--- product_id: 48270377 title: "Saga Volume 1" price: "AED 85" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48270377-saga-volume-1 store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Saga Volume 1 **Price:** AED 85 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Saga Volume 1 - **How much does it cost?** AED 85 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/48270377-saga-volume-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Winner of the 2013 Hugo award for Best Graphic Story! When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From New York Times bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan ( Y: The Last Man , Ex Machina ) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples ( Mystery Society , North 40 ), Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in this sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first six issues of the smash-hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make." Voted one of the top graphic novels of the year by the NYT , IGN, the Examiner , and SF Weekly . Voted Best Comic of the year by MTV Geek and Best New Series by Paradox Comics. Voted a finalist in the GoodReads Best GN of 2012 contest. Named one of Time Magazine's top 10 graphic novels for 2013 Review: AWESOME - This was amazing. Instantly this graphic novel captured my attention and held it for the entire 40 mins I was reading this. It's a great storyline which is set in a world where people from Planet Landfall and people from Satellite Wreath are always at war with one another, and it tells the story of a couple (kind of like Romeo and Juliet) where each person is from the opposite side. They are lovers and you learn more about them as the story goes on, and you also get to see what is happening to them now that their affair has been uncovered. It's told from the POV of their young baby (who is born right at the start) and it's essentially the story of her life. There are all sorts of different planets, places, storylines and races, but it's a very easy story to follow and instantly be hooked into. I have to say it's certainly one of the best and most interesting ideas for a Graphic Novel that I've read and I whizzed through it really enjoying it. I loved seeing all the different planets and races as I think that they were all individual and they all made an impression on me. I enjoyed the winged race of Alana as they were super pretty (and pretty deadly) and their design was probably my favourite. The robot race was a cool one which felt very desensitised and that seemed to fit with their personality. I also liked Marko's horned race as they seemed to be pretty bad-ass. The characters I really liked because although this is not a huge book you really get to see each individual and learn a bit about them and how they react to certain situations. Alana was a very determined and ruthless character who was certainly my favourite for her sheer 'bad-assery'! I think that Marko was a bit of a weak character most of the time as he doesn't often assert himself against her, but as soon as she or the baby were threatened he turned into a wicked enemy and I loved the fight scenes with him! On the whole this was SO much better than I had expected it to be. The artwork was great and I loved the colours too, I think that this is more driven by the story than the art, but it's great that the art really enhances the story. I am certainly going to buy the next volume asap and start that soon, and I really look forward to it as this was such a great, fast and fun read :) Highly recommended!! Review: Don't be afraid to be let down, because you won't be - After getting this in the mail, it was difficult to contain the excitement. I was eagerly waiting for this book, having pre-bought it some time in the summer. I was afraid it could not be as good as other titles by Vaughan, especially 'Y: The last man' (it was something really, really great, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, do yourself a favor and go read it), and I have always loved Fiona Staples' art, which is, at least for me, at its peak here. As the former reviewer, I was hooked from the first panels. On to the story: I don't want to give too much away, but it is a sci-fi love story, at least for now. Being the first volume, character development is still taking place, but is exciting and cool as hell. You have ghosts, a Romeo & Juliet type love story, bounty hunters, monitor-headed, goat-like and winged humanoids, betrayal, and an underlying sweetness to it all. The main character's parents each belong to different races, in war with one another - Marko is from Wreath which is Landfall's moon. Its inhabitants are horned creatures that are more connected with nature and use spells. Marko is also kind of a hippie (make love, not war, etc.). Alana, his romantic counterpart, is from Landfall, a "techier" kind of place. She is winged. They rebel against the status quo when Alana falls in love with Marko, a prisoner she was in charge of in Cleave, a planet being used as a prison for the "moonies" (a perjorative word for Wreath inhabitants). Marko impregnates Alana, and they escape and run. From that point on, adventure follows. The story is told from Hazel's (Marko and Alana's baby daughter) perspective. The pace of the story is perfect, imo. Dark moments, funny moments, moving moments in just the right amount. The art is great. Really, really great. Simple lines, detail goes into the right things. Character designs are original and sometimes flat out hilarious (take the first page of chapter four as an example). Lettering is also great to look at and original. Coloring is very good and sets the tone very well. I can't wait to see where the story goes next. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 30,301 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,130 in Comics & Graphic Novels by Genre 12,487 in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 5,352 Reviews | ## Images ![Saga Volume 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cVDK9BRaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ AWESOME *by K***Y on 2 September 2014* This was amazing. Instantly this graphic novel captured my attention and held it for the entire 40 mins I was reading this. It's a great storyline which is set in a world where people from Planet Landfall and people from Satellite Wreath are always at war with one another, and it tells the story of a couple (kind of like Romeo and Juliet) where each person is from the opposite side. They are lovers and you learn more about them as the story goes on, and you also get to see what is happening to them now that their affair has been uncovered. It's told from the POV of their young baby (who is born right at the start) and it's essentially the story of her life. There are all sorts of different planets, places, storylines and races, but it's a very easy story to follow and instantly be hooked into. I have to say it's certainly one of the best and most interesting ideas for a Graphic Novel that I've read and I whizzed through it really enjoying it. I loved seeing all the different planets and races as I think that they were all individual and they all made an impression on me. I enjoyed the winged race of Alana as they were super pretty (and pretty deadly) and their design was probably my favourite. The robot race was a cool one which felt very desensitised and that seemed to fit with their personality. I also liked Marko's horned race as they seemed to be pretty bad-ass. The characters I really liked because although this is not a huge book you really get to see each individual and learn a bit about them and how they react to certain situations. Alana was a very determined and ruthless character who was certainly my favourite for her sheer 'bad-assery'! I think that Marko was a bit of a weak character most of the time as he doesn't often assert himself against her, but as soon as she or the baby were threatened he turned into a wicked enemy and I loved the fight scenes with him! On the whole this was SO much better than I had expected it to be. The artwork was great and I loved the colours too, I think that this is more driven by the story than the art, but it's great that the art really enhances the story. I am certainly going to buy the next volume asap and start that soon, and I really look forward to it as this was such a great, fast and fun read :) Highly recommended!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't be afraid to be let down, because you won't be *by N***S on 31 October 2012* After getting this in the mail, it was difficult to contain the excitement. I was eagerly waiting for this book, having pre-bought it some time in the summer. I was afraid it could not be as good as other titles by Vaughan, especially 'Y: The last man' (it was something really, really great, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, do yourself a favor and go read it), and I have always loved Fiona Staples' art, which is, at least for me, at its peak here. As the former reviewer, I was hooked from the first panels. On to the story: I don't want to give too much away, but it is a sci-fi love story, at least for now. Being the first volume, character development is still taking place, but is exciting and cool as hell. You have ghosts, a Romeo & Juliet type love story, bounty hunters, monitor-headed, goat-like and winged humanoids, betrayal, and an underlying sweetness to it all. The main character's parents each belong to different races, in war with one another - Marko is from Wreath which is Landfall's moon. Its inhabitants are horned creatures that are more connected with nature and use spells. Marko is also kind of a hippie (make love, not war, etc.). Alana, his romantic counterpart, is from Landfall, a "techier" kind of place. She is winged. They rebel against the status quo when Alana falls in love with Marko, a prisoner she was in charge of in Cleave, a planet being used as a prison for the "moonies" (a perjorative word for Wreath inhabitants). Marko impregnates Alana, and they escape and run. From that point on, adventure follows. The story is told from Hazel's (Marko and Alana's baby daughter) perspective. The pace of the story is perfect, imo. Dark moments, funny moments, moving moments in just the right amount. The art is great. Really, really great. Simple lines, detail goes into the right things. Character designs are original and sometimes flat out hilarious (take the first page of chapter four as an example). Lettering is also great to look at and original. Coloring is very good and sets the tone very well. I can't wait to see where the story goes next. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Diverse characters with a great plot *by L***S on 14 February 2016* This is one of those graphic novels that I have been hearing everywhere and the hype for this book is off the scale and was a must read. I have started reading more comics/graphic novels since last year and I am really getting into them. This story follows Alana and Marko and they are on the run. They shouldn’t be together as they are both soldiers from different sides of the galactic war and due to politics and rules this is forbidden. What makes it even more taboo is that they have had a baby together, Hazel. Baron Robot XXIII has been commissioned to kill Alana and Marko but return the child as it is inter-species. However there have also been freelancers employed to do the same thing. We meet The Stalk that is a topless spider woman thingy and then there is The Will, he seems to be a relatively normal guy (and I can’t believe I am saying this but kinda hot). Will has a sidekick that is a cat but not any old fluffy adorable pet, this one is a lying cat that can detect when someone is not telling the truth. This story is narrated by Hazel in flashbacks, about how she was born and what happened to her parents, this novel is about love and war in space and a very unique take on it. The dialogue is hilarious, the characters are so original and the plot was also pretty good with twists and turns. The characters and artwork were on point! The artwork was beautiful with a whole range of colours used, the characters are three-dimensional and complex. The baron XXIII was great he had a monitor/TV for a head who was having trouble performing in the bedroom department, then as mentioned above there was The Stalk and then there were these massive heads on legs. The best part (obviously) was the interactions between Alana and Marko, this couple were so sweet and at the same time hilarious. Alana is portrayed as a head-strong women but with the odd tendency for jealousy. Together they make a great team knowing each others limits and the love for one another is palpable This book is not going to be for everyone as there is nudity, swearing and sex, so not for the younger audience. I will definitely be reading the next volume for sure. 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