5 mondes #5

This French-language edition from Gallimard brings the 5 Mondes saga to its fifth volume, Le Portail Émeraude, with a cover brimming with otherworldly energy. Three young heroes stand their ground amid swirling rain and luminous ribbons of light — a blue-skinned figure at center raises a glowing, sand-dollar-like talisman aloft, flanked by a determined girl wielding a golden device and a wide-eyed boy clutching a small creature — all perched on what appears to be a great metallic ring set against a vivid green sky. The work of Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, and Boya Sun, this 2021 volume looks like a thrilling chapter in a beautifully crafted fantasy adventure.