City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Children of the whales, story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions, Volume 4

eng

illustrations

no index present

Rated T+ for older teen, ages 16+

fiction

Children of the whales

comics graphic novels

story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions

In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. The battle for the Mud Whale has become a deadly rout as the Marked fight to protect their home and their comrades from the invading apatheia soldiers. Meanwhile, Chakuro and the rest of the boarding party have made it safely onto the imperial battleship Skyros, but their mission turns bloody when they reach the thymia-shielded chamber at the heart of the ship. How will they destroy the enemy Nous and save the Mud Whale without access to their power? A gripping postapocalyptic fantasy adventure in the vein of Nausicaa

adolescent

Children of the whales, 4