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About the author
Rei Toma has been drawing since childhood, and she created her first complete manga for a graduation project in design school. When she drew the short story manga “Help Me, Dentist,” it attracted a publisher’s attention and she made her debut right away. After she found success as a manga artist, acclaim in other art fields started to follow as she did illustrations for novels and video game character designs. She is also the creator of
Dawn of the Arcana and
The Water Dragon’s Bride, both available in English from VIZ Media.
Summary
A smoldering tale of romance and revenge set in the world of the New York
Times best seller Dawn of the Arcana!
Ajin boys who show signs of special
abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as
beast-servantsï¿9;status symbols and shields for their royal
masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu's
twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend
Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody
dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness, Rangetsu's one
hope at avenging her brother is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into
the palace!
Female Ajin are prohibited from serving in the palace, and so
Rangetsu's revenge depends on her ability to maintain her ruse. But when the
attendant Taihaku discovers the truth and Third Prince Kougai's suspicions are
roused, will Rangetsu lose her place by Prince Tenyou's side and her chance at
vengeance?
