Author: Lynn Okamoto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1947804715
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A women's world of swords and sorcery just summoned their only human man--a bewildered student from Earth! Tada Youta, a seemingly normal young man with a background in martial arts, has his life upended when a terrifying creature drags him into another world. He's shocked to find himself in a land with castles and dragons and colored moons in the sky, where the only humans who roam are women! Not only is Youta the first man in this world for centuries, but his touch can activate a powerful desire within the women around him. Guided into this strange new land by a beautiful paladin, Youta is about to embark on his ultimate fantasy adventure! Creator Lynn Okamoto, a veteran of the industry, is also known for the manga and anime series Brynhildr in the Darkness and Elfen Lied.
Birds of Paradise: A Novel
Author: Diana Abu-Jaber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393082946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
“A full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at [Abu-Jaber’s] table.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post At thirteen, Felice Muir ran away from home to punish herself for some horrible thing she had done—leaving a hole in the hearts of her pastry-chef mother, her real estate attorney father, and her foodie-entrepreneurial brother. After five years of scrounging for food, drugs, and shelter on Miami Beach, Felice is now turning eighteen, and she and the family she left behind must reckon with the consequences of her actions—and make life-affirming choices about what matters to them most, now and in the future.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393082946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
“A full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at [Abu-Jaber’s] table.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post At thirteen, Felice Muir ran away from home to punish herself for some horrible thing she had done—leaving a hole in the hearts of her pastry-chef mother, her real estate attorney father, and her foodie-entrepreneurial brother. After five years of scrounging for food, drugs, and shelter on Miami Beach, Felice is now turning eighteen, and she and the family she left behind must reckon with the consequences of her actions—and make life-affirming choices about what matters to them most, now and in the future.
Burning Paradise
Author: Robert Charles Wilson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765332612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Cassie [Iverson], eighteen years old, lives in the United States in the year 2014--but it's not our United States and it's not our 2014. Cassie's world has been at peace since the Great Armistice of 1914. But Cassie knows the world isn't what it seems. Her parents were part of a group who gradually discovered the awful truth: that for decades--back to the dawn of radio communications--human progress has been interfered with, made more peaceful and benign, by an extraterrestrial entity"--
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765332612
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Cassie [Iverson], eighteen years old, lives in the United States in the year 2014--but it's not our United States and it's not our 2014. Cassie's world has been at peace since the Great Armistice of 1914. But Cassie knows the world isn't what it seems. Her parents were part of a group who gradually discovered the awful truth: that for decades--back to the dawn of radio communications--human progress has been interfered with, made more peaceful and benign, by an extraterrestrial entity"--
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 8
Author: Yuji Kaku
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974727548
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The survivors stage a desperate raid on Horai, the center of Lord Tensen’s operations, even as the new landing party closes in. Battling these supernatural beings is a life-and-death proposition, requiring total focus and extreme skill. A moment’s distraction could be fatal. Will Gabimaru and Sagiri overcome the odds and survive this gauntlet? -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1974727548
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The survivors stage a desperate raid on Horai, the center of Lord Tensen’s operations, even as the new landing party closes in. Battling these supernatural beings is a life-and-death proposition, requiring total focus and extreme skill. A moment’s distraction could be fatal. Will Gabimaru and Sagiri overcome the odds and survive this gauntlet? -- VIZ Media
Parallel Paradise Vol. 10
Author: Lynn Okamoto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1638581932
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE WITCHES MUST FEAST! Yota, determined to protect the girls, prepares to face off once again against the villainous witch Galia. Meanwhile, Galia gives her own Guardian a violent ultimatum, threatening to destroy her unless she complies. The clock is ticking as Yota hurries to the city library to research any weakness he can find on Galia, but as he retreats, the witches prepare for a night of debauched cannibalistic slaughter!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1638581932
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE WITCHES MUST FEAST! Yota, determined to protect the girls, prepares to face off once again against the villainous witch Galia. Meanwhile, Galia gives her own Guardian a violent ultimatum, threatening to destroy her unless she complies. The clock is ticking as Yota hurries to the city library to research any weakness he can find on Galia, but as he retreats, the witches prepare for a night of debauched cannibalistic slaughter!
Nana, Vol. 1
Author: Ai Yazawa
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421552175
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar. This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. -- VIZ Media
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421552175
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar. This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. -- VIZ Media
Parallel Paradise Vol. 6
Author: Lynn Okamoto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1648274854
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THIS IS YOUR REALITY NOW After a horrific battle with the whale creature Cetus, Yota awakens back in the real world, his body horribly mangled. Was he killed? If so, who will pass on the knowledge of Cetus's weakness to Rumi and the girls? Yota has to fight to return from his own world, while in Rumi's world a miracle is about to take place in the tiny seaside town of Reel.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1648274854
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THIS IS YOUR REALITY NOW After a horrific battle with the whale creature Cetus, Yota awakens back in the real world, his body horribly mangled. Was he killed? If so, who will pass on the knowledge of Cetus's weakness to Rumi and the girls? Yota has to fight to return from his own world, while in Rumi's world a miracle is about to take place in the tiny seaside town of Reel.
Parallel Paradise Vol. 16
Author: Lynn Okamoto
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Held under house arrest by the young knight Toreese, Yota formulates a plan to escape. This will be a battle of seduction and willpower! Will the poker-faced beauty let down her mask or will he have to resort to desperate measures?
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Held under house arrest by the young knight Toreese, Yota formulates a plan to escape. This will be a battle of seduction and willpower! Will the poker-faced beauty let down her mask or will he have to resort to desperate measures?