![]() Picaresque episodes and a dreamlike resolution conjure a giddy sensation, like staying up all night. Scenes unfold beneath the Milky Way in twilit dark-blue and charcoal-gray panels, while flashbacks and industrial interiors in glowing ember hues amplify a simmering sense of threat. Andrews ( Nothing Is Forgotten for adults) crafts a phantasmagoria of events that recall animation from Studio Ghibli and Cartoon Saloon. They take up with a fellow traveler, a stylish anthropomorphic bear who seeks to catch the floating lights, which are rumored to turn into fish en route to the stars. Ben approaches their subsequent adventures with trepidation, while Nathaniel greets every vertiginous cliff and bottomless lake with a gleeful grin. An edition of This Was Our Pact (2019) This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews 0 Ratings 4 Want to read 1 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 1 Edition Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 2019 Publisher :01 First Second This edition doesn't have a description yet. ![]() ![]() They pledge to soldier on, unaware of a hulking shadow creature that rises from the river below. They pedal their bikes along a deserted road, but the vow proves daunting, and Nathaniel and the narrator, Ben, are soon alone on a bridge at the edge of town. Five boys and a bullied tagalong science fanatic named Nathaniel make a pact to find out where the lanterns go. Creepy yet benign, this leisurely graphic novel opens on the autumn equinox, when a community sends paper lanterns down a river. ![]()
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