THIS LAND THE FALL OF TANE BOOK TWO

A brand-new graphic novel series arising out of Aotearoa, with familiar yet other-worldly characters, settings and themes.

With the heart-racing conclusion of This Land Book One The Search for Maui leaving mysteries to be solved and questions to be answered, Book Two takes readers on an adrenaline-pumping journey to uncover Maui and defeat the evil god, Whiro. But a battle with Shepherd and her mercenaries is imminent ... will Hell'na and her ragtag crew live to see another day?

The Earth shook and twisted. New lands arose, the old were destroyed and a deadly fever raged. From the ashes, a new continent is born in the Pacific Ocean. TE RIU-A-MAUI ... In the new world, an ancient taniwha awakes, tribes fight for survival and people are transformed with abilities beyond their understanding. However, chaos and darkness threaten the greatest treasure of all-family. When an angry god returns from the skies demanding answers, Hell'na and her band of superpowered misfits must find the trickster Maui to help them appease the god and bring whanau back from the knife-edge of darkness.

88 page softcover Author – Mark Abnett Illustrator – P R Dedelis

FROM SCHOLASTIC'S BOOK BIO & TEACHER'S NOTES PAGE 

Born and raised in New Zealand, Mark Abnett is now based in Scotland. He won the Netflix-owned Millarworld Talent Contest in 2016 with his Hit-Girl story Mindy’s ABCs, published by Image Comics in America. He is passionate about storytelling that can
help bring the heritage and history of Aotearoa to life through the highly visual medium of comics.
His artistic team consists of artist P.R. Dedelis from Poland; colourist Liezl Buenaventura from the Philippines; British letterers Rob Jones and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou; Māori communications and engagement practitioner Verona-Meiana Putaranui; designers Hekiera Mareroa, Seb Wikaraka Peni and Te Haunui Tuna, and translator and cultural practitioner Trent Brown-Marsh