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SciFi Fantasy Book Club: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

  • Solid State Books 600 H Street Northeast Washington, DC, 20002 United States (map)

Come by for Sci Fi Book Club at Solid State Books, discussing The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V. Filipe This Book Club meeting will take place in-store.

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality, which means the avatar of Death is out of a job… or is she?

Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past? A powerful new graphic novel from award-winning writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, Swamp Thing) and Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying through the lens of magical realism. Collects The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1-5.

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