Ryohgo Narita is een Japanse light novel-auteur die wordt geprezen om zijn productieve output en kenmerkende vertelstijl. Zijn werken staan bekend om hun snelle tempo en ingewikkelde plots, wat lezers een dynamische en meeslepende ervaring biedt. Een kenmerk van zijn schrijfstijl is het speelse gebruik van interpunctie, waarbij vaak uitroeptekens worden gebruikt om zijn verhalen energie te geven. Narita's vermogen om uitgebreide en complexe werelden te creëren, verstevigt zijn unieke plaats in het light novel-genre.
The year 1711. The momentous voyage of the Advena Avis to the New World isnear, and each passenger is boarding for their own reasons. Whether drivenby determination, ambition, curiosity, or simply someone more powerful, thealchemists and pioneers are not motivated by anything so simple as fate. Andat the center of the storm is Huey Laforet...
It began in the year 1707, when Maiza introduced playwright Jean-Pierre toan alchemist named Fermet. Two years later, Huey finds himself opening his heartto Elmer and Monica more than he ever expected with his troubled past, butJean-Pierre's new play only invites trouble, and darkness falls over the trio...
"Mikado Ryuugamine is just trying to pass his second year of high school peacefully, but that plan is out the window when he gets word that someone within the Dollars gang is causing trouble. Everybody has issues: Izaya is scheming, Mikado's classmate knows his secret, and Shizuo is being targeted by a mysterious girl...Just another day in Ikebukuro!"--Page [4] of cover.
Dotachin was the victim of a hit-and-run. So say the latest rumors running rampant through the town of Ikebukuro. And when rumors take on life of their own, chaos and confusion rule the roost! Those suspected of the crime, those who avenge crime, those who exploit crime-ambition and desire spiral out of control while the mystery of the Dotachin incident has yet to be resolved!!
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NEW YORK, 1930 Firo's big day has come, and everyone's enjoying the celebration--Isaac and Miria so much so that they've had a bit of a change of heart! If one criminal syndicate is just too nice to rob, then surely another will do...Meanwhile, Szilard learns that the object of his search is right under his nose. Soon nothing will stand between him and ultimate knowledge...! The crazy ruckus comes to a close!
"Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in the hopes of starting a new life (and maybe seeing the Headless Rider), but the famous Dullahan has not been seen in half a year--and neither has anyone who has gone to find her!"--
As the epic showdown between Civil and the Corpse God rages on, truths long kept hidden are dragged into the light. Obsession, longing, resentment, revenge, friendship--everything comes to a head in Shinjuku. The battle is on!
Huey Laforet has broken out of prison, and New York is in chaos. The whirlwind of confusion swallows all the major players in the city, from the FBI unit investigating the immortals, to the Mafia, to the Camorra, to Ladd Russo and his gang, and even the Flying Pussyfoot. All roads lead to a dramatic confrontation at a single casino, but just who is the man pulling the strings? The last ruckus of the 1930s begins...
The bestselling paranormal action adventure manga series Bleach continues in novel form as an all-new threat arises! The Quincies’ Thousand Year Blood War is over, but the embers of turmoil still smolder in the Soul Society.... Hikone Ubugino and Tokinada Tsunayashiro’s combined powers make a mockery of the strongest of the Soul Reapers, Arrancars, Quincies, and Fullbringers in this epic conclusion to the Can't Fear Your Own World arc! As the Soul Society’s secrets are brought to light, the full terror of Tokinada’s plan is revealed. In the midst of this, Shuhei Hisagi discovers the true ability of his zanpaku-to and the meaning of its name. Can a blade that controls death also sever the consequences of death? A host of powerful characters—including Kenpachi Zaraki and Grimmjow Zaraki Jeagerjaques—make an appearance in the decisive battle, and the volume is complemented by a generous selection of Tite Kubo illustrations!
