“When I’m with you, there’s truly never a dull moment.”The Hunt is on! Penelope heads off to the small-game area in hopes of finding a present for Eckles…only to run into a hostile bear! Armed with desperation and a crossbow, Penelope holds it off, until Callisto unexpe ctedly comes to her rescue. Despite his heroism, Penelope wants nothing but to get away from the seemingly obsessed, definitely dangerous crown prince. Fate has other plans, though—someone has sent assassins after Callisto, and Penelope is now caught in the cross fire, tasked by the game system to protect him. Still, this might just be a chance to raise his affection… if they can make it out with their lives, that is! Lees meer
Painstaking efforts, near-death experiences, unrequitable feelings-everything Penelope has worked for comes crashing down in an instant upon the return of Ivonne, the 'true' daughter of House Eckhart. The one to blame? Eckles, the very man Penelope was betting her survival and escape on. But when she goes to confront him for his betrayal, not only is she hit by a shocking revelation about her relationship with him, but about Ivonne too...And as the clock strikes midnight on the day of Penelope's coming-of-age ceremony, and thus, the end of Hard Mode, she's forced to face the music. Lees meer
The moment poison touched her lips, Penelope was destined to fall. But rather than the warm embrace of death she expected, what meets her is a cold limbo. With Penelope unable to awake, the love interests find themselves divided—some accusatory, some protective, and a certain crown prince hell-bent on finding the one who did this to the duke’s daughter and making them pay. Little do the inhabitants of the ducal manor know, the enemy lies among them...As Ivonne continues to spin her web of lies, more and more become victim to her brainwashing, bringing her ever closer to her goal. But will Ivonne's true nature be revealed before it’s too late? Lees meer
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FOR HONOR AND VENGEANCE
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery...the land Leif called Vinland. Lees meer
One of the greatest historical epic comics, the manga that inspired the hit anime, finally concludes.
FINAL VOLUME!
The Voyage Ends, and Begins Again
Despite all of Thorfinn’s efforts to create a new society free of the shackles and cycles of the past, a man with a sword has brought war to Vinland. Most of the Lnu favor mobilizing against the threat posed by Arnheid Village before it’s too late, but Miskwekepu’j understands that further contact will spread the mysterious disease that is wiping out his people. Unfortunately, one greedy and ruthless heart is enough to shatter the tense peace. Unbeknownst to all, a warrior named Ka’qaquj has attacked the Nords and seized the Ulfberht sword for himself. With the body count growing and his dream fading, will the dream of Vinland survive to see the dawn? Or will the village burn to embers, and the dark night grow ever darker? Lees meer
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 10–12 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
A throne room soaked in blood brings Prince Canute a crown and a purpose—the establishment of a paradise on Earth in defiance of God, at any cost—but deprives Thorfinn of everything he’s built his life upon…
After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd, Thorfinn has lost the object of his vengeance, and with it his freedom. Now a broken young man, he labors far from the battlefield, clearing a forest for his slave master’s farm alongside the amiable Einar. But a sudden and brutal tragedy will shock Thorfinn out of his apathy, and force him to answer the question, “Do I still want to live?” Meanwhile, Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world…
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a black leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 10-12 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, as well as the following bonus content:
Exclusive explainers about life in the age of the Vikings
Creator Makoto Yukimura opens up about the pivotal moments of the story
Faux leather covers featuring an inscription in the style of contemporary Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 1-3 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
Amid the chaos of the Viking war for dominance over England, a boy has everything taken from him and vows revenge. But violent dreams bring no peace…
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery...the land Leif called Vinland.
This stunning collector’s edition includes:
Volumes 1–3 of the Japanese edition, with all the content and stunning black and white art of the original release
Exclusive color art never before published in English
An exclusive interview with creator Makoto Yukimura about pivotal moments of the story and behind the-scenes-details
Faux red leather-patterned covers featuring historical Viking rune stamping
Original endpapers with a beautiful, full color map
A larger size than ever before at 7 by 10 inches
This beautifully crafted edition brings Makoto Yukimura's masterful storytelling and stunning artwork to life, immersing readers in a world of where peaceful families struggle under the threat of death or subjugation at the hands of Viking raiders—a world that one man boldly strives to change. Whether you're a long-time fan or were introduced to the series by the hit Netflix anime, this deluxe volume is a must-have addition to your collection. Lees meer
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 4–6 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
From the throne of Denmark, the callous and aging King Sweyn covets the rich fields of England, and worries that his son, Canute, may never be man enough to wear the crown...
Askeladd has embarked on the greatest gamble of his career, playing off the brave but thick Thorkell the Tall against the king’s own guard in an attempt to "rescue" the youngest prince, and pocket a handsome reward. Yet a grueling march past the ruins of empires, with winter closing in, tests the loyalty of Askeladd's band, and the true loyalties of Askeladd himself may lie not with the Vikings of the present but with a legendary king of the bygone past...
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a red leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
Includes volumes 4-6 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga and the following bonus content:
Exclusive color art and bonus comic by Faith Erin Hicks (The Last of Us: American Dreams)
Creator Makoto Yukimura opens up about the pivotal moments of the story
Faux leather covers featuring a historical Latin inscription
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 7–9 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
Pushed to the brink of despair after his father's attempt on his life, Prince Canute has experienced an awakening, rebelling against not just his earthly father but the order of the very heavens...
Canute has transformed from a timid boy who would never sit astride the throne of Denmark into a clear-eyed man with the heart of a king. But a king needs a crown, and Canute now knows that nothing will be given to him. If he wants to rule, he will have to prove his ruthlessness with a plot that will change the fate of the kingdom. Meanwhile, Thorfinn watches events unfold that could steal away the vengeance he has waited so long to achieve...
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a black leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 7-9 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, as well as the following bonus content:
Color art from the acclaimed anime
Creator Makoto Yukimura opens up about the pivotal moments of the story
Faux leather covers featuring an inscription in the style of contemporary Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 13–15 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
At a remote farm in Denmark, two visions of the future clash: one of a world without violence, the other of a path to paradise soaked in blood. Will Canute seize Ketil's land by force, and can Thorfinn stay true to his oath?
King Canute's quest to build a heaven on Earth will not be bloodless. His schemes have made Ketil and his sons into fugitives, barely escaping the king's clutches aboard Leif Ericson's ship. Chaos welcomes Ketil home, where an escaped slave has butchered his hired muscle. Beset by betrayal on all sides, there may be no way out for Ketil, yet Thorfinn finally has his freedom. He and Einar could leave the slaver to his fate...but the son of Thors feels bound to Denmark by his unfinished business with Canute.
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a dark brown leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 13-15 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, plus 26 pages of bonus content:
16 pages of interviews with creator Makoto Yukimura--most of it available in English for the first time
A timeline of the story and how it fits into the real history of the Viking Age
A new glossary of Viking terms
Faux leather covers featuring a runic inscription introducing the character of Gudrid
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 16–18 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
She yearns for the excitement of the open sea. But all the men in her life have always told her that women can’t be sailors. Can Gudrid find a way to freedom? Or will she waste away like a bird in chains?
Since she was a child, Gudrid has been entranced by the wide world beyond the sea, stowing away on Leif Ericson's ship every chance she got...only to be dragged back home and told that a good Norse girl must protect the home and raise a family. Now a widow at 19, she is all of an hour into her second marriage when she absentmindedly stabs her new husband in the leg in their wedding bed. Gudrid flees to Thorfinn and Leif's ship, but they have a risky voyage ahead to fund their ambitions in Vinland. With success (and even survival) uncertain, is there room on the ship for an inexperienced girl, just married to the son of a ruthless landlord?
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a dark brown leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 16-18 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, plus 53 pages of bonus content:
Makoto Yukimura's samurai short story "For Our Farewell Is Near," presented in its entirety in English for the first time
A new introduction to "For Our Farewell Is Near" by the author, never before published in English
Faux leather covers featuring an inscription in Norse runes commemorating Thorfinn's found family
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 19–21 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
Thorfinn's detour to Greece has been itself derailed by a succession crisis. The Jomsvikings seek a new leader, and Thorfinn cannot keep his identity as the son of Thors secret for long. It seems the dream of paradise will have to be deferred until the end of one more war...
Since striking out from Iceland, Thorfinn's crew keeps growing, adding the aspiring sailor Gudrid, a baby, a dog, and the vengeful tinker Hild, but they seems to be getting no closer to selling their cargo in Miklagard, much less making the trek west to Vinland. When the Jomsvikings realize this Thorfinn is the same peerless fighter they once fought against, he emerges against his will as a top candidate to lead the band. Floki, who wants to ensure his grandson wins the power struggle, sends the bloodthirsty Garm after Thorfinn. Before long, this leadership dispute threatens the peace of the entire Baltic Sea, drawing the attention of King Canute...
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a dark green leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 19-21 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, plus exclusive bonus content:
A short story blending the worlds of Vinland Saga and the hit Assassin's Creed games
An exclusive gallery of sketches and color art from across the series
Creator Makoto Yukimura speaks out on the impact of the story on his life, and vice versa
Faux leather covers featuring an inscription in Norse runes
The beloved manga action epic that inspired the hit anime returns in this premium collector’s hardcover, including volumes 22–24 of the Japanese edition and original bonus content!
The struggle for leadership of the Jomsvikings surges toward a gruesome climax that represents the most arduous test Thorfinn has faced since he foreswore the life of a warrior. When all is blood and tumult, how can peace be found?
Floki has dug in, depending on the fortifications of Jomsborg to protect his grandson Baldr from the rebels. But, without and within, the tide turns against the aging master of manipulation. Enraged by the assassination of rebel leader Vagn, the battle-mad Thorkell—Floki’s erstwhile ally—has taken the field against Baldr, and the boy himself has been taken hostage by Sigurd, who has opened the gate and offered the boy up to the invaders. Now Gudrid is caught between her desire to keep adventuring with Thorfinn and the guilt she feels for her part in Sigurd’s fate. Meanwhile, the vicious, dizzying duel between Thorfinn and Garm rages on the rooftops…
This premium, hardcover edition presents the acclaimed action epic in hardcover, at a bigger size than ever before (7 by 10 inches), wrapped in a dark green leather-patterned cover with logo stamping. This new edition features all the content of the original release, plus new and exclusive bonus illustrations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details never before translated.
This oversized collection includes volumes 22-24 of the Japanese edition of Vinland Saga, plus exclusive bonus content:
The original, 90-page draft layouts for the first chapter of Vinland Saga, presented for the first time in English
Notes from the author on some of the changes between the first draft and the final version of Chapter 1
Bonus manga about the original voice recording sessions for the Vinland Saga anime
Faux leather cover featuring a historical inscription recording Thorfinn’s journey to Constantinople
One of the greatest European historical epic comics ever written continues. Includes Japanese manga volumes 27 and 28.
CULTIVATING WHEAT AND A PEACEFUL HEART
The first wheat grown in Arnheid Village sways in the breeze, Gudrid is pregnant, and Hild has finally let go of her need for vengeance. The new world that Thorfinn dreamed of, a world without war or slavery, seems within reach. Yet history is a tide that too often sweeps away individuals with good intentions, and there are those among the Lnu who believe that continued toleration of these newcomers will end in disaster, and some among the Norsemen who still hold onto a belief in physical force as a first, not last, resort. What will sprout from this seed of uncertainty, alongside the golden grain...? Lees meer
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ENGLAND AT WAR The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd's band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory brings no peace to the elderly Danish King Sweyn, who worries that his untested, sensitive son Canute will never be ready to take the throne. The king's attempt to force his son to become a man places the young prince within the grasp of the gleeful killer Thorkell! Whoever holds Canute holds the key to the thrones of England and Denmark – and Askeladd has his own reasons for joining the fray!
"With its rich visual details, emotional pull and strong characters, this historical epic is an instant winner." - Anime News Network
Winner of the Japan Media Arts Awards Grand Prize for Manga and the Kodansha Manga Award
Soon to be a major anime series from the makers of Attack on Titan!
A BLOODY COMING OF AGEIn a gambit to become the power behind the Danish and English thrones, Askeladd has taken the prince, Canute, and plunged deep into a winter storm behind enemy lines. Canute's father, King Sweyn, gives him up for dead in his haste to suppress English resistance. But Askeladd's small band can't outrun the tenacious maniac Thorkell forever, and when the warriors finally clash, a storm of sweat and gore ensues that will turn a boy into a man and a hostage into a ruler of men!
"Gripping doesn’t begin to describe Vinland Saga. 5 stars.” – ICv2 "Deeply engrossing… If you have any interest at all in Vikings, the Medieval period, or pirates, this is not a series you want to miss.” – Anime News Network "For those who love Berserk, you’ll love this too... Worth the long wait." – A Case Suitable for Treatment