- Fantasy
- The Rema Chronicles collection
- Ages 10–14
The Rema Chronicles
Part of the collectionThe Rema Chronicles→Best for graphic-novel readers who have outgrown Amulet and want something with bereavement, political stakes, and richer art.
- Books2
- Arcs1
- Span2022–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Tabby Simon, mourning her father and investigating the mystery of a blue-mist tree he had been researching, is drawn through into Rema, a parallel world threatened by a resource-hungry neighbouring planet. There she meets Philip, a blue-haired stranger with a sword, and has to hide her identity from Lady Hiida. The artwork is lavish, fully painted spreads in blue-and-purple wash, layered fantasy architecture, expressive character work. Pitched older than typical MG graphic novels because of the bereavement frame and the political complexity, but stays squarely on the right side of YA.
Best for graphic-novel readers who have outgrown Amulet and want something with bereavement, political stakes, and richer art.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Adventurous
- Bittersweet
- Suspenseful
- Whimsical
Read in order — the over-story continues directly across volumes.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- INarrative arcModerate sensitivity
Tabby in Rema
Tabby investigates her father's death, crosses into Rema, and is drawn into its political and magical conflict.
Volume one sets up the bereavement, the blue-mist tree, the crossing, and Tabby's first encounters in Rema with Philip and Lady Hiida. Volume two opens out the wider geography (a water kingdom) and the political stakes. Continuing volumes planned.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 10–14
- Read aloud · 9–13
- Independent · 10–14
Reluctant-reader friendliness
High
Read-aloud quality
Patchy
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Moderate overall, and consistent.
Content notes
- Death of parent
- Grief
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
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