Children of the Whales, Vol. 4

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 apátheia 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 Nausicaä. * Releases 6 times a year for 9+ volumes. Series is ongoing. * Anime begins airing in Japan in October 2017 and has been picked up by Netflix for international release in 2018. * For fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Moebius, Garth Nix, Phillip Pullman, Tamora Pierce. * Titles into the ongoing trend of postapocalyptic stories with YA protagonists such as Hunger Games, Divergent, The 100, The Knife of Never Letting Go and The Last of Us. * The European-comics-influenced art and fantasy setting lend this title crossover potential for mainstream comics readers. von Umeda, Abi