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A review by katharine_opal
Cosmoknights: Book One by Hannah Templer
5.0
Cosmoknights is everything I could ever want in a graphic novel. Gorgeous art, an interesting fast-paced story, and some fantastic world-building. The blend of futuristic sci-fi with elements of classic fantasy is so refreshing and so fun to read! I've never heard of Neo-Medieval as a sub-genre, but I would love to read more like it! I really adore Pan, and I'm rooting for her on her journey to find Tara. It's clear her quest to find Tara will be the over-arching storyline, and likely will follow the classic "Hero's Journey" plotline, but I'm still very curious how it will play out. The world-building was also very enjoyable to me, even though some of the intricacies on how the royal families work within society eluded me. Like, I understand each planet has its own royal family, but are the planets like their fiefdom? Is there a main royal family that all of these other families answer to? I assume it will be answered at some other point. The illustrations are gorgeous! I'm in love with how pretty this novel makes space look, and I love how colorful they make space seem. Also, the artist is excellent at drawing things like mecha suits and spaceships, it all looks so good. The pacing of this first volume is also done very well. Normally, the first volume of most graphic novels or manga series likes to cram a bunch of information about the world and characters in the first volume. It usually leaves the first volume feeling rushed, and like you've been sped through a bit too fast. But not with this series! The first volume is evenly paced, and never felt like it was just shoving exposition at my face. The character writing for all of the characters is great so far as well. I'm equally interested in all of their stories and how each of their characters will evolve as the story goes on. Excited to read volume two!