, and a generally dark mood makes them hard to read in suboptimal lighting - like reading in bed, for me. Still, they enhance the enjoyable text, giving the reader a sum that's more than the parts.

--wiredweird