The Dead Days Omnibus

This illustration by Geoff Taylor, was originally used on The Dead Days Omnibus, written by Marcus Sedgwick,

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The Dead Days Omnibus


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The Dead Days Omnibus - art by Geoff Taylor


Synopsis for Original Title

The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. There is a man, Valerian, whose time is running out, who must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny. But before that is revealed, Boy and Willow are held captive in the palace of the Emperor Frederick. Here they are plunged into a world of gilded finery and splendour. Beneath the golden veneer lies cruelty and madness. They are in terrible danger as they confront the whirlwind furies of the Emperor, the calculating ambitions of his confidante, Maxim, and follow a trail which will lead them to the murderous Phantom.


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Year1
2006

Medium2
Pen & Ink on Artboard

Original
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No

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