Vinland Saga 9
Kodansha Comics · Hardcover · June 27, 2017
Fighting for a Future Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece, the first leg of their expedition to Vinland.
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- Who it’s for
- An expedition toward Vinland puts Thorfinn’s hard-won hopes beside the violence he cannot leave behind.
- Themes
- Confronting a violent past, Competing visions of the future, War and its consequences
- Pacing
- Mixed
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Fighting for a Future Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece, the first leg of their expedition to Vinland. Having landed near Bergen, in Norway, Thorfinn is attacked by a bear, only to be saved by a fierce huntress named Hild. While sharing a meal together, Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years ago—a story Thorfinn knows quite intimately. Now, Thorfinn must face Hild and his own violent past in order to press forward.
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As his journey progresses, Thorfinn encounters more factions that do not share his vision, and a war in the name of Vinland may be looming on the horizon.
Past Meets Purpose
An expedition toward Vinland puts Thorfinn’s hard-won hopes beside the violence he cannot leave behind.
Come here for
- Historical adventure where personal reckoning travels alongside the journey
- Tension between a vision of peace and factions ready for conflict
Expect
- A direct confrontation with Thorfinn’s violent past
- A journey whose promise of a future carries the threat of war
Where it sits
| Action & Adventure Comics | 80% |
|---|---|
| Medieval Historical Comics | 73% |
| General Manga | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Medieval Historical Comics
- Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- Makoto Yukimura
- Publisher
- Kodansha Comics
- Published
- June 27, 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Confronting a violent past · Competing visions of the future · War and its consequences
- Reading lane
- General Manga