Böcker av Nahoko Uehashi

While Hohsalle chases after the secrets of the disease that struck the salt mine, Van races to take back the kidnapped Yuna, and he himself is pursued by a woman named Sae. As their paths converge, a revolt is brewing that will shake the Zolian Empire to its core.

Van¿s chase for the kidnapped child Yuna leads him to the chief of the Ahfal Oma, the People of the Fire Horse. The leader is obsessed with reclaiming the land the empire took from his kin, but what does that have to do with Yuna? Meanwhile, Hohsalle continues pursuing the trail left by Van, convinced that finding him is the key to stopping the spread of black wolf fever. Could the disease be connected to the Ahfal Oma chief¿s quest for revenge?

Van, a former soldier made slave, toils away endlessly in a salt mine. An expected chance at liberation drops in his lap when a pack of infected dogs pass through, killing everyone but him and a young girl called Yuna. Van hopes to make a peaceful life for himself now that he¿s escaped. However, the disease that cleared out the mine is rapidly spreading, placing him and his ward at the center of a conflict greater than any the world has ever seen.

After a pack of infected dogs attacks a group of miners, soldier-turned-slave Van awakens to find himself blessed with preternatural strength. As he effortlessly breaks free of his chains, he notices a young girl-the only other survivor-standing before him. The two escape the mine, but with Van¿s captors in pursuit and a deadly disease ravaging the area, how will they survive on the lam?

Elin's family has an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the creatures mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath, she manages to send her daughter to safety.Alone and far from home, Elin soon discovers that she can communicate with both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great power, but it also involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come?

Ten years have passed since the events of The Beast Player. Elin and Ialu are married, with a young son, living a quiet, peaceful life when one day Elin is called upon to investigate a matter of great urgency: the fearsome Toda are dying and nobody knows why. As Elin investigates, she uncovers a deadly plot and a brewing invasion. Can she protect her homeland without allowing her beloved beasts to be used as weapons of war, or will she have to compromise her principles to save her family?

An enthralling and sophisticated fantasy story from one of Japan's most popular writers of teen fiction, which has been turned into a popular anime series