Yume
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
A captivating fantasy novel about demons, dreams, and a young woman teaching English in Japan.
“With empathetic characters, terrifying monsters, and a cinematic feel, Yume is a dream that will keep readers awake at night.” — RICHARD FORD BURLEY, author of Displacement
Cybelle teaches English in a small city in Japan. Her contract is up for renewal, her mother is begging her to come back to Canada, and she is not sure where she belongs anymore. She faces ostracism and fear daily, but she loves her job, despite its increasing difficulties. She vows to do her best — even when her sleep, appetite, and life in general start to get weird, and conforming to the rules that once helped her becomes a struggle.
Meanwhile, yokai feast and cavort around Osaka and Kyoto as the barrier between their world and the human world thins. Zaniel spends his nights walking the dream world and serving his demon “bodyguard,” Akki. But there is a new yokai on the scene, and it has gotten on Akki’s bad side. When Cybelle gets caught up in the supernatural clash, she has to figure out what is real and, more importantly, what she really wants … before her life spirals out of control altogether.
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Anipare's thrilling urban fantasy debut follows an English teacher named Cybelle living in a small city in Japan. Despite having spent the last six years working in Kansai, Cybelle still faces constant alienation from her coworkers and peers as a Black Canadian woman. Now she struggles with the decision of whether to renew her teaching contract for another year or return home. Meanwhile, the novel visits a parallel world of supernatural creatures who awaken while the human world sleeps. Here, readers are introduced to Zaniel, a mysterious human who walks between both worlds and serves the powerful demon Akki in return for his protection. When a new demon, the Yokai, challenges Akki's territory and causes chaos, Cybelle's plotline intersects with Zaniel's, drawing her into the supernatural realm and turning her world upside down. Anipare successfully blends Japanese folklore and contemporary life, and readers will be entranced to see the mundane and the mythical collide. This thought-provoking story is sure to win Anipare fans.
