The Story of Saiunkoku, Volume 1

by Sai Yukino, Kairi Yura, Kairi Yukino

Book Overview

A period fantasy in which a palace consort must guide a feckless emporer to assume the throne.

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne'er-do-well ruler...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421538342
• ISBN13: 9781421538341
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12