The Errand: The Warlock on the Hill - by Leo LaFleur (Hardcover)

About the Book

With poetic language and hauntingly beautiful artwork, LaFleur and Oehlers spin a darkly fantastical tale, leading the reader on a courage-testing adventure through a Brothers Grimm-style fairy-tale forest of great magic and ever deepening peril.

Book Synopsis

The second volume in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel series that is set in a dark, Brothers Grimm-style fairy-tale world.

Do you dare to enter the magical mansion of the Warlock on the Hill? Through the darkness appears a mansion shrouded in magic and mystery. All of your instincts tell you to run, but you know you must enter and fulfill your duty...

Review Quotes

"Highly Recommended. White font against a solid black background adds suspense between detailed sepia and black and white sketches. The warlock's notes, in his own writing, appear throughout, putting readers in the errand runner's shoes, reading the clues and instructions along with the errand runner. Hints of colour appear in Oehlers' illustrations to show there is reason for hope: the errand runner's cape wrapping him in green; fairy-printed wallpaper with hints of green that will come to life at just the right moment; bright yellow stars bringing light in stark darkness. These hints of colours, which become more frequent as the story proceeds and indicate hope and a positive twist, help ease the tension in what could be a terrifying adventure.

The Warlock on the Hill shows readers that there is always someone willing to help, even if it comes with a risk to their own safety. Readers will learn to never underestimate how helpful someone can be, no matter how small, and that they, too, can make a difference regardless of size - if a fairy can help bring down a werewolf, imagine what readers are capable of!

Readers will be keen to continue the next adventure in "The Errand" series, The Queen." -- Crystal Sutherland, CM: Canadian Review of Materials

About the Author

Leo LaFleur writes short stories, poems, novels, and songs. He studied English, Philosophy, and Great Books at St. Thomas University and has been published in literary magazines throughout North America, as well as nominated for multiple music related awards. He lives in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he finds a great deal of inspiration in nature and the surrounding forests.

Adam Oehlers is a UK-based illustrator and sculptor whose work has earned him a British Fantasy Awards nomination.