{"product_id":"children-of-the-whales-vol-1-9781421597218","title":"Children of the Whales, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbi Umeda debuted as a manga creator with the one-shot \u003ci\u003eYukokugendan\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Champion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Whales\u003c\/i\u003e is her eighth manga work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613123973394,"sku":"9781421597218","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_566e8578-fa2b-4bd8-9cd3-c184a29b0ffd.jpg?v=1732387883","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/children-of-the-whales-vol-1-9781421597218","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}