The Treasure of the Black Swan

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Hardcover, 224 pages

English language

Published July 9, 2022 by Fantagraphics Books.

ISBN:
978-1-68396-578-7
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OCLC Number:
1285121215

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4 stars (3 reviews)

This thrilling graphic novel, based on real events and which has been adapted into an AMC Plus miniseries (La Fortuna) starring Stanley Tucci, chronicles the intense legal and political battles sparked by the discovery of a priceless shipwreck.

May 2007. When an American treasure-hunting company uncovers a shipwreck containing the greatest underwater trove ever found, the world is captivated by their discovery. But over in Spain, a group of low-level government officials surmises that the sunken ship is in fact an ancient Spanish vessel. Thus begins a legal and political thriller, pitting a group of idealistic diplomats against a rich and powerfully connected treasure hunter, in which vital cultural artifacts and hundreds of millions of dollars hang in the balance.

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4 stars

Who knew a story about the legalities of treasure hunting would be so interesting?

Treasure of the Black Swan follows a newly hired spanish diplomat who gets sucked into leading a tense, long legal battle against a powerful group of treasure hunters who somehow found hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Spanish treasure on who rightfully owns that treasure.

It's a good read if you're into slower paced stories. The characters are great and the events are interesting but I felt like it dragged on a little near the end. In the last third of the book I just felt ready for it to end.
3.5/5

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