Cleopatra in Space #2: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack

Cleopatra in Space #2: The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Paperback, 192 pages
Published April 28th 2015 by GRAPHIX/Scholastic
Source: Local Library

Cleopatra in Space (2)

Cleo returns in another excellent adventure. This series is a science-fiction Indiana Jones with a female protagonist full of derring-do and realistic characters. I love all four main characters, two female/two male and am even intrigued by the new thief introduced in this volume. He's mysterious and though presented, obviously, as the antagonist I can't help but wonder if more will be revealed about him in another volume. Wonderful art, vibrant and full of motion with a wide variety of panel styles used. This volume has a build-up plot which takes the story from the first book and builds upon it, raising the action and continuing the plot to a crescendo, leaving us with a cliffhanger anxiously awaiting book three. I'm loving this series and look forward to the next volume which will be out Spring 2016.