Tegami Bachi, Vol. 12
By (Author) Hiroyuki Asada
12
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
5th February 2013
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
200
Width 127mm, Height 191mm, Spine 20mm
163g
A New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart.
Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuucolossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous. But thankfully the Letter Bees, a brave corps of messengers, risk their lives in order to keep the hearts of Amberground connected.
As the ferocious Gaichuu Cabernet closes in on the capital of Amberground, the Letter Bees form an army to stop it. Lag is paired off with a novice Bee who informs him that hes become a legend in the Beehive. But Lags reputation as the Child of Light wont do him much good against the terrifying power of Cabernetor the dark secret hes discovered about his hero, Gauche Suede.
Hiroyuki Asada made his debut in Monthly Shonen Jump in 1986. Hes best known for his basketball manga Ill. Hes a contributor to artist Range Muratas quarterly manga anthology Robot. Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee is his most recent series.