by Scott Westerfeld
Published: July 10th, 2018
SYNOPSIS:
All hell breaks loose in the second volume of New York Times–bestselling author Scott Westerfeld's visionary graphic novel duology.
Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Addison got close enough to the Spill Zone to touch it, literally. She survived the encounter, but came back changed.
It turns out she's not alone. North Korea has its own Spill Zone, and a young man named Don Jae is the only one who made it out alive. Alive, but changed. Now Addison, Don Jae, and, curiously, a rag doll named Vespertine, share an unholy bond and uncanny powers.
From Scott Westerfeld, the inspired imagination behind the New York Times bestsellers Uglies and Leviathan, comes The Broken Vow, the second volume of our highly anticipated new graphic novel series.
Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Addison got close enough to the Spill Zone to touch it, literally. She survived the encounter, but came back changed.
It turns out she's not alone. North Korea has its own Spill Zone, and a young man named Don Jae is the only one who made it out alive. Alive, but changed. Now Addison, Don Jae, and, curiously, a rag doll named Vespertine, share an unholy bond and uncanny powers.
From Scott Westerfeld, the inspired imagination behind the New York Times bestsellers Uglies and Leviathan, comes The Broken Vow, the second volume of our highly anticipated new graphic novel series.
REVIEW:
I was sent an early copy of this along with the first book from Macmillan/First Second Books in exchange for an honest review.
Filled with possessed dolls, animals, and people, Spill Zone is quite the creepy treat! The relationship between sisters Addison and Lexa starts off sweet, but completely morphs when Addison realizes Lexa's doll Vespertine is actually talking to her and that Vespertine caused the deaths of their parents. Throughout the books so far there are a lot of wheels rolling behind the scenes in which several people are messing with the zones and making things worse. Yes, I said zones! Don Jae, a character we met in book one comes from a town that the same thing happened in. Later on when Addison meets Don Jae we realize there is a lot more going on than meets the eye and he shows this to Addison when they visit her zone. I found the artwork and writing style to really compliment each other and can't stop myself from flipping though the pages to admire it even after finishing it. The colors used are so vibrant and the characters feel absolutely real. I had a blast reading the first two books in this series of graphic novels and hope there will be more. This series really sucks you in!
Spill Zone: The Broken Vow is now available as well as the brand new paperback edition of Spill Zone! Check out the gorgeous cover below!
He is best know for the Uglies and Leviathan series, and his next book, Afterworlds, comes out September 23, 2014.
His book Evolution's Darling was a New York Times Notable Book, and won a Special Citation for the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award. So Yesterday won a Victorian Premier's Award and both Leviathan and Midnighters 1: The Secret Hour won Aurealis Awards. Peeps and Uglies were both named as Best Books for Young Adults 2006 by the American Library Association.
