Bibliograph

Children of the whales, story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions ; touch-up art & lettering, Annaliese "Ace" Christman ; editor, Pancha Diaz, Volume 17

Type

Label

Children of the whales, story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions ; touch-up art & lettering, Annaliese "Ace" Christman ; editor, Pancha Diaz, Volume 17

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

T+, Older teen

resource.interestAgeLevel

16 and up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Children of the whales

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1255864883

Responsibility statement

story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions ; touch-up art & lettering, Annaliese "Ace" Christman ; editor, Pancha Diaz

Series statement

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Summary

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 blight of the tárichos is infecting the people of the Mud Whale with horrifying speed, and the island seems doomed to become a floating graveyard. But visions of the past may have the power to save the futureas Chakuro becomes witness to Shaun and Ouni's private recollections

Target audience

adolescent

Classification