When the Hale-Bopp soared across the sky in 1997, Amy Rose thought it
was the start of an amazing new future. Instead, it brought news of a
horrible tragedy at the Heaven's Gate compound just down the road. Amy
had always known there was something off about the community she grew up
in. She had been forbidden from going to school, or visiting the library
because the leader told her that there was no use learning about a world
that was about to end. But it was not until the news of the deaths at
Heaven's Gate invaded the temple walls that she heard a new word that
explained everything...cult.
She must risk everything to indulge in secret trips to an abandoned,
off-limits library that teaches her everything she was not meant to
know. That Gandhi was not a space alien. That Star Trek wasn't real.
That her community was built on a lie. And most importantly, the banned
books give her all the information that she needs to escape.
Occulted is another shocking true-life graphic memoir about the
power of literary freedom from the people who brought you the Eisner and
Ringo-nominated, Freeman Award-winning Banned Book Club. Ryan Estrada
(co-author of Banned Book Club) has teamed up with real life cult
survivor Amy Rose (co-author of Star Trek: Connected to the Truth) to
bring you the story. With gorgeous art by Jeongmin Lee, Occulted is
a haunting, inspiring tale of bravery and rebellion that illustrates how
to recognize and fight against those who try to control you.
