Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, this book tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers.
Set in an alternative matriarchal 1900s Asia in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk. A teenage girl shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power.
"Takeda's visuals recall realistic, gritty manga such as Lone Wolf
and Cub, with magic and monsters to rival those of Hayao Miyazaki's
films." -Publishers Weekly