Delilah Dirk is a charming adventure series featuring a dashing female adventurer and her hapless, somewhat unwilling, sidekick. Surprisingly, there is no central plot to this particular volume. There's no big villain they're fighting against, no large aim. They aren't aiming for revenge or treasure or power. They're just adventuring, righting the occasional wrong. The interest is in the interplay between Delilah and the titular Lieutenant, the differences between their personalities. And it's an absolute delight. The characters change each other. Delilah softens a little. The Lieutenant has his eyes opened to excitement and novelty. The overall feel is surprisingly gentle (in spite of a large number of swordings). The illustrations are fantastic, all about action and dynamic lines and expressive faces.
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