Children of the Whales, Vol. 5
By (Author) Abi Umeda
5
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
10th August 2018
23rd August 2018
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
200
Width 146mm, Height 210mm, Spine 15mm
240g
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 people of the Mud Whale have fought off the forces of the Allied Empirefor nowbut their only hope for continued survival is to find an ally from beyond the Sea of Sand. So when the bombastic Sir Rochalzo sails his ship alongside their island, Mayor Suou is ready and eager to befriend the stranger. But even if Rochalzo can offer asylum, they have no way to navigate their island. Until the mysterious Ama begins unlocking the Mud Whales secrets for Chakuro
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.