The Carlyle School for Kings - Paperback

by Nelson Greaves (Author), Davide Castelluccio (Illustrator)

An epic fantasy adventure graphic novel full of revenge, friendship, and betrayal set in a world where kingship is earned rather than inherited.

Emmelene Heron is the daughter of traitors, but even she cannot be denied entrance to the Carlyle School for Kings.

Every thirty years, the academy opens its doors to the best and brightest young people in the Kingdom. There, they are trained in matters of heart, strength, and mind. Only the one deemed most exceptional will be crowned king and rule for the next thirty years, when King Cycle repeats. This decree was enacted thousands of years ago by Godwit himself to ensure the King is young enough that hope and idealism still thrive within them--but if they want hope and idealism, they invited the wrong girl.

Collects The Carlyle School for Kings #1-#4.

Author Biography

Nelson Greaves is a writer of film and television born and raised in California's Central Valley. Nelson wrote and produced the cult horror hit Unfriended and has written for See, Sleepy Hollow and 24: Legacy, among other shows. Nelson is a newcomer to the world of comics but he had a blast writing The Carlyle School for Kings and is here to stay.

Davide Castelluccio, born in 1989, is an illustrator, cartoonist, and a graphic designer for advertising. He graduated in 2008 in advertising graphics. He then attended the Scuola Internazionale di Fumetto comic school in Reggio Emilia (among his teachers was Italian comic book artist Giuseppe Camuncoli) and made his debut with dark fantasy Bren Gattonero. Over the years, he has collaborated with several Italian publishers. In 2016, he was one of the artists involved in a graphic novel dedicated to legendary soccer player Giacinto Facchetti. Davide has worked as a character designer and concept artist for the Italian game development company Potato Killer Studios and has been one of the illustrators for "The 9th Age tabletop miniature wargame" project. In 2023 he started collaborating with Italian publisher Bugs Comics drawing issue #16 of the fantasy series Kalya. Aside from comics, he works in advertising as a graphic designer and freelance artist.