‘The Night Mother’ Exclusive: Get Cozy With This New Dark Fantasy Graphic Novel
There is nothing better than curling up with a good book on a rainy day, with bonus points coming if the book is just as cozy as your favorite blanket. That’s why Dread Central is excited to exclusively announce the upcoming release of the new graphic novel series, The Night Mother, coming this fall from Oni Press.
Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Goosebumps) wrote the series, with Alexa Sharpe (Lumberjanes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Uncanny Magazine) illustrating. The Night Mother is the first in a series of 3 planned volumes that will wrap readers in star-filled worlds of coffins and whispers, fate and foes.
Read the full synopsis below:
The moon is stuck like a broken clock in the midnight sky, the sun a distant memory. No one in this quiet seaside town can remember how long this unnatural darkness has lasted. No one, that is, except for the curious girl who lives in the graveyard, caring for the dead: twelve-year-old Madeline Tock. In gratitude, the departed whisper their worries to her, sounding just like her overprotective but loving father: beware this endless night and she who causes it.
Because there’s someone else who can hear the whispers, too . . . someone whose gown is a map of the cosmos, hair a tangled constellation, eyes like the lights of faraway stars. The Night Mother. Her elemental duty is to gather the souls of the dead in her lantern, then send them to their eternal rest as beautiful moonlight. But when her hunger for power drives her to take souls from the living, Madeline bravely stands up to defend her town and those she loves. Can Madeline help bring back the sun, or will she be lured by the starry promises of this mysterious woman?
Now, read our exclusive excerpt, featuring some of Alexa Sharpe’s gorgeous art:
The Night Mother is perfect for fans of dark fantasy and cozy horror–this eerily beautiful graphic novel is for older middle-grade readers and resonates with both young adult and adult audiences. Tweens and teens who enjoy Laika films such as Kubo and the Two Strings, Coraline, and books like Through the Woods, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Starless Sea, and The Plentiful Darkness are sure to find haunting solace in this graphic novel.
Lambert and Sharpe’s new series is being likened to films such as Coraline and books such as Through the Woods and The Girl Who Drank The Moon.
The Night Mother is slated to hit shelves on October 8, 2024.
Written by Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Goosebumps) and richly illustrated by Alexa Sharpe (Lumberjanes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Uncanny Magazine), The Night Mother is a lush gothic tale perfect for readers of all ages who relish in the wonder of the night sky– don’t miss its debut October 8th!
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