The Victors : He saved the world – now he has to live in it: a funny, moving enemies-to-friends graphic novel about The Chosen One finding purpose after the final battle

From the author of Tiktok sensation The Quiet at the End of the World comes a graphic novel about what happens after you've saved the world.

"This witty, stylishly drawn enemies-to-friends YA graphic novel elegantly subverts the 'chosen one' trope" Guardian

"Funny and fantastical, with a generous helping of trauma!" Alice Oseman

The prophecy foretold they would be enemies … it didn’t mention they’d be flatmates.

Four years ago, Dirk Earnest defeated the Demon Overlord and his horde. Now he’s just a normal university student. (Or trying to be.) Dirk has many adoring fans who follow his every move in person and online, but he’s also crushingly lonely. Cue his new flatmate, Medusa de la Tempête: art student, former evil minion, war criminal … and Dirk’s nemesis.

Either the two of them will kill each other, or they're going to discover what it really means to live.

For readers who love:

Forced proximity

Enemies to friends

Found family

Platonic soulmates

University AUs

... and quippy banter

Author: Wren James

Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Fantasy, Myth & legend told as fiction, Graphic novels, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's / Teenage), Social issues (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 7 May 2026 by Walker Books Ltd.