"Lag returns from his training to find Amberground in chaos. The government is crumbling, revolution is underway, and the sun itself is going out. The Letter Bees' last chance is to penetrate Akatsuki, the mysterious capital of Amberground and source of the sun's power. But who will be the one to enter Akatsuki and forge a new world--Chico, who's prepared to make any sacrifice for her people, or Lag, who holds out the impossible hope that every life can still be saved?"--Back cover.
year: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2010, 2011, 2015
call number/section: 1000, 741.5
subjects: letter carriers, fiction, mothers and sons, mother-son relationship, heroes, science fiction comics, action and adventure comics, graphic novels, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction
Editions
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media (2009)
Gauche Suede, a member of the Letter Bees, a corp of messengers who risk their lives to keep the lines of communication open in the dark, giant insect-infested world of Amberground, is surprised to find his last task of the day is to deliver Lag Seeing, a young boy whose mother has been abducted, to his aunt, on a dangerous journey that inspires Lag to become a Letter Bee.
Schools: 4
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media (2012)
While Lag is out sick, the Beehive's second in command, Aria Link, takes over his route and must navigate the dangerous Amberground countryside with only a violin as protection. Meanwhile, Lag's illness changes strangely.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media, LLC (2013)
The secrets of Amberground are revealed, including what the Beehive director Garrard saw in Amberground's capital, and why Largo Lloyd joined the rebel organization Reverse.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media, LLC (2014)
"After years of searching, Zazie is on the trail of the Gaichuu that devoured his parents' hearts. But the hunt will force him to learn more about himself--and his past--than he ever imagined. And Emil, the kindly blind girl who runs the nearby inn, has an terrible secret"--Back cover.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media (2010)
On the way to his final interview at the National Postal Service, Lag discovers Niche, a feral young girl with surprising powers, and invites her to accompany him on his journey, which takes an unexpected turn when Lag's crossing pass is stolen.
Schools: 3
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media (2011)
Lag, now a Letter Bee rookie in the perpetually dark Amberground, meets Dr. Thundercloud, Jr., a peculiar man who gives him a piece in the puzzle surrounding Gauche's disappearance.
Schools: 3
Asada, Hiroyuki
VIZ Media, LLC (2015)
"Lag is reunited with his former boss, Largo Lloyd, now one of the leaders of the insurrection against the Amberground government. With Largo's help, Lag uncovers long-hidden secrets about his strange birth, the cryptic memories collected from children born on the Day of the Flicker, and the nature of Amberground itself. Meanwhile, Lag's partner Chico faces her own dark past..."--Back cover.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
"Lag returns from his training to find Amberground in chaos. The government is crumbling, revolution is underway, and the sun itself is going out. The Letter Bees' last chance is to penetrate Akatsuki, the mysterious capital of Amberground and source of the sun's power. But who will be the one to enter Akatsuki and forge a new world--Chico, who's prepared to make any sacrifice for her people, or Lag, who holds out the impossible hope that every life can still be saved?"--Back cover.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
"What is the truth behind Amberground? As Lag and his friends enter the mysterious capital of their twilight world, they learn more than they ever dreamed possible. The dark secrets they uncover will change them forever. With civilization collapsing and the end of the world at hand, it's up to Lag to lead the people of Amberground to hope and light at last"--Back cover.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
The Letter Bees may finally penetrate the rebel organization after Largo Lloyd saves a Marauder's life and asks to see the leader of Reverse. Meanwhile, Lag learns the truth about Gauche.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
The heart attacks only seem to make the Gaichuu Cabernet more powerful, meanwhile a tragic accident causes a transformation in Niche.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
Lag heads home to the little town of Campbell, where a woman named Sabrina Mary holds the secrets about Amberground that he seeks.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
"Lag now knows what he has to do to save Amberground: unite the five children born on the mysterious Day of the Flicker. And his latest delivery may lead him to vital information. But meanwhile Lag has to cope with his brash new partner, Chico, who insists that nothing will stand in her way to becoming Head Bee!"--Back cover.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
Lag, a Letter Bee who risks his life to deliver messages between the cities of the dark world of Amberground, struggles to compose a perfect letter that will convey his heart to his friend and long-lost hero Gauche Suede, hoping to help Gauche, who now goes by the name Noir the Marauder, recover his memories of his former self.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
Lag discovers that his long-lost hero Gauche Suede has become involved in an anti-government organization called Reverse and is now known as Marauder Noir, and while following Noir's trail to the icy northern town Blue Notes Blues, Lag and Niche make an important discovery.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
Lag arrives in the town of Lament on a mission to save his hero, Gauche Suede. If he can get close enough, he will fire his Letter Bullet to restore Gauche's memories, but he has no way of knowing what awaits him inside the convent where his hero and the rebels of Reverse are hiding.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
After Gauche Suede is rescued and returned to the Beehive, two government operatives show up and take the injured and unconscious hero away, leaving the Beehive staff wondering what the Amberground government is hiding from them.
Schools: 2
Asada, Hiroyuki
The Letter Bees form an army to stop the Gaichuu Cabernet, and Lag is paired off with a novice Bee.
Schools: 2