Chronin

Format:

Book

Title:

Chronin

Author:

Wilgus, Benjamin A. author artist

ISBN:

9780765391636

9780765391643

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2019.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

General Note:

A Tor paperback.

Contents:

Volume 1. The knife at your back -- Volume 2. The sword in your hand.

Summary:

Volume 1: "Her name is Mirai Yoshida. She was not born in Japan. She is not supposed to be in 1864. But, through a time-travel mishap, Mirai is stuck with no way out. Help may be found when she befriends Hatsu, a humble tea mistress harboring a dangerous secret. Yet time is running short for the entire nation, because Mirai knows that the shogunate is about to fall. Learning the way of the word might be her only path toward survival."--Back cover.

Volume 2: "Japan's history will never be the same. The timeline has veered off course with the abrupt deaths of prominent players in the nation's past, influencers who were supposed to start the Meiji Restoration. Now Mirai Yoshida, former Japanese-American undergrad turned samurai on the lam, may never find her way back to where she belongs. Unless a high-stakes plan is enacted. With help from her newfound friends, Mirai must instigate a peasant uprising to correct the course of history. But in order to succeed, she faces a dangerous and powerful fellow time traveler, an enemy who accidentally glimpsed his country's destiny and didn't like what he saw. Chronin, Volume 2: The Sword in Your Hand concludes the adrenaline-fueled adventure that asks: when time is of the essence, is it more important to save yourself or the future?"--Amazon.com.

Subject(s):

Time travel -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Samurai -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Japanese American women -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Geographic Term:

Japan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Historical comics.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
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Searching... Salem Main Library	GRAPHIC Wilgus, A. v.1	Searching... Unknown
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Summary

Benjamin A. Wilgus's Chronin Volume 1: The Knife at Your Back: is an action-packed, time travel adventure--first in a graphic novel duology.

Her name is Mirai Yoshida.

She was not born in Japan.

She is not supposed to be in 1864.

But, through a time-travel mishap, Mirai is stuck with no way out. Help may be found when she befriends Hatsu, a humble tea mistress harboring a dangerous secret. Yet time is running short for the entire nation, because Mirai knows that the shogunate is about to fall. Learning the way of the sword might be her only path towards survival.

"Lush historical setting, deft storytelling, and an ear for sharp dialogue." -- Ethan Young, Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated author of Nanjing: The Burning City

"A fascinating, intricate story." -- Tony Cliff, author of Delilah Dirk series

Author Notes

BENJAMIN A. WILGUS is a Brooklyn-based bestselling writer, editor and cartoonist who's been working in comics for over a decade. He is the author of the SF graphic novel duology, Chronin (Tor Books), which NPR called "timeless in more ways than one," and Book Riot called "magical," and which has garnered a host of glowing reviews. His middle grade graphic novel Science Comics: Flying Machines was named one of the National Science Teachers Association's Best STEM Books for 2018, and was an Amazon Holiday Toy List Pick. His next nonfiction graphic work, The Mars Challenge , is forthcoming from First Second. His New York Times bestselling work has been published by DC Comics, Dark Horse, Del Rey, and Scholastic, and he served as a script and story writer for Cartoon Network's "Codename: Kids Next Door." In his spare time, he co-hosts a podcast about comics publishing called "Graphic Novel TK" with Gina Gagliano.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

It's the end of the feudal era in Japan, and Hatsu is looking for a bodyguard to escort her from Edo to her home in the countryside. Gentle ronin Yoshida seems like a good choice, but he has a secret. Well, make it two: Yoshida is actually a woman, Mirai, and, more important, a college student from the future studying Japanese history via time machine. Mirai, along with her classmate Kuji, have been firmly instructed not to interfere in history, but a mysterious attack has left them stranded with no choice but to muddle through. Though Wilgus' manga-influenced black-and-white artwork can be a bit wooden, the story has a truly fascinating premise and plumbs impressive depths, particularly in Kuji and Mirai's arguments over rebel factions during the period, which raises thoughtful questions about how ideology influences how we view history as well as the dangers of romanticizing rebellion. Deepening mysteries about Mirai and Kuji's time travel program make for a compelling cliffhanger ending to this genre-blending series starter.--Sarah Hunter Copyright 2010 Booklist