Project Nought: A Graphic Novel
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4.4 • 14 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel adventure with a hint of romance that has garnered 1.5 million views as a Tapas webcomic.
Ren Mittal's last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus to visit his mystery pen pal Georgia. When he wakes up in 2122, he thinks he might be hallucinating…he’s not!
Tech conglomerate Chronotech sponsors a time-travel program to help students in 2122 learn what history was really like…from real-life subjects who’ve been transported into the future…and Ren is one of them.
In 2122, Ren’s life in the 1990s is practically ancient history—and Ren’s not sure how to feel about that. On top of it all, he learns that his memory will be wiped of all things 2122 before he’s sent back to the '90s. Adding to Ren’s complicated feels, he's forming a crush on his student guide, Mars.
And when he crosses paths with the absolute last person he expected to see in the future, he has a bigger problem on his hands: What if Chronotech isn't the benevolent organization they claim to be, and he and his fellow subjects are in great danger?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A teen from 1996 New Zealand abruptly awakens in 2122 as the result of a megacorporation's time-travel technology in Furedi's suspenseful speculative graphic novel debut. Reserved Ren, who's Indian-cued, and Phoebe, a platinum blond teen with cheerleader-like exuberance, are part of corporate conglomerate Chronotech's Time Travel Exchange Program. The program purportedly transports teens from the past into the 22nd century, pairing them with a local high school student for five months as part of a firsthand history exchange. Ren is partnered with Mars, an energetic Chronotech devotee with blue-streaked orange hair, while Phoebe eschews her assigned student to flirt with Mars's prickly friend Jia, who is nonbinary and East Asian–cued. But after Chronotech covered up the mysterious death of Jia's previous time-travel partner, they've been skeptical of the program's true purpose; together with Ren, Mars, and Phoebe, Jia endeavors to uncover the entity's secrets. Even as tense, ongoing conflict unfolds, the teens' developing romantic entanglements—paired with blocky, full-color art populated by distinct character models and innovative technologies—provide a joyful counterpoint. A solidly queer addition to the sci-fi canon that interrogates how the pursuit of science can sometimes overshadow a commitment to ethics. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
Great but needs some touch ups
I was super excited for this book to come out, and it was really good. The panels are gorgeous, and the color schemes are beautiful on every page. The storyline is great and really creative, but there are a few parts where it seems rushed. I feel that it could have been better, especially if it was stretched out and more detailed, like a trilogy or duology. Overall I loved it, just thought it seems rushed and a little hard to follow in some parts because of the skipping around.