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The complete Grandville graphic novels series - the bestselling, award-winning steampunk thrillers, whose fans include Philip Pullman - in a sumptuously designed package, with an introduction by Ian Rankin

About the Author

Bryan Talbot (Author)
Bryan Talbot was born in 1952. He has worked on underground comics, science fiction and superhero stories such as Judge Dredd and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. His books include Alice in Sunderland, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes (with Mary Talbot), the first graphic novel to win the Costa biography award, and the Grandville series.

Reviews

I have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they're superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written - everything about them is terrific.
*Philip Pullman*

I've never come across a fictional world as fully-realised as Bryan Talbot's Grandville... It's a world you'll never tire of exploring.
*Ian Rankin*

Bryan Talbot is the most important comic creator in Great Britain.
*Herald Scotland*

These ingeniously plotted fantasies will make you bark with laughter.
*Metro*

The bastard child of Conan Doyle and Beatrix Potter, it's a gripping feast for the eyes.
*Observer*

Utterly delightful... There's a witty touch or deliciously knowing in-joke on almost every page... Beautifully rendered, throughout, the glossy gorgeousness fills your eyes.
*The Times*

I've never made a secret of my belief that Bryan Talbot is a genius... So I was always going to like Grandville Mon Amour. Even so, my passion for it took me by surprise: I can safely say that this is, by several miles, my favourite graphic novel of the last 12 months.
*Observer*

A solid conspiracy caper with bursts of Tarantino-like mayhem... A witty romp in a vividly realised topsy-turvy world.
*Times Literary Supplement*

For over a century children have loved getting a Rupert or Beano annual as part of the season's largesse. This year a lot of grown-ups should feel similar delight when Grandville Mon Amour turns up under the tree.
*Guardian*

This ripping yarn of mystery, murder and the machinating arms tycoon Baron Krapaud of Toad Hall is both irresistibly exciting and sumptuously designed.
*Telegraph*