Staff Pick
When almost all of the men in a kingdom are eaten by a dragon, what happens to the women? Besieged by a curse of constant monster attacks due to the men's previous lack of empathy, the women take things into their own hands. Throwing the roles they had been forced into through a blender, the blacksmith's wife becomes the new king and the princess, who has spent her life trapped in a tower, becomes her knight, quickly discovering there are better ways to organize a society. More importantly, all of the women of Ladycastle demonstrate that brute force is far from the only strategy when it comes to defeating monsters. Recommended By Cosima C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
When the King and all the men of the castle die, it's time for the women to knight up.
When King Mancastle and his mighty vassals ride off on a crusade, the women left behind are not at all put out--that's a lot less armor polishing to do. Of course, when the men get themselves eaten by a dragon and leave a curse that attracts monsters to the castle . . . well, the women take umbrage with that.
Now, Merinor, the blacksmith's wife is King, Princess Aeve is the Captain, and the only remaining (and least capable) knight, Sir Riddick, is tasked with teaching the ladies of the castle how to fight, defend, build, and do all manner of noisy things the men had done while the women assumed they were just drunk.
Novelist Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon, As Wicked as She Wants) brings her first original series to the graphic novel world, and is joined by breakthrough illustrator Ashley A. Woods (Niobe: She Is Life) for a rollicking fantasy adventure in Ladycastle.