Red River Vol. 22

Red River Vol. 22

Prince Kail, a young warrior and sorcerer, and Yuri, a modern-day teen, were thrown together when Queen Nakia drew Yuri across time and space into the ancient Hittite Empire. When it is the season of the North Star, Prince Kail has the power to send Yuri home. But the evil queen’s plan to murder them both–and their growing feelings for one another–keep getting in the way!

Yuri’s rebel forces in Egypt attack and take Thebes, but this does little to persuade Queen Nefertiti to release Ramses, who remains under threat of execution. Learning that Nerfertiti has taken Ramses to a temple inside her palace, Yuri rushes there to try to save him. In the course of the attempt, she and Nefertiti wind up in an argument that leads to the proud Queen of Egypt learning Yuri’s true identity. While all of this is going on, the rebels themselves have kept busy storming the palace. Success seems within their grasp, but their leader Yuri’s desire to rescue Ramses does not promise that they will ultimately triumph in their fight for freedom.

Biographical Notes:

Chie Shinohara is a Japanese manga artist known for Red River, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River. She is best known for being the author of Yume no Shizuku, Ougon no Torikago, Yami no Purple Eye, Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion, Ao no Fuuin, and Red River.

Title Notes:

A 28-volume manga series – over 15.3 million copies sold in Japan!

Over 100k copies have sold through in the U.S. to date (BookScan).

Volumes 1-9 had over 20 reprints each month.

Winner of the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Girls Categor.

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