Temperance

Temperance by Cathy Malkasin, 240 pages.
Pa has convinced everyone that there is an invading enemy who will soon kill them all. He convinces everyone to build the fortress Blessedbowl and to isolate themselves inside. Minerva, one of the children closest to Pa, leads the inhabitants in the years after Blessedbowl is sealed off from the outside world. She builds upon Pa's lies in order to keep the life she has built with Lester from falling apart.
Interesting story and well-done black and white art.