Girl Genius Omnibus Volume One Agatha Awakens

by Foglio, Phil; Foglio, Kaja

• ISBN13: 9780765331328
• ISBN10: 0765331322
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-28
• Publisher: Tor Books

Summary

The Industrial Revolution has become all-out war as mad scientists, gifted with the Spark, unleash their insane inventions on an unprepared Europe. For centuries, the Heterodyne family of inventors kept the peace, but the last Heterodyne disappeared twenty years ago, leaving their ally Baron Wulfenbach to maintain order with his fleet of airships and army of Jaeger Monsters.At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay dreams of being a scientist, though her trouble concentrating dooms her to be a lowly minion. When Agatha shows signs of having the Spark, she grabs the attention of the Baron-and the Baron's handsome young son, Gilgamesh.Swept up to the Airship City, Agatha finds herself surrounded by the greatest minds of her generation, as well as palace intrigue, dashing heroes, and an imperial cat. Agatha may be the most brilliant mind of her generation and the key to control of the continent, but first, she has to survive.

Author Biography

PHIL and KAJA FOGLIO are the co-creators of the Hugo Award–winning and Eagle and Eisner Award–nominated webcomic Girl Genius. Phil Foglio illustrated Robert Asprin's MythAdventures series, and Kaja Foglio contributed art for Magic: the Gathering. Kaja and Phil were married in 1993. They have a son and a daughter, and live in Seattle.

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Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Hugo Awards for Best Graphic Story

 

"A sly and witty graphic novel."

—School Library Journal, Best Adult Books for High School Students 2003

 

"If Jules Verne has written comics, he wouldn't have written Girl Genius. He would have been jealous of it, though."

—Comics Buyer's Guide

 

"The Foglios appear to have been liberated by the [webcomics] format—and that sense of buoyant imagination and unbridled fun runs through every page."

—The Onion A.V. Club

 

"A manic, hilarious, adventure-filled gem of a comic. The series is made of win and I have only one regret: that I didn't know about it sooner. Do yourself a favor and go read it, NOW."

—The Book Smugglers

 

"Girl Genius is unique. Buy it."

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"Bursting at the seam with creativity, humor, and outright weirdness . . . an infectious and incredibly fun read."

—Sarah Kuhn, IGN

 

"Girl Genius is brilliant. It really is. It's fun and funky and unlike almost anything else, and it's Phil and Kaja Foglio doing what they do best."

—Eric Burns, Websnark.com

 

"It's appealingly drawn and cleverly written and cheerfully pulpy in all the right ways."

—Shaenon Garrity, The Webcomics Examiner

 

"Professionally executed artwork and a spanking story that makes it a timeless work of literature."

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