The Power of Five graphic novels · BOOK 1 OF 3

Raven's Gate: The Graphic Novel

By Anthony Horowitz · 2010 · Supernatural fantasy · comics · Ages 9–14 / teen crossover

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Spoiler-free summary

Tony Lee adapts Matt Freeman's arrival in Lesser Malling, illustrated by Dom Reardon and Lee O'Connor.

Lesser Malling, a remote Yorkshire village. 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?

A natural entry point: this begins the The Power of Five graphic novels sequence and establishes its central world.

What makes it different

Nigel Dobbyn makes Lesser Malling feel wrong before the plot explains why; the creeping unease survives the change of form.

Setting

Lesser Malling, a remote Yorkshire village.

Content guidance

Supernatural horror, violence, peril and frightening imagery.

Why fans love itNigel Dobbyn makes Lesser Malling feel wrong before the plot explains why; the creeping unease survives the change of form.

Title & retitling history

This book is listed as Raven's Gate: 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

Raven's Gate: The Graphic Novel is volume 1 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 — Raven's Gate: The Graphic Novel ↗