Nicholas Cox is a kid who’s had no formal training. You may recall him from the times I have screamed into your ear, “Don’t talk to me about Aiden Kane!” Do you know how many boys I’ve seen absolutely wipe out because they’re heartbroken over him?Īnd then there are the freshmen. But his best friend is the school flirt, Aiden Kane. Our captain, Harvard Lee, is solid-he has a heart of gold and is the kind of kid who shoulders everyone’s burdens. They’ve never fenced together before, and some of them are complete newcomers to the sport. It’s been decades since they even got close-decades of boys with dreams, chasing gold they could never win. Trouble is, their team has never won a state fencing championship. The school was established a century ago to teach boys how to be “proper young gentlemen.” Which meant those young gentlemen, as a natural part of their education, learning the blade. All the buildings are rambling redbricks from the 1800s, and they still teach Latin. Kings Row is on a hundred acres, with woods you can get lost in and a lake the boys are strictly forbidden to go near.

You’re my big sister! I want to meet up for coffee every weekend and help you train Bruno not to eat the potted plants.īut I see something at this school that I haven’t seen in fifteen years of coaching. You’re right it feels strange that I’m here and not back home. Every time I start an email, a kid runs into my office with an emotional crisis and a sword. Text and Illustration copyright: © 2020 BOOM! StudiosFence(TM) and © 2020 C.S.Re: you don’t call, you don’t write, you only fence…

Pacat’s critically acclaimed Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior art by Johanna The Mad. The first installment of this enticing original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together than they could ever be apart. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships–where Nicholas might finally have the chance to spar with his golden-boy half-brother.Ĭoach Williams decides to take advantage of the boys’ morale after a recent victory and assigns them a course of team building exercises to further deepen their bonds.

Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford.

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