MORIBITO (Guardian)
Guardian of the Dream
by Nahoko Uehashi
illus. by Makiko Futaki
Mythological adventure epic revolving around a magical flower which tempts people to escape the painful reality of human existence into a world of dream. How can Balsa the woman warrior save a young apothecary who in challenging the flower has been robbed of his own humanity?
Award
2001 ROBO-NO-ISHI AWARD
22 x 16 cm, 284-360 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published May 2000
Rights sold: Spain, China, Taiwan & Italy
