This is the first in this well developed graphic novel series that introduces us to the Mouse Guard, warriors that enable mice across the land to travel in safety through the treacheries of terrain and enemies. They have served this purpose so that all mice may live freely. But not all who are protected believe that the Mouse Guard is what it should be. There lies in their mist a traitor who sees a new future very different from the current one.
As we meet Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam for the first time we journey with them on a routine errand to search for a missing merchant who never arrived at his destination. The answers they will find though will uncover something of a much larger impact to the safety of all. There is a storm brewing leveled at the very heart of the Mouse Guard, Lockhaven. Within its own walls and legends lie the seeds of treachery and it will take the cunning and friendship of the Mouse Guard along with a stranger who is myth incarnate to put down this rebellion before it is too late.
Filled with the very energy of hardships and accomplishments of these tiny creatures, this novel is an adventure story that can be indulged in without qualms. The illustrations have the grittiness that helps to imagine the harshness each mouse faces on a daily basis trying to eke out happiness where they can. When the story line and illustrations are combined as well as they are in this series you get characters that will resound within your heart.
A definite recommend if you're trying to get a non reader interested to read.
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