Sleeper

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The first in a hotly anticipated new graphic novel series

DS-5, a biologically-enhanced law enforcement marshal, is due to be decommissioned after decadesin deep space. He returns to a solar system finally rising out of a devastating climate war following thediscovery of a miraculous new energy source: Titan Green. His pod crashes on Titan following amysterious explosion, and DS-5 deploys for his final mission: an investigation into mass murder thatbecomes entwined with a geologist's quest for hermissing father. But as DS-5's ageing tech begins tofail, human faculties and memories resurface, forcing him to confront the dark provenance of hisrecruitment.

Jed Mercurio and Prasanna Puwanarajah have taken the Conspiracy Thriller and the Western andsent them into orbit. Stunningly illustrated by Coke Navarro, Sleeper is a riveting work of imagination.

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Jed Mercurio'smost recent television seriesBodyguardandLine of Dutyhave broken UK viewing records. Other credits includeBodies,Lady Chatterley's Lover,Critical,Strike Back,The GrimleysandCardiac Arrest. He is the author of three novels,Bodies,AscentandAmerican Adulterer. Jed is a former hospital physician and Royal Air Force officer, having originally planned to specialise in aviation medicine. Prasanna Puwanarajahis an actor, writer anddirector. His writing and directing work has played at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the London 2012Olympic Opening Ceremony.He completed his directorial debut feature filmBallywalterin2021.Prasannaworked as a hospital doctor in the NHS for three and a half years. Thisis his first novel. Coke Navarro is a Spanish illustrator, influenced by 90s comics, and a lover of classic sci-fi art. Since graduating in fine arts, he has worked at his Valencia based studio for many clients including Sony Animation, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Variety. His own work focuses on comic book art and narrative. Coke is represented by the Central Illustration Agency. Sleeper is his first graphic novel in the UK.