Description
Everywhere he looks, Guy Ninemann sees nine tally marks – and somehow finds himself caught up in a cycle of reincarnation. He witnesses the destruction of the city he lives in, is shot in the head and… awakens as another Guy Ninemann.
As a child, Guy Ninemann claimed to have nine lives. As an adult, he does. Out in the city one day, a homeless man shows him nine tally marks spray-painted on a wall, and the image lodges itself inside his mind. Before he can make any sense of what is going on, he is kidnapped, sees his city destroyed and is shot dead.
But the end of one life throws him into the middle of another. Ninemann awakes in a new body, in a new time, in a new place – but with all his old memories. Each new life brings its own mission to complete – and linking them all, the explosion that destroys the city.
Inspired by the classic 80s Taiwanese sci-fi graphic novel Nine Lives Man, this fast-paced and intricate story challenges our understanding of time. Beautifully drawn, this is a banquet of suspense, detective work and mind-bending sci-fi.
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Author Biography
Chang Sheng worked in advertising for 15 years. He started his own studio when he was in his thirties, and since 2004 he has released work on a regular basis. Having read comics from a young age, Chang Sheng has always preferred science fiction stories best. He admits to having been deeply influenced by the work of Yukinobu Hoshino, and his training in drawing and oil painting while studying at the Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School are likewise reflected in his exquisitely detailed and extremely realistic video game-like style. Chang Sheng has represented Taiwan at the Angoulême International Comics Festival three times and has won several prizes overseas. Oldman was a finalist in the 2013 International Manga Award in Japan, and The Hidden Level won the Grand Prize of 2017 Kyoto International Manga Awards (Taiwan Section).
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- Publisher Tong Li
- Publication Date September 2019
- Orginal LanguageChinese complex
- ISBN/Identifier 9789572638774
- Publication Country or regionTaiwan
- FormatPaperback
- Pages392
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title九命人 - 時之輪迴
- Original Language Authors常勝
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