The Best Graphic Novels I Have Ever Read

Watchmen by Alan Moore

Watchmen is one of the classics - grim, literary and more...6 points

Watchmen is one of the classics - grim, literary and quite long. The art is older (more like the old comics) and it's a bit adult, but it's a brilliant book.NOW A FEATURE FILM!This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WAT...6 points

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

The film and the book are both brilliant - an intelligent more...5 points

The film and the book are both brilliant - an intelligent and powerful 'England in the Future'story A new trade paperback edition of the graphic novel that inspired the hit movie!A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V FOR VENDETTA takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who...5 points

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simpl more...4 points

"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--althoughnot many would have guessed back in 1991 thatthis would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly--which is n...4 points

Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary more...3 points

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Fabletown's sheriff, a reformed and par...3 points

Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

Read My Review of Rapunzel's RevengeOnce upon a time, more...2 points

Read My Review of Rapunzel's RevengeOnce upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother . . . or the woman she thought was her mother.Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall . . . a rather enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines....2 points

Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume (Vol 1) by Jeff Smith

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, more...2 points

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one they find their way into a deep forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. It will be the longest - but funniest - year of their lives.Winner of 11 Harvey Awards and 10 Eisner Awards including Best Cartoonist and Best Humor Publication, as well as being named Best Comic Book by the National Cartoonists Society. BONE ha...2 points

Preacher Vol. 1: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis

Here's a book guaranteed to offend a bunch of peop more...2 points

Here's a book guaranteed to offend a bunch of people, not only because of its profuse profanity and graphic violence, but because it's the epitome of iconoclasm. Like a brutal accident, you can't watch but you can't turn away. The story follows an ex-preacher man, Jesse, who has become disgusted with God's abandoning of His responsibilities. So Jesse starts off into the wilds of Texas with his hitman girlfriend and new best friend (a vampire) to find God so that he can give Him a piece of his mi...2 points

Elfquest Archives Vol. 1 by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini

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Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 1: Orientation by Thomas Siddell

Antimony Carver is a precocious and preternaturall more...1 point

Antimony Carver is a precocious and preternaturally self-possessed young girl starting her first year of school at gloomy Gunnerkrigg Court, a very British boarding school that has robots running around along side body-snatching demons, forest gods, and the odd mythical creature. The opening volume in the series follows Antimony through her orientation year: the people she meets, the strange things that happen, and the things she causes to happen as she and her new friend, Kat, unravel the myste...1 point

Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and The Beetleburg Clank (Color Edition) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, more...1 point

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, Transylvania Polygnostic University student with the drive to create and the worst luck in the world! This is Volume One of the Hugo Award-winning series, now in full color to match the rest of the collection.1 point

Asterix the Gaul by Rene Goscinny

When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about more...1 point

When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix's magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe. So Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together they two plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects.1 point

Modesty Blaise: The Gabriel Set-Up (Bk. 1) by Peter O'Donnell, Jim Holdaway

Modesty Blaise, cult creation of best-selling auth more...1 point

Modesty Blaise, cult creation of best-selling author Peter O'Donnell, is back! The London Evening Standard adventures of this all-round bad girl and spy are now collected in the first volume of a luscious Collectors' Edition paperback library! Thrown into searing hotbeds of intrigue, and up against impossible odds, Modesty Blaise proves once and for all that the female of the species is deadlier than the male. With her trusted right-hand man, Willie Garvin, and the underworld resources of 'The N...1 point

Distant Soil, Vol. 1 by Colleen Doran

Read My Review of A Distant SoilThe story of a young more...0 points

Read My Review of A Distant SoilThe story of a young girl who is born the heir to an alien religious dynasty, is one of comics most lavish and romantic sagas, listed as one of the five best books for teen age girls by Sassy Magazine. A never-before-published A Distant Soil short story and the first 11 chapters of the science/fantasy series are collected in this 240 page trade.0 points

Lady Snowblood Volume 1 (v. 1) by Kazuo Koike

From the pen of Kazuo Koike, of Lone Wolf and Cub more...0 points

From the pen of Kazuo Koike, of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, comes Lady Snowblood, the manga that eventually would become an inspiration for director Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill blockbuster films. A story of pure vengeance, Lady Snowblood tells the tale of a daughter born of a singular purpose, to avenge the death of her family at the hands of a gang of thugs, a purpose woven into her soul from the time of her gestation. Beautifully drafted and full of bloody, sexy action, Lady Snowblood lives up t...0 points

Books of Magic, The: Bindings - Book 1 (DC Comics Vertigo) by John Ney Rieber

This graphic novel, a companion volume to the firs more...0 points

This graphic novel, a companion volume to the first "Books of Magic" series, collects the first four issues of the series and also features the character of Death, from "The Sandman". Tim Hunter may become the greatest magician the world has ever known, but that depends on the choices he makes now.0 points

Strangers In Paradise Pocket Book 1 (Strangers in Paradise (Graphic Novels)) (Bk. 1) by Terry Moore

Katchoo is a beautiful young woman living a quiet more...0 points

Katchoo is a beautiful young woman living a quiet life with everything going for her. She's smart, independent and very much in love with her best friend, Francine. Then Katchoo meets David, a gentle but persistent young man who is determined to win Katchoo's heart. The resulting love triangle is a touching comedy of romantic errors until Katchoo's former employer comes looking for her and $850,000 in missing mob money. As her idyllic life begins to fall apart, Katchoo discovers no one can be tr...0 points

Schlock Mercenary: The Blackness Between by Howard Tayler

This is the second print collection of Schlock Mer more...0 points

This is the second print collection of Schlock Mercenary, and it is chock-full of new footnotes and sketches, plus 8 pages of never-before-seen bonus story explaining how Schlock got rich escaping from the circus. This 100 page, full-color collection can stand alone, but makes an ideal companion volume to Under New Management.0 points

Digger, Vol. 1 by Ursula Vernon

Digger is a story about a wombat. More specifically, more...0 points

Digger is a story about a wombat. More specifically, it is a story about a particularly no-nonsense wombat who finds herself stuck on the wrong end of a one-way tunnel in a strange land where nonsense seems to be the specialty. Now with the help of a talking statue of a god, an outcast hyena, a shadow-being of undeterminate origin, and an oracular slug, she seeks to find out where she is and how to go about getting back to her Warren. Sporting an irreverent sense of humor and a fantasy protagoni...0 points

Coraline: The Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman

Read My Review of Coraline Coraline discovered the more...0 points

Read My Review of Coraline Coraline discovered the door a little after they moved into the house. When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house strangely similar to her own (only better). But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Acclaimed artist P. Craig Russell brings Neil Gaiman's enchanting, nationally bestselling children's book Coraline to n....0 points

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Joss Whedon, Others, Eric Powell, Joe Bennett

My Review of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novels. more...0 points

My Review of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novels. The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning - The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly-chosen slayer's road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, high school, the Scoobies and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon.....0 points

Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, Will Conrad

Read My Review of the Serenity graphic novelsPenned more...0 points

Read My Review of the Serenity graphic novelsPenned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, who wrote several episodes of Firefly as well as Dark Horse's final Angel comics series and the animated Chronicles of Riddick feature "Dark Fury," Serenity follows a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives and one law-abiding prostitute in their pursuit for fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of space. The ragtag crew of Serenity take on a scavanger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappea...0 points

The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable by Terry Pratchett

Cohen the Barbarian.He's been a legend in his own more...0 points

Cohen the Barbarian.He's been a legend in his own lifetime.He can remember the good old days of high adventure, when being a Hero meant one didn't have to worry about aching backs and lawyers and civilization.But these days, he can't always remember just where he put his teeth...So now, with his ancient (yet still trusty) sword and new walking stick in hand, Cohen gathers a group of his old -- very old -- friends to embark on one final quest. He's going to climb the highest mountain of Discworld...0 points

Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds

Posy Simmonds, Britain's best-loved cartoonist and more...0 points

Posy Simmonds, Britain's best-loved cartoonist and the author of Gemma Bovery, has now created the irresistible Tamara Drewe, a graphic novel that delightfully skewers modern mores and manners with great wit and understanding for the foibles of humanity.Loosely inspired by Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd, Tamara Drewe follows a year at Stonefield, a bucolic writer's retreat run by Beth and Nicholas Hardiman, where Dr. Glen Larson, an American professor and struggling nov...0 points

Doll -Softcover Volume 1 (v. 1) by Mitsukazu Mihara

In these haunting tales, dolls--human-like android more...0 points

In these haunting tales, dolls--human-like androids--have an uncanny way of working themselves into the lives of their masters: A woman develops an unusual closeness to doll that she takes beyond the grave...A man wants to make his doll into the perfect human lover...A father buys his son a doll to help him get over the death of his mother. Doll examines the question of what it means to be truly human.0 points

The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus (3 Complete Adventures in One Volume, Vol. 1) by Herge

As all Tintin fans know, once you've read one of h more...0 points

As all Tintin fans know, once you've read one of his terrific adventures, you've got to read another and then another. Each of these collections contains three classic and fully complete Tintin adventures. Packed with all the color, wit, and derring-do that has made Tintin one of the world's most beloved comic characters, these books are easy to carry and fun to read. each.0 points

Freakangels Volume 1 HC by Warren Ellis, Paul Duffield

Read My Review of FreakangelsThe FREAKANGEL series more...0 points

Read My Review of FreakangelsThe FREAKANGEL series is best summarized by its own introduction: "23 years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. This is the story of what happened next." These "twelve strange children" are the now 20-something FreakAngels - a naturally genetically-improved breed of human with magnificent psychic capabilities and gritty sex appeal. And who, as we eventually gather through dialogue clues, are th...0 points

The Fascinating Madame Tussaud: Expresso Collection by Rene Follet

Read My Review of The Fascinating Madame TussaudI love more...0 points

Read My Review of The Fascinating Madame TussaudI love this one for the art - the story is interesting, but more for fans of history! Paris, 1793. Marie Crossholz manages the wax museum set up by her father. In exchange for bribes, some executioners allow her to mould the faces of guillotined aristocrats. . . After the French Revolution, Marie Crossholz becomes Mrs. Tussaud. Disappointed by her marriage, she leaves for London with the ambition to create a wax museum there. New struggles and othe...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (New Edition) by Neil Gaiman

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent more...0 points

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. A...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House (New Edition) (Sandman (Graphic Novels)) by Neil Gaiman, Various

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent more...0 points

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. During Morpheus's incarceration, three dreams escaped the Dreaming and are now loose in the waking world. At the same time, a young wom...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country (New Edition) (Sandman (Graphic Novels)) by Neil Gaiman

The third book of the Sandman collection is a series more...0 points

The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. In each of these otherwise unrelated stories, Morpheus serves only as a minor character. Here we meet the mother of Morpheus's son, find out what cats dream about, and discover the true origin behind Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. The latter won a World Fantasy Award for best short story, the first time a comic book was given that honor.This volume includes issues 17-20 of the original series and fea...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Harlan Ellison, Mike Dringenberg

In many ways, Season of Mists is the pinnacle of t more...0 points

In many ways, Season of Mists is the pinnacle of the Sandmanexperience. After a brief intermission of four short stories (collected as Dream Country) Gaiman continued the story of the Dream King that he began in the first two volumes. Here in volume 4, we find out about the rest of Dream's Endless family (Desire, Despair, Destiny, Delirium, Death, and a seventh missing sibling). We find out the story behind Nada, Dream's first love, whom we met only in passing during Dream's visit to hell in the...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, George Pratt, Stan Woch

You may have heard somewhere that Neil Gaiman's Sa more...0 points

You may have heard somewhere that Neil Gaiman's Sandman series consistedof cool, hip, edgy, smart comic books. And you may have thought, "What the helldoes that mean?" Enter A Game of You to confound the issue even more, while at the same time standing as a fine example of such a description. This is not an easy book. The characters are dense and unique, while their observations are, as always with Gaiman, refreshingly familiar. Then there's the plot, which grinds along like a coffee mill, in th...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman

From the mists of the past to the nightmares of th more...0 points

From the mists of the past to the nightmares of the present, Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN touches the lives of kings and knaves, explorers, storytellers, monsters and children. This collection of short tales explores historical figures from Augustus Caesar to Marco Polo, from The Arabian Nights to Revolutionary France.0 points

The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson, Vince Locke, Peter Straub

Delirium, youngest brother of the Endless, prevail more...0 points

Delirium, youngest brother of the Endless, prevails upon her brother, Dream, to help her find their missing sibling. Their travels take them through the world of the waking until a final confrontation with the missing member of the Endless and the resolution of Dream's relationship with his son change the endless forever. .0 points

The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End by Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King

When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horri more...0 points

When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horrible snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, the only place they can find shelter is a mysterious little inn called World's End. Here they wait out the storm and listen to stories from the many travelers also stuck at this tavern. These tales exemplify Neil Gaiman's gift for storytelling--and his love for the very telling of them. This volume has almost nothing to do with the larger story of the Sandman, except for a brief foreshadowing nod. It's a ni...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman, Marc Hempel, Neil Gaiman, Frank McConnell

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Here's the more...0 points

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Here's the latest in Vertigo's award-winning series. The Lord of Dreams has killed his own son and now must face the consequences as his fate becomes entwined with the Kindly Ones, primal powers who revenge blood debts. Full-color illustrations. Graphic0 points

The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman, Mikal Gilmore

This is the conclusion to the much talked about Sa more...0 points

This is the conclusion to the much talked about Sandman series. It may be best to start your Sandman acquaintance with earlier episodes, but The Wake stands as one of Neil Gaiman's strongest and most consistent Sandman volumes to date.0 points

The Dream Hunters (Sandman, Book 11) by Neil Gaiman, Yoshitaka Amano

Sandman: The Dream Hunters won the 1999 Bram Stoker more...0 points

Sandman: The Dream Hunters won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Comic Book, Graphic Novel, or Other Illustrative Narrative as well as the 2000 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book. Sandman: The Dream Hunters was also nominated for the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Related Book.0 points

Dustcovers: The Collected Sandman Covers 1989-1997 (Sandman) by Dave McKean, Neil Gaiman

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The Sandman: Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman

Featuring the popular characters from the award-wi more...0 points

Featuring the popular characters from the award-winning Sandman series by Neil Caiman, THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS reveals the legend of the Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters who each lord over their respective realms. In this highly imaginative book that boasts a diverse styles of breathtaking art, these seven pe...0 points

Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and The Beetleburg Clank (Color Edition) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, more...0 points

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, Transylvania Polygnostic University student with the drive to create and the worst luck in the world! This is Volume One of the Hugo Award-winning series, now in full color to match the rest of the collection.0 points

Girl Genius Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne & The Airship City by Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Mark McNabb

In a time when the Industrial Revolution has becom more...0 points

In a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World...with mixed success. At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay was a student with trouble concentrating and rotten luck. Dedicated to her studies but unable to build anything that actually worked, she seemed destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant. But then the University was overthrown and Agatha was taken aboard the giant airship Castle Wulfenbach - where it begins to lo...0 points

Girl Genius Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne & The Monster Engine (v. 3) by Phil & Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Mark McNabb, Laurie E. Smith

The collection begins as Agatha finds a new ally i more...0 points

The collection begins as Agatha finds a new ally in Krosp the Cat (a genetic experiment with a smattering of Napoleon's brain cells) and becomes better acquainted with Gilgamesh, the Baron's son - who gently breaks the news that Agatha has the spark for Mad Science. Othar Tryggvassen escapes the Baron's lab as the Monster Engine is activated by a revenant, and pandemonium ensues on the city-sized airship as Agatha and Gil battle the awakened behemoth. Adam and Lilith arrive in time to make cruci...0 points

Girl Genius Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne & The Circus Of Dreams by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Laurie E. Smith

The Adventure, Romance & Mad Science continues more...0 points

The Adventure, Romance & Mad Science continues as Agatha Heterodyne's damaged aircraft comes roughly to rest in the Wastelands. She encounters a traveling circus and proves her mettle by destroying a massive spider-clank as it attacks. Meanwhile, a frustrated Baron Wulfenbach dispatches his son, Gilgamesh and deposed pirate queen Bangaldesh DuPree, to capture Agatha, whose very existence threatens the peace. However the cunning circus folk succeed in hiding Agatha, who quickly discovers she is o...0 points

Girl Genius Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne & The Clockwork Princess (v. 5) by Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio

Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest more...0 points

Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and on the run from the current ruler of Europe. In a fairy-tale castle on a mountain pass, she finds herself at the center of an evil plan to bring back one of the deadliest enemies of recent history.0 points

Girl Genius Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne And The Golden Trilobite by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Cheyenne Wright

The climax to the second Girl Genius story-arc. Th more...0 points

The climax to the second Girl Genius story-arc. The Wulfenbachs discover that Agatha is still alive and come to get her. Things are complicated by the fact that Agatha is currently possessed by the evil mastermind responsible for the Long War.0 points

Girl Genius Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (v. 7) by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Cheyenne Wright

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne more...0 points

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha Heterodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returning home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea in mind. This collection represents an all-new installment of Phil & Kaja Foglio's award-winning gaslamp fantasy series and includes an extra four-page story in addition to the main plotline.0 points

Girl Genius Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones by Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Cheyenne Wright

Adventure Romance, Mad Science ! Agatha Hetrodyne more...0 points

Adventure Romance, Mad Science ! Agatha Hetrodyne is the last heir to the Maddest of Mad Scientist families, and now she's returned home to claim the family castle. Unfortunately , it turns out that she's not the only one with that idea, and the Castle is a hopeless death trap.0 points

Girl Genius Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the Storm SC by Phil Foglio

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha has finall more...0 points

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Agatha has finally made it to her ancestral castle, but so has a whole crowd of her friends - and enemies! Worse, the lives of two them are in danger, unless she can get the Castle's power source back up and running-quick!0 points