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Akihiro Yamada

    Die zwölf Königreiche
    The Twelve Kingdoms
    The Twelve Kingdoms
    • 2010

      Die zwölf Königreiche

      Tausend Meilen des Windes. Himmel im Morgengrauen

      Suzu, Tochter bitterarmer Bauern, wird auf wundersame Weise in die Welt der Zwölf Königreiche geweht, wo sie unsägliches Leid erduldet. Sie und Prinzessin Shokei, die der Enthauptung ihres Vaters König Chutatsu beiwohnen muss, haben eins gemeinsam: ihren Hass auf Yoko, die Königin von Kei. Und so trachten ihr beide nach dem Leben. Doch Yoko, verstrickt in die Probleme ihres Reiches, ahnt nichts von der unsäglichen Gefahr, in der sie schwebt ... Ein atemberaubendes Epos rund um schaurige Fabelwesen, unsägliche Gefahren und drei Mädchen, deren Schicksale miteinander verknüpft sind und in deren Händen die Geschicke des Königreichs Kei liegen.

      Die zwölf Königreiche
    • 2009

      The Twelve Kingdoms

      The Vast Spread of the Seas

      • 294 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      When only an eggfruit, the kirin of the En Kingdom, Rokuta, was transported to Japan for his own protection. But he was abandoned soon after birth by his surrogate parents, left to fend for himself in the mountains. It just so happened that at the same time, a young boy in the En Kingdom named Koya was also abandoned by his own parents, after which he was raised by demon beasts. Their similar circumstances aren't the only thing to bind these two boys, though. Twenty years after their abandonment, their destinies intersect, with potentially disastrous consequences for the En Kingdom.

      The Twelve Kingdoms
    • 2008

      The Twelve Kingdoms

      Sea of Wind - Hardcover Edition

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      An international bestseller, this spectacular fantasy epic makes its U.S. debut.Born in Japan and raised as a human, Taiki is overwhelmed when he's brought back to the kingdom of Tai, where he's told he's a kirin. With little knowledge or guidance, he must trust his latent instincts to choose a king for the Kingdom of Tai from among dozens of men and women who seek the position. Will the frustrated Taiki, who can't even figure out how to transform into animal form, make the right choice? And more important, will he discover the kirin that lives within?

      The Twelve Kingdoms