Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Archaia (2010), 296 pages
Description
The second volume of the hit web series collection is back in print. ?Antimony Carver, a precocious and preternaturally self-possessed young girl, and her best friend Kat begin their second year at gloomy Gunnerkrigg Court, a very British boarding school that has robots running around along side body-snatching demons, forest gods, and the odd mythical creature. Finding a secret tomb of ancient robots beneath Kat's workshop leads the two friends to question how they are linked to the mysterious ghost that attacked Annie the year before. And as a new Medium In Training, Annie is able to visit the powerful trickster god Coyote in Gillitie Forest, a visit that reveals more than she ever imagined possible. Parts of Annie's past are revealed, as well as mysteries that tie back to the origins of the Court itself, in this sequel to Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation, Gold Medal winner of ForeWord Magazine's 2008 Graphic Novel of the Year Award!… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member salimbol
Just as delightful as the first volume, offering a bit more backstory while deepening the central mysteries at the same time. Also: heaps of fun!
LibraryThing member Jenson_AKA_DL
I've now read all three volumes of this graphic novel that are currently out and have enjoyed all of them. This is a great mystery/fantasy story and I enjoy the clean and appealing artwork. Highly recommended and I'm looking forward to Volume 4!
LibraryThing member readafew
Gunnerkrigg Court is an internet comic and it is a little surreal. It takes place at a strange boarding school type setting and almost anything and everything could possibly happen. This one continues at the beginning of Antimony's 2nd year at Gunnerkrigg. We meet a few new students and find a few
The books are just too fast to read through, I want to be able to spend more time learning about this place. I have the next 2 books in the series and I will be reading them shortly. Can't wait!
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more mysteries to unravel. Not to mention a few more clues to leftover mysteries. The books are just too fast to read through, I want to be able to spend more time learning about this place. I have the next 2 books in the series and I will be reading them shortly. Can't wait!
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LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
Oh Gunnerkrigg Court - How do I love you. At times, you are frustrating because you never seem to finish a story, but at the same time, a new thread starts, causing me to Swoon in happiness. Each volume, your characters are a bit more refined (Remember Football head girl from the first few chapters
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of volume one?) Highly recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member pussreboots
As part of the 2009-2010 CYBILS, I was introduced to Thomas Siddell's web comic, Gunnerkrigg Court, via volume one, Orientation. Although I was eager to read volume 2, Research, it fell out of print about as quickly as it was in print. So quick in fact, that none of my local libraries had managed
Yes — I could have read online. It is a web comic, after all. My husband has read it since the beginning and continue to stay current with the series online. Web comics and ebooks, are two things that I find incredibly frustrating to read on a regular basis. I prefer stepping away from my screen to read print.
Thankfully last year, Archaia Entertainment started producing a new edition of Research. Gleefully I purchased a copy (along with Reason, review coming).
Research in print is 296 pages. It covers Chapter 15 through the end of Chapter 22. I've included the links if you'd prefer to read it online.
Annie and Kat are back for their second year. The first year / volume was an introduction both to the school and to the characters. This year, it's all about exploration both of the castle and of its history. I'm a sucker for stories that treat the architecture almost like another character — subterranean tunnels, secret passage ways, boarded up rooms — all make me turn the pages faster. Research is full of all these goodies.
Sometimes the plot in second book in a multi-part series languishes. These even number books become the pause for breath between the intense, action-packed odd number volumes. Not so, here. There's a good balance between new revelations and answers to questions posed in Orientation.
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to purchase a copy (although they did have volume 3, Reason).Yes — I could have read online. It is a web comic, after all. My husband has read it since the beginning and continue to stay current with the series online. Web comics and ebooks, are two things that I find incredibly frustrating to read on a regular basis. I prefer stepping away from my screen to read print.
Thankfully last year, Archaia Entertainment started producing a new edition of Research. Gleefully I purchased a copy (along with Reason, review coming).
Research in print is 296 pages. It covers Chapter 15 through the end of Chapter 22. I've included the links if you'd prefer to read it online.
Annie and Kat are back for their second year. The first year / volume was an introduction both to the school and to the characters. This year, it's all about exploration both of the castle and of its history. I'm a sucker for stories that treat the architecture almost like another character — subterranean tunnels, secret passage ways, boarded up rooms — all make me turn the pages faster. Research is full of all these goodies.
Sometimes the plot in second book in a multi-part series languishes. These even number books become the pause for breath between the intense, action-packed odd number volumes. Not so, here. There's a good balance between new revelations and answers to questions posed in Orientation.
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LibraryThing member ThothJ
I keep rereading this book because it is just as good as the first one. I love both volumes and even follow the comic online when I can. I recommend "Gunnerkrigg Court" to one and all! Now I just have to kill a month or so until the 3rd book FINALLY comes out! I swear that Siddell does this to me
Anyway, enjoy more adventures with Antimony during her second year at Gunnerkrigg Court. During this time, we learn enjoy an intimate storytelling session with Coyote, a bit more is learned about the mysterious "Lady in White With a Sword", the relationship between the Court and the Forrest is mentioned in tantalizingly small bits and Reynard's past comes a bit more to light. Happy reading!
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on purpose! Anyway, enjoy more adventures with Antimony during her second year at Gunnerkrigg Court. During this time, we learn enjoy an intimate storytelling session with Coyote, a bit more is learned about the mysterious "Lady in White With a Sword", the relationship between the Court and the Forrest is mentioned in tantalizingly small bits and Reynard's past comes a bit more to light. Happy reading!
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LibraryThing member ThothJ
I keep rereading this book because it is just as good as the first one. I love both volumes and even follow the comic online when I can. I recommend "Gunnerkrigg Court" to one and all! Now I just have to kill a month or so until the 3rd book FINALLY comes out! I swear that Siddell does this to me
Anyway, enjoy more adventures with Antimony during her second year at Gunnerkrigg Court. During this time, we learn enjoy an intimate storytelling session with Coyote, a bit more is learned about the mysterious "Lady in White With a Sword", the relationship between the Court and the Forrest is mentioned in tantalizingly small bits and Reynard's past comes a bit more to light. Happy reading!
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on purpose! Anyway, enjoy more adventures with Antimony during her second year at Gunnerkrigg Court. During this time, we learn enjoy an intimate storytelling session with Coyote, a bit more is learned about the mysterious "Lady in White With a Sword", the relationship between the Court and the Forrest is mentioned in tantalizingly small bits and Reynard's past comes a bit more to light. Happy reading!
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
A second read through reminds me why I was eager to continue with this series when I first tried it a decade ago. The mythology is so rich and the characters are so charming -- even if there are too many of them, I mean like four dozen recurring characters in the first two volumes alone. I love the
I'm ready to move on to material that is new to me with Volume 3.
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quirky art and dialogue.I'm ready to move on to material that is new to me with Volume 3.
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2009-12
Physical description
296 p.; 8.68 inches
ISBN
1932386777 / 9781932386776