The Twelve Kingdoms (9 books edition)

Series · 7 books · 1992-2001

By 小野不由美, Fuyumi Ono

Books in series

The Twelve Kingdoms

Sea of Shadow

1992

After normal high-schooler Yoko is whisked away to another world by Keiki, a holy man who claims she is the heir to the kingdom of Kei, she is left only with a magical sword, a gem, and questions about her destiny as she fights for her throne.

The Twelve Kingdoms

Sea of Wind

1993

The Twelve Kingdoms

The Vast Spread of the Seas

1994

When only an eggfruit, the kirin of the En Kingdom, Rokuta, was transported to Japan for his own protection. But he was abandoned soon after birth by his surrogate parents, left to fend for himself in the mountains. It just so happened that at the same time, a young boy in the En Kingdom named Koya was also abandoned by his own parents, after which he was raised by demon beasts. Their similar circumstances aren't the only thing to bind these two boys, though. Twenty years after their abandonment, their destinies intersect, with potentially disastrous consequences for the En Kingdom.

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Skies of Dawn

1994

After a year of depending on her ministers to govern the kingdom of Kei, Yoko follows Keiki's advice and descends the mountain to live among her people, eager to learn how to be a better leader from the village's wise-man, Enho. However, when Enho is kidnapped, Yoko finds herself thrust into an all-out war between the kingdoms. Friendships and alliances are put to the test during the Battle of Wa Province. Can Yoko summon the strength to take up her responsibilities as Queen?

Les ailes du destin

1996

Shushô n’a que douze ans mais déjà une seule ambition : fille d’un riche marchand de Kyô, elle sera la reine de ce royaume. Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, depuis la mort du précédent roi, Shushô n’a connu son royaume que dans le malheur : les monstres sanguinaires – les yômas – qui pullulent, les calamités qui se succèdent, les esprits qui se corrompent. Elle est persuadée que le Kirin (l’animal sacré qui désigne le souverain) saura reconnaître en elle la reine qui sauvera le royaume de Kyô. Elle se met donc en route vers le mont Hô, le mont sacré où sont désignés les rois. Sa première épreuve : franchir les monts Kongô et traverser la mer Jaune, une étendue sauvage infestée de yômas. En chemin elle rencontre Rikô, l’un des fils du roi de Sô, qui acceptera de l’accompagner dans son périple. Elle s’attache également les services de Gankyû, chasseur de monstres au tempérament bourru, qui se révèle d’un précieux secours, comme guide et garde du corps. Épaulée de ses deux compagnons, Shushô peut maintenant se joindre aux autres prétendants au trône pour prouver qu’elle est la reine que tout le royaume de Kyô attendait.

黄昏の岸暁の天 [Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora]

2001

驍宗が玉座に就いて半年、戴国は疾風の勢いで再興に向かう。しかし反乱鎮圧に赴いた王は戻らず、届いた凶報に衝撃を受けた泰麒も忽然と姿を消した。王と麒麟を失い、荒廃へと向かう国を案じる将軍は、命を賭して慶国を訪れ、援助を求める。戴国を救いたい―景王陽子の願いに諸国の麒麟たちが集う。はたして泰麒の行方は。

Le Royaume de l'idéal

2001

Ce septième et dernier épisode regroupe cinq histoires indépendantes. Elles se déroulent dans des royaumes différents et apportent un éclairage nouveau et parfois étonnant à la série. Sans la clore complètement, laissant place à une suite…

Authors

小野不由美

Author · 17 books

Please also see: Fuyumi Ono 中文: 出生於日本大分縣中津，就讀大谷大學期間，加入「京都大學推理小說研究會」。一九八九年「Ghost Hunt」（惡靈系列）第一集《舊校舍怪談》大受好評，榮升當紅系列作。繼一九九一年的《魔性之子》之後，又在隔年發表《月之影．影之海》，自此展開「十二國記」系列。一九九三年，以《東京異聞》入圍日本奇幻諾貝爾大獎，引起了廣泛討論。二零一三年，以《殘穢》榮獲山本周五郎獎。著有《魔性之子》、《月之影．影之海》等「十二國記」系列作品、「惡靈」系列作品、《屍鬼》、《黑祠之島》、《鬼談百景》和《營繕師異譚》。代表作有已被動畫化的《惡靈系列》、《十二國記系列》、《屍鬼》。

Fuyumi Ono

Author · 37 books

Kanji Name: 小野不由美. Fuyumi Ono (小野不由美, Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Juuni Kokuki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美, Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name. Ono was born in Nakatsu, Ōita, Kyūshū in 1960. She graduated from Ōtani University in Kyōto with a degree in Buddhist Studies, and in 1988 was employed by the publisher Kōdansha. Her debut story is titled Sleepless on Birthday Eve. Ono is married to Naoyuki Uchida (内田直行, Uchida Naoyuki), a mystery novelist who writes under the pseudonym Yukito Ayatsuji (綾辻行人, Ayatsuji Yukito). Before she started work on Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono wrote The Demonic Child (魔性の子), a horror novel about a boy from another world. She later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Short stories set in the various kingdoms include: Kasho, Toei, Shokan, Kizan and Jogetsu. In February, 2008, the first new Twelve Kingdoms short story, Hisho no Tori (丕緒の鳥) was published in Shinchosha's Yomyom magazine. According to an interview at the Anime News Network, she is "currently rewriting a girls' horror series (she) wrote long ago."

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Books in series

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The Twelve Kingdoms

Les ailes du destin

黄昏の岸 暁の天 [Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora]

Le Royaume de l'idéal

Authors

黄昏の岸暁の天 [Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora]