The Night Mother Vol. 2 - by Jeremy Lambert Paperback

Book Synopsis

The moon is stuck. Sunlight is a distant memory. And the Night Mother, who once represented harmony between the living and the dead, has been thwarted by the girl who lives in the graveyard named Madeline Tock.

But after their daring escape to the Moon, Maddy and her new friend, Nura, have accidentally shattered the Night Mother's lantern and the stolen souls within it have escaped, including the soul of Maddy's father. Maddy and Nura follow the souls into the cavernous city spiraling down into the Moon's largest crater. There, Maddy and Nura will face nightfire, the dreaded Sleep Ensemble, and the many crooked corridors of the Night Mother's Lunar Mansion. If they survive, they just might be able to right the wrongs of the Night Mother and free the souls she took from the living. But their journey will bring everything to bear on Maddy, who has an impossible choice to make: become the next Night Mother and rescue her father's soul . . . or stay true to herself and risk everything.

Storytellers Jeremy Lambert (Goosebumps) and Alexa Sharpe (Lumberjanes) reunite to weave an evocative and magical tale of a young woman discovering what's faithfully in her heart.

Review Quotes

"A haunting yet poignant story that will leave readers hungry for more." -- "Publishers Weekly"

"An enchantingly fairy-tale-feeling world."-- "Booklist"

"Magical."-- "The Daily Dead"

"Mysterious and spooky [...] This gothic graphic novel will appeal to young readers who want to branch out from the popular tropes of middle grade stories."-- "School Library Journal"

"Myth-making with a majestic monster at its heart, laced with style and suspense." -- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

Jeremy Lambert is a writer and filmmaker from Bowie, Maryland. He's known for his comics work on Doom Patrol, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellmouth, Dungeons & Dragons, Goosebumps, The Hollywood Special, and his stories for Warhammer, among others. As a film producer, his productions for Breakwater Studios, Ltd. have won an Academy Award and James Beard Award. This is the first volume in the Night Mother trilogy by Alexa Sharpe and Jeremy, with Volumes II and III to follow. He believes there are few things in life better than a nice pair of socks.

Alexa Sharpe is a Los Angeles-based book illustrator who has worked on Lumberjanes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rolled & Told, and Uncanny Magazine. Her art is a window into dreamlike worlds that frighten and delight in equal measure.