{"product_id":"apple-black-volume-2-rockport-edition-sunny-eyes-9780760376911","title":"Apple Black, Volume 2 - Rockport Edition: Sunny Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow from Rockport Publishers and including new content: \u003ci\u003eApple Black, Volume 2.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung sorcerer and prophesied savior, Sano, continues his quest by attempting to uncover and protect the secrets behind his father's research on the immense power known as Apple Black.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many years ago, \u003cb\u003ehumans acquired fruits called \"Black\"\u003c\/b\u003e from a tree that descended from the skies, \u003cb\u003ewhich turned humans into sorcerers\u003c\/b\u003e. Although all of Black is now extinct, humans still have sorcery inherited from their ancestors. Blessed by \"Merlin,\" the god of sorcery, with the Arodihs arm, \u003cb\u003eSano, a young sorcerer, is raised and trained in isolation and secrecy to be the world's savior\u003c\/b\u003e known as the Trinity. The savior is believed to be the one who dawns the Infinite Night, an eternal night of chaos. \u003cp\u003e Sano gets a fiery start after being admitted to Black Bottom Island's guild for young sorcerers with his newfound freedom from isolation. As his fellow gifted allies and sorcerers accompany Sano on his quest, the treachery, betrayal, and evil that have plagued nearly all of Eden emerge again to threaten the world. With his visions offering him a darker path, Sano seeks to find those responsible for his loss and walk a path away from revenge but rather one towards forgiveness to find closure. \u003cb\u003eRidding Eden of the Infinite Night will require him to uncover the secrets behind\u003c\/b\u003e his father's research on fully rejuvenating the effects of Black in bloodlines with \u003cb\u003ethe immense power known as Apple Black\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Opal Wantmore, another young sorcerer, must find a misplaced tourist amid Black Bottom Island. Unfortunately, it's \u003cb\u003eunder attack by a deadly division of rebels\u003c\/b\u003e from Gideon Banburi's rebellion. \u003cb\u003eThese terrorists seek to collect Apple Black research and to leave the country in ruins.\u003c\/b\u003e But nothing would be better than to capture Sano, the Trinity himself! The siege is led by Prince Ceazar Ashokahn, who has his own motives for wanting to scorch Black Bottom Island off the face of Eden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApple Black\u003c\/i\u003e is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 13 and up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saturday AM, the world's most diverse manga-inspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing \u003cb\u003eSaturday AM TANKS\u003c\/b\u003e, the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. 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