Péma Ling #3

A haunting winter tableau greets readers of this third volume in Georges Bess's Péma Ling series — armored horsemen push through a blinding snowstorm, their dark silhouettes stark against a pale golden sky, while crimson stains the snow below. The subtitle Yomantaka, seigneur de la mort ("Yomantaka, Lord of Death") promises a story steeped in danger and mythic menace. Bess's moody, painterly cover work makes this 2007 Dupuis entry — published under the Repérages imprint — an atmospheric chapter in what is clearly a richly realized adventure.