Monsters of the Sea
9 best books like Monsters of the Sea (Richard Ellis): Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu, とつくにの少女 4 [Totsukuni no shōjo 4], とつくにの少女 5 [Totsukuni no shōjo 5], とつくにの少女 6 [Totsukuni no shōjo 6], The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 3, The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 2, The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 1, The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 7, The Changeling King
| Author | Osamu Dazai |
| ISBN | 4902075407 |
Dazai Osamu wrote The Fairy Tale Book (Otogizōshi) in the last months of the Pacific War. The traditional tales upon which Dazai's retellings are based are well known to every Japanese schoolchild, but this is no children's book. In Dazai's hands such stock characters as the kindhearted Oji-san to...
とつくにの少女 4 [Totsukuni no shōjo 4]
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 4800007208 |
Volume 4 of this fantasy/horror series, A Fate Worse than Death, featuring Shiva, Teacher, and Auntie and more backstory about the world and its history are revealed even as we move forward with the story in the present. Back and forth, back and forth. It’s as much a story of gradual uncovering as it...
とつくにの少女 5 [Totsukuni no shōjo 5]
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 4800007577 |
Each volume opens us up to more information and emotions in this dark yet hopeful fantasy/horror? story of Shiva and Teacher. Shiva finds out about Auntie and confronts Teacher, whom she presumes knew about and could have protected her. Teacher returns to the cottage at one point and finds that Shiva...
とつくにの少女 6 [Totsukuni no shōjo 6]
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 4800008018 |
The publisher introduces the series in this way: “In a land far away, there were two kingdoms: the Outside, where twisted beasts roamed that could curse with a touch, and the Inside, where humans lived in safety and peace. The girl and the beast should never have met, but when they do, a quiet fairytale...
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 3
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 1626925585 |
The first two volumes were largely tone-building (as opposed to world-building), as we knew little of what was going on. Very atmospheric. But in this third volume there is suddenly a great deal happening. We don't know everything, but we know enough to know there is a struggle between the two worlds,...
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 2
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 1626925232 |
Untouchable
To be touched by an Outsider is to become an Outsider. A clawed, black hand reaches out to touch Shiva's cheek in her sleep. The hand does not belong to Teacher. Who is this strange new Outsider, and what do its creepy murmurings about "mother" portend?
Enter a fantasy realm...
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Volume 1
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 1626924678 |
Once upon a time...
In a land far away, there were two kingdoms: the Outside, where twisted beasts roamed that could curse with a touch, and the Inside, where humans lived in safety and peace. The girl and the beast should never have met, but when they do, a quiet fairytale begins.
This...
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 7
| Author | Nagabe |
| ISBN | 1642751162 |
This is the seventh volume in the Girl from the Other Side manga series. This is a manga series that is great for all ages. This volume was more violent and had more fighting than any other volume, but I really enjoyed how the story is finally coming to a climax.
The two transformed soldiers have...
| Author | Ethan M. Aldridge |
| ISBN | 0062653911 |
Enter a world of faerie magic and epic adventure in this spellbinding sequel to Estranged—a rich fantasy graphic novel perfect for fans of Amulet.
After years of pretending to be human, the changeling Edmund Carter has assumed his rightful role as Cinder, king of the World Below. But not...
