Naomi Ishiguro

The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea. 'The world is richly detailed, the stakes are high as a dragon flies, and the pace is addictive. Pick it up now’ SAMANTHA SHANNON, internationally bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree ‘The Rainshadow Orphans shimmers with wondrous worldbuilding and sublime writing.' AF STEADMAN, internationally bestselling author of the Skandar series Life is hard in Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where inhabitants are terrorized by an underground criminal organization known as the Lucky Crows. Toshiko, Jun and Mei Kawakami are family, bonded through loyalty if not by blood. They live outside the city’s increasingly corrupt law, and are seeking revenge on the Lucky Crows for the murder of their beloved ‘aunt’ Reiko. Haru is the son of the Emperor, destined to one day rule over the whole Rainshadow Archipelago and uphold his mother’s ignoble legacy. Currently however, he seems more interested in making friends with magical Sun Spirits that only he can see. Theo, forced to leave his homeland, is a reluctant foot-soldier for the Lucky Crows. He doesn’t want to be a gangster, but as an illegal immigrant to the city, his choices are severely limited. When Toshiko steals a dragon pearl from the leader of the Crows, she begins a daring adventure that will put them all on a thrilling path to determine the future of Rainshadow City. Tightly set across two days and peopled with unforgettable characters, The Rainshadow Orphans draws on the charm of anime like Pokémon and the works of Studio Ghibli, as well as on the gripping, fast-paced fantasy plots of series like The Legend of Korra, to explore what it means to stand up to corruption and take charge of destiny.

Mitä tapahtuu, kun ottaa kohtalonsa omiin käsiin? Tarina myyttisestä saaristosta, joka on täynnä lohikäärmeitä, aurinkohenkiä, teknologiaa, hakkereita ja kuplateetä. Vaikka Toshiko, Jun ja Mei Kawakami eivät ole verisukulaisia, he muodostavat perheen, jota yhdistää uskollisuus. Sadekatveen kaupunkia terrorisoiva rikollisjengi Lucky Crows on murhannut heidän rakkaan ottotätinsä ja he elävät lainsuojattomina, kostoa janoten. Keisarin poika Harua ei kiinnosta niinkään saarten hallitseminen kuin maagiset aurinkohenget, joita ilmeisesti kukaan muu ei näe. Theo on pakkovärvätty Lucky Crows -järjestöön. Hän ei haluaisi olla gangsteri, mutta laittomana maahanmuuttajana hänen vallinnanmahdollisuutensa ovat rajalliset. Sadekatveen orvot on kiehtova yhdistelmä klassista cyberpunkia ja Studio Ghiblin animea, kuin Neuromancer prinsessa Mononoken maailmassa. Samalla se tutkii, mitä tarkoittaa korruption vastustaminen ja kohtalon ottaminen omiin käsiinsä. Teoksen on suomentanut Sarianna Silvonen. Naomi Ishiguro (s. 1992) on englannin kielen ja luovan kirjoittamisen opettaja, kirjamyyjä ja kirjalllisuusterapeutti. Hän on nobelistikirjailija Kazuo Ishiguron tytär ja opiskellut isänsä tavoin yliopistossa luovaa kirjoittamista. ”Mukaansatempaava, omaperäinen tarina, mielikuvituksen riemuvoitto karusta realismista.” - The Sunday Times

Mitä tapahtuu, kun ottaa kohtalonsa omiin käsiin? Tarina myyttisestä saaristosta, joka on täynnä lohikäärmeitä, aurinkohenkiä, teknologiaa, hakkereita ja kuplateetä. Vaikka Toshiko, Jun ja Mei Kawakami eivät ole verisukulaisia, he muodostavat perheen, jota yhdistää uskollisuus. Sadekatveen kaupunkia terrorisoiva rikollisjengi Lucky Crows on murhannut heidän rakkaan ottotätinsä ja he elävät lainsuojattomina, kostoa janoten. Keisarin poika Harua ei kiinnosta niinkään saarten hallitseminen kuin maagiset aurinkohenget, joita ilmeisesti kukaan muu ei näe. Theo on pakkovärvätty Lucky Crows -järjestöön. Hän ei haluaisi olla gangsteri, mutta laittomana maahanmuuttajana hänen vallinnanmahdollisuutensa ovat rajalliset. Sadekatveen orvot on kiehtova yhdistelmä klassista cyberpunkia ja Studio Ghiblin animea, kuin Neuromancer prinsessa Mononoken maailmassa. Samalla se tutkii, mitä tarkoittaa korruption vastustaminen ja kohtalon ottaminen omiin käsiinsä. Teoksen on suomentanut Sarianna Silvonen. Naomi Ishiguro (s. 1992) on englannin kielen ja luovan kirjoittamisen opettaja, kirjamyyjä ja kirjalllisuusterapeutti. Hän on nobelistikirjailija Kazuo Ishiguron tytär ja opiskellut isänsä tavoin yliopistossa luovaa kirjoittamista. ”Mukaansatempaava, omaperäinen tarina, mielikuvituksen riemuvoitto karusta realismista.” - The Sunday Times

Life is hard in Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where inhabitants are terrorized by an underground criminal organization known as the Lucky Crows. Toshiko, Jun and Mei Kawakami are family, bonded through loyalty if not by blood. They live outside the city's increasingly corrupt law, and are seeking revenge on the Lucky Crows for the murder of their beloved 'aunt' Reiko. Haru is the son of the Emperor, destined to one day rule over the whole Rainshadow Archipelago and uphold his mother's ignoble legacy. Currently however, he seems more interested in making friends with magical Sun Spirits that only he can see. Theo, forced to leave his homeland, is a reluctant foot-soldier for the Lucky Crows. He doesn't want to be a gangster, but as an illegal immigrant to the city, his choices are severely limited. When Toshiko steals a dragon pearl from the leader of the Crows, she begins a daring adventure that will put them all on a thrilling path to determine the future of Rainshadow City. Tightly set across two days and peopled with unforgettable characters, The Rainshadow Orphans draws on the charm of anime like Pokemon and the works of Studio Ghibli, as well as on the gripping, fast-paced fantasy plots of series like The Legend of Korra, to explore what it means to stand up to corruption and take charge of destiny.

Featuring stenciled edges and original art for the front and back endpapers. The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea. Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where they are terrorized by an underground criminal organization known as the Lucky Crows. Toshiko, Jun and Mei Kawakami are a family, bonded through loyalty if not blood, who live outside the increasingly corrupt law and who are seeking revenge for the murder of their beloved "aunt" Reiko by the Lucky Crows. Haru is the son of the Emperor, destined to one day rule over the Archipelago and uphold his mother's ignoble legacy, but he is more interested in making friends with the magical Sun Spirits it seems only he can see. Theo, forced to leave his homeland, is a reluctant foot-soldier for the Lucky Crows. He doesn't want to be a gangster, but as an illegal immigrant to the city, his choices are severely limited. When Toshiko steals a dragon pearl from the leader of the Crows, it sets them all on a thrilling path which will determine the future of Rainshadow City. Tightly set across two days and peopled with unforgettable characters, The Rainshadow Orphans blends the anime fantasy of works like Pok mon and Studio Ghibli and the anime science fiction of revolutionary cyberpunk like Akira to explore what it means to stand up to corruption and take charge of destiny.

As heard on BBC Open BookA classic coming of age story in the tradition of TIN MAN or BLACK SWAN GREEN, from the acclaimed author of ESCAPE ROUTES

Naomi Ishiguro's fresh, magical and delightfully speculative short story collection merges the inventiveness of David Mitchell and the fairy-tale allure of Angela Carter to form its own powerful magic. Witness what happens when a space-obsessed child conjures up a vortex in his mother's airing cupboard in Shearing Season. Watch unexpected possibilities open up in The Flat Roof when a musician makes friends with a flock of birds. Get lost in the world of The Rat Catcher where, finding himself potentially out of his depth when he is summoned to a decaying royal palace, a rat catcher is plunged into a battle for the throne of a ruined kingdom. In this stunning debut collection, the characters yearn for freedom and flight, and find their worlds transformed beyond their wildest imaginings.'Naomi Ishiguro's crystal clear prose delights and intrigues' Sharlene Teo 'Winsomely written and engagingly quirky, these are inventive tales that favour imagination over gritty realism.' The Sunday Times'Ishiguro's imagination is a place where the fantastical lurks in the margins as a possibility, a flavour rather than a genre' The Herald