{"product_id":"gurvan-a-dream-of-earth-9781643377414","title":"Gurvan: A Dream of Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eGurvan, a clone soldier of the Terran Coalition, was designed to participate in an age-old space conflict...the origins of which have been long forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in space sits The Materedu, where the soldiers of the Terran Coalition are cloned from the best who came before them, and trained under an artificial sun to fight in the endless conflict with a fearsome foe. Among them, average combat pilot Gurvan dreams of surviving the seven years each Coalition fighter must serve, so that he may retire to the distant peace of Earth. But when Gurvan crosses paths with an opposing soldier, he begins to wonder if he knows his enemy... or even his allies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Explore the distant stars in this rare translation and adaptation of legendary French science-fiction writer P.-J. Hérault's \u003ci\u003eGurvan\u003c\/i\u003e, in English for the first time!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1978 in Paris, Mathieu Mariolle is a comic book writer who, from an early age, has been immersed in Franco-Belgian classics such as \u003ci\u003eBlueberry, The Incal, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Passagers du Vent.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter studies and a career as a translator, in 2004 he signed \u003ci\u003ePixie, \u003c\/i\u003e his first book, drawn by Aurore Demily and published by Delcourt. He then worked on a variety of different series including the crime thriller \u003ci\u003eDe sang froid \u003c\/i\u003e(Delcourt), the comic book adaptation of \u003ci\u003eFoot 2 Rue\u003c\/i\u003e (Soleil), the spin-off saga \u003ci\u003eLes Mondes de Thorgal - Kriss de Valnor \u003c\/i\u003e(Le Lombard), as well as the eponymous albums of the video artist Nota Bene (Soleil), specializing in historical popularization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathieu Mariolle currently lives in Essonne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Italy in 1988. Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples and at the Italian School of Comics \"Comix\" in 2010, she started drawing for the publishing house GG Studio during her studies, from 2009 to 2013. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2010, she participated in the detective project \"Nero Napoletano,\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epublished by the Italian newspaper \u003ci\u003eIl Corriere. \u003c\/i\u003eAs a cover artist and illustrator, for GG Studio, she realized the fourth and final issue of the successful series\u003ci\u003e Red House Road, \u003c\/i\u003e the fifth book of \u003ci\u003eMediterranea \u003c\/i\u003eand the first three books of \u003ci\u003eExtinction Seed\u003c\/i\u003e for the American market. She then took the lead on Big Dog Ink's\u003ci\u003e Knightingail \u003c\/i\u003eproject, producing the third series, entitled \u003ci\u003eDawn of Destiny. \u003c\/i\u003eIn the same years, she worked on Jabal Entertainment's graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eBlades of Hope. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2016, she began working for the Canadian publisher Red 5 Comics on the dark thriller \u003ci\u003eKeyser Soze: Scorched Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Usual Suspects.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the moment, she is collaborating with Nicolas Mitric and Gihef for Humanoids on the \u003ci\u003eSirens\u003c\/i\u003e project, for which she has the great opportunity to draw her favorite characters, precisely, mermaids.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Humanoids, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390807347474,"sku":"9781643377414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5cf2eff-7ff3-42f6-b642-70f36e08fc35.jpg?v=1728956145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gurvan-a-dream-of-earth-9781643377414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}