


The Beast Player
獣の奏者
Kemono no Souja
Ten-year-old Elin loves her brave and beautiful mother, a gifted beast doctor charged with the care of the Toda- the fearsome giant serpents that the kingdom's warriors ride into battle. Their modest but happy life together is shattered when a mysterious illness fells the entire stable of the prized serpents overnight, and Elin's mother is saddled with the blame. Before she knows it, Elin finds herself cast out from all she has ever known, alone in a faraway land, with only her mother's words and the kindness of strangers to guide her. A sumptuous manga adaptation of the hit fantasy novel series, The Beast Player, by Nahoko Uehashi.
UEHASHI Nahoko
上橋 菜穂子
TAKEMOTO Itoe
武本 糸会
Kodansha Ltd.
講談社
Kodansha Ltd.
Shonen/Seinen
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