1519. A Spanish fleet leaves Seville, heading west. Portuguese Captain Magellan is convinced of the existence of a South American strait that will expedite trade with the Indonesian Spice Islands. Months later, in a deserted and inhospitable land, mutiny brews, two men are marooned and the world explodes in a riot of hallucinatory colour. Antoine Coss's most substantial work to date is a fascinating drama, examining one of history's most intriguing mysteries.
Ronin is a dystopian city-state greedily dependent on a mysterious natural resource - until it meets a force indifferent to social or class status.#13;#13;Metax is a precious material that has become indispensable to survival because of its extraordinary qualities. When an insurrectionist group opposed to the mining of Metax threatens the government's control, a power play is set in motion that will change the destiny of the kingdom forever. This lusciously illustrated, science fiction fantasy by Antoine Cossé moves with the grace of a swan. Dark, romantic, and compassionate, it is an exploration of greed, its consequences, and the possibility of escape.