Mirabilis Year of Wonders: Book Two preview

ABOUT Dave Morris

Dave Morris
I was the first boy in Britain to meet a Dalek in the flesh (so to speak) when my Dad took me to the BBC workshops one dark January night in 1964. That early experience probably explains quite a lot. After a childhood spent daydreaming about aliens and vampires, I discovered Marvel Comics More...

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The dawn of a new century. A green comet appears in the sky, heralding a miraculous year when imagination and reality merge. Nothing will ever be the same again - especially not for Jack Ember, reluctant hero, and Estelle Meadowvane, aristocratic astronomy genius, whose adventures for the Royal Mythological Society take them to the furthest corners of a world transformed by wizardry and wild romance. 

This volume completes the first season. Jack Ember is in a race against time with life or death in the balance. He needs friends. But when good and evil turn on the flip of a coin, how can you know who to trust? It’s time for Jack to make some hard choices.

Dave Morris, Leo Hartas and Martin McKenna, creators of Mirabilis, invite you on an epic journey totalling more than 800 comic book pages, a fantasy saga in four seasons for readers of all ages.

Mirabilis is an epic ongoing fantasy adventure that originally began in Random House's comic The DFC.

"A new surprise on almost every page... One of my favourite books of the year." - Book Zone For Boys

"It's the weird nightmarish things that seep into the story that make Mirabilis really special. I was completely captivated." - Lew Stringer

"Morris deftly establishes a volatile chemistry between the trio, who are forced to work together as they are drawn into an esoteric conspiracy, centring around an ancient gold coin and the mysterious Royal Mythological Society." - Stephen Jewell, SFX

"My continuing love for Mirabilis just grows and grows. I'm really looking forward to the collection." - Richard Burton, Forbidden Planet International

"The characters and events are believable and the script has a nice flow that is easy to read and lures you into it. There's a nice narrative/storytelling feel to the script, almost musical." - Joe Milone, Kitty's Pryde