Isabelle Dethan

The Straw King: 1 - The Pharaoh's Daughter by Isabelle Dethan

The daughter of Pharaoh (Lady Neith) is unhappy with her lot and decides to run away. A brother catches her on her way out, and he too decides to run away, though he is doing so to protect his sister. After leaving Egypt, they are captured by slavers and sold to the Babylonian King. The King knows who the two are and their royal blood. He recently had an Oracle tell him of a coming doom to claim his person and decides that the Pharaoh's son 'Min' is to become a straw King, taken the Kings place during the period of danger and ultimately sacrificed to the Babylonian Gods by burning at the stake. Lady Neith becomes a servant to his son, who has no interest in her, and passes her to his concubine, a woman whom he fiercely loves and has children with.

A few more lines and I'll expose the whole plot. I have this to say. The storyline is well crafted. I'm not sure why I didn't write down the artist's name, but she, I keep thinking it was a she, was excellent at her craft. I am an artist and never tried drawing a graphic novel.

Yes I think I will keep my eyes peeled for the next part of this series. I enjoyed this taste of the story. I should mention that I received a copy in exchange for an honest review… (altro)

Vijf jaar zijn verstreken sinds de zwarte dag waarop de markies de tuin van Pareïza binnendrong en de energie ervan opzoog. Hij is nu de baas in het koninkrijk Beldaran en regeert met ijzeren hand.
Thales, de zevende zoon van de afgezetten koning, heeft zich ontwikkeld tot ziener. Hij wacht tot de tijd rijp is om de markies van de troon te stoten en zijn broers te wreken. Hij grijpt zijn kans als de markies verliefd wordt op Griselda, een rondreizende potsenmaakster, en daardoor totaal van slag raakt...… (altro)