Agatha H. and the Airship City (Girl Genius) - Softcover

Foglio, Kaja; Foglio, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597802123 ISBN 13: 9781597802123

Publisher: Night Shade Books, 2011

Synopsis

The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. It has been eighteen years since the Heterodyne Boys, benevolent adventurers and inventors, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Today, Europe is ruled by the Sparks, dynasties of mad scientists ruling over — and terrorizing — the hapless population with their bizarre inventions and unchecked power, while the downtrodden dream of the Hetrodynes' return.
At Transylvania Polygnostic University, a pretty, young student named Agatha Clay seems to have nothing but bad luck. Incapable of building anything that actually works, but dedicated to her studies, Agatha seems destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant. But when the University is overthrown by the ruthless tyrant Baron Klaus Wulfenbach, Agatha finds herself a prisoner aboard his massive airship Castle Wulfenbach — and it begins to look like she might carry a spark of Mad Science after all.

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About the Author

Phil and Kaja Foglioare the cocreators of the Hugo, Eagle, and Eisner Award&nominated webcomicGirl Genius. The two have contributed artwork to the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering and have collaborated on the gaming comic stripWhat&s New with Phil & Dixie.

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. The Hugo Award-winning Foglios (Girl Genius) present the first three volumes of their popular gaslight fantasy comic in novelized form, maintaining the zany energy, witty repartee, creative characterization, and innovative world-building of the original. Agatha Clay is a university lab assistant in a world filled with madboy scientists, dangerous automata, and not quite human soldiers with silly Germanic accents. She soon finds herself a pawn in political power struggles when her locket is stolen and she is taken hostage on the airship of the powerful Baron Klaus Wulfenbach. While trying to stay alive long enough to discover the truth, she begins to discover her personal history and genius talents of her own. This version keeps closely to the original plot, and uses most of the original dialogue, but also provides expanded scenes and character interiority that will delight regular fans of the series. Although this book is likely not the best way to experience the Foglios' talent for the first time, and cannot do justice to the sheer buxomness of its main character, it is entirely comprehensible and enjoyable on its own without its comic counterparts. (Jan.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Night Shade Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1597802123
• ISBN 13: 9781597802123
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 258