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Babel, Vol. 1

By Kuji Furumiya and Amelia Imogen and Haruyuki Morisawa
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SWORDS, SORCERY, AND DICTIONARIES! College student Shizuku Minase has never been anything but ordinary. For all her eighteen years, she has been overshadowed by her sister's confidence and charm. However, her life changes forever when she is abruptly spirited away to a world of magic and... Read More
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One day, college student Shizuku Minase stumbles from modern day Japan into the magical continent of Farsus where she meets an eccentric young man named Eric who agrees to help her return to Earth on the condition she teach him Japanese.

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SWORDS, SORCERY, AND DICTIONARIES!

College student Shizuku Minase has never been anything but ordinary. For all her eighteen years, she has been overshadowed by her sister's confidence and charm. However, her life changes forever when she is abruptly spirited away to a world of magic and terrible danger. There, she meets Erik, a handsome young man who studies this land's magic script.

He offers to help her find a way back to Earth, but in exchange, he wants her to teach him Japanese. With their bargain struck, the pair sets out for Farsas, the kingdom of magic, beginning an adventure of fantasy and language.

Babel, Vol. 1 by Kuji Furumiya, Amelia Imogen, and Haruyuki Morisawa invites you into a world where words and magic intertwine, promising both danger and discovery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975375034

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 138.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 388

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