A Knight’s tale about duty, duels, driving your sister crazy...all while trying to save the country from a secret that threatens to tear it apart.

When a seemingly harmless prank goes wrong, knight-in-training Per of Esterpike watches her sister Elena, famed hero and leader of Lions, murdered by a barbarian horde set on wiping Esterpike off the map. Together with Elena’s second-in-command Amelia, Per must impersonate her sister and travel to Unity’s capital to convince the Generals of each city-state to provide aid against the oncoming horde. But as Per moves forward on her quest, she comes upon a conspiracy that might just threaten Unity itself!

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Cristina Rose "C.R." Chua, the creator behind A SPARROW'S ROAR, submitted the pitch document to me following several collaborations. After presenting the pitch to editor Shannon Watters, Shannon brought the project through acquisitions.

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Written by C.R. Chua and Paolo Chikiamco

Illustrated by C.R. Chua

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Responsibilities:

• Assess original black-and-white pages, evaluating clarity; recommended lettering and dialogue tweaks and spots to add several pages for clarity.

• Art direction from original black-and-white self-published version to colors.

• Oversee lettering.

• Copy-Editing.

• Proofreading.

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Available from Simon & Schuster.

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"Michael is an amazing editor. When I worked with BOOM! Studios, he helped polish up our OGN, A Sparrow's Roar. His input and suggestions are helpful and insightful, making sure the story, color and pace are clear. Your story is safe in his hands."

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--C.R. Chua (A Sparrow's Roar, Adventure Time)