Shang-CHI and the Quest for Immortality (Original Marvel Graphic Novel) - by Victoria Ying (Paperback)

About the Book

Sneaking out of the palace into the outside world to find the legendary Peaches of Immortality to gift to his father, 12-year-old Shang-Chi refuses to fail in his quest until he hears things that make him wonder if his father deserves to be saved.

Book Synopsis

Marvel break-out Shang-Chi sets off to unlock the keys to immortality and save his father in this all-new, original graphic novel adventure!

Twelve-year-old Shang-Chi and and his younger sister, Shi-Hua, are the only children in the grand palace of the Five Weapons Society. Their father, Zheng-Zu, is a harsh master, and all Shang-Chi wants is to prove himself in his father's eyes.

So when he overhears that his father's powers may be waning and discovers an ancient scroll that might be the key to helping him get those powers back, Shang-Chi knows exactly what to do. For the first time in his life, he sneaks out of the palace and into the outside world, hoping to return with one of the legendary Peaches of Immortality to gift his father.

But the world beyond the palace is very different from everything Shang-Chi has been taught, especially a boy called Lu, who knows more about Zheng-Zu than he should. With his home and father's health on the line, Shang-Chi cannot fail in his quest--but does his father deserve to be saved?

Review Quotes

The fully Asian cast and scenery of this graphic novel are beautifully drawn with vibrant colors and strong linework . . . A -solid addition to the Shang-Chi mythos and a gateway into traditional Chinese -mythology.-School Library Journal

About the Author

Victoria Ying is a critically acclaimed author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books; this eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. She loves Japanese Curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again, and hanging out with her husband and furry friends. Her film credits include Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana. She is the illustrator on DC's Diana Princess of the Amazons and the author and illustrator of City of Secrets. and the sequel City of Illusion. Her latest graphic novel projects include the sequel to Diana and Nubia Princesses of the Amazons and her YA debut Hungry Ghost.