Publisher's Synopsis
\* b/w, or one-colour books based on narratives within the Horribles from 2010. \*Each would feature comic-strips punctuated by 'rest-stops' for annotated diagrams, foul facts, did you knows, etc \*HH would focus on key dates or events in an era's calendar \- Caesar's assassination, Spartacus's victory, Great Fire of Rome, opening of the Colosseum, etc. each have their own graphic tale. 'Fact files' then give contextual and comparative material \- \"Great fires\", \"Evil Emperor ends\", \"What happened next?\", \"Who's who?\", \"Wild weapons\" etc \*makes the reader feel they are getting a \"Bluffers' Guide\" to the period. If they read just 10 tales they will get an overview of a topic without having to plough through fat volumes of history. \*HS could cover themed narratives such as Big Bang, life cycle of a butterfly, scientific discoveries \*HG could cover themed narratives such as how a volcano explodes, diary of an animal to exploration stories \*format as per Alex Rider book, ie bigger than Handbook, smaller than flexi format \*one colour, possibly full-bleed, 128pp, +6.99 or +7.99 \*launch 2010 - two books - Roman/Tudor
