| Description |
176 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published in Japanese as Shidonia no Kishi 1 by Kodansha, Ltd. Shidonia no Kishi first serialized in Afternoon, Kodansha, Ltd., 2009-" -- end page. |
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Originally published in Japan, 2009. |
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This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. |
| Language |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Summary |
A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanitys home world continue to pose an existential threat. Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessels bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceships coolheaded female captain. |
| Subject |
Human-alien encounters -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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Space colonies -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
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Graphic novels.
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Young adult fiction.
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| Added Author |
Sivasubramanian, Kumar, translator.
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| ISBN |
9781935654803 (pbk) |
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1935654802 (pbk) |
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