House of El Book Three: The Treacherous Hope

by Claudia Gray, Eric Zawadzki

Overview

There is no longer any doubt: Sera and Zahn have learned that Krypton’s destruction is imminent. General Zod knows this as well, but he doesn’t have the specific information our two young heroes have: there is no time to save themselves or anyone else. Zod, meanwhile, is working on an elaborate plot to make it apparent that he is the only one who can possibly save Krypton. He’ll displace the ruling tribunes and take control of Krypton himself! In this final book of the graphic novel trilogy, two teenagers on opposite sides of the same extinction-level event get drawn deeper into conspiracies that could doom them both-if the planet doesn’t self-destruct first.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781779508799
Publisher:	DC
Publication date:	02/07/2023
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
File size:	115 MB
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Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Claudia Gray is the New York Times bestselling author of many science fiction and paranormal fantasy books for young adults, including the Defy the Stars series, the Firebird series, the Evernight series, the Spellcaster series, and Fateful. She's also had a chance to work in a galaxy far, far away as the author of the Star Wars novels Lost Stars, Bloodline, Master and Apprentice, and Leia, Princess of Alderaan. Born a fangirl, she loves obsessing over geeky movies and TV shows, as well as watching any series with British people solving murders in picturesque settings. She will take your Jane Austen trivia challenge any day, anytime. Currently she lives in New Orleans.


Eric Zawadzki is most well-known for the critically acclaimed graphic novels THE DREGS and ETERNAL. His most recent work in comics is HEART ATTACK, for Image / Skybound comics, which he co-created and illustrated.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2023

Gr 9 Up—This final book in the trilogy opens with society elite Zahn and soldier Sera learning the unpleasant prophetic truth that the planet Krypton is days away from exploding. When Zahn confronts Lara and Jor-El, he learns of their plan to launch a spaceship with Lara's soon-to-be born baby to safety and preserve the legacy of the Kryptonian people. Meanwhile, Sera must deal with rumblings of an uprising by rebel group Midnight. As earthquakes continue to rattle the planet, General Zod's coup to unseat the Tribunals begins. Little does the General know that Krypton is beyond saving…and time is almost up. Readers who have been eagerly following the final days of Krypton over the course of this series will not be disappointed by the conclusion. The immersive, detailed artwork within this young adult graphic novel will captivate readers, as will the interplanetary conflict and doom in the narrative. Depicted episodes of violence, as well as Sera and Zahn's off-page consummation of their relationship, should be taken into consideration when recommending it for teens. VERDICT Purchase where the first two volumes are popular.

School Library Journal

2023-03-14
The end of Krypton is nigh.

Having cracked Jor-El and Lara’s uber-encrypted data, Sera and Zahn discover the horrific truth: Krypton will soon face its demise. On cue, harsher, stronger quakes start to hit the planet. With his newfound knowledge, Zahn finally breaks free of his upper-caste restrictions. But other plots are afoot. Midnight—the insurgent group led by Gen. Zod—plans to sabotage Krypton’s amniosis grid and bring the reigning tribunes to their knees. Unaware of Krypton’s imminent destruction, Gen. Zod schemes to leverage the deathly chaos stirred by Midnight to shore up power in hopes of promising an unattainable future for the planet. Upon uncovering the extent of Zod’s objective, Sera resolves to disrupt her former commander’s coup efforts even if it may cost her any remaining minutes with Zahn. As Krypton crumbles, Kal-El (“the last son of Krypton”) is finally born. As Jor-El and Lara prepare to secure Kal-El’s future via an escape ship, Zahn scrambles for a way to spare Sera, himself, and their blossoming love from Krypton’s fate. In this trilogy closer, Gray and Zawadzki successfully establish Sera and Zahn as a pair of doomed young lovers thanks to the considerable character development featured in the previous two volumes. The action sequences hit harder as a result, and quieter moments between Zahn and Sera accentuate the unbearable, inevitable end that Kryptonians will confront—apart from Kal-El, of course.

A poignant, gripping conclusion. (Graphic science fiction. 13-17)

Kirkus Reviews