The Book of Heroes

by Miyuki Miyabe

Translated from the original Japanese by Alexander O. Smith

When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with bullies, Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. She learns that Hiroki has been possessed by The Book of Heroes, and that only she can save him. With the help of the monk Sky, the dictionary-mouse Aju, and the mysterious Man of Ash, Yuriko has to solve the mystery of her vanished brother and save the world from the evil King in Yellow.


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Miyuki Miyabe's first novel was published in 1987, and since that time she has become one of Japan's most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe's 2007 novel Brave Story won The Batchelder Award for best children's book in translation from the American Library Association. The Book of Heroes is her sixth novel to be translated into English.

A junior high school boy disappears from the real world. His younger sister Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. Yurklo goes in to the world of fantasy to save her brother. This novel is based on "Cthulhu Mytos". The book amuses not only teens, but also adults.