Children of the Whales, Vol. 21
By (Author) Abi Umeda
21
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
21st June 2023
27th April 2023
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
168
Width 146mm, Height 210mm, Spine 13mm
175g
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.
Neither fully human nor fully Nous, the emperor has had centuries to observe people and the sadness they cannot seem to escape. Determined to bring happiness to humanity, he will do anything to see his grand plan to fruitioneven if it meansbringing aboutthe end of the world.
Abi Umeda debuted as a manga creator with the one-shot Yukokugendan in Weekly Shonen Champion. Children of the Whales is her eighth manga work.