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'Kingdom in Peril'

Children's book written by Lora Gridneva © 2020. I provided 15 conté illustrations.

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The story involves a dutiful king who seeks help from the stars to save his people.

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1. Potbelly shouting at Scalies (Part 1, Chapter 1).jpg
3. Potbelly eating, Skinny cooking (Part 1, Chapter 1).jpg
2. Potbelly shouts at Skinny (Part 1, Chapter 1).jpg

Potbelly's Last Gorge...

The first part of the tale sees a grotesque slave driver, Potbelly, throwing his weight around and berating his scaly workers.

 

One of the workers, Skinny, gets his own back by feeding his master's greed to the point of fatal over-stuffing.

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Unused design sketch

4. King and Elders (Part 1, Chapter 2).jpg
5. King and Machine (Part 1, Chapter 2).jpg
8. Deserted Earth (Part 2, Chapter 8).jpg

The King's Mission

King Smelan sets out into deep space to rescue his kingdom from a terrible fate.

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Having long disappeared, he returns to greet his family as an older man, bringing along some friendly alien assistance to finally save the day.

9. Primleans' heads (Part 2, Chapter 14).jpg
12 Primleans appear in Australia (Part 3, Chapter 5).jpg
13. King meets family (Part 3, Chapter 14).jpg
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