Alexis Deacon

Alexis Deacon

  • 5 stars across 10 books
Alexis Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton, where he studied Illustration, gaining a first class honours degree. Alexis Deacon was one of Booktrust's ten Best New Illustrators in 2008, and Beegu was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Alexis lives in London.
1st December 2012

The Selfish Giant

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4th June 2015

Jim's Lion

Russell Hoban's moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds bravery during illness is dramatically reimagined in gra... MoreJim's Lion

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2nd May 2019

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London.Harry Black wakes in hos... MoreVoyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

(1 review) Review
1st January 2015

Soonchild

"Hoban is the best sort of genius." Patrick Ness, The Guardian Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face... MoreSoonchild

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1st October 2017

Geis 2: A Game Without Rules

The second volume of Geis picks up right where the first graphic novel concluded: with the contenders divided against th... MoreGeis 2: A Game Without Rules

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2nd May 2019

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London. Harry Black wakes in h... MoreVoyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

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24th June 2021

That Thing

Debut writer Avital Balwit's That Thing suggests that our indifference to other animals also reflects how we sometimes t... MoreThat Thing

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7th July 2022

Curse of the Chosen Vol 2: The Will that Shapes the World

The dramatic and hotly anticipated conclusion to Alexis Deacon's original Geis trilogy, featuring new branding and a for... MoreCurse of the Chosen Vol 2: The Will that Shapes the World

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