Ebin And May, Volume 1: Ebin's Exile

Ebin & May #1

by Christina "Smudge" Hanson

Prince Ebin thought he had finally put his life back together after the loss of both his kingdom and his royal family to Emperor Houman of the Felious Empire. Protected and tutored by the mystical knights, Lord Valkyn and Lady Rani, and loved deeply by the enchanting peasant girl May, he felt at peace in his foster kingdom of Sirius. But Houman the Great has finally turned his eyes on Ebin's new homeland. Ebin, with May forever by his side, must reenter the deadly world of medieval court politics, in a desperate attempt to protect everything he now holds dear.

Genres: Fantasy

124 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2005

About the author

A long time sci-fi/fantasy geek living in Silicon Valley, with her husband, Baron Engel, two house-mates, and copious quantities of art materials. A graduate of CalArts, she has worked in the gaming industry as an animator, written and illustrated many comic books and graphic novels and continues to be an avid anime watcher.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I flew to the States to attend MAGWEST and the Crunchyroll Expo was next door. While I'm not into anime or manga much, I love graphic novels and comics - and was blown away by the indie selection in the merch section.
I bought this one volume purely based on the cover, and now I wish I'd bought the complete collection. This Sydney gal will be finding out how to get them shipped soon.
The graphics are wonderful and the story is fun - something like Bone meets Saga.

[Rindis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, I'm going to be up front here. I am horribly biased about this book. Smudge is my roommate, and has been a very good friend of mine for... yeesh, that long now?

This is a collection of short stories that form a series that is published in the furry anthology Furrlough. It started as a one-off project, and you can see the transition from just a simple little story to the bigger story of the entire series in the nineteen stories herein. What starts as a little moral tale on romance expands into a wide-ranging tale of medieval rabbit politics with magical duels, plotting churchrats, and a conquering empire.

Sadly, there is a misprint that was detected too late where a page got duplicated over another page. If you get a hold of this book in a bookstore, please contact Backbreaker.com, and we'll be glad to get you a replacement page. Lastly, there is a wonderful introduction provided by Batton Lash of Supernatural Law.