The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

There’s much myth and magic in the pages of this colossal work of illustrated fiction.

Monocle

This is a hugely enjoyable and remarkable book, with much to discover below the surface.

Jess Richards, Guardian

It’s a whimsical, light-hearted book that reads like the best kind of bedtime story – a new take on something familiar and much loved.

Teddy Jamieson, Glasgow Sunday Herald

There is a pleasing unity to these far-flung stories appearing alongside one another. Greenberg is clearly fascinated by the universality of myth.

George Pendle, Financial Times

Timelessly brilliant… Isabel Greenberg is clearly destined to make a big contribution to British comics.

Starburst

Greenberg’s book celebrates snow and storytelling in all their various forms.

Rachel Cooke, Observer

Greenberg both tells and illustrates with warm, whimsical beauty.

Lev Grossman, Time

Fantastical, often touching yarns, which graphic novelist Greenberg tells and illustrates with warm, whimsical beauty.

Time Magazine

A work of exquisite originality... This book has the sort of energy and depth that will appeal to readers of all ages. Early Earth encompasses humour, wit, tragedy, brutality and the most bittersweet love story you can imagine.

Hugh Armitage, Digital Spy

I cannot recommend you getting a copy of The Encyclopedia of Early Earth enough. It really is just wonderful how every page will hold a story within a picture, yet all those pictures create another story which adds a layer, back story, or myth around the story we are following.

Savidge Reads

I was instantly struck by how breathtakingly beautiful it was… Prepare for some stunning mythology that you will never have read before… This is the kind of book you will want to take home and keep forever. It’s timeless folklore and exquisite drawings will convert lovers of fantasy and mythology to the wonders of graphic novels

Amy Coles, Guardian

Greenberg speaks of storytellers but she's a great storyteller herself, and it's easy to be pulled into the worlds that she writes, housed neatly by tight drawings in a style that is bright enough to bring these worlds to life, and detached enough to feel a little otherworldly.

Kate Beaton

‘It’s a book about many things – love, snow, god, poisoned sausages...but mostly it’s a celebration of storytelling itself. Strange and wry and funny and beautifully drawn.’

Mark Haddon

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth is a delightful accordion of a book. This graphic novel casts a spell like that of Scheherazade – when you sit down with it, prepare to stay until the last page.

Eowyn Ivey, author of 'The Snow Child'

One of the most anticipated debuts of 2013.

Tom Tivnan, The Bookseller

A playful yet wise graphic novel.

Paul Gravett, ArtReview