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Genre/Form: | Graphic novel Manga Comics (Graphic works) Fantasy comics Graphic novels Bandes dessinées Comic books, strips, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Haruko Ichikawa; Alethea Nibley; Athena Nibley; Evan Hayden; Lauren Scanlan |
ISBN: | 9781632364975 1632364972 9781632364982 1632364980 9781632365286 1632365286 9781632365293 1632365294 9781632366351 1632366355 9781632366368 1632366363 9781632366375 1632366371 9781632367273 1632367270 9781632369154 163236915X 9781632369895 1632369893 |
OCLC Number: | 962902346 |
Language Note: | Text in English, translated from the Japanese title, "Hōseki no kuni" (Tokyo, Japan : Kodansha Ltd., ©2013). |
Notes: | "A Kondansha Comics trade paperback original." v. 1. "First published in Japan in 2013 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo." Reads right to left. |
Description: | volumes : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Phosphophyllite -- Cinnabar -- Diamond -- Cochlea -- Metamorphosis -- Extract -- Land of the late-night gaming. |
Series Title: | Land of the lustrous, 1. |
Other Titles: | Hōseki no kuni. |
Responsibility: | Haruko Ichikawa ; translator, Alethea Nibley & Athena Nibley ; lettering, Evan Hayden ; editing, Lauren Scanlan. |
Abstract:
"In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos's seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?"--Amazon.com.
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"Incredible composition... Striking manga art... Gorgeous, absorbing, surprisingly emotionally resonant." -Tor.com"Beautiful... Ichikawa captures a kinetic energy that flows almost like water. Visually stunning and the most thought provoking work in the visual medium of 2017 so far." -Adventures in Poor Taste"Ravishes you with artwork so beautiful and strange it's hard to look away." -The Manga Critic Read more...

