Horizon Zero Dawn 1-2 Slipcase Set - by Anne Toole (Mixed Media Product)

Book Synopsis

This complete graphic novel collection, including 2 unique art cards, returns fans to the awe-inspiring, machine-infested, post-post apocalypse of Horizon.

Featuring Aloy and fan-favourites Talanah and Erend, these stories expand on horizon zero dawn, set before, after, and during the epic Horizon Zero Dawn.

In the far future, long after the fall of human civilization, the Earth is dominated by awe-inspiring, animal-like machines, and small pockets of humanity must hunt to survive in pre-industrial tribes.

Set in the world of the award-winning Horizon Zero Dawn videogame and its highly acclaimed sequel Horizon Forbidden West, this deluxe boxset includes both volumes of the lavishly illustrated graphic novels. Featuring fan-favorite characters Aloy, Talanah, and Erend in thrilling and revelatory new adventures, this is a must-have collection for fans!
Includes 2 unique illustrated art cards.

Volume 1:
In the aftermath of a titanic battle that almost laid waste to the Carja capital Meridian, Talanah, the Sunhawk of the renounced Hunter's Lodge, struggles to find her place in the rebuilding effort. Making matters worse, her trusted friend and confidant, Aloy, has disappeared. When a new threat emerges in the hinterlands, she must decide how best to serve her tribe, her friends, and herself.

Volume 2:
Set during the events of Horizon Zero Dawn, Erend and Aloy contend with deadly machines as they hunt for the killer of an important member of the Oseram tribe. As their pursuit unfolds, Erend reveals the sweeping tale of Meridian's liberation from the rule of the Mad Sun-King, and how his sister, Ersa, rose to the rank of Captain of the Carja Vanguard.

Review Quotes

"That same sense of wonder and danger that one gets while playing the game transfers over to the comic, with vibrant colors and deadly machines inhabiting a blossoming natural word ... The thrill of the hunt and the adrenaline rush that comes with hunting robo-dinos is as present here as it is in the game." - Graphic Policy

"A delight" - Flickering Myth

"Writer Anne Toole tells an action-packed story ... this team creates a comic that anyone can enjoy, leaving the unfamiliar reader with the itch to start playing Horizon Zero Dawn" - Bleeding Cool

"The artwork is wonderful" - But Why Tho

"A visual delight ... shaping up to be an important addition to the wider story" - Gayming Mag

"The kind of sci-fi that comics were made for" - DC Comics News

"Not only a great read for noobs but also for gamers looking to know more" - Comics for Sinners

"Faith and traditions, rivalry and love and violence and death all collide on the plains of this new world and on the pages of this exemplary tie in comic. If you loved the game, you need this. if you haven't played it yet, I honestly envy you. And you need this" - Alastair Stewart

About the Author

Anne Toole, winner of Writers Guild Award, was one of the writers on the Horizon Zero Dawn video game. The game earned critical acclaim for its writing and won the Golden Joystick Award for Best Storytelling. She also created the hundred-episode series Alles Liebe, Annette and wrote for the Emmy-winning webseries The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. She also contributed writing to the videogame The Witcher.

Ann Maulina is an emerging comic book, manga, and game concept artist based in Indonesia. She is the author and artist for her own webcomic Raruurien.

Elmer Damaso has been working as a manga and comic book artist for almost 20 years, and has previously worked on titles such as Speed Racer, Hero Factory, Kingdom of Assassins, and Robotech/Voltron.