The Extraordinary Part: Book One: Orsay's Hands (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781683966845)

This first book in a two-volume graphic novel series is set in a near-dystopian present, where mysterious creatures called "whols" coexist with humans since their sudden appearance a few years earlier. At first, they aroused curiosity and wonder, then their seemingly harmless presence became commonplace. Nineteen-year-old Orsay leads an uneventful life in the French countryside, until the day he gains extraordinary powers in his hands after an atypically aggressive encounter with a whol. On a trip to Paris in search of a cure, he meets and falls for Basma, a passionate activist for whols' rights. But Orsay isn't convinced that whols should be granted the same status as humans. Especially once Melek, another human with similar powers, embarks on a murderous rampage to avenge those she sees as her kin.

Author: Florent Ruppert, J駻e Mulot
ISBN-10: 1683966848
ISBN-13: 9781683966845
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 156
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 13.21h x 9.38w x 0.82d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 102
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 30