Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived at the Geek Compound.

Chu’s First Day of School

by Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by Adam Rex

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A brand-new picture book adventure about the New York Times bestselling panda named Chu from Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman and acclaimed illustrator Adam Rex!

Chu, the adorable panda with a great big sneeze, is heading off for his first day of school, and he’s nervous. He hopes the other boys and girls will be nice. Will they like him? What will happen at school? And will Chu do what he does best?

Chu’s First Day of School is a perfect read-aloud story about the universal experience of starting school.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Nemo: The Roses of Berlin

Written by Alan Moore
Art by Kevin O’Neill

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From The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! Sixteen years ago, notorious science-brigand Janni Nemo journeyed into the frozen reaches of Antarctica to resolve her father’s weighty legacy in a storm of madness and loss, barely escaping with her Nautilus and her life. Now it is 1941, and with her daughter strategically married into the family of aerial warlord Jean Robur, Janni’s raiders have only limited contact with the military might of the clownish German-Tomanian dictator Adenoid Hynkel. But when the pirate queen learns that her loved ones are held hostage in the nightmarish Berlin, she has no choice save to intervene directly, travelling with her ageing lover Broad Arrow Jack into the belly of the beastly metropolis. Within that alienated city await monsters, criminals, and legends, including the remaining vestiges of Germany’s notorious ‘Twilight Heroes’, a dark Teutonic counterpart to Mina Murray’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And waiting at the far end of this gauntlet of alarming adversaries there is something much, much worse. Continuing in the thrilling tradition of Heart of Ice, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill rampage through twentieth-century culture in a blazing new adventure, set in a city of totalitarian shadows and mechanical nightmares. Cultures clash and lives are lost in the explosive collision of four unforgettable women, lost in the black and bloody alleyways where thrive The Roses of Berlin.

Prince Killian And The Holy Grail

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An epic, sword-slinging, action-packed adventure tale set in the 12th century, Prince Killian and The Holy Grail is a riveting entertainment that brings one of Spain’s most popular comic book heroes to life!

During the Third Crusade in Palestine, the heroic knight-errant Prince Killian is entrusted with a sacred mission: to retrieve the Holy Grail from the clutches of an evil lord. Killian, with the assistance of his loyal sidekicks (clever young Crispin, portly Goliath, and the beautiful Viking Princess Sigrid of Thule) must leap into action in order to reclaim the Grail, and possibly turn the tide of the Crusades!

Starring Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Natasha Yarovenko and Adrian Lamana, Prince Killian and The Holy Grail is a thrilling experience for fans of epic adventure and classic comics alike.

Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods

by Sean K Reynolds

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Put your faith in any of dozens of awe-inspiring deities with Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods. This 300-page hardcover details the chief gods and goddesses of Golarion; hundreds of extraordinary demigods, the histories, dogmas, rituals, and secrets of faiths both righteous and profane, and much, much more. New prestige classes, subdomains, and spells empower characters to be champions of their deities, while dozens of new traits, feats, magic items, and more unlock the power of the gods for characters of every class. Or unleash legions of otherworldly enemies and allies on your game, from mighty divine servants to the unstoppable heralds of each deity. Make the power of the gods your own and bring the religions of Golarion to life with Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Gods!