Dark One, Book 1 - by Brandon Sanderson & Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From #1 New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author, Brandon Sanderson, comes DARK ONE - an action-packed fantasy adventure exploring good and evil. Paul Tanasin is haunted by visions of a dark, fantastic world. A world called Mirandus. A world he must shatter.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author, Brandon Sanderson (The COSMERE Univserse, The MISTBORN TRILOGY, The STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE series, co-author of The Wheel of Time Vol. 12-14 with Robert Jordan, consulting producer on The Wheel of Time series from Amazon Studios ), along with Nathan C. Gooden, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly, comes DARK ONE, the first book in a series of original graphic novels from Vault Comics.

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Paul Tanasin is a young man haunted by visions of a dark and fantastic world--visions he initially believes are hallucinations. But when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus, a world in which he's destined to become a fearsome destroyer, he'll have to embrace the fear, rise up as the Dark One, and shatter everything. DARK ONE examines the dual roles we often take on in life-the ability to be a savior as well as a destroyer.

"A dramatically dark fantasy that will leave readers eager for the sequel." - KIRKUS

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2021)

#1 Fantasy title in Kindle eBooks!

"(Dark One) is a thought-provoking interpretation of epic fantasy from a villainous point of view." - Screen Rant

"Dark One is a great read for fantasy lovers..." - Wandering Nerd Girl

"The art is beautiful, dark, and violent." - Screen Rant

"[DARK ONE is] a brilliant graphic novel that has some amazing themes delving into the duality of man and light and dark. The creative team tells Paul's story beautifully, making sure that this novel will leave an impact." - But Why Tho?

"Brandon Sanderson's DARK ONE is the realization of a supremely ambitious Vault Comics ideal. It's a literary comic that blends high concept storytelling interests across genres without sacrificing any of the craft, structure, or character development needed to make narratives compelling and immersive." -- Comics Bookcase

Review Quotes

A dramatically dark fantasy that will leave readers eager for the sequel.-- "KIRKUS"

About the Author

Brandon Sanderson is the fantasy and science fiction #1 New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author of the Cosmere Universe, including: The Stormlight Archive series, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, Skyward, and various novellas including The Emperor's Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013.

JACKSON LANZING is one half of New York Times Bestselling writing partnership known as "the Hivemind," alongside Collin Kelly. The two met in college, where they first became bitter rivals before becoming best friends. Their work in comics includes Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Kang the Conqueror, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Dark One (with Brandon Sanderson), Joyride, and Star Trek -- for which they received a 2023 Eisner nomination for Best New Series. They also work in film, TV, games and, and are incredibly proud of their recently released middle-grade novel Thor Quest: Hammers of the Gods from Marvel Press.They live a few minutes from one another in Los Angeles, CA -- along with their wives and far too many pets -- where they spend their time reading, debating, playing music too loud, and enjoying every tabletop roleplaying game they can get their hands on.

COLLIN KELLY is one half of New York Times Bestselling writing partnership known as "the Hivemind," alongside Jackson Lanzing. The two met in college, where they first became bitter rivals before becoming best friends. Their work in comics includes Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Kang the Conqueror, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Dark One (with Brandon Sanderson), Joyride, and Star Trek -- for which they received a 2023 Eisner nomination for Best New Series. They also work in film, TV, games and, and are incredibly proud of their recently released middle-grade novel Thor Quest: Hammers of the Gods from Marvel Press. They live a few minutes from one another in Los Angeles, CA -- along with their wives and far too many pets -- where they spend their time reading, debating, playing music too loud, and enjoying every tabletop roleplaying game they can get their hands on.

Acclaimed artist Nathan Gooden is known for co-creating the bestselling comic, Barbaric, as well as his work on Brandon Sanderson's Dark One, and Dark Knights of Steel. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland and plays a lot of basketball.

Kurt is the colorist of comic books such as THE BLUE FLAME and MONEY SHOT from Vault Comics, GLITTERBOMB, and HACK/SLASH. Technically, he colored BATMAN one time in DC's LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD anthology. It counts.

He won the 2021 Nerdie for Colorist of the Year from The House of Nerd Podcast.

Kurt is also the creator of the Color With Kurt YouTube channel - a channel focused on making color more accessible.youtube.com/ColorWithKurt

He lives in Long Beach, Mississippi, with his wife and two cats. When he is not coloring, he enjoys drawing, streaming, playing basketball, video games, movies, and coloring more.

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