The Villikon Chronicles: Ascension of the Expatriates - Part I (Paperback)

~ Bryan J. Kinnaird (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I anticipated every page. A gifted storyteller developed their world before putting characters in it and it shows!" -- Reader Testimonial, 2001

"My complaint is I WANTED MORE! Someone needs to turn this into a television mini-series!" -- Reader Testimonial, 2001

"Not since Escape from Alcatraz have I been so entertained. It's sexy, suspenseful, and original to the very end" -- Reader Testimonial, 2001

Product Description

In a drama spanning ten years, in a time and space distant from our own, The Villikon Chronicles is a story based on the award-winning motion picture screenplay of a soldier banished to a gothic prison world. Captain Kort Villikon leads a crusade for escape, in an adventure that results in sorrow, betrayal, villainous encounters, freedom, and spiritual closure to the man he thought he was. Amicable and loathsome characters personify the intricacies of military valor, ancient prophecies, forbidden love, political strife, criminal punishment, and unimaginable consequence. This is the inaugural first chapter in a fantastic three-part series which will offer intriguing plots, a twisted conclusion, moments of gothic and vampirical eroticism, metaphorical relationships to biblical creed, and will ultimately make a definitive statement about our own moral convictions. Science Fiction will never be the same. The Villikon Chronicles saga has been adapted artistically, and storyboarded by ROY YOUNG. His work can be visited in the popular SPAWN comic book series. The artwork in this 72-page Graphic Novel defies traditional imagery and exquisitely captures the haunting experience of this fantasy tale.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Young-Kinnaird Productions (August 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0971249008
• ISBN-13: 978-0971249004
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,623,847 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars VILLIKON makes the Ten Commandments look like a child's read, July 9, 2004

By	Jason Terrill (Iowa) - See all my reviews

So what exactly is The Villikon Chronicles, you might ask? It's the story of Captain Kort Villikon, a respected soldier and military commander who is framed for the horrendous crime of genocide. His punishment is to be banished to the prison world of Itasca. A world swarming with warmongering clans, pirates, and a vampirical race known as the Porphyrian Hive. Through it all, Villikon learns how to survive in this hostile world and seek a way to escape it so that he may extract vengeance upon those who framed him.

That description barely touches the surface of this story. Even though the first storyline is over, the chronicles have only begun. In the days to come, The Villikon Chronicles II: Rites of Abolition will be coming out, along with The Crucible of Mystere. In addition, Bryan J. Kinnaird is still working at turning Villikon into a movie or TV series. This is the sort of tale that makes the Ten Commandments look like a child's read.