Alia is not just any girl, but a girl from the bloodline of Helen of Troy. She is a warbringer, one whose very existence is a catalyst for bloodshed. The crux of the story revolves around the ramifications of her rescuing this girl. As there are no other children on the island of Themyscira (and no men!), Diana has lived a relatively isolated childhood. That changes when she sees a ship explode right at the border of the hidden island. When she swims out to check on survivors, she rescues a teenage girl named Alia.

She finally is able to match the height and strength of the other Amazonians.

At only sixteen, she is just coming into her birthright. Instead of a self-assured, confident woman, the story begins with Diana wanting to prove herself to her fellow Amazonians. The story focuses on Diana, the Amazonian princess. So, in honor of our author spotlight this month, here is another review of one of Bardugo’s works. Paper Girls of Paris Review: A Discovery of Family Secrets.If they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war. Together, Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies-mortal and divine-determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer-a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world.Īlia just wanted to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law-risking exile-to save a mere mortal. And her fight is just beginning.Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Leigh Bardugo, this graphic novel adaptation brings to life Diana’s first adventure beyond the hidden shores of Themyscira.ĭiana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons.

She will become one of the world’s greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. Here’s what DC had to say in the press release: More Information on Wonder Woman: Warbringer

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