A beautiful,full-color graphic version of Eric ClineΓÇÖs bestselling 1177 B.C.adapted by award-winning author-illustrator Glynnis Fawkes Eric ClineΓÇÖs 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of historyΓÇÖs greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilizations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to collapse more than three thousand years agobringing the Late Bronze Age to an abrupt end? In this vivid and captivating full-color graphic adaptation of the landmark bookauthor-illustrator Glynnis Fawkes invites us to follow two young friends living in the aftermath of the cataclysm as they unravel why it happenedΓÇöand reveal important lessons for todayΓÇÖs interconnected and vulnerable world. Pela member of the marauding Sea Peoplesand Sheshaan Egyptian scribevisit the kingdoms of the MinoansMycenaeansHittitesCanaanitesAssyriansand Egyptians to explore the calamities that brought them down. This graphic history depicts the peopleeventsartarchitectureand lands that Pel and Shesha encounter. We witness the Sea PeoplesΓÇÖ battles on land and seaearthquakes on the Greek mainlanddroughts and famine in Anatoliainvasions in north Syriaand possible rebellions in Canaan. Along the waywe also learn about the assassination of a Hittite prince traveling to marry an Egyptian queenthe sinking of a merchant ship laden with international goodsand the return of a pair of sandals to Crete by the Babylonian king Hammurabi. An entertaining adventure storythis dazzling comic is also historically accurate and enlighteninginviting readers of all ages to think about the surprising factors and theories that explain why societieswhether ancient or moderndie or survive when struck by catastrophes.