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Shadow Guard
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Data
1 book
More in production
48 pages, colour
16.1 x 23.5 cm
Ages 8 years and up
- Contact for Foreign Rights: mail@jankjaer.dk
- Reading sample: PDF in English
Description
The boy Dion is born in the slum.
But his unusual magical powers soon draw the
attention of the Emperor’s Shadow Guard, the fier-
cest warriors in the country and Dion’s life is turned upside down in his search for answers.
#1: Magic Blood will see publication in 2025.
Rights sold to Sweden.
Jan Kjær
Jan Kjær was born 1971 in Denmark and is an award-winning writer and illustrator.
After high school, he served his apprenticeship as a Graphic Designer and worked for LEGO a few years before moving to America to attend ‘The Kubert School’ comic book in New Jersey. After graduating, Jan moved to Los Angeles and worked as a storyboard- and concept artist for three years for different Hollywood productions companies
In 2002, he moved back to Denmark and continued working for LEGO, doing illustrations and story development for lines such as BIONICLE and LEGO STAR WARS.
In 2004 Jan decided to try his hand at writing and illustrating his own stories. He has now written 70 books and comics, and his work has been published in 15 countries.
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