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Black Orchid, written by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Dave McKean ; lettered by Todd Klein

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Black Orchid, written by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Dave McKean ; lettered by Todd Klein

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Black Orchid

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written by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Dave McKean ; lettered by Todd Klein

Summary

GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. Deluxe edition. A haunting and stylish exploration of birth, death and renewal. Both human and flower the heroine, Black Orchid, undertakes a hazardous journey to uncover her true origins, providing a moving ecological parable for our times. After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of plant and human, destined to avenge her own death. Beginning in the cold streets of a heartless metropolis and ending in the Amazon rainforest, this book takes the reader on a journey through secrets, suffering and self-rediscovery

Table Of Contents

Includes Cuttings: notes, sketches and excerpts from Neil Gaiman (19 p.)

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