''The Towers of Bois-Maury'' (original French title: ''Les Tours de Bois-Maury'') is a series of

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s that begun in 1984 by

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Hermann.

Plot

Set in 11th century Europe, the series concerns the efforts of the wandering noble Sir Aymar de Bois-Maury, knight, to reclaim his ancestral home, Bois-Maury. Less focused on action than the other series of Hermann (like ''

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''), ''Les Tours de Bois-Maury'' deals more with human thoughts and considerations.

Albums

Original publications in French

To date the series comprises the following albums: ''Les Tours de Bois-Maury'' (originally published by Glena

: 1. ''Babette'' : 2. ''Eloise de Montgri'' : 3. ''Germain'' : 4. ''Reinhardt'' : 5. ''Alda'' : 6. ''Sigurd'' : 7. ''William'' : 8. ''Le seldjouki'' : 9. ''Khaled'' :10. ''Olivier'' :16. ''L'Homme à la hache'' ''Bois-Maury'' (originally published by Glena

:11. ''Assunta'' :12. ''Rodrigo'' :13. ''Dulle Griet'' :14. ''Vassya'' :15. ''Œil de ciel '' All albums have been written and drawn by Hermann, except ''Rodrigo'', ''Dulle Griet'', ''Vassya'' and ''Œil de ciel '', all written by his son Yves H..

English translations

The first few albums and Rodrigo were published by different companies, all of them under the series title, ''The Towers of Bois-Maury''. :1. ''Babette'' ::*

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, UK, 1985 Paperback. Reprinted with different cover in 1989 ::*

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( Strip Art Features), USA, 2002 Hardcover :2. ''Eloise de Montgri'' ::*Titan Books, UK, 1989 Paperback. ::*Dark Horse Comics (Strip Art Features), USA, 2002 Hardcover. :3. ''Germain'' ::*

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, USA, 1990 ::*SAF Comics announced its publication for October 2003, but never had published it. :4. ''Alda'' ::* Heavy Metal magazine's July, 1990 (Vol. 14 No. 3) issue features the graphic novel :12. ''Rodrigo'' ::*Dark Horse Comics (Strip Art Features), USA, 2001 Hardcover. Belgian comics titles {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub