{"product_id":"the-victors-9781529515978","title":"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","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This witty, stylishly drawn enemies-to-friends YA graphic novel elegantly subverts the 'chosen one' trope\" Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny and fantastical, with a generous helping of trauma!\" Alice Oseman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prophecy foretold they would be enemies … it didn’t mention they’d be flatmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEither the two of them will kill each other, or they're going to discover what it really means to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who love:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnemies to friends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFound family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlatonic soulmates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity AUs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... and quippy banter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Wren James\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOf specific Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian interest, Fantasy, Myth \u0026amp; legend told as fiction, Graphic novels, Fantasy \u0026amp; magical realism (Children's \/ Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's \/ Teenage), School stories (Children's \/ Teenage), Comic strip fiction \/ graphic novels (Children's \/ Teenage), Personal \u0026amp; social issues: death \u0026amp; bereavement (Children's \/ Teenage), Personal \u0026amp; social issues: sexuality \u0026amp; relationships (Children's \/ Teenage), Social issues (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Walker Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wren James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320972878202,"sku":"9781529515978","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529515978.jpg?v=1790667873","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-victors-9781529515978","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}