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SHADOWS OF THE DARK CRYSTAL

Cory Godbey J.M. Lee Brian Froud

The first book in a series set in the world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, one of the most beloved and enduring fantasy brands of the past thirty years, sure to draw in die hard fans and new fans alike.

The story takes place years before the events of the classic film and follows the journey of a young Gelfling woman who leaves her secluded home to uncover the truth surrounding the disappearance of her brother who has been accused of treason by the sinister Skeksis Lords.

The 1982 US/UK film has a large international following. More than 30 years after being released, the film continues to find new fans and to draw fans to sold out screenings around the world.

The film and its characters have a regular presence at San Diego Comic-Con. Penguin and The Jim Henson Company selected J. M. Lee's story "Shadow of the Dark Crystal" from nearly 500 submissions as part the highly publicized The Dark Crystal Author Quest contest, which was launched at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013. J. M. Lee is a novelist, writing mentor, illustrator, and graphic designer with a background in linguistics and film.

To help connect the new prequel story to the cult-classic film and its passionate fan base, Grosset & Dunlap enlisted original creature designer and popular fantasy artist Brian Froud to illustrate the covers. For more than 35 years, Brian Froud has been regarded as the preeminent faerie artist in the world and an authority on faeries and faerie lore. His internationally best-selling book Faeries with fantasy and Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee is considered a modern classic. His work with Jim Henson as conceptual designer on feature films The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and other Henson projects set new standards for design, puppeteering, and animatronics in film and are considered landmarks in the evolution of modern-day special effects.

J. M. (Joseph) Lee is a novelist, writing mentor, illustrator, and graphic designer with a background in linguistics and film. As a writer, he finds the most rewarding stories in fusion genre, from nostalgic historical fantasies to gritty sci-fi westerns. On the side, he enjoys dabbling in experimental short fiction and drinking a lot of coffee. He is represented by Erzsi Deak/Hen&ink Literary Studio.

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Book Published 2016-06-28 by Grosset & Dunlap
Book Published 2016-06-28 by Grosset & Dunlap

Comments

Characters and situations are compelling, and this first of a planned four-volume series aptly sets the stage and the conflict and tugs strongly on the heartstrings, setting readers up for more great adventures.

With deft nods to the original Dark Crystal movie and a passionate attention to detail, the author has fashioned an impressive prequel. Fans (who will instantly recognize certain elements) and newcomers alike will find themselves immersed in a new narrative, with new protagonists and dangers to face. Readers who crave otherworld fantasy such as Jaleigh Johnson’sThe Mark of the Dragonfly and Paul Durham’s The Luck Uglies will enjoy discovering this new series

French: La Martiniere ; Greece: Fantastikos Cosmos ; Portuguese(Brazil): Planeta ; Russian: Eksmo

Netflix dropped a brand new trailer for Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ahead of its August 30th release date! Excitement for the series continues to grow, with Forbes calling the trailer "as epic as Lord of the Rings" and Gizmodo declaring it "somehow even more gorgeous than the last." With just two weeks until the show hits screens, fans are more excited than ever! The trailer has just under half a million views on YouTube, and the official Dark Crystal twitter post has over eight thousand likes. Read more...

Netflix has released the trailer for Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Airdate is August 30. It's already generating tons of positive buzz Vanity Fair calls it "mesmerizing," Gizmodo says it's "phenomenal," and the Verge calls it "astonishing." The Verge also mentions our companion novels, Shadows of the Dark Crystal and Song of the Dark Crystal! Read more...

Reviews for Netflix's original series Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance are coming in, and they're absolutely glowing! Vulture hails it as a "staggering achievement," Forbes calls it "a true masterpiece", The Washington Post says it's "perfect" and The AV Club, Parade, and The Verge all declare it better than the original. (The Verge also calls out our young adult Dark Crystal novels!) All this leads up to an extremely exciting premiere weekend, with Age of Resistance finally hitting Netflix tomorrow, August 30th.

Nerdist spotlighted J. M. Lee's series of original prequel novels to Jim Henson's THE DARK CRYSTAL, calling the books "gorgeous" and "brilliant" and noting how they lay the groundwork for the Netflix series. Read more...

While young readers probably won’t have seen the film, the books might lead them to it; even if they don’t have that point of reference, Henson’s world is richly imagined here, and it will be well worth the projected four books to explore the landscape, characters, and storylines.

Reviews for Netflix's original series Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: Vulture hails it as a "staggering achievement," Forbes calls it "a true masterpiece", The Washington Post says it's "perfect" and The AV Club, Parade, and The Verge all declare it better than the original. (The Verge also calls out our young adult Dark Crystal novels!)