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Big Trouble in the Little Sickle
by Alan Moore
The Epic and touching story of Vander Eyemless, who with nothing but his horse Xena and his somewhat crappy blade Stonecleaver, managed to single-handedly slay the nineteen Ginormo of The Sickle to resurrect his dead girlfriend, the Cluckrin Jenna Eggshell. With a typicial Alan Moore twist, the resurrection's success was marred by the release of Belchazar, a 60,000 year old black Dyemon who had his soul stored in each of the Ginormo by Mardrangion and a team of Elemenstors.
Whoops. You can't win 'em all, I guess.
It was the only "ElemenstorLance" novel at the time to receive official recognition and praise thanks to its simple yet heartbreaking prose, and its gorgeous descriptions of the death of each of the Ginormo. The book includes little dialogue, instead featuring Moore's trademark internal narration describing breathtaking scenery, nineteen fabulously fearsome noble beasts, and nineteen artfully described and amazing Action Sequences. It is also the only work within the franchise to win a Pulitzer Prize.
At the awards ceremony, the presenter could only say "Jesus, who'd have fucking thought we'd ever award anything to the fucking Elemenstor franchise?"
Despite its critical acclaim, it was a sleeper hit amongst hard-core fans who regard it as too simplistic for their tastes since the boob factor is very low.
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