Overview

Jordan is visiting a museum while on a family vaction, when suddenly he is dropped into the middle of a fantasy world that he never could have imagined. When his younger siblings and parents begin to irritate him on vacation, Jordan tries to get some space. But instead of wandering around the museum, he finds himself dropped in a fantasy world of magic where he can finally have some fun and train to become a knight. Except Prince Astel and Sir Griffith are about to uncover a sinister secret kept hidden by the queen that’ll thrust Jordan in the middle of a magical battle he never could have anticipated. Join writer Kate Sheridan (Flash Gordon, Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake) and artist Gaia Cardinali (Disney Mulan’s Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets) on Jordan’s epic fantasy adventure that’ll test how much he really wants to get home.

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"""Cardinali really captured this magical, fantasy world, especially in her full-page splashes with imaginative settings and beautiful magic-casting sequences.""-- ""The Graphic Library"" ""Cardinali's artwork is captivating throughout the story, but especially when showing readers details like magical energy, spilled blood, and that drooling monster. For fans of magical adventures with hints of LGBTQIA+ ­romance.""--Andrea Lipinski ""School Library Journal"" ""Cardinali's vibrant color palettes, bombastic depictions of magic, and clean and crisp lines elevate Sheridan's breezy summer debut.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The queer romance offers a sweet, slow burn that relies on blushes, introspective conversations, and adorable moments. The artwork is attractive and atmospheric, with clean, uncluttered lines."" -- ""Kirkus"""

Cardinali really captured this magical, fantasy world, especially in her full-page splashes with imaginative settings and beautiful magic-casting sequences. -- The Graphic Library Cardinali's artwork is captivating throughout the story, but especially when showing readers details like magical energy, spilled blood, and that drooling monster. For fans of magical adventures with hints of LGBTQIA+ romance. --Andrea Lipinski School Library Journal Cardinali's vibrant color palettes, bombastic depictions of magic, and clean and crisp lines elevate Sheridan's breezy summer debut. -- Publishers Weekly The queer romance offers a sweet, slow burn that relies on blushes, introspective conversations, and adorable moments. The artwork is attractive and atmospheric, with clean, uncluttered lines. -- Kirkus

"""The queer romance offers a sweet, slow burn that relies on blushes, introspective conversations, and adorable moments. The artwork is attractive and atmospheric, with clean, uncluttered lines.""  * <I>Kirkus</I> * ""Cardinali’s artwork is captivating throughout the story, but especially when showing readers details like magical energy, spilled blood, and that drooling monster. For fans of magical adventures with hints of LGBTQIA+ ­romance."" -- Andrea Lipinski * <I>School Library Journal</I> * ""Cardinali’s vibrant color palettes, bombastic depictions of magic, and clean and crisp lines elevate Sheridan’s breezy summer debut."" * <I>Publishers Weekly</I> * ""Cardinali really captured this magical, fantasy world, especially in her full-page splashes with imaginative settings and beautiful magic-casting sequences."" * <I>The Graphic Library</I> *"

The queer romance offers a sweet, slow burn that relies on blushes, introspective conversations, and adorable moments. The artwork is attractive and atmospheric, with clean, uncluttered lines. Jordan and his family are cued as Filipino. (Graphic fantasy. 12-16) -- Kirkus Reviews When Jordan Rivera visits a museum in New York City with his family, he's supposed to be there to enjoy the art, but it feels like he's really just there to be a babysitter for his annoying kid brothers. When he walks away to try to get a few minutes to himself, he discovers a very unusual painting, and moments later he finds himself inside that painting, rescuing a prince from a pack of ferocious wolves. This is just the beginning of an astonishing adventure in the land of Lymeira, a place where magic is outlawed--but that same magic might be the only thing that can save Jordan and his new friends. J ordan sees this as an opportunity to become a knight and escape the obligations of his family. Prince Astel and Sir Griffith see Jordan's arrival as a sign that he will be able to help them untangle a mystery and win a magical battle. The scene-stealing character in this book is the enormous monster they encounter, with its twisted horns, sharp teeth, many eyes, and a secret of its own. Cardinali's artwork is captivating throughout the story, but especially when showing readers details like magical energy, spilled blood, and that drooling monster. VERDICT For fans of magical adventures with hints of LGBTQIA+ romance. --Andrea Lipinski SLJ Reviews In this portal fantasy, Filipino American Jordan Rivera is sick of playing babysitter for his two younger brothers while on vacation with his family in New York. Looking for a moment of respite, Jordan cashes in on a bathroom break to wander the museum he and his family are visiting, ducking into a fantasy exhibit that literally morphs from quiet halls decked out in Renaissance-inspired paintings featuring elven royals to an eerie forest with no cell service. After saving taciturn Prince Astel, he and his knight, Sir Griffith, bring Jordan back to their kingdom of Lymeria. There, Jordan becomes embroiled in Lymeria's dangerous politics and grows closer to Astel, even as he searches for a way back to the real world. Sheridan employs inventive if underdeveloped worldbuilding, breakneck pacing, and classic tropes such as Jordan's fish-out-of-water deep dive into Lymeira's world and his and Astel's will-they-won't-they relationship. Cardinali's (Disney Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets) vibrant color palettes, bombastic depictions of magic, and clean and crisp lines elevate Sheridan's breezy summer debut. Characters with varying skin tones populate Lymeria. -- Publishers Weekly

Author Information

Kate Sheridan is a nonbinary comic creator from Philadelphia. Their work has been published by BOOM! Studios, Abrams, and others, as well featured in various anthologies. They love all things fantasy and folklore, tabletop RPGs, and birds. Born in 1992 in Ancona, Italy, Gaia Cardinali graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Bologna with a concentration in Comics & Illustration in 2015. She published her first graphic novel Viktoria with Italian publisher Tunué, which won her the Romic’s 2018 Best New Talent Award and Treviso Comic Book Festival’s 2018 Best Comics for Young Adults Award. She’s also worked on properties like Disney’s Mulan with Dark Horse. Her next graphic novel La Leonessa di Dordona releases April 2021 from Tunué. Micah Myers has lettered stories and books for DC Comics, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave, Webtoon, Devil’s Due, Heavy Metal, Aspen, Starburns, Scout, Darby Pop, and many others. He has worked on comics with Steve Orlando, Matthew Erman, Magdalene Visaggio, Michael Avon Oeming, Mark Bertolini, Joe Corallo, Shane Berryhill, Cullen Bunn, Josh Blaylock, JT Krul, Chris Sebela, Curt Pires, and many more.

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