When Blue denies any knowledge of this, the Reaper offers him a choice: bring him the necromancer, and don't get reaped, or don't, and maybe escape the reaper, only to be consumed by the hungry forest. He meets a grim reaper, who accuses him of being the center of illegal necromancy taking place. This leads to an argument and split.īlue gets pulled to the haunted forest again. This anxiety leads him to try and articulate a crush on Blue, who laughs it off and tries to get Hamal to go on a date with Chloe, a regular flower shop patron. He fears this to mean the ghosts will eventually disappear forever. Hamal notes that when this happens, Blue actually disappears from his world, and the disappearances have been happening with increasing frequency. He's suddenly transported to a dark grey forest, before appearing back in the flower shop. Instead, Blue befriended Hamal and showed him the plight of the other town ghosts, eventually convincing him to help them find peace by interacting with the living world on their behalf.īack in the present, Blue's internal monologue reveals he's in love with Hamal. Until one day the man he followed home from the market turned around and asked Blue to leave him alone.
A flashback reveals how Blue and Hamal met, one year prior Blue felt lonely and isolated from the living, and entertained himself by following people around. Takashi and customers think he talks to himself. Hamal works at a flower shop filled with ghosts, including his friend Blue. The novel has also won awards for its art, including the Florida Authors & Publishers Association award for best cover design, and Newsarama's Best of Best Shots 2017. Taproot was received positively, appearing on several LGBT booklists such as the Rainbow Book List Best Graphic Novel of 2017 and The Advocate 's Best LGBTQ Graphic Novel. Over the course of the novel, the two discover that Hamal's ability is caused by an imbalance between life and death, leading a figure resembling the grim reaper to begin stalking them. The novel is primarily a love story between a ghost named Blue and Hamal, a gardener who can see ghosts. Published by Lion Forge Comics in 2017, Taproot is Young's first work. A shorter version was released as a webcomic before it was lengthened by 40 pages and published in print. Taproot: A Story About A Gardener and a Ghost is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Keezy Young.
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