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Is part of The Lesser Evil Shane Smith , 2011 series - author graphic novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Lesser Evil
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"Young Ross Tillman cannot wait to get out of school and pursue his dream of owning his own ship. Struggling against what seems to be his genetic fate, Ross is determined to avoid following his father into a career in local industry. The manufacture and sale of the narcotic tubinj is the economic cornerstone of Messar, but Ross is determined to escape from its pull.

For Stanley Myres, Chancellor of the galactic Senate, the writing appears to be on the wall. His political position is becoming more tenuous by the day, as rival factions in the Senate seem poised to enact a coup de tat. In an attempt to retain control, he utilises his secret paramilitary forces and hatches a violent scheme that casts Messar into a state of civil war.

Overlord of exiled superpower Padakan House, Elam Padakan wants to create a better galaxy, with himself at its head. When the opportunity to liberate Messar from the Senate presents itself, he sees it as a chance to achieve everything he has ever striven for. There’s just one problem: he hasn’t even told his own brother what his true intentions are.

All three men are drawn into the civil war on Messar, and as their paths begin to intersect and tangle together, they come to realise that the galaxy has very different plans for all of their dreams." (Source: Publisher's blurb)

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    • Toronto, Ontario,
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      Canada,
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      Americas,
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      Zeta Comics ,
      2011 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780986842856 (pbk.)
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    y separately published work icon The Lesser Evil : Omnibus Edition Shane Smith , Toronto : Zetabella Publishing , 2013 7040678 2013 selected work graphic novel science fiction

    'Young Ross Tillman cannot wait to get out of school and pursue his dream of owning his own ship. Struggling against what seems to be his genetic fate, Ross is determined to avoid following his father into a career in local industry. The manufacture and sale of the narcotic tubinj is the economic cornerstone of Messar, but Ross is determined to escape from its pull.

    'For Stanley Myres, Chancellor of the galactic Senate, the writing appears to be on the wall. His political position is becoming more tenuous by the day, as rival factions in the Senate seem poised to enact a coup de tat. In an attempt to retain control, he utilises his secret paramilitary forces and hatches a violent scheme that casts Messar into a state of civil war.

    'Overlord of exiled superpower Padakan House, Elam Padakan wants to create a better galaxy, with himself at its head. When the opportunity to liberate Messar from the Senate presents itself, he sees it as a chance to achieve everything he has ever striven for. There's just one problem: he hasn't even told his own brother what his true intentions are.

    'All three men are drawn into the civil war on Messar, and as their paths begin to intersect and tangle together, they come to realise that the galaxy has very different plans for all of their dreams.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Toronto : Zetabella Publishing , 2013

Works about this Work

Adapt or Abandon? The Lesser Evil Shane Smith , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , May vol. 18 no. 4 2012; (p. 10)
Adapt or Abandon? The Lesser Evil Shane Smith , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , May vol. 18 no. 4 2012; (p. 10)
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