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    In 'Queen Of The Sea,' The Story Rides On Goatback

    Dylan Meconis' new graphic novel is set on a mysterious island off the coast of a country that's not quite Tudor England. It's an alternate history, loosely based on the youth of Queen Elizabeth I.
    by Petra Mayer Jul 21, 2019 2 minutes
    In <em>Queen of the Sea</em>, 11-year-old Margaret befriends a mysterious visitor to her island home — and learns to play chess.

    Cartoonist Dylan Meconis's new book Queen of the Sea is set in a convent on a tiny island, somewhere off the coast of a country that could be Tudor England, but it isn't, not quite.

    The story plays out in a mysterious, possibly magical alternate world just a few degrees off what you might have learned in history class — but it's packed with intricate, well-researched details. And

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