The Power of Five graphic novels · BOOK 2 OF 3

Evil Star: The Graphic Novel

By Anthony Horowitz · 2014 · Supernatural fantasy · comics · Ages 9–14 / teen crossover

Graphic adaptationSpoiler-lightBook 2 in order

Spoiler-free summary

Matt and Pedro's race to the second gate in Peru becomes the second Power of Five graphic adaptation.

Peru, from Lima to the Nazca desert. The pleasure lies in fate and free will and friendship, shaped by a prose story reshaped through panels, page turns, visual pacing and compressed dialogue..

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Can I start here?

Best read after The Power of Five graphic novels 1; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.

What makes it different

The second adaptation opens the mythology out across Peru without losing the urgency of Matt and Pedro trying to trust one another.

Setting

Peru, from Lima to the Nazca desert.

Content guidance

Supernatural horror, violence, peril and frightening imagery.

Why fans love itThe second adaptation opens the mythology out across Peru without losing the urgency of Matt and Pedro trying to trust one another.

Title & retitling history

This book is listed as Evil Star: The Graphic Novel; no alternative title is included in the linked sources.

Collaborators, illustrators & adaptors

  • Adapted by Tony Lee
  • Illustrated by Dom Reardon and Lee O'Connor

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Continuity

Evil Star: The Graphic Novel is volume 2 of 3 in The Power of Five graphic novels. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.

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Sources

Library catalogue: WorldCat library records — Evil Star: The Graphic Novel ↗