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What if dragons invaded Paris during the Belle Époque? Writer Joann Sfar and illustrator Tony Sandoval weave their imaginations into a canvas of adventures, battles, sacrifices, love, and humor. A folkloric, playful, and liberating journey, told in breathtaking epic beauty.

Paris, 1900. For thousands of years, dragons have lived hidden from everyone, sealed in statues and gargoyles throughout the city. Legend has it that only the sacrifice of a being of great magic can protect Paris from their wrath and maintain their slumber. But when a roguish Hawaiian princess rescues a mermaid from suspicious danger, the malevolent shadow of dragons grows once again over the City of Lights. From the catacombs to the parvis of Notre-Dame, a romance is born under the awakening of a thousand-year-old evil.

This newest book by Tony Sandoval, written by prolific comics author JOANN SFAR (Dungeon, etc), tells the whimsical story of medieval dragons coming out of their secret underground hiding after centuries of solitude and legend. When their age-old agreement with mankind to stay dormant by sacrificing other magical beings is interrupted, the Great Awakening begins…

Set in turn-of-the-century Paris during the Belle Epoque of 1900, this witty, action-packed adventure follows a two-fisted Hawaiian Princess and a mermaid rescued from sacrifice through the catacombs to Notre-Dame, as gargoyles come to life all over the city.